Entries open for the 2009 Processing Innovation Awards
Entries are now being taken for the Processing Innovation Award, which aims to showcase organisations within industry demonstrating original and creative problem solving initiatives to the challenges faced within the meat processing industry. Read more
West Australian scientist wins international meat science award
A young West Australian scientist has taken out this year’s prestigious International Meat Secretariat (IMS) Prize for Meat Science and Technology. Read more
Research & development
Search the R&D database to find outcomes and summaries from research projects.
Key research committees
MLA regularly consults with a range of producer and expert R&D committees, including SABRC and NABRC, to avoid research duplication and ensure joint approaches to common problems.
Funding opportunities
Find out information about upcoming research grants:
- Producer Research Support
MLA producer research support offers funding of up to $15,000 over three years for groups of producers keen to be actively involved in on-farm research and demonstration trials.
- Partners in Innovation
The objective of MLA’s R&D partnership program is to significantly increase the level of investment in R&D by the red meat industry and increase the innovation culture and capability of individual enterprises and the industry as a whole.
- Scholarships
The scholarship program supports students doing postgraduate studies (mostly PhDs) for the three years of their candidature. Upon completion, more than 70% of students supported by this scheme continue to work within the meat and livestock industry.
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