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$1.1million in funding to further key Tasmanian agriculture industries
Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture | Thursday, 23 November 2017, 10.00am
The Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) has attracted just over $1.1 million in federal research funding that will support research in the key industries of dairy, cherries and viticulture.
TIA is a major partner on three projects, funded by the Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources as part of its Rural Research and Development for Profit program.
TIA Deputy Director, Associate Professor Dugald Close says the funding is a result of strong past and current organisational performance, strategic partnerships and a truly collaborative approach to research.
"Through these projects we are working closely with a number of key organisations, and this approach really strengthens the research and the outcomes that can be achieved," Associate Professor Close said.
"We undertake research that has real-life outcomes and impacts for Tasmanian producers.
"All of these projects take an innovative approach that will contribute to important advances for the agricultural sector."
The cherry and dairy projects form part of a bigger four year study led by the Cotton Research and Development Corporation to improve nitrogen use efficiency across cotton, dairy, sugar and tree crop horticulture industries.
