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Randomly selected projects

In 2009, the following projects were randomly selected to be evaluated:

APL

1. Cost benefits assessment: Selected project investments by Australian Pork Limited

CRDC

1. An Economic Analysis of Investment to Support and Coordinate a Highly Trained, Efficient and Effective Cotton Extension Team
2. An Economic Analysis of Investment in Research to Improve Water Use Efficiency on Farms using Exisitng and New Infrastructure, New Tools and Technologies
3. To promote agronomic and management practices, including the Cotton BMP program, which preserve and protect optimal fibre quality characteristics

Dairy Australia

1. Cowtime Extension
2. Systems Management
3. National Centre for Dairy Education Australia

GRDC

1. An Economic Analysis of GRDC Investment in Oilseeds Breeding
2. An Economic Analysis of GRDC Investment in the Soil Biology Program
3. An Economic Analysis of GRDC Investment in Summer Coarse Grains - Breeding in the Northern Region
4. An Economic Analysis of GRDC Investment in the Australian Winter Cereals Molecular Marker Program
5. An Economic Analysis of GRDC Investment in Grains Storage

LWA

1. Economic Analysis of Investment in Indigenous Natural Resource Management
2. Economic Assessment of Selected Investments of the National Program for Sustainable Irrigation (Phase 1)
3. Economic Analysis of Investment in Stream-Aquifer Interaction - Technical and Management Challenges

MLA

1. An Evaluation of MLA beef on-farm programs
2. Market Information Program

RIRDC

1. New Diagnostic Assays to Improve Control of Coccidiosis in Poultry
2. Humane Destruction of Poultry in an Emergency Disease Response - use of Carbon Dioxide

SRDC

1. A New Cropping System for the Central District
2. Evaluation of Genotypes for a Controlled-Traffic Farming
3. Enhancing an Economic way of Doing Business in the Cane
4. A regional partnership approach to developing a sustainable sugar cane system


In 2008, the following projects were randomly selected to be evaluated:

APL

1. Quantitative genetics
2. Development and Implementation of an Enhanced Pig Carcase Grading System 
3. Less expensive, more effective monitoring for land application of effluent
4. A measure to manage toolkit for improving herd feed conversion efficiency


AWI

1. Education and training
2. Online communications


CRDC

1. Wincott
2. Soils research
3. Fibre classification


Dairy Australia

1. Landscapes
2. Sustainable catchments
3. Regional development projects
4. Health and nutrition


GRDC

1. Cereal crops
2.Climate cluster
3. Functional genomics


GWRDC

1.Improving vineyard productivity through assessment of bud fruitfulness and bud necrosis
2. The use of molybdenum foliar sprays to improve fruit set and bunch yield of Merlot vines in the Adelaide Hills
3. Strategic management of flowering sprays


LWA

1. National River Contaminants Program
2. AusRivAs - The Australian River Assessment System

MLA

1. Environment cluster
2. Lamb & Sheep meat cluster
3. Feedlots cluster

SRDC

1. Farm management systems
2. Genetic modification

Cotton Research and Development Corporation Grains Research and Development Corporation Fisheries Research and Development Corporation Land & Water Australia Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation Sugar Research and Development Corporation Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation