Productivity and Profitability Media Series

Oct 20 2024 16 ep. 37 mins 3

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The Productivity & Profitability series presents new and topical information to help southern producers increase the success of their businesses.

Beef, sheep and goat producers can listen to a diverse range of expert speakers present webinars and podcasts to aid on-farm decision making. Plus, producers will find relevant resources and MLA programs to continue their learning journey.

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Deb Scammell - Mineral Supplementation in Beef and Sheep

Oct 20 2024 20 mins

Welcome to episode 16 of the MLA Productivity and Profitability media series. This episode features Deb Scammell from Talking Livestock. Deb dives into the key questions around mineral supplementation for beef and sheep. Your host, Ellie Hays and Deb discuss the importance of mineral supplementation, when they need supplements and which essential minerals to focus on. Find out how

Mark Ferguson - Cattle complexity and change

Sep 19 2024 36 mins

Welcome to episode 15 of the MLA Productivity and Profitability media series. This episode features Matt Ferguson from NeXtgen Agri. Mark talks about the importance of embracing change to continue to be successful in agriculture.Your host, Tanisha Shields and Mark discuss exciting technologies including genomics, robotics, artificial intelligence, augmented reality and big data. Th

Elke Hocking - Hot tips for top heifers

Sep 04 2024 38 mins

Welcome to episode 14 of the MLA Productivity and Profitability media series. This episode features Elke Hocking from Elke Hocking Consulting. Elke talks about the importance of measuring and monitoring to manage for reproductive success in heifers. Your host, Tanisha Shields and Elke discuss that by proactively managing weaner heifers to achieve critical mating weight targets and

Callen Thompson - Growing beef from dairy

Jul 28 2024 41 mins

Welcome to episode 13 of the MLA Productivity and Profitability media series. This episode features Callen Thompson from AgSTAR Projects. Callen talks about growing beef from dairy, the benefits, barriers and next steps for the industry. Your host, Tanisha Shields and Callen discuss the importance of relationships and understanding what the end user of your product wants. Callen hi

Sally Martin - eID does it add value?

Jul 08 2024 42 mins

Welcome to episode 12 of the MLA Productivity and Profitability media series. This episode features Sally Martin from SheepMetriX. Sally talks about how electronic identification can be used in your business to add value. Your host, Tanisha Shields and Sally discuss the importance of being clear on what you want to achieve when collecting data. Sally highlights that there are multi

SPECIAL EDITION - Managing the late break in 2024

Jul 01 2024 53 mins

Welcome to episode 11 of the MLA Productivity and Profitability media series. This special edition episode features Dr Shane Thompson from Holbrook Vet Clinic, Ed Rigall from AgPro Management and Felicity Turner from Turner Agriservices. In this episode we discuss the business, pasture and livestock management considerations when managing a late seasonal break or failed autumn peri

Anne Collins - Maximising Dorper Reproductive Performance in Challenging Environments

May 20 2024 37 mins

Welcome to episode 10 of the MLA Productivity and Profitability media series. This episode features Anne Collins of AC Ag Consulting. Anne talks about how to maximise dorper reproductive performance, particularly in challenging environments. Your host, Tanisha Shields and Anne discuss how to utilise condition scoring as a management tool to inform decision making, the importance of

Dr Jason Condon - How can producers make liming decisions on their properties for maximum returns?

Apr 17 2024 46 mins

Welcome to episode 9 of the MLA Productivity and Profitability media series. This episode features Dr Jason Condon from Charles Sturt University. Jason talks about how implementing improved soil sampling intervals will enable better decisions about liming.Your host, Tanisha Shields and Jason discuss the movement and effect of liming to address lower soil acidity layers. We also dis

Shawn McGrath - Do dual-purpose crops add value?

Mar 26 2024 27 mins

Welcome to episode 8 of the MLA Productivity and Profitability media series. This episode features Shawn McGrath from Charles Sturt University. Shawn talks about the role of dual-purpose crops in livestock production businesses. Your host, Tanisha Shields and Shawn discuss the benefits of dual-purpose crops, when to sow a dual-purpose crops and how to manage grazing with different

Cam Nicolson - The "so-what" of carbon in agriculture

Feb 22 2024 42 mins

Welcome to episode 7 of the MLA Productivity and Profitability media series. This episode features Cam Nicolson from Nicon Rural. Cam talks the carbon space which is rapidly evolving, we should expect the ‘rules’ and assumptions to change in the future.Your host, Tanisha Shields and Cam discuss why you should care about carbon, where it all began and how to get an understanding