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Can red meat flavour become a trait?

Meat flavour is now recognised as the most important sensory attribute of red meat. There is currently no way of capturing the flavour components that drive consumer liking for red meat. Understanding the drivers for red meat flavours provides a commercial opportunity for red meat processors. An MSA score of...

25 Jun 2025 - 31 Oct 2027

Meat & Livestock Australia Limited (MLA)

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Enhancing Food Production Workforce Pilot

Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC)

The red meat processing industry faces ongoing worker shortages, while neurodivergent individuals often encounter employment barriers. These potential employees are already imbedded in the local community and are seeking to engage in meaningful employment. This pioneering initiative will support the proposed pilot by providing a platform where neurodivergent people can...

10 Jun 2025 - 29 May 2026

New South Wales, Australia

Think Digital Studios Pty Ltd

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Work Health and Safety Industry Uplift 2025

Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC)

Problem Australian red meat processors face a critical gap in training and education relating to workers' compensation, workplace safety, people risk, and employment law. Personnel tasked with injury management and return-to-work responsibilities often have limited development opportunities beyond basic courses. This skills gap restricts processors' ability to effectively manage workplace...

31 Oct 2025 - 15 Jun 2026

New South Wales, Australia

Aegis Risk Management Services Pty Ltd

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AI enabled Real time clean bone lamb hindquarter monitoring solution (Phase 1)

Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC)

This project aims to develop and trial a real-time feedback system for lamb leg boning, ultimately improving yield recovery during the boning process. The goal is to evaluate the effectiveness of an off-the-shelf AI camera in providing real-time feedback on boning efficacy. At the JBS Bordertown facility, where 12,000 legs...

17 Feb 2025 - 17 Mar 2026

New South Wales, Australia

JBS Australia Pty Limited

Real-Time Beef Bone Belt Monitoring Solution: Red to White Analysis (Phase 1) logo
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Real-Time Beef Bone Belt Monitoring Solution: Red to White Analysis (Phase 1)

Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC)

This project aims to develop and trial a real-time feedback concept for fabrication room supervisors to monitor the efficacy of beef boners responsible for shoulder blade deboning and ultimately improve yield recovery during the beef boning process. Maintaining consistent high-quality deboning practices among staff, even when supervisors are not present,...

5 Jun 2025 - 27 Apr 2026

New South Wales, Australia

JBS Australia Pty Limited

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Beef Modular Deboning – Module #1 – Testing Trials

Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC)

The objective of this project is to develop the first module in a comprehensive series of automated beef deboning modules. Specifically, this project will demonstrate the concept of removing three main primals from the beef butt through a combination of robotic knifing and pulling.

24 Nov 2025 - 15 Jan 2027

New South Wales, Australia

Intelligent Robotics

Beef Modular Side Processing – Module #2 and #3 – Chine & Square Cut Cube Testing & Trials logo
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Beef Modular Side Processing – Module #2 and #3 – Chine & Square Cut Cube Testing & Trials

Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC)

Intelligent Robotics (IR) have developed the IR-SCRIBE robotic beef scribing system to identify and place four scribing cuts automatically in beef sides. IR and Kilcoy Global Foods (KGF) have sought opportunities to build off this technological base to automate further red meat processing tasks to add value to the industry...

25 Aug 2025 - 15 Jul 2026

New South Wales, Australia

Intelligent Robotics

Preparing Red Meat Processors for the introduction of the Australian Sustainability Reporting Standards (ASRS) logo
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Preparing Red Meat Processors for the introduction of the Australian Sustainability Reporting Standards (ASRS)

Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC)

Delivery of a gap analysis and knowledge building study on emissions abatement, helping the red meat processing industry prepare for the introduction of the mandatory Australian Sustainability Reporting Standards (ASRS) requirements.

23 Jun 2025 - 15 Dec 2025

New South Wales, Australia

GHD Pty Ltd

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Australian Beef Sustainability Framework - Steering Group

The Australian Beef Sustainability Framework (ABSF) Steering Group (SG) is established by the Australian Beef Sustainability Framework Advisory Board with relevant research, development and adoption (RDA) activities funded by Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) and Australian Meat Processors Corporation (AMPC). The SG is accountable to ABSF Advisory Board comprising representatives...

1 Jul 2025 - 30 Jun 2026

Meat & Livestock Australia Limited (MLA)

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Standardised emissions calculations for processors

Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC)

This project further develops a digitalised, industry wide, standardised methodology, for supply chain Greenhouse Gas Accounting and reporting. Since launching in May 2024, the AIA Environmental Accounting Platform (EAP) has continued to be improved, with additional functionality and new commodity calculators scoped and deployed. From their whole of industry engagement,...

24 Nov 2025 - 22 Jun 2026

New South Wales, Australia

Agricultural Innovation Australia