CONTENTS COVER STORY 27 Journey towards greater control IN BRIEF 2A note from the MD 4 MLA news 5Webinars to watch in winter 5Working towards trade certainty 6 MLA’s Strategic Plan 2025: Delivering tangible value for producers 8 The future is in good hands 10 Rounding up the latest research 6 9 10 Reproduction in R&D spotlight ON FARM NATIONAL 12Spring into action 16Why carbon neutrality matters 18Riding the highs and lows of climate forecasting 20Meeting extremes head-on 21Five things to know about the new NVDs 34 Big improvements come in small packages 34The life of a dung beetle trapper NORTHERN CATTLE 2927 Journey towards greater controlOver the fence – Jane Sale 20 32Unlocking leucaena’s potential 33Leucaena for the long-run SOUTHERN CATTLE 30 Beef powerhouse from the ground up 36Beetles with benefits SHEEP 22 Control lice with surveillance and ‘social distancing’ 23Team effort to stop lice in their tracks 24How well do you know your paddocks? 26Getting to the root of the problem 28Over the fence – Andrew Mitchell SUPPLY CHAIN 30 36 37 Red meat joins the war on waste 38 A new way of packaging red meat 40 Prime time for paddock-to-plate business IN MARKET 42 Keeping Aussie red meat on plates around the globe during COVID-19 46 Hungry for innovation 47 Recipe: Luck of the Irish 40 47 3