Bundaberg Research Facility (BRF)

Agri-Science Queensland, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries

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The 59 hectare facility near Bundaberg undertakes research in sub-tropical horticulture, vegetable and field crops across a broad range of species including mandarins, avocadoes and macadamia nuts, strawberries and peanuts. The deep red volcanic soils provide excellent capacity for R&D to a wide range of horticultural and coastal broad acre crops and sugar cane projects as well as 10 HA each of Citrus Breeding & Mac Breeding.

Website https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/contact/offices/stations-facilities/bundaberg

Key science sectors

• Food and agriculture
• Life sciences

Strengths and capabilities

• Development of coastal farming systems involving sugarcane,peanuts and soybeans
• Breeding and evaluation of macadamia germplasm, both on and off facility
• Evaluation of strawberry germplasm
• Evaluation of peanut germplasm
• Evaluation of avocado high productivity production systems
• Evaluation of macadamia high productivity production systems
• Breeding and evaluation of mandarin germplasm
• Evaluation of sweet potato germplasm using off station co-operators

Facilities and major equipment

• 59 ha research farm with a mix of red and black volcanic soil
• Research polyhouses for seedling growth
• State of the art computer controlled irrigation system
• Research laboratories and coldrooms
• Specialist vegetable plant and equipment to support research activity

Number of research staff

20-100 research staff

Address

49 Ashfield Road, Rubyanna, Bundaberg, 4670

Organisation type

• Queensland Government – Partner