At more than $219 million a year, neonatal lamb loss is a huge cost to sheep producers. An MLA-funded project will dig deeper into the causes of dystocia, which contributes to 50% of losses.
Find out exactly how your red meat industry levies were invested last financial year in MLA’s Annual Report 2017–18, available in a new interactive online format for the first time.
By mid-2019, producers could have access to Numnuts – a new tool to improve pain relief outcomes during sheep husbandry, developed with MLA funding.
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Meat & Livestock Australia Ltd (MLA) strives to be the recognised leader in delivering world-class research, development and marketing outcomes that benefit Australian cattle, sheep and goat producers.
Working in collaboration with the Australian Government and wider red meat industry, MLA's mission is to deliver value to levy payers by investing in initiatives that contribute to producer profitability, sustainability and global competitiveness.
The new regional consultation model gives producers direct input into MLA’s R&D priorities.
Click on the icons below to find out more about how MLA invests in research & development and marketing on behalf of producers. Funding comes from transaction levies paid on livestock sales, the Australian government and voluntary contributions from industry partners.
MLA is investing $66.9m on behalf of grassfed cattle producers in 2018-19.
MLA is investing $14.7m on behalf of grainfed cattle producers in 2018-19.
MLA is investing $47.3m on behalf of sheepmeat and lamb producers in 2018-19.
MLA is investing $1.2m on behalf of goat producers in 2018-19.
MLA invested $39.8m on behalf of supply chain levy payers in 2018-19.
The new Spring Lamb marketing campaign ‘Too Easy’ has been developed to inspire people aged 18-44 years to eat lamb more often, by challenging the perception that lamb is hard to cook and not suitable for an everyday option.
Internationally renowned Australian chef Curtis Stone is back in Australia this month to help champion the Australian beef industry as he undertakes an epic road trip to film a new television series for a global audience.
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Erica Ayers (pictured) had just 30ha of kikuyu-based pastures 15 years ago – today, there’s 800ha. Learn how she's lifting production further by over-sowing them with legumes, cereals and canola.
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Early results from MLA-funded trials at Kidman Springs in the NT are showing grazing productivity can be lifted by using self herding techniques that don’t rely on permanent fencing.
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MLA is seeking an independent chair and committee members for the newly created Goat industry research, development and adoption committee (GIRDAC). Find out more here.
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