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Through a series of longitudinal videos, this project improved communication of Producer Demonstration Site projects, their integration with the company's key focus areas and gain maximum benefit of the PDS program by syndicating the process and results of the producer groups involved to a wider audience.​

Want to see new management practices and technologies in action? The MLA Producer Demonstration Site (PDS) program gives producers an opportunity to discover and implement new management practices that could improve business profitability, productivity and sustainability. This hands-on program demonstrates the benefit of best management practices and new technologies on local commercial properties. Working in supportive peer groups, producers gain new skills along with the confidence to apply these learnings to their own business.

MLA's Producer Demonstration Site (PDS) program aims to provide a participatory learningopportunity for groups of producers to demonstrate best practice and locally develop ordemonstrate MLA research and development outputs in a regional and commercially relevantcontext that leads to improved profitability and sustainability outcomes.The program aims toshorten the time lag between...

MLA has 13 active Producer Demonstration Sites (PDS) projects across southern WA. These projects are helping producers boost productivity in their region and tackle key production challenges.

Improving lamb survival on leguminous pasture – Producer Demonstration Site field day

in action? Sign up to receive a round-up of MLA’s Producer Demonstration Site (PDS) project updates, news and upcoming events. ... What is the PDS program? This hands-on program demonstrates the benefit of best management practices and new technologies on

The Growing Beef from Dairy Project will upskill and support dairy and beef farmers to improve welfare and meat quality outcomes for surplus dairy calves.

Three Producer Demonstration Sites (PDS) were undertaken in South Australia to demonstrate the value of research breeding values (RBVs) for lean meat yield intramuscular fat and tenderness (shear force) in prime lamb and Merino production systems.  Ewes were artificially inseminated with semen from Poll Dorset, White Suffolk and Merino rams...

The Enhanced Producer Demonstration Site (EPDS) concept was developed in 2014 as a partnership between Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) and Agriculture Victoria. The partnership brings the benefits of integrating with Agriculture Victoria’s BestWool/BestLamb and BetterBeef network of producers. Groups receive assistance from Agriculture Victoria extension staff throughout the demonstrations including monitoring, evaluation, reporting and communication.