With less than two weeks to go before the Gympie Meat Profit Day on Friday, 25 July Queensland livestock producers are being urged to secure their spot and pre-register before the event.

Those producers who pre-register for the event will save $10 on the entrance cost. The family friendly day is also offering a special discounted entry price for families and a child minding service. A casual dinner will be on offer at the conclusion of the day. Read more...

Producer diaries - new website feature
Read about the issues being confronted by producers across the country and how they are managing their businesses through these current tough times – both climatic and economic. From "I am expecting the lambing percentage to be pretty high this season..." to "We normally carry 350 head of cattle but we are now down to 180..." the diaries give an open account of what producers in different regions are facing. Read more...

Drought resources
The winter 2008 edition of mlaPrograzier, a quarterly magazine published by MLA that highlights how individual producers have successfully introduced best management practices into their farming enterprises and the benefits that have been achieved, featured a number of useful articles on drought management and recovery.
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