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PGS for producers

PGS packages are available in two platforms:

  1. MLA Off the shelf packages: PGS has developed a range of packages for delivery to groups of producers. Topics include planning for dry times, how to make infrastructure investment decisions, beef breeding, managing lamb processing compliance, soil management and business essentials. PGS also has agreements with packages where the IP is owned by a third party – such as Lifting Lamb Survival and Pasture Principals.

  2. Custom package: A coach, in consultation with producers, can develop a specific package which meets producer needs and fills skill and knowledge gaps. This package must align with the PGS curriculum and be approved by MLA, whilst IP remains third party owned.

Here is the range of Profitable Grazing Systems ready-to-go training packages.

Grazing land management
  • PayDirt. This training value-adds to soil testing results, helping producers determine how to get the most bang for their fertiliser buck.

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  • PayDirt North. This package is the northern adaptation of the existing PayDirt program, tailored to helping producers in the north value-add to soil testing results and determine where they will get the most bang for their fertiliser buck.

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  • Grass to Dollars. Assists producers in assessing pastures grown across southern Australia, condition scoring livestock, managing pasture grazing and optimising pasture utilisation.

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  • Satellite-Assisted Forage Budgeting. Upskills producers in utilising satellite imagery to develop grazing budgets on a large scale.
  • Pasture Principles. Producers undertake this package for a 12-month pasture production cycle to learn a set of guiding principles to manage pastures confidently.
  • Grazing Matcher™. Designed to improve the productivity, profitability and resilience of producers by enabling them to better match grazing pressure, fertiliser application, animal requirements and market demands.
  • Sowing for Success. Establishing a new pasture has significant up-front costs. This training package was developed to step producers through understanding and assessing the known and ‘hidden’ costs of pasture sowing.

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  • Pasture Manipulation. The aim of this package is to help producers get the best return on the time and money spent on their pastures and to avoid unnecessary resowing.

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  • Dry Time Ready. Developed using knowledge and skills gained in Australia’s most recent droughts, this training package brings together the latest research and livestock management techniques to train producers in establishing a plan to deal with a dry period.

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PGS for beef producers
  • Phosphorus for Profit. Assists northern producers in managing and diagnosing phosphorus deficiencies in their cattle herds. Provides practical solutions for effective supplementation to improve cattle health and profitability.

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  • Building Better Breeders. Covers the A-Z of beef breeding in southern and temperate production zones and provides advice on the utilisation of electronic identification (eID).

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  • Heifers for Profit. This package develops skills and confidence in managing heifer nutrition to improve animal welfare, increase future reproductive success, optimise stocking rates and increase whole farm profitability.
PGS for sheep producers
  • Meat the Market. With a whole of supply chain focus, this package trains producers in improving lamb processing compliance and optimising meat-eating quality.

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  • Lifting Lamb Survival. Gives producers greater control over lambing and reproduction outcomes.
PGS for goat producers
  • Getting Goats to Market. Builds the knowledge and skills of goatmeat producers, allowing them to effectively and efficiently grow and select goats to generate a profit. Producers develop a simple, customised production plan for their goatmeat enterprise to assist with planning and decision making.

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Business and people management
  • Benchmarking for Profit and Production. Helps producers identify and connect their business goals to benchmarking performance and to utilise comparative analysis data in identifying future goals and current strengths and weaknesses.
  • Lead with Certainty. Participants develop a better understanding of themselves and their teams, while learning more effective ways of creating a positive team culture through planning, goal setting and communication.