How we work

Working in consultation with industry, we develop and deliver research and development, marketing and market access programs to service the red meat and livestock industry. Our program of work aligns with industry and government goals, and addresses current and emerging issues for industry. All individual staff performance plans can be linked back to industry and/or government goals.

To avoid research duplication and ensure joint approaches to common problems we have teamed up with other research organisations, such as rural research and development corporations, cooperative research centres, state government departments of primary industry, the CSIRO and universities. We have also examined the social and political environment in which the industry will operate during the next five years.

A breakdown of the industry’s government-matched R&D investment into the Australian Government rural research priorities for 2006-07 (total $71.3m)

Industry breakdown

	Protecting Australia from invasive diseases and pests
	Sustainable natural resource management
	Improving competitiveness through a whole of industry approach
	Maintaining and improving confidence in the integrity of Australian agricultural, food, fish and forestry products
	Improved trade and market access
	Use of frontier technologies
	Creating an innovative culture

A breakdown of the industry’s government-matched R&D investment into the Australian Government national research priorities for 2006-07 (total $71.3m)

Industry breakdown 2

Rural research priorities	MLA program activity
Sustainable natural resource management	Environment – resource management Meat safety/issues management - LPA QA environment module Co-products - biodiesel
Improving competitiveness through a whole of industry approach	Meat Standards Australia Red meat innovation Improving productivity Supply chain initiatives Co-products Market information
Maintaining and improving confidence in the integrity of Australian agriculture and promoting good health	Meat safety/issues management - NLIS cow catcher II Domestic trade and promotion - nutrition – RMIT Teenage anti-acne diet and the CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet Book 2 Animal welfare on-farm and livestock exports
Improved trade and market access	Market access
Use of frontier technologies	Strategic R&D R&D partnerships X-ray visioning and automation
Creating an innovative culture	Adoption and capacity
Protecting Australia from invasive diseases and pests	Meat safety/issues management - LPA communication Improving productivity - animal health research

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