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Sheep producers

MLA delivers a range of workshops, tools and other resources for sheep producers to equip them with the latest best-practice knowledge gathered from research that can be applied to improve their businesses.

Here’s a snapshot of what’s on offer to sheep producers:

Workshop and programs

EDGEnetwork workshops: One to three day workshops offering practical learning opportunities on business, breeding, nutrition and grazing management skills.

Profitable Grazing Systems: Profitable Grazing Systems takes small groups of like-minded producers – who want to improve their whole-farm performance – and matches them with coaches who share their knowledge, skills and experience.

Bred Well Fed Well workshops: Bred Well Fed Well is a practical, one-day workshop highlighting the key production benefits of superior genetics, plus feed management for improved reproductive performance and livestock productivity.

Producer Demonstration Sites: The Producer Demonstration Sites program allows producers to implement proven research and technologies in their own commercial operations with a group of like-minded peers.

Webinars

Making more from sheep

Webinars from the Making More from Sheep program designed to help sheep producers increase the productivity and profitability of their enterprises.

Sheep Productivity & Profitability webinars

A series of webinars designed to assist Sheep, Cattle and Goat producers to increase the productivity and profitability of their businesses.

Business profitability and sustainability:

General

Websites

  • MLA Genetics hub: An online resource hub with producer case studies, videos and resources to help producers use breeding values to accelerate the productivity of their herd or flock.
  • Paraboss: ParaBoss is coordinated on a not-for-profit basis that unites and manages WormBoss, FlyBoss and LiceBoss.
  • Sheep genetics website: The national genetic information and evaluation service for the meat and wool sectors of the sheep industry delivered as LAMBPLAN and MERINOSELECT.
  • Making More from Sheep online modules: A series of online modules designed to help sheep producers increase the productivity and profitability of their enterprises.