Welcome to episode 4 of the MLA Productivity and Profitability media series. This episode features Dr Jillian Kelly from Animal Health and Nutrition Consulting. Jill talks about how containment feeding can be a proactive management strategy for drought, fire, flood or to meet production targets.

Your host, Tanisha Shields and Jill discuss why to use containment areas, how to set up a containment area and some of the challenges Jill and her clients have overcome in their experience using containment areas.

Jill talks about the importance of data and careful planning with regards to nutrition and management of livestock in containment in order to achieve good results.

To watch our webinar with Jill head to: Productivity & Profitability series | Meat & Livestock Australia (mla.com.au)

To access the Drought and Supplementary Feed Calculator head to: Drought and Supplementary Feed Calculator (nsw.gov.au)

To find the Local Land Services guide head to: A guide to confinement feeding sheep and cattle in NSW

This episode is brought to you by Agrista in partnership with Meat and Livestock Australia. 

Welcome to episode 3 of the MLA Productivity and Profitability media series. This episode features Basil Doonan, Technical Director of Pinion Advisory. Basil speaks about how to manage your pastures during spring, in wet, dry and average seasons.

Your host, Tanisha Shields and Basil discuss why spring is the time to "attack" your pasture management, how to deal with excess feed, how to assess and manage pasture quantity and quality. Basil shares insight on how to assess which livestock are the most profitable for your business when deciding to supplementary feed in dry seasons.

Basil talks about the importance of understanding animal demand and pasture growth rate before adding inputs to your pastures or supplementary feeding your livestock.

To watch our webinar with Basil head to: Webinars & Podcasts - Agrista

To access the MLA Stocking Rate calculator head to: MLA Stocking Rate Calculator

To access Farming Forecaster head to: Home page - PastureForecasting (farmingforecaster.com.au)

This episode is brought to you by Agrista in partnership with Meat and Livestock Australia. 

Welcome to episode 2 of the MLA Productivity and Profitability media series. This episode features Dr Penny Schulz, Livestock Technical Specialist with the SA Drought Resilience, Adoption and Innovation Hub. Penny presents an overview of what a value chain approach is, what this means for livestock producers and how genetics play a role.

Your host, Tanisha Shields and Penny discuss meeting market specifications, understanding your target market and setting breeding objectives to achieve your profitability goals. Penny shares information about a number of resources that are available to help producers identify their target market and set their breeding objectives.

Penny talks about the importance of relationships and becoming the preferred supplier, particularly during tough conditions.

To watch our webinar with Penny head to: Productivity & Profitability series | Meat & Livestock Australia (mla.com.au)

To find out more about BredWell FedWell head to: BredWell FedWell | Meat & Livestock Australia (mla.com.au)

This episode is brought to you by Agrista in partnership with Meat and Livestock Australia. 

Welcome to episode 1 of the MLA Productivity and Profitability media series. This episode features Phil Graham, of Graham Advisory, who presents a current seasonal update and implications of this for producers.

Your host, Tanisha Shields and Phil discuss how to assess your exposure to a dry spring, taking into account the impact across southern Australia.  Phil shares information about a range of tools and resources that are available to help producers assess current soil moisture.

Phil talks about how producers can make the most of a below average spring through better pasture quality.

To find out more about Farming Forecaster head to: Home page - PastureForecasting (farmingforecaster.com.au)
The Bureau of Meterology soil moisture outlook can be found at Australian Water Outlook (bom.gov.au)
Access StockPlan here: 35StockPlan®: a decision aid for management of livestock during drought and other times (nsw.gov.au)

This episode is brought to you by Agrista in partnership with Meat and Livestock Australia.