Current projects

i-RAT: a new tool for more efficient sugarcane irrigation

Drs Brian Collins & Yvette Everingham are helping sugarcane farmers rapidly assess economic and environmental impacts resulting from different irrigation practices.

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How much meat is in that mud crab?

Dr Eric Wang is working with the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAFF) to develop a handheld instrument to help fishers quickly grade live mud crabs.

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While the pigs are kept away, the turtles can play.

Associate Professor Nathan Waltham is leading a team that has developed a low-tech solution to keep feral pigs at bay.

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Reducing herbicides to improve our reef

Using the latest advancements in artificial intelligence, computer vision and robotics, Mostafa Rahimi Azghadi and his team, in collaboration with industry partner, AutoWeed, Sugar Research Australia, and Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Queensland, are aiming to improve water quality in reef catchments.

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Sustainable and equitable horticulture

High-value horticulture is booming in Australia’s north-eastern coastal strip, where a multifunctional landscape also provides various recreational, cultural and environmental services.

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Drones & AI team up for healthy land management practices

Researchers are using high resolution drone imagery and AI technology to develop new tools for land condition assessment in the rangelands of north-west Queensland.

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