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Minister pledges $54.4 million to keep grain R&D in WA

WESTERN Australian Agricultural Minister Mark Lewis has announced more than $54 million will go toward funding grains research until 2020.

Kristy Moroney
Minister pledges $54.4 million to keep grain R&D in WA

The funding will enable WA to develop a new grains research and development model that the Minister hopes will guarantee grain science capacity stays within the WA Department of Agriculture and Food. ...

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A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the farming sector, brought to you by the Farming Ahead team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the farming sector, brought to you by the Farming Ahead team.

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