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Pork CRC/APRIL Stakeholders’ Day
APRIL and Pork CRC chairman Dennis Mutton (centre) chaired a board of directors meeting of Australasian Pork Research Institute Limited in Melbourne on November 16, the morning after a very successful APRIL AGM and Stakeholders’ Day.
Former Pork CRC CEO Roger Campbell highlighted the CRC’s many achievements from 2005 to 2019, in particular focusing on its impacts on research, education and commercialisation in the pork industry.
APRIL manager, Commercialisation and Research Impact Charles Rikard-Bell, Dennis Mutton and APRIL CEO and Chief Scientist John Pluske played major roles in Melbourne.
Sundown was the right time to reflect on the day’s proceedings for Robert Parkes of Ridley and Darryl D’Souza of SunPork Solutions.
A deliciously irresistible afternoon tea was enjoyed by Susanne Hermesch, University of New England and Melina Tensen, RSPCA, at the 2018 Pork CRC and APRIL Stakeholders’ Day.
John Pluske (centre) met up with APRIL Board members Tony Peacock and Robert van Barneveld prior to the APRIL AGM.
Heather Channon, APL and Ellen Jongman, University of Melbourne, caught up, chatted and reviewed the 2018 Pork CRC and APRIL Stakeholders’ Day.
After addressing the 2018 Stakeholders’ Day about her student days and very positive aspirations for her future place in the pork industry, PhD candidate Jessica Craig relaxed and chat- ted with pork producer Andree Rowntree of Windridge Farms, Young, NSW.
Pork CRC and APRIL consultant Roger Campbell, Westpork CEO and APRIL director Neil Ferguson and APL CEO and APRIL director Andrew Spencer were, effectively, pictured and framed in Melbourne.
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There was plenty of time for animated discussions over drinks after the very successful and informative 2018 Pork CRC and APRIL Stakeholders’ Day. Here, Roger Campbell and John Pluske took the time for just that.
Dennis Mutton addressed the 2018 Stakeholders’ and annual general meetings in Melbourne.
A big WA contingent landed in Melbourne. Early arrivals were Emalyn Loudon, Richard Evison, Megan Trezona, Karen Moore, Neil Ferguson and John Pluske.
PORK CRC held a successful AGM and Stakeholders’ Day in Melbourne at the Marriott Hotel on Thursday, November 15.
The day included details of projects Pork CRC’s ‘suc- cessor’, the indus- try-funded body Australasian Pork Research Institute
Limited, is already working on.
Pork CRC con- cludes June 30 next year.
In his 2017/18 Pork CRC Chairman’s Report, Dennis Mut- ton said great strides had been made over the past seven years through the CRC for High Integrity Aus- tralian Pork, follow-
ing on from the great results achieved in the preceding CRC.
He concluded by saying that the chal- lenges to keep ahead of the game remain and he was confi- dent the foundations laid through the CRC will continue to be seen as exam- ples of how to make a difference.
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