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12 November 2024
Ian and Louise Johnson called Naracoorte home on a predominantly prime lamb property until the family bought ‘Amherst’ (2,070ha) at Willalooka in 1992. As time progressed, succession planning meant that Ian and Louise took over Amherst in 2002 and Ian’s passion for cattle saw him focus on breeding.

22 February 2021
Sam and Kirsty White operate Bald Blair Pastoral Co, an Angus cattle seedstock herd backed by their own commercial Angus cattle herd. Consisting of four properties in the Northern Tablelands of NSW, Sam is a seasoned soil tester and has been soil testing every year for almost 30 years on his Bald Blair and more recently purchased Kolora property.

13 November 2024
Working the land in WA is no simple feat, and without adaptation, it’s only likely to get more difficult. Like many producers, Ben and Emily Webb have been consistently amping up their sustainable resource management, as climate modelling suggests preparation over the coming years will be the secret to success.

05 November 2024
As irrigation expands across Tasmania’s midlands, so is the area sown to pasture and fodder crops for intensive grazing, in rotation with other cash crops – and producers like Chris and Claire Headlam are looking for ways to gain value from their irrigated pasture mix.

29 October 2024
Melinee Leather is a Central Queensland producer who has been involved in the development of MLA's Environmental Credentials Co. The Leather Family's company Leather Cattle Co, has recently been recognised as one of the most sustainable cattle enterprises globally and awarded the Success Through Collaboration Award at the Global Conference on Sustainable Beef.  

01 March 2021
Red meat producers across southern Australia can now access tips and tools to help undertake on-farm soil testing with the launch of a new soils hub on Meat & Livestock Australia’s (MLA) website.

31 March 2021
Soil strategy helps SA producers to cut costs and boost crops