Meat & Livestock Australia is calling for applications for its 2021-22 Producer Demonstration Sites (PDS) program, with applications closing on May 12.
This includes levy and co-contributor funding options for projects ranging from two to six years.
MLA adoption and commercialisation group manager Sarah Strachan said the PDS program aimed to increase the rate of adoption of key management practices and technologies that improve business profitability, productivity and sustainability, through supporting livestock producers to work in peer-to-peer learning groups.
“Adoption of research outcomes is absolutely critical to getting the best return on the research investments we make on behalf of levy payers,” Ms Strachan said.
“The PDS program is increasingly a central tool in our activities because it gets research outcomes into the hands of producers and their commercial enterprises.
“Lifting rates of adoption of key research is critical to building resilience and prosperity in the Australian red meat industry.
“The PDS program enables producers to see first-hand the commercial relevance of research outcomes through supported, hands-on experiential and peer-to-peer learning.”
Producer groups wishing to engage in a levy-funded PDS project can apply for up to $25,000 per year, and producer groups wishing to engage in a co-contributor PDS project can apply for up to $50,000 per year, both for the length of the project.
For more information, visit: www.mla.com.au/extension-training-and-tools/producer-demonstration-sites
