date:Sep 01, 2012
The countrys livestock Research and Develoment Corporations (RDCs) - including Australian Pork Limited (APL), Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) and Chicken Meat Council (RIRDC) - won a collaborative research bid worth $6.19 million, which includes $2.97m from the Australian governments Carbon Farming Futures programme.
The National Agriculture Manure Management Program (NAMMP) programme will look at a range of different issues related to livestock manure and GHG emissions, including whether