Pilot feedlot technology extension model

Summary

​While Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) and the Australian Lot Feeders Association (ALFA) have traditionally enjoyed a high level of interaction with larger feedlots, this same relationship has not existed for many small to medium sized operations (<10,000 scu).  hence a need was identified for improvement of information flow and increased adoption of technologies across the sector.>
There was a need for MLA and ALFA to engage more with small to medium sized feedlot operations to improve information flow and increase adoption of technologies across the sector. This project followed on from the 2014/15 project “B.FLT.0456 – Pilot feedlot extension model”. The main objective was to oversee the upgrade and operation of the Feedlot Technology Adoption Group (FTAG) Facebook page and website.

The FTAG website and Facebook page are designed to engage small to medium sized feedlot operators as well as employees of larger feedlots and have been in operation since October 2014. The Facebook page has nearly 1940 likes and the website has had over 4250 visits since February 2016. The most popular posts were generally videos and photos with some links to chapters of the Feedlot Design Manual also being popular. The main benefit from this work is the extension of information in the Feedlot Design Manual and Waste Utilisation Manual published by MLA.