Pilbara Beef Industry
Bringing People, Ideas And Investment Together
The Pilbara Innovation Partnership (PIP) facilitates joint investment and collaboration to unlock agricultural opportunities and challenges facing the northern beef industry.
About us
The Pilbara Innovation Partnership (PIP) is a long-term collaboration between the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD), Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA), and Rio Tinto.
PIP is a team of experts pulled together from across the agricultural sector to support producer-led innovation, strengthen the Pilbara’s pastoral sector, and produce practical outcomes.
Outcomes so far;
- Pocket guides to ecosystem restoration decision making.
- Pocket guides to flora, fauna, and country type.
- Case study analysis of early weaning methods.
Mission: Working together for a shared vision of profitable beef production that values the land, people, and environment of the Pilbara.
Guiding Principles
Ground Up
Collaboration
Alignment
Trust & Respect
Tangible Impacts
Updates
Producer Travel Tour: March 2026
This study tour to NT & QLD is for Northern WA Pastoralists interested in practical research, on-ground application, and industry connection.
Our Reach
Projects
Hectares
Head
9
2,415,000+
45,000+
Our Reach
Projects
9
Hectares
2,415,000+
Head
45,000+
Our Partners
Contact us
About us
The Pilbara Innovation Partnership (PIP) is a long-term collaboration between the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD), Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA), and Rio Tinto.
PIP is a team of experts pulled together supports industry-led innovation to strengthen the Pilbara’s pastoral sector—focusing on practical outcomes, regional relevance, and long-term value for producers, the environment, and the wider industry.
Mission: Working together for a shared vision of profitable beef production that values the land, people, and environment of the Pilbara.