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Producer Initiated Research Support

MLA's Producer Initiated Research and Development (PIRD) program:

• offers up to $15,000 assistance
• is available to beef, lamb, sheepmeat and goatmeat producer groups Australia-wide
• is easy to apply for

Background

The Producer Initiated Research and Development (PIRD) program commenced in 1993 to meet the red meat industry’s request for greater producer involvement in research and development.

More than 200 producer groups obtaining PIRD funding over the last ten years so research and development may be tackled on a practical level, addressing local issues.

The PIRDs program was created so:

• producers can conduct their own research and development to address everyday problems and find practical solutions
• producers can trial new technologies in their own environment
• local issues that directly impact on profitability may be solved
• producer groups can undertake their own research and development on a grassroots level and
  incorporate them into practical, profitable meat business
• producers can learn and work together on common problems
• producers can access some of their own levies to address local issues.
  

More Information

• Phone producer research support coordinator Gerald Martin on (08) 8556 2900 or email gerald@agresults.com.au
• Type 'pird' in the keyword box in the search R&D Projects page to review and download copies of PIRD Outcome reports. 
• Visit the EDGEnetwork for producer training information.