Grains research hangs in the balance

By Megan Cechner
Updated September 27 2018 - 1:07pm, first published June 24 2017 - 6:00am
Western Australian Agriculture and Food Minister Alannah MacTiernan has criticised the Grains Research and Development Corporation for its insufficient on the ground spend in WA. WA levies make up about 30 per cent of the GRDC research budget while 24pc is spent back in the State.
Western Australian Agriculture and Food Minister Alannah MacTiernan has criticised the Grains Research and Development Corporation for its insufficient on the ground spend in WA. WA levies make up about 30 per cent of the GRDC research budget while 24pc is spent back in the State.

THE long-term future of grains research and development remains unclear as the State government and the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) continue to battle over how research and development will be delivered in Western Australia.

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