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Aquaculture Wild catch fisheries
Aquaculture technology
Research project

Profiling and tracking change in Australia's seafood workforce: establishing a baseline workforce dataset

Establishing a baseline workforce dataset for Australia's seafood industry has numerous advantages. It addresses the lack of accessible and accurate …
  • Funded by

    Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

  • Project date

    30 Sep 2022 -
    29 Apr 2024

  • Research organisation

    The University of Adelaide (UA)

Dairy
Research project

Dairy Up project 8: NSW farmer coaching and capability

This project focusses on assisting Australian dairy farm owners to engage, induct and retain and where relevant, build their workforce. …
  • Funded by

    Dairy Australia

  • Project date

    1 Apr 2021 -
    30 Jun 2023

  • Research organisation

    Dairy Australia

Dairy
Research project

Dairy workforce network implementation

The objective of this project is to establish ongoing funded regional roles within the Australian dairy industry for people to …
  • Funded by

    Dairy Australia

  • Project date

    15 Sep 2021 -
    15 Sep 2024

Cotton
Research project

Delivering best practice to manage future workforce skills

This project will develop adoptable extension resources, training and myBMP items that support the standards of best practice for cotton’s workforce. It is focusing on the development, coaching, training, and leadership required to ensure a future ready workforce and to embed these best practices within cotton industry businesses.
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Oct 2021 -
    27 Sep 2024

  • Research organisation

    Central Queensland University Australia (CQU)

Dairy
Research project

Workforce Attraction - Pathways and Resources

To ensure the Australian dairy industry has the labour force it needs to underpin farm sector development, this project will …
  • Funded by

    Dairy Australia

  • Project date

    15 Sep 2021 -
    15 Sep 2024

Dairy
Research project

Workforce evidence based targeted marketing

To ensure the Australian dairy industry has the people it needs to underpin farm sector development, this project aims to …
  • Funded by

    Dairy Australia

  • Project date

    15 Sep 2021 -
    15 Sep 2024

Cotton
Input management
Research project

Measuring and reporting the value of capacity building on farms and in research

Capacity building of on-farm workforce skill development, participation in leadership programs and future researcher needs are all important aspects of …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2016 -
    30 Jun 2019

  • Research organisation

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Cotton
Research project

Post Doc: Understanding and planning for the future cotton workforce

This investment investigates the potential impact of digital agriculture on the skills required for the next generation of workers, the …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    3 Oct 2017 -
    30 Sep 2020

  • Research organisations

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), University of Southern Queensland (USQ)

Dairy
Research project

Dairy Farm Managers

To establish a long-term, sustainable pipeline of prospective dairy farm managers with the commitment and capability to address a significant …
  • Funded by

    Dairy Australia

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2020 -
    31 Dec 2025

Multiple industries
Aquaculture Wild catch fisheries
Research project

Rural Safety & Health Alliance - A joint RDC initiative

This investment is FRDC's contribution to the Rural Safety and Health Alliance, a collaboration across nine Rural Research and Development …
  • Funded by

    Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

  • Project date

    31 May 2019 -
    29 Jun 2021

  • Research organisation

    AgriFutures Australia

Beef cattle
Research project

Feedlot Industry Training Review

A series of eight sub-projects will deliver a Feedlot Industry Training Portal that enables the Australian feedlot industry to attract, …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    29 Jan 2020 -
    31 Mar 2021

  • Research organisation

    National Meat Industry Training Advisory Council Limited (MINTRAC)

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Sheep & lamb
Research project

Working towards an ideal RMI Visa Program - Stage 2

This project undertook a review of workforce visas currently utilised by the Australian red meat industry processing sector to understand …
  • Funded by

    Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC)

  • Project date

    4 May 2020 -
    1 Feb 2021

  • Research organisation

    KPMG Australia

Dairy
Research project

Regional Projects Enabling People in Dairy

Dairy is a dynamic industry requiring a highly skilled and capable workforce to support business profitability and sustainability in an …
  • Funded by

    Dairy Australia

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2020 -
    5 May 2022

  • Research organisation

    Dairy Australia

Dairy
Research project

Rural Health and Safety Alliance

There is an enormous social, emotional and economic toll to workplace death and injury. The Rural Safety and Health Alliance …
  • Funded by

    Dairy Australia

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2018 -
    30 Jun 2021

  • Research organisations

    AgriFutures Australia, Australian Eggs, Australian Pork (APL), Australian Wool Innovation (AWI), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Dairy Australia, Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC), Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

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MLA is building a workforce for the future

Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) is all about fostering the long-term prosperity of Australia’s red meat and livestock industry. So, what does that mean and where do the Horizon Scholars come into it?

We recently caught up with Josh Whelan, Program Manager, Innovation Capability at MLA to find out.

  • Published

    Tuesday, 04 January 2022

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