Livestock Advisor Essentials: Building blocks of business

Livestock Advisor Essentials (LAE) is a professional development program designed for early career professionals involved in the livestock industry or advisors wishing to build their skills and expand their industry knowledge and networks. 

This is an unbeatable opportunity to: 

•   learn the fundamentals of livestock businesses 
•   develop knowledge, skills and confidence 
•   connect with other livestock advisors. 

The program will include three five face-to-face workshops covering the livestock industry building-blocks of feedbase, business, reproduction and genetics, value chain and people and extension, delivered over three sessions. 

By attending the ‘Building blocks of business workshop’, participants will: 

• develop a greater understanding and knowledge of financial literacy, critical thinking, and use of cost benefit analysis in farming businesses to support decision making 

• build confidence to discuss and use sound business principles with clients.