Skip to main content

1-10 of 30 results

Refine results

Ongoing project

Horticultural Industry Internship Program (LP24200)

The Horticultural Industry Internship Program is a new initiative addressing workforce shortages in Australian horticulture by offering paid, industry-based internships to undergraduate and graduate students from Western Sydney University (WSU).

12 September 2025

Growers

Application of crushed rocks to sequester CO₂ and improve soil fertility (CL24001) (CL24001)

This project is exploring how applying rock dust to soils could help reduce carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the atmosphere while improving soil health and crop productivity.

3 July 2025

Ongoing project

Food Security in Remote First Nations Communities (Phase 1 – National Strategy and Consultation) (HN24007)

This project aims to develop an Indigenous-led, multi-stakeholder model to strengthen food security, nutrition, and economic empowerment in a remote community in Far North Queensland.

23 May 2025

Ongoing project

Management of bacterial blight in walnuts (BY24002)

This project tackles the urgent challenge of walnut blight, a devastating disease caused by Xanthomonas arboricola pv. juglandis (Xaj), which can lead to yield losses exceeding 80% in vulnerable walnut cultivars.

23 May 2025

Ongoing project

Hort Frontiers - Australian Grown Innovation (AS24001)

This program is designed to support Australian innovators in turning homegrown ideas into market-ready solutions for the horticulture sector.

23 May 2025

Ongoing project

Automating the Nuts Industry in Australia: A pathway to smarter orchards and labour optimisation (AS23008)

This project aims to adapt and commercialise Bluewhite’s Pathfinder autonomous tractor system for use in the Australian nut industry.

23 May 2025

Ongoing project

Next generation weed management (BY23002)

This program is tackling one of horticulture’s most costly and persistent problems, weed management, through innovative, technology-driven research.

13 May 2025

Completed project Final Research Report

Economic impact assessment for Hort Frontiers (HA20000)

This investment engaged independent consultants to evaluate the economic, social and environmental impact of Hort Frontiers investments completed in the last three years (2019/20 to 2021/22)..

23 August 2023

Completed project

Phase 1: Scoping workshop - Real time decision support system for remote monitoring of crops (AS20006)

This investment examined key challenges affecting horticulture industries to inform a future investment into developing a real-time decision support system for remote monitoring of crops.

13 December 2021

Completed project Final Research Report

Building capacity in irradiation – pathways for export (AM19002)

This investment addressed the gaps in Australia’s knowledge of disinfestation using irradiation.

22 May 2024