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Maximising Dorper Reproductive Performance logo
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Maximising Dorper Reproductive Performance

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This Producer Demonstration Site aims to demonstrate that the adoption of proven best practice management techniques can improve the conception rate, lambing percentage, weaning rate and production efficiency of Dorper flocks inmixed farming systems.

13 Mar 2020 - 15 Aug 2023

New South Wales, Australia

GI & AL Collins

Girl Power: Prioritising Heifer Performance logo
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Girl Power: Prioritising Heifer Performance

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This Producer Demonstration Site will demonstrate and communicate that best management practices developed in the Heifer Best Management Practices (BMP) guide. Producers will demonstrate and assess the potential of BMP to narrow the mating period in maiden heifers down to 42 days and achieve 84% conception rates by optimising the...

31 Mar 2020 - 28 Feb 2025

New South Wales, Australia

Desert Uplands

Fodder Systems and Feed Gaps logo
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Fodder Systems and Feed Gaps

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This Producer Demonstration Site aims to demonstrate an economical alternative fodder crop system to increase weight gain in weaner lambs, to reduce reliance on live shipping. This will also provide alternative livestock management systems to increase profitability by targeting markets.

31 Mar 2020 - 15 Sep 2023

New South Wales, Australia

Monaro Farming Systems CMC Inc

PDS: Filling the autumn feed gap logo
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PDS: Filling the autumn feed gap

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

The aim of this Producer Demonstration Site is to demonstrate the potential of autumn grazed fodder crops that will provide a lower cost and more productive (measured by pasture quality, quantity, animal performance and cost benefit analysis) alternative to supplement feeding with conserved fodder for beef in the high rainfall...

14 Feb 2020 - 30 Jul 2024

New South Wales, Australia

Lower Blackwood Land Conservation

Breeding Objectives setting and getting genetic progress logo
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Breeding Objectives setting and getting genetic progress

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

The aim of this Producer Demonstration Site is to benchmark the genetic potential of six commercial Merino flocks and ensure that genetic and phenotypic potential of weaners align to breeding objectives in order to drive genetic progress.

30 Apr 2020 - 20 Jul 2025

New South Wales, Australia

Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions (DJPR) [Vic]

Delivery of Profitable Grazing Systems logo
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Delivery of Profitable Grazing Systems

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

Delivery of supported learning project (SLP) Benchmarking for Profit and Production within Profitable Grazing Systems adoption program to a group of sheep and cattle producers in Western Australia. The SLP will be delivered in accordance with the approved SLP and focus on the business, people and feed base curriculums.

20 Apr 2020 - 15 May 2022

New South Wales, Australia

AgPro Management

Delivery of Profitable Grazing Systems S logo
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Delivery of Profitable Grazing Systems S

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

Profitable Grazing Systems (PGS) is an Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) adoption program, which will drive measurable, improved business performance outcomes for participating red meat producers. This project supports the delivery of Supported Learning Project (SLP), “Pasture Principles”.

30 Aug 2018 - 30 Nov 2020

New South Wales, Australia

Rural Directions

Business Essentials Delivery of PGS Supported learning logo
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Business Essentials Delivery of PGS Supported learning

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

Profitable Grazing Systems (PGS) is one of Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)’s adoption programs, which will drive measurable, improved business performance outcomes for participating red meat producers by developing and improving their skillsets based on a set curriculum for a variety of areas, including improved feed base and pasture quality...

1 Mar 2019 - 3 Nov 2019

New South Wales, Australia

Macquarie Franklin Pty Ltd

Optimise your herd productivity logo
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Optimise your herd productivity

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

Profitable Grazing Systems (PGS) is one of Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)’s adoption programs, which will drive measurable, improved business performance outcomes for participating red meat producers by developing and improving their skillsets based on a set curriculum for a variety of areas, including improved feed base and pasture quality...

14 Feb 2019 - 25 Jul 2019

New South Wales, Australia

Riverina Vegetation Control Pty Ltd

Making better on-farm investments logo
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Making better on-farm investments

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

Profitable Grazing Systems (PGS) is one of Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)’s adoption programs, which will drive measurable, improved business performance outcomes for participating red meat producers by developing and improving their skillsets based on a set curriculum for a variety of areas, including improved feed base and pasture quality...

14 Feb 2019 - 3 Nov 2019

New South Wales, Australia

Holmes Sackett Pty Ltd