MLA Producer Demo Sites

Growers in the Eastern Wheatbelt region arguably deal with some of the toughest agricultural conditions in the State. Variability in rainfall, seasons and environmental and soil constraints all play a role in the ability of growers to remain sustainable.

The traditional Summer/Autumn nutritional feed gap for livestock results in low stocking rates, leading to sub optimal production most years. This project aims to improve profitability, increase the ease of livestock management and reduce overall risk to sheep producers.  

Supplementary feed is one of the major production costs, however, adoption of legume and perennial pastures as forage crops is varied due to lack of confidence.  Through this project growers can learn from each other to potentially improve sheep production, reduce costs, improve Nitrogen reserves for cropping and gain a large environmental benefit.

Additional Resources

[MADFIG Podcast] Lessons learnt – Opportunities from the MADFIG PDS 2024

[Website] MLA Project: Legume and Shrub Grazing Systems Adoption Trial

[Website] Producer Demonstration Sites search tool

[Aligned Project] This project aligns with the Feed365 project