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13 February 2023
This Producer Demonstration Site (PDS) aims to improve members’ knowledge and skills in the establishment, management, and benefits (profitability, productivity, and sustainability) of salt-tolerant forage systems on moderately salt-affected land for sheep producers in the Mediterranean zone of southern WA.

09 February 2023
Based near Ebor on the Northern Tablelands of NSW, with a combined total of 4,050-ha, Richard and Kerryn Ogilvie run two mixed enterprise farms, ‘Te-Angie’ and ‘Forest Lodge’. Originally from South Australia, the Ogilvies run a Hereford stud as well as commercial Herefords, a composite prime lamb flock and trade cattle and lambs on their properties with their son Michael and his partner Claire.

03 February 2023
A group of northern producers looking to improve property productivity used an MLA Producer Demonstration Site (PDS) to see if it’s economical to fertilise sown pastures – the results show it can be, with the right steps.

02 February 2023
If you want an example of an industry that is improving the environment and providing highly nutritious food to the world, then check out red meat. The Australian red meat industry prides itself as being a world leader in sustainability of our environment, livestock, people and climate.

11 January 2023
Addressing soil acidity has allowed the Hall family to switch to more productive pasture species and increase their stocking rate on their 3,000ha property near Stawell, Victoria.

18 November 2022
Dual-purpose crops can provide valuable winter forage in livestock production systems and greatly reduce the frequency of feed gaps in winter, allowing higher winter stocking rates. By removing grazing pressure on pastures at this time they can also increase subsequent pasture availability.

08 November 2022
Managing the variability of soil fertility and grazing pressure in hill country has been a major focus for Victorian sheep and cattle producers, Brian and Elyse Kelly.

01 November 2022
Tasmanian producer Roderic O’Connor has lifted profits and protected the landscape for generations to come by streamlining operations and taking a long-term approach to sustainability.

24 October 2022
The Struan and Kybybolite Best Practice Demonstration Farm (BPDF) is putting management practices and ag-tech through their paces to improve on-farm productivity and profitability, with the aim of increasing producer uptake of innovative farming practices and new technologies.

06 October 2022
Meat & Livestock Australia’s (MLA) third annual Producer Adoption Outcomes Report has reported that 10,709 producers participated in learning and training activities to grow their businesses.