Livestock research & development

To support the economic development of the livestock industries, the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development undertakes a range of research and development activities in collaboration with producers, other research groups and industry.

Much of this research is undertaken on a co-funded basis supported by the relevant research and development corporations, Federal government or private industry. Where appropriate, this research is undertaken on farm or, in the case of more basic research, undertaken at one of the department's research stations:

Great Southern Agriculture Research Institute, Katanning (sheep)
Mount Barker Research Station (sheep)
Medina Research Station (pigs and sheep)
Vasse Research Station (dairy).

Beef supply chain development

Articles

SheepLinks - FEED365

25 November 2021

FEED365 is a four-year project (2021–2025) under the SheepLinks program that engages sheep producers and allied industries to re-design livestock forage systems for grazing
Northern Beef Development

20 August 2014

The Northern Beef Development program aims to support the Western Australian northern beef industry to become more profitable, resilient, and sustainable.
SheepLinks - FutureSheep

15 June 2022

FutureSheep is a three-year project (2021-2024) under the SheepLinks program, to assist Western Australian (WA) sheep enterprises in the medium and low rainfall zones adapt to the impacts of projec
Mosaic agriculture in northern WA

19 December 2019

Traditionally, agriculture in the Western Australian rangelands has predominantly relied on grazing stock on native vegetation, with some irrigation precincts around Carnarvon and on the Ord River
EverGraze project

26 November 2013

Established in 2003, EverGraze was designed to develop, test and implement new farming systems based on perennials in a range of environments across the high rainfall zone of southern Australia.