Fast facts: beef, sheep and goatmeat
These fact sheets contain information about beef, sheepmeat and goatmeat consumption, who Australia exports to and national beef, sheep and goat head figures.
Scholarships
MLA's scholarship program supports students doing postgraduate studies (mostly PhDs) for the three years of their candidature. Read more about MLA's funding opportunities
Schools
Cattle producers are often thought of as the iconic Driz-a-bone, Akubra-wearing Aussie, and the fact that they are also astute business people whose industry injects over $6 billion into our economy is sometimes overlooked.
To show secondary school students this other side, a beef industry case study was included in the 2006 Australian Financial Review Business Case Studies.
The case study focuses on how the industry achieves global differentiation using science and technology. A 2007-08 case study focusing on managing water, soil and pastures for a sustainable industry has been published in the 2007 AFR Business Case Studies.
Market information
MLA provides the latest news, market reporting, in-depth analysis and forecasting for domestic and overseas red meat markets and livestock exports.
Our Environment
For anyone who lives off the land, taking care of the environment is the most important part of their day’s work – without a healthy environment their livelihood is at risk. Agriculture is the only sector to have reduced its greenhouse gas emissions, which are down by 6% compared with Stationary Energy – up 36%, Transport – up 30% and Industrial – up 16%. Find out more on protecting our environment or further facts in the Cattle and the environment brochure (PDF, 506KB).
Fun on the Farm!
Fun on the Farm is an interactive educational game with some simple messages about the importance of caring for the environment and our animals. Fun on the Farm has four games designed for 7-12 year olds and played by all ages!