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Cattle heat load toolbox 2021 to 2022 logo
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Cattle heat load toolbox 2021 to 2022

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This project covers the operating costs of the Cattle Heat Load Toolbox service for April 2021 to June 2022, which includes improving daily operation of the service, including issuing alerts, plus HLDN data acquisition, quality assurance and integration into the forecasts.

16 Jun 2021 - 18 Feb 2023

New South Wales, Australia

Value proposition for 3-NOP feed additive as an emission reduction fund method logo
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Value proposition for 3-NOP feed additive as an emission reduction fund method

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

There are currently no Emission Reduction Fund (ERF) methods available for adoption by the feedlot industry. Recent MLA research has reported the feed additive 3-NOP can inhibit methane production in feedlot cattle. This project will build the value proposition for 3-NOP ERF method development to be considered by the Department...

1 Jun 2021 - 30 Mar 2022

New South Wales, Australia

Feedlot Industry Training Course Development – Feed Truck Module logo
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Feedlot Industry Training Course Development – Feed Truck Module

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

MLA and ALFA are collaboratively executing a Feedlot Career Development and Training pathway. ALFA has identified that training in “Feed mill operation and cattle feeding” is a high priority. Feed mills have high staff turnover that produces costs through re-training and productivity losses by new staff whilst they reach a...

10 Dec 2020 - 14 Sep 2021

New South Wales, Australia

Feedlot Industry Training Course Development – Feed Loader Module logo
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Feedlot Industry Training Course Development – Feed Loader Module

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

MLA and ALFA are collaboratively executing a Feedlot Career Development and Training pathway. ALFA has identified that training in “Feed mill operation and cattle feeding” is a high priority. Feed mills have high staff turnover that produces costs through re-training and productivity losses by new staff whilst they reach a...

10 Dec 2020 - 14 Sep 2021

New South Wales, Australia

Feedlot Industry Training Course Development – Feeding and Milling modules logo
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Feedlot Industry Training Course Development – Feeding and Milling modules

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

MLA and ALFA are collaboratively executing a Feedlot Career Development and Training pathway. ALFA has identified that training in “Feed mill operation and cattle feeding” is a high priority. Feed mills have high staff turnover that produces costs through re-training and productivity losses by new staff whilst they reach a...

15 Jun 2021 - 21 Aug 2022

New South Wales, Australia

Goat industry data collation and tracking - Phase 2 logo
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Goat industry data collation and tracking - Phase 2

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

A critical requirement for a viable, long-term goat industry is accurate and reliable data on supply. This project will implement processes to improve, collate, track and report existing and new data. These processes will increase goat industry access to, and reliability of, data for supply and market forecasting. For regions...

15 Apr 2021 - 30 Oct 2023

New South Wales, Australia

Serradellas for new environments logo
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Serradellas for new environments

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

An opportunity exists for industry to benefit by up to $750M/year through addressing the pasture yield gap within 7M ha of south eastern Australia; up to 60% effected by nitrogen deficiency. A reliable pasture legume is required - serradellas are candidates. This project scrutinises past investments in nutrient use efficiency,...

20 Jun 2021 - 1 Mar 2026

New South Wales, Australia

Desktop analysis of opportunities for oil-enhanced forages logo
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Desktop analysis of opportunities for oil-enhanced forages

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

Feed quality from pastures and of forages is directly related to animal productivity. Higher quality forage lines will contribute to more efficient livestock. Annual forages will provide feedbase options in more variable seasons and drier climates. Specifically increasing the oil content of forages will potentially benefit livestock production systems through...

15 Jun 2021 - 6 Feb 2023

New South Wales, Australia

Pasture Dieback: evaluation and delivery of diagnostic tools and information products for graziers logo
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Pasture Dieback: evaluation and delivery of diagnostic tools and information products for graziers

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This project will integrate and strengthen grazier design led thinking elements embedded in the pasture dieback (PD) research program and industry engagement activities currently underway. It will develop grazier skills and industry capacity at scale to identify and manage and mitigate the impacts of pasture dieback on livestock production.

1 Apr 2021 - 1 May 2024

New South Wales, Australia

Dietary pesticide footprint logo
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Dietary pesticide footprint

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This project will review potential pesticide toxicity footprint, leveraging a recent pioneering high-resolution assessment of the pesticide impacts of agriculture in Australia. The findings will highlight the risk of environmental trade-offs resulting from substituting foods with higher climate change impacts for those with lower impacts.

15 Jun 2021 - 30 Nov 2022

New South Wales, Australia