Beef Trust

​​​​​​​​​​​The Tasmanian Beef Industry (Research and Development) Trust (the 'Beef Trust') was established by the Tasmanian Beef Industry (Research and Development) Trust Act 1990​​, which was amended in 2014.

The Trust manages funds that were collected from beef producers in the 1980s. The Trust funds research, development and other activities that benefit the Tasmanian beef industry.

Members

​Members of the Trust are:

  • Sophie Folder

  • Leanne Sherriff

  • Daryl Heazelwood

  • John Bruce 

  • Ella Anderson ​

Members were appointed on 22 January 2026 for a period of 5 years.

​​Project Reports

​Final reports of projects funded by the Beef Trust are published here for the information of the Tasmanian beef industry:

  Pilot Study on Vibriosis and Trichomoniasis in Tasmanian Cattle Herds   (348Kb)  by Kayla Jackson

  Appendix 1 - Campylobacter and Tritrichomonas within Southern Australian Cattle   (500Kb)
  Appendix 2 - Recommendations   (374Kb)
  Appendix 3 - Diagnostics   (503Kb)

  Assessment of Treatments and Supplements   (256Kb)​  by the Flinders Island Productivity Group

  Tasmanian Beef Pasture Feedbase Survey   (2Mb) by RMCG​​​ 

​Annual Reports

​The Act requires the Trust to provide a comprehensive annual report by no later than 30 September in each year, which includes:

  1. the number and location of, and attendance at, meetings held by the Trust; and

  2. ​the number of applications received for grant funding; and 

  3. a list of the recipients of grants provided in the year and the amount and purpose of those grants; and 

  4. copies of all final reports on any activities funded by the Trust in that year.

Annual Reports became a requirement of the Trust in 2014, and those reports will be published here for the information of the Tasmanian beef industry:

 Beef Trust 2024-25 Annual Report (PDF 125Kb)

 Beef Trust 2024-25 Financial Statements (PDF 254Kb)​

 Beef Trust 2023-24 Annual Report (PDF 232Kb)

 Beef Trust 2023-24 Financial Statements (PDF 201Kb)

  Beef Trust 2019-20 Financial Statements   (182Kb)

  2018-19 Annual Report   (139Kb)​

​​  2018-19 Financial Statements   (2Mb)

​  2015-16 Annual Report   (213Kb)​

​​  2015-16 Financial Statements   (498Kb)​

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Previous Grant Recipients​​

​Attached is a report listing grant recipients, project name and amount funded 1991-2014.

  Beef Trust Previous Grant Recipients   (114Kb)

Contact

Enquiries about grant funding and other Beef Trust matters should be directed to:

TasFarmers​

41 - 43 Wellington Street

Longford TAS 7301

Phone: (03) 6332 1800 or 0429 143 514

Email:  reception@tasfarmers.com.au​