Making More from Sheep is a partnership between MLA and AWI. It provides Australian lamb and wool producers with best-practice information, tools and training to help them build profitable and sustainable sheep enterprises.

Online resource

The Making More from Sheep website is a dedicated online resource providing access to an online manual, latest resources and tools, email updates, news and events, producer case studies and program coordinators.

Producer events

A range of events, workshops, seminars, webinars and forums help producers apply the practices and principles outlined in the MMfS manual.

Step-by-step guide

The 12-module online manual is based on the experiences of nearly 250 sheep producers and technical specialists:

• Module 1 - Plan for Success
  Helps producers set clear business objectives and strategic direction. 
• Module 2 - Market Focused Wool Production
  Provides a background to wool enterprise planning and is designed to assist with on-farm decision making. 
• Module 3 - Market Focused Lamb and Sheepmeat Production
  Assists producers to deliver quality-assured lamb and sheepmeat to target market specifications.
• Module 4 - Capable and Confident Producers
  Offers practical ways to boost capacity, capability and confidence through effective communication, long-term planning and, ultimately, business performance. 
• Module 5 - Protect Your Farm's Natural Assets
  Details procedures to help producers build capital value and profitability, while keeping natural assets functioning effectively now and into the future. 
• Module 6 - Healthy Soils
  Outlines practices to determine soil health and to improve soil health to maximise pasture growth.
• Module 7 - Grow More Pasture
  Outlines procedures to help producers grow more pasture on their property. 
• Module 8 - Turn Pasture into Profit
  Outlines ways to achieve alignment between animal demand and pasture supply to maximise animal production without jeopardising the feedbase or natural resources. 
• Module 9 - Gain from Genetics
  Assists the commercial flock owner to capture the benefits of improved genetics. 
• Module 10 - Wean More Lambs
  Provides a management framework and guidelines to improve flock reproduction rates and lamb survival to weaning. 
• Module 11 - Healthy and Contented Sheep
  Demonstrates cost-effective parasite and disease-management strategies.
• Module 12 - Efficient Pastoral Production
  Assists pastoral sheep producers increase enterprise productivity, profitability and personal satisfaction of operating a successful pastoral business

Assists pastoral sheep producers increase enterprise productivity, profitability and personal satisfaction of operating a successful pastoral business

You can access MLA's "Making more from sheep" modules on this website:

https://www.mla.com.au/extension-training-and-tools/making-more-from-sheep/