Efficacy Trials Australia

Our Services

Independent agricultural product testing for agchem companies across Australia and beyond.

AgPD delivers agricultural product efficacy trials, offering crop protection trials in Queensland across a broad range of horticultural, broadacre, ornamental, pasture and forestry crops. Whether you need short-term farm trials or multi-season studies, we design every trial around your protocol, your target and your registration timeline.

Field-based trials

Field-based efficacy trials are conducted at our secure facility in Bundaberg, Queensland, covering a broad range of target crops, pest species and disease pressures.

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Protective cropping trials

Our controlled environment agricultural trials are conducted in four purpose-built, temperature and humidity-controlled hothouses on-site in Bundaberg, Queensland. Protective cropping trials allow year-round operation regardless of the weather, and without the high cost of going on-farm.

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Tree crop trials

Tree crop trials are conducted at our secure facility in Bundaberg, Queensland, delivering targeted efficacy data across a range of horticultural tree species, pest species and disease pressures.

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Small plot trials

Small plot efficacy trials are conducted at our security facility in Bundaberg Queensland, delivering statistically robust data across a range of target crops, pest species and disease pressures.

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What we trial

Crops we run trials for

Horticultural

Broadacre

Ornamental

Pasture

Forestry

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How we work

A simple process built around your protocol

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Step 1: Discuss Your Trial

Tell us your target and crop and we'll confirm we're the right fit.
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Step 2: Share Your Protocol

Send us your protocol (or we can develop one for you) and we'll prepare a detailed trial plan.
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Step 3: Trials Underway

On-site agricultural contract trials commence with rigorous data collection
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Step 4: Data and Trial Report

Receive a finalised trial report ready for your registration submission.
Our trial facilities

Year-round agricultural field trials

Our Bundaberg, Queensland facility gives you a single, contained site to run both protected cropping and open-field trials - minimising risk and maximising data consistency, season after season.

Poly Hothouses

Four temperature and humidity-controlled hothouses built for precision trials.

Science Laboratory

On-site laboratory (with freezers and low-temp laboratory ovens) suited for a variety of trial assessments and post-harvest work.

Field Trial Sites

Open-field trial sites with pH-balanced water and secure storage.

Secure Facility

With 24/7 camera surveillance and secured entry, your trial is in safe hands.
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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about agricultural field trials

Pesticide registration in Australia is managed by the APVMA (Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority). Registration typically requires robust field trial data demonstrating efficacy and crop safety across relevant growing conditions. AgPD conducts independent agricultural field trials specifically designed to provide a quality trial report for your submission.

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Trial timelines vary depending on your protocol, the target crop, and the biological cycle of the pest or disease being studied. Short-term field trials can often be completed within 2 to 3 months, while multi-season studies will naturally require more time.

Once we review your protocol, we’ll provide a clear and realistic timeline estimate tailored to your trial requirements.

As a general guide, our goal is to deliver trial reports within 3 months of trial completion.

Get in touch to discuss your specific trial needs.

Ready to get started?

Discuss your trial

Tell us your target crop and we will confirm whether we are the right fit.
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