Specialist feed wheat hub- Grower Group R&D Grants Program

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The Grower Group Research and Development (R&D) Grants Program awarded $6.7 million to 16 grower groups across Western Australia in its inaugural round. The grants are administered by the Department of Agriculture and Food, WA (DAFWA) and supported by Royalties for Regions.

Specialist Feed Wheat Hub
Organisation: Stirlings to Coast Farmers Inc
Grower Group R&D Grant amount: $296 000

Stirlings to Coast Farmers Incorporated is proposing to develop a non-milling wheat/high quality (HQ) feed wheat value chain for the southern part of the WA High Rainfall Zone (HRZ). 

This will incorporate pursuing new market opportunities in non-milling wheat/feed wheat and targeting new production systems.

The $17.4 million Grower Group R&D Grants Program is a major component of the Agricultural Sciences R&D Fund managed by DAFWA.

For the latest updates from across all the grant projects, check out DAFWA's Facebook and Twitter accounts #GGgrants.

 

 

Contact information

Agricultural Sciences R&D Fund