Making more from sheep

The Making More from Sheep program was developed by MLA in partnership Australian Wool Innovation (AWI). It provides Australian lamb and wool producers with best-practice information, tools and training to help them build profitable and sustainable sheep enterprises.

Online resources

The Making More from Sheep website was developed to provide access to an online manual, resources, tools and webinars.

Sheep producer’s manual

The Sheep producer’s manual is a 12-module online manual is based on the experiences of nearly 250 sheep producers and technical specialists. Modules include:

• Module 1 - Plan for Success
  Helps producers set clear business objectives and strategic direction.
• Module 2 - Market Focused Wool Production
  Provides a background to wool enterprise planning and is designed to assist with on-farm decision making.
• Module 3 - Market Focused Lamb and Sheepmeat Production
  Assists producers to deliver quality-assured lamb and sheepmeat to target market specifications.
• Module 4 - Capable and Confident Producers
  Offers practical ways to boost capacity, capability and confidence through effective communication, long-term planning and, ultimately, business performance.
• Module 5 - Protect Your Farm's Natural Assets
  Details procedures to help producers build capital value and profitability, while keeping natural assets functioning effectively now and into the future.
• Module 6 - Healthy Soils
  Outlines practices to determine soil health and to improve soil health to maximise pasture growth.
• Module 7 - Grow More Pasture
  Outlines procedures to help producers grow more pasture on their property.
• Module 8 - Turn Pasture into Profit
  Outlines ways to achieve alignment between animal demand and pasture supply to maximise animal production without jeopardising the feedbase or natural resources.
• Module 9 - Boost Business with Breeding
  Assists the commercial flock owner to capture the benefits of improved genetics.
• Module 10 - Wean More Lambs
  Provides a management framework and guidelines to improve flock reproduction rates and lamb survival to weaning.
• Module 11 - Healthy and Contented Sheep
  Demonstrates cost-effective parasite and disease-management strategies.
• Module 12 - Efficient Pastoral Production
  Assists pastoral sheep producers increase enterprise productivity, profitability and personal satisfaction of operating a successful pastoral business

Related programs and events

• Bred Well Fed Well
• Profitable Grazing Systems
• Producer Demonstration Sites
• EDGEnetwork