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13 April 2023
Using Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy (NIRS) to analyse dung towards the end of the pasture growing season provides a quick, cheap and reliable prediction of your herd’s diet quality.

11 April 2023
An MLA Donor Company-funded project is giving producers a closer look under the surface of their paddocks, strategies which increase the trifecta of livestock productivity, soil moisture retention and soil carbon.

29 March 2023
Increasingly hot, dry and variable seasons are creating a fresh set of challenges for sheep producers in southern WA – but a new SheepLinks project is set to fill widening feed gaps and take flock productivity to the next level.

22 March 2023
Here’s a look at how the MLA/Coolindown project demonstrated the value of device interoperability and how embracing ag-tech can generate healthier returns on investments and more efficient management decisions.

20 March 2023
Two MLA-co-funded projects run by Queensland’s Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) have unearthed new findings about the causes of pasture dieback, and how best to manage it.

02 March 2023
A group of northern producers looking to improve property productivity used a Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) Producer Demonstration Site (PDS) to see if it’s economical to fertilise sown pastures – the results show it can be, with the right steps. Included in the project was Queensland beef producer Sam Haig (pictured) who has reaped the benefits of fertilising his pastures – including doubling carrying capacity – as a result of participating in an MLA PDS.

13 February 2023
John Jervois, his partner, Rebecca and parents, John and Rose run a livestock enterprise of 700 Angus beef breeders and 900 composite ewes on an aggregation of 1,009ha near Rosewood, NSW. The average annual rainfall is 950mm, supporting perennial ryegrass, phalaris and subclover pastures.

03 February 2023
A group of northern producers looking to improve property productivity used an MLA Producer Demonstration Site (PDS) to see if it’s economical to fertilise sown pastures – the results show it can be, with the right steps.

19 January 2023
The opportunity to bring new sources of high quality on-farm data into decision making is driving a game-changing research project underway across Australia. Red meat producers will be among the first to benefit from this work.

11 January 2023
Addressing soil acidity has allowed the Hall family to switch to more productive pasture species and increase their stocking rate on their 3,000ha property near Stawell, Victoria.