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25 October 2023
Kerran and Melanie Glover describe their mixed enterprise at Lock, SA, as a ‘risk management tool’ – one which has remained sustainable through seasonal variability and other challenges to productivity.

12 October 2023
Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) is proud to once again be a principal partner of the biggest event on the beef calendar – Beef Australia 2024.  The event, which is held in Rockhampton every three years and runs over six days, attracts over 100,000 visitors, and brings together the Australian beef community with opportunities for full supply chain participation and community engagement.  

09 October 2023
Meat & Livestock Australia’s (MLA) flagship event, MLA Updates 2023, is open for registrations. Held on Thursday, 23 November 2023 at the Bendigo Showgrounds, MLA Updates will feature presentations, displays and demonstrations bringing farmers – and everyone along the red meat supply chain – up to speed on MLA’s investments in research, development and marketing.

26 September 2023
Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) and Australian Wool Innovation’s (AWI) Sheep Producer Intentions Survey (SPIS) is used to help industry...

15 September 2023
Integrity Systems Company (ISC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA), has been awarded a $22.5 million Australian Government grant to build a new national livestock traceability platform to replace the 23-year-old National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) database.

04 September 2023
Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) is looking to elect three producer representatives - one cattle, one sheep and one lot feeder - to its Board Selection Committee for a three-year term.

30 August 2023
Six years ago, Steven Hobbs crunched the numbers and realised the small Merino flock he ran on his farm in Kaniva, Victoria, was compensating for losses in the cropping side of the business. His decision to increase his focus on genetic improvement became the driver for a new business direction.

18 August 2023
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released its quarterly statistics on livestock slaughtered and meat production, highlighting record lamb production and growth in mutton production across the board so far this year. According to Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA), Australia produced the most lamb on record in the calendar year 2022. For the first six months of 2023, lamb producers are tracking 7.7% above year-on-year levels or 20,000 tonnes.