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Pregnancy scanning in extensive sheep flocks logo
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Pregnancy scanning in extensive sheep flocks

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This Producer Demonstration Site (PDS) is designed to demonstrate that pregnancy scanning for foetal number and foetal age together with wet and drying ewes at marking can be used to both optimise the management of breeding ewes as well as identify and retain ewes with proven reproductive performance and increase...

28 Feb 2021 - 30 Nov 2024

New South Wales, Australia

PDS - Increasing number of lambs weaned / ewe unit logo
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PDS - Increasing number of lambs weaned / ewe unit

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This Producer Demonstration Site (PDS) is designed to demonstrate how much ewe reproductivity and Gross Margin/DSE can be increased, without compromising wool cut, by precision feeding ewes to meet production status.

1 Jan 2021 - 20 Apr 2025

New South Wales, Australia

Improved Beef Productivity through Predator Control logo
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Improved Beef Productivity through Predator Control

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This Producer Demonstration Site (PDS) is designed to demonstrate improved calf survival and productivity gains in beef enterprises through delivery of best practice wild dog management.

30 Mar 2021 - 26 Aug 2026

New South Wales, Australia

Providing Mineral Supplementation via Water logo
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Providing Mineral Supplementation via Water

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This Producer Demonstration Site (PDS) is designed to demonstrate that water medication can be successfully implemented at a commercial scale, sustaining the level of production (based on measures such as conception rates and live weight gain) and managing mineral deficiencies (such as available plasma inorganic phosphorous) achieved using traditional supplementation...

27 Nov 2020 - 30 Aug 2024

New South Wales, Australia

Precision soil mapping in Central Victorian Pastures logo
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Precision soil mapping in Central Victorian Pastures

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This Producer Demonstration Site (PDS) is designed to support adoption of precision soil testing on variable grazing paddocks in central Victoria, and demonstrate the related production, economic and environmental benefits of variable rate fertilizer applications.

1 Dec 2020 - 15 Apr 2025

New South Wales, Australia

Less predators, more lambs logo
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Less predators, more lambs

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This Producer Demonstration Site (PDS) is designed to demonstrate that a best practice predator control management program can improve lamb survival at birth.

1 Jan 2021 - 31 Jul 2024

New South Wales, Australia

Developing AgTech Prioritisation & ROI Estimator tools for the livestock sector logo
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Developing AgTech Prioritisation & ROI Estimator tools for the livestock sector

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

Using insights and cost & benefits data from MLA’s Carwoola and Romani trials, other relevant MLA projects and vendor research, KPMG will build an Excel ROI model in accordance with parameters agreed upon by MLA. The model may provide key insights such as net payback period to help inform red...

30 Jul 2020 - 30 May 2021

New South Wales, Australia

Phase 2: Development of a single processor data feed logo
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Phase 2: Development of a single processor data feed

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

MLA receives carcase feedback data from processors and other sources in multiple ways and it is provided in a variety of formats. An initial piece of work was completed by Rezare that delivered a single carcase data scheme with the data requirements for NLIS, LDL, MSA and animal disease reporting....

30 Nov 2020 - 30 Nov 2021

New South Wales, Australia

Developing an Online AgTech Savings and Benefits Calculator logo
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Developing an Online AgTech Savings and Benefits Calculator

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This project will develop a clickable prototype of the ‘AgTech Savings and Benefits Calculator’ tool developed for MLA and livestock producers which can be used and showcased at Beef Australia 2021.

15 Apr 2021 - 1 Dec 2021

New South Wales, Australia

Business Cases for Data Use in the Red Meat Supply Chain logo
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Business Cases for Data Use in the Red Meat Supply Chain

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

The purpose of this project is to help facilitate the adoption of technology and data solutions by stakeholders across the Australian red meat industry through development of businesses cases and case studies. This engagement will seek to demonstrate the business value that data can help unlock across industry, and showcase...

15 Mar 2021 - 18 Dec 2021

New South Wales, Australia