Meat & Livestock Australia

Discover strategies for maximising your grazing potential at MLA's Grazing Land Management EDGE workshop! 🌱 Join us for a three-day event to gain insights into strategically managing your grazing business and optimising your grazing environment. 🐄 📅 21 - 23 August 📍 Rockhampton, QLD Register today by giving deliverer Kylie a call! ☎️

Expressions of Interest for the LambEx 2024 study tour close in two days! 🗓️ Now is your chance to visit leading processors to learn more about carcase measurement technology, state of the art boning rooms and future sheepmeat pricing models. 🐑 Find out more 👇 https://bit.ly/3ya2aHv

Leading from the front for better farm safety. 🐄🐑 To continue the story of Farm Safety Week, MLA has partnered with #PlantASeedForSafety to bring you some practical tips from producers, Ed and James Morgan, the father and son duo of Mutooroo Pastoral Company. Learn more 👇 https://bit.ly/3WAUurj

🐑 Sheep Show Recap! 🐑 Over this past weekend, Managing Director Michael Crowley presented an update at the Australian Sheep and Wool Show on the latest innovation in research, development and marketing. He was joined by Peta Bradley, Marnie Hodge, Kate Rummery and Chloe Bunter from Sheep Genetics, Daniel Forwood, PhD from Sheep Productivity alongside Sheree Young and George Basha from Integrity Systems and Madison Coster from our events team, who were at the MLA Marquee to answer questions and provide resources for all your needs. If you missed out on speaking to the team, you will be able to find us at: 📍Hamilton’s Sheepvention Rural Expo – August 4 & 5 📍Adelaide’s LambEx24 – August 7 – 9 Hope to see you there 👋

Global demand for Australian beef rising. 📈 Australia’s market share in Japan and Korea is continuing to lift as the United States emerges as the number one export destination for beef in Q1 2024. MLA’s latest Global Beef Market Update (GBMU) has shown that the outlook for Australian beef in the global market remains strong. Learn more 👇 https://bit.ly/3WznShi

Drone mustering takes off! ✨ Queensland producer Joe Allen has been using a drone to help with the workload on his beef property since SkyKelpie was founded two years ago. Find out more on how Joe, an early adopter of using drones to assist on-farm, is benefiting from this technology in the comments below 👇

Australian red meat 5th quarter opportunities come to life! 🥩 MLAs High Value Food Frontiers program, delivered by John Marten Program Manager – Food Innovation and Angelica Pickup Project Manager - Food Innovation have been working with the team at KILCOY GLOBAL FOODS with the aim to develop a range of nutraceutical ingredient products made from red meat 5th quarter inputs. Kilcoy Global Foods have launched a beef organ food supplement product range under the banner – Kilcoy Nutrition. This research allows Australian red meat to participate in, and benefit from, the growing demand for nutraceuticals and supplements in both domestic and international markets. 🌏✨ Check out the video to meet the project team and to learn more. 👇

Accounting for feed supply and demand. 📈 MLA has developed a free eLearning module for beef producers to gain valuable knowledge and insights into forage budgeting. Learn how to account for feed supply and demand here. 👇 https://bit.ly/3LnjRGH

Mark your calendars for our next BeefUp in Kidman Springs, NT! 🐄 Two days of networking, learning and industry updates awaits on August 20th and 21st. 📅 And for added value, we are hosting our BredWell FedWell program at the same venue commencing on August 19th 🌾 Don't miss out - register today! 👇 BeefUp 👇 https://bit.ly/4bVdS6C BredWell FedWell 👇 https://bit.ly/468ztax

Weekly market wrap 📊 🔴 Steer prices converged to within 13¢ of each other, as competition returns from the south. 💰 🔴 The Trade Lamb Indicator lifted to 866¢ (a high not seen since January 2021). 📈 🔴 Cattle slaughter remained flat, but scheduled plant closures eased sheep and lamb kills week-on-week. 📊 Full report 👇 https://bit.ly/3W9eMGW