On farm research, development and adoption at MLA to 2020 On farm - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Nick Sangster

Program Manager Grassfed Productivity

On farm research, development and adoption at MLA to 2020

On farm research, development and adoption at MLA to 2020

Australia vs global cattle prices

National cattle herd

Source: ABS, MLA estimates

Australian live cattle exports Source: ABS, MLA estimates

1 million head

Beef export markets - 2015

North America $3.44bn 459,218 EU/Russia $299m 24,593 China $1.0bn 148,222 Korea $1.2bn 166,588 Indonesia $241m 39,134 SE Asia $370m 57,136 MENA $437m 54,838 Global $9.4bn 1.29m

Amounts shown in $A (estimated based on 11 months data). Weight in shipped tonnes (full year data).

Japan $1.86bn 285,224

Australia vs global cattle prices

Topics

• MLA focus and MISP 2020
• Funding streams
• Annual call process and consultation
• Research profile on farm
• Adoption
• Future beef farms
• Discussion, questions

About MLA

• Meat and Livestock Australia Ltd (MLA)

strives to be the recognised leader in delivering world class research, development and marketing

• utcomes that benefit Australian cattle,

sheep and goat producers.

• Working in collaboration with the

Australian Government and wider red meat industry, MLA's mission is to deliver value to levy payers by investing in initiatives that contribute to producer profitability, sustainability and global competitiveness.

• MLA is a producer owned, not-for-

profit organisation and not an industry representative body.

Industry structure

Value to levy payers – R&D

• 2020 Plan

• 1. Consumer and Community Support

1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Continuous improvement

• f animal

welfare Minimising risk and impact of emergency disease Minimising the impact

• f endemic

disease Minimising industry impact on the environment Sustainable management

• f the

natural resource base Adapting to climate variability

• 4. Productivity and Profitability

4.1 Decision support to improve farming businesses 4.1.1 Novel and cost-effective solutions identified to significantly raise and measure (a) business skills and (b) capacity to innovate by 2020 4.1.2 Significant increase in (a) business skills and (b) capacity to profitably apply R&D to farming operations by 2030 4.2 Increasing livestock productivity through new research 4.2.1 Minimum, whole-of-sector increases in productivity growth above baseline levels: Northern beef production sector: 0.5% by 2020 and 2.5% by 2030 4.2.2 Minimum, whole-of-sector increases in productivity growth above baseline levels: Southern beef production sector: 1.75% by 2020 and 7% by 2030 4.2.3 Minimum, whole-of-sector increases in productivity growth above baseline levels: Sheepmeat production sector: 1.5% by 2020 and 5% by 2030 4.2.4 Minimum, whole-of-sector increases in productivity growth above baseline levels: Feedlot production sector: 1% by 2020 and 2% by 2030 4.2.5 Minimum, whole-of-sector increases in productivity growth above baseline levels: Goat production sector: 0.5% by 2020 and 2.5% by 2030

• Funding landscape
• Levies (declining in

real terms)

• MLA Donor

Company

• Rural R&D for

Profit

• CRCs
• Leverage
• pportunities
• Annual call
• Strategic partnerships

Genetics Welfare

Cattle levy allocation

GRASSFED GRAINFED

Grassfed cattle investment 2014-15

Levies + Govt AMPC MDC Contributions

55 14 60 ~40

2017 ($M) projected

• Producer Consultation Strategy

2017/18 MLA annual project call Preliminary proposals Mid Jan – mid Feb 2016 Producer Panel review Early Mar 2016 2017/18 MLA annual project call Invite full proposals Mid-Mar – mid-Apr 2016 Expert Panel Early May 2016 Producer Panel review Late May 2016 Red Meat Panel Mid Jun 2016 2017/18 NABRC, SAMRC and WALRC RD&A priorities Early Sep 2015 Red Meat Panel Mid Dec 2015 MLA implementation Aug 2016

Annual call cycle for levy- funded research

185 169 34 99

21 18 19

Priorities (Beef examples)

Feedbase, pasture growth, legumes, adoption S1, W1, N3, N8 Business Management, decision support N1, W2, N4, S4, S8, W10 Disease control and biosecurity N2, S5, N6, W7 Animal Welfare, eg mortality, pain relief, community engagement S5, W7, N6, N7 Skill development S8, N10 Supply chain enhancements S3, W6 Livestock productivity N5 (genetics), N9, N11, N12 Labour costs W4, S6

The door is open for Regional C’ttees!

• Get informed
• Align with MISP 2020 impacts
• Invite speakers, ask advice, come to forums
• Embrace electronic communication
• Promote priorities with your Chair
• Identify goals and provide arguments
• The region’s priorities need to be championed

• Research and Development
• Feedbase
• Methane mitigation
• Productivity
• Health and Welfare
• Climate prediction and spatial analysis

• Fast tracking biological control - $2.8m national project (Federal

government + MLA + regional partner cash) – leverage of MLA’s $400k investment

• Blackberry; Gorse; Silverleaf nightshade; Cactus; Parkinsonia,

Parthenium

• Improving BMP strategies (Silverleaf nightshade) via the Graham Centre
• Low cost weed strategies (for herbicide

resistance - with GRDC & CSU/ NSW DPI)

• weed suppressive crops / pastures /silage

Wee eed d man manage gemen ment

Source Hanwen Wu NSW DPI

RABBITS

• ‘RHD Boost’ – finding & release of a new calicivirus
• “RHD Accelerator” – culturing virulent RHD viruses

WILD DOGS– tactical and strategic approach

• A new toxin – seeking registration
• Limiting the wild dog source – impacts

PIGS – Sodium Nitrite toxin – APVMA submission 2016 AGILE Wallaby – devising a management program in the NT Practices and institutional arrangements for effective control

Pes est t an animals imals

30 groups across Australia who are:

• Innovative, information seeking producers - participating in research
• Testing - if and how new research fits within farm systems
• Working with MLA to speed up the development and adoption of research
• Adding value to the existing research (labour efficiency, workload….)
• Inform future research

Participatory R&D projects

What participatory producer groups are doing

Virtual group

• all Victoria

In collaboration with Murdoch Uni, DAFWA & CSU, NSW DPI

• Evaluating new legumes:
• Establishment / sowing –

using hardseeds to advantage; delaying germination

• Grazing & animal production
• Serradella / Biserrula / clovers

Ann Annua ual l le legu gumes mes

Mitigation opportunities = production efficiencies

33

5 10 15 20

30 51 72

Methane (g/kg DM intake)

Time (days)

Control

Asparagopsis algae fed to sheep

Improving market compliance for pasture-fed beef (Rural R&D4P)

• BeefSpecs optimisation

tool

• Aim: objective measure of

live animal to predict growth path and carcase including MSA

• Complemented with 3D

imaging and adaptation for Northern herds

• Future drafting tool

MSA & revised long distance transport

MLA co-funds long-term prediction models for livestock industries, updated monthly. Expect to deliver a 15% improvement on seasonal forecasting accuracy with a 20 fold increased spatial resolution. Producers can now use this information to help make longer- term decisions and the accuracy of the information is improving. http://www.bom.gov. au/climate/outlooks

NRM Spatial Hub

500000 1000000 1500000 2000000 2500000 3000000 3500000

National MSA beef grading numbers

33c/kg 29c 28c 19c

• MSA Beef Compliance at 93% across 3.2m cattle
• Farm gate returns of $260m last year

Within the last 4 years + 50% increase in numbers + 58% increase in premiums = Double the value to producers

Adoption

• Challenges
• Steps
• Farms of 2030

Challenges with adoption

• Low perceptions of need for change
• Lack of awareness
• Lack of time to properly evaluate
• Poor perceptions about cost/benefit
• User pays model is inevitable
• Lack of real-world peer examples
• Lack of infrastructure/finance/labour

Time from idea to research outcome to adoption!

Adoption steps

Awareness FEEDER *EDGE

PGS

Practice change

BeefUps www.MLA FeedBack RBRCs Forums Work shops Apps/ on line Webinars

Theory Practice

Business* Nutrition* Breeding* Whole farm management

Farm innovation network

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• Satellite maps linked to animal remote sensing

virtual fencing and weather forecasts

• Objective measures available for optimising

market specifications, backgrounding

• Value-based pricing built into data systems
• Tropical legumes impacting 40% of properties
• Compliance of welfare standards (lower

mortality, polled stock, chemical spaying)

• Genomic trait data provided at bull purchase
• Freedom from exotic disease maintained

FarmS of 2030

MLA – to 2020 and beyond

• In response to feedback, MLA ensures producers at a regional

level have direct input into setting R&D priorities

• MLA is focussed on:

– delivering value to all levy payers – ensuring effective communications via a range of channels on

levy investment and return on investment

• MLA is a service provider to the red meat and livestock industry

and understands the needs of producers.

• MLA aims to be the go-to organisation for consumer insights,

market information, R&D reporting, driving demand for red meat and thought leadership including an industry digital strategy

Discussion and questions