Program

How can the industry create as much value as possible from the Australian paddock to the global plate?

Lightning presentation

Chloe Bunter – Sheep Genetics Development Officer 

Join a live demonstration to find out about how livestock producers can leverage genetics to improve productivity and profitability along the supply chain.

This demo will showcase and explain a range of sheep genetics tools available including Australian Sheep Breeding Values (ASBV's), recently released Indexes, flock profile tools and emerging genomic products. There will be a genetics tool suitable for everyone. 

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John McGuren – Project Manager, Digital Agriculture 
Kenny Sabir – VP Research and Development, Agriwebb 

The digital revolution is happening at an ever-increasing pace, and we are seeing a plethora of new technologies coming our way. Find out how MLA, is working to bring forward technologies that are practical for industry, easily accessible and make economic sense for producers to adopt. 

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Stephen Bignell – Manager - Market Information 
Andrew McCallum – Global Manager - Trade and Market Access 
Catherine Golding – National Business Development Manager 
Michael Lee – Group Manager - Science and Innovation 

Find out what's happening with supply forecasts for cattle and sheep, market access status in key markets, and what's being done to build demand for beef and lamb in both in Australia and export markets.

But there's more than just fresh meat, with opportunities in the development of innovative value-added products creating and capturing more value from livestock products. 

Lightning presentation

Chris Wyhoon – Campfire Agri 

With so much talk about carbon, it's important to gain an understanding of the opportunities for emissions reduction and carbon storage activities in a grazing livestock business.

This mini session will provide a brief introduction to the Carbon EDGE workshop - a two-day workshop to build your own action plan. 

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Demi Lollback – Project Manager – Adoption  
Peter Dundon – Manager Livestock Exports 

LPA underpins our market access and provides evidence of production history when transferring livestock through the supply chain. Learn about the recent changes, the assessment process, voluntary modules of the LPA, and understand the importance of preparing your livestock for safe, legal and humane transport within Australia. 

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Claire Payne – Department of Primary Industries & Regional Development 
Dale Harris – Redbank Grazing 

By utilising carcase feedback to inform on-farm management decisions, producers can improve carcase compliance rates and better meet market specifications. This session will provide an overview and examples of how this information can be accesses and utilised to create value for producers. 

Lightning presentation

Sam Burke - Product & Business Development Manager and Corporate Chef 
Raf Raminez – Meat Specialist 
David Packer - Program Manager - Meat Standards Australia 

Hear from our MLA Corporate Chef and MSA Meat Specialist about menu trends and opportunities to capture further value across the whole carcase. Hear also about how the introduction of MSA Sheepmeat Cuts-based model can enable significant value capture for the sheep meat supply chain through product segregation based on eating quality and providing consistent product to consumers.