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08 June 2018
On-farm animal welfare and biosecurity management practices are key elements of the Livestock Production Assurance (LPA) program and compliance with these additional elements will be enforced under the program’s random audit system from July 2018.

31 May 2018
MLA’s International Business Manager – North America Rob Williams takes explains how Australian chilled grassfed beef is making significant inroads in the fiercely competitive United States market.

31 May 2018
Hackers directing their energy to Australia's red meat industry are developing breakthrough technologies which could revolutionise how producers use data to manage their livestock.

24 May 2018
The dry across southern Australia continues, with little relief in sight. With winter approaching, many cattle producers will be forced into the decision of whether to feed cattle through, sell cattle or put out on agistment in areas which have been lucky enough to score some rain recently.

19 April 2018
SmartShepherd, a NSW-based start-up which has developed an electronic pedigree ID system for livestock with support from MLA Donor Company's I + E CONNECT partnership, recently triumphed at the global AgFunder Innovation Awards.

01 March 2018
We speak with Jason Strong, Chair of Australia’s EU and UK Red Meat Market Access Taskforce, about the role of the Taskforce and why 2018 is such a crucial year for positioning the Australian red meat industry for improved access to the European Union (EU) and United Kingdom (UK) markets.

07 December 2017
Five feedlots across Australia have been awarded for consistently producing cattle that achieve outstanding compliance rates to MSA specifications.

17 November 2017
Matching ewes with their lambs will be much easier with a re-usable smart tag developed in an MLA Donor Company and SmartShepherd collaboration

10 November 2017
Australian lamb exports have had a stellar run over the past 10 years, growing by 50% (161,037 tonnes swt in 2007 to 242,285 tonnes swt in 2016), and continue to have a positive outlook.

04 October 2017
Avoid the 'double-whammy' of producing poor quality fodder with low nutritional value from frost or drought-affected crops. Follow this simple guide to find out how.