IN BRIEF Spring MLA on tips and the go tools Have you caught up on the Red Meat latest MLA podcasts?MLA’s new Feedback podcast Producers now have a suite of 2020 features interviews with producers, resources at their fingertips to policy makers, celebrity chefs, support seasonal on‑farm decisionmaking with the launch of a Spring cancelled scientists and everyone in between. Hub on MLA’s website. Listen to the most recent episode, MLA’s annual Red Meat event to hear interviews with: MLA has compiled seasonal tips will not take place this year and tools – such as calculators, fact due to the ongoing COVID‑19 • Victorian sheep producer Ricky sheets and links to publications – in situation. The event was Luhrs who shares how he’s used the one location, covering key spring scheduled to be held in genetic selection to improve the management practices specific to productivity of his Merinos. Toowoomba in November. production type and region including • Queensland beef producer Greg northern cattle, southern cattle, MLA’s 2020 Annual General Lawrence on how he’s tackling sheep and goats. Meeting (AGM) – an important pasture dieback (page 20). component of the Red Meat • Olympic athlete Lewis Holland on Looking ahead, MLA is also event schedule – will still take how he’s teamed up with MLA to developing a Summer Hub place on 19 November. inspire school kids to greatness. of seasonally‑relevant resources. ■ ■ Details are still be finalised for MLA’s other podcast, On the Visit MLA’s Spring Hub: how the AGM will be delivered, ground, covers the latest from mla.com.au/spring‑hub most likely online. ■ international markets. ■ For more information visit Subscribe wherever you get mla.com.au or subscribe to your podcasts or visit: MLA’s weekly e‑newsletter, mla.com.au/feedback‑podcast Friday Feedback, at and mla.com.au/on‑the‑ground Free mla.com.au/enews producer resources Cattle market update Did you know MLA has developed a The Australian cattle market finds itself in an unprecedented range of free resources for producers? position, with many diverging factors impacting the industry As part of its commitment to adoption in addition to COVID‑19, according to MLA’s most recent cattle and extension across the red meat sector, industry projections. MLA recently launched a webpage of On the back of an excellent autumn break for many southern cattle extension materials and tools which have regions and producers’ desire to rebuild their herds, renewed optimism Creative Commons licences. The Creative swept the domestic cattle market. However, as COVID‑19 outbreaks Commons licensing system provides continue to disrupt the local and global marketplace, globally recognised licences which allow uncertainty remains. users to print, use, share and build upon copyrighted material such as manuals, fact Some of the main projections are: sheets, online tools and videos. • Adult cattle slaughter and beef production These materials, such as More Beef from are set to fall, but carcase weights are Pastures and Give Goats a Go manuals forecast to rise. and videos and MLA’s Feed Demand • A herd rebuild has been delayed but is still on the Calculator, can be integrated into learning horizon, fuelled by improved seasonal conditions. modules or coursework, used as part • Forecast Australian beef exports have been of advisory materials or embedded into revised higher since the April update. ■ websites free of charge. ■ Read the full Australian cattle industry To access MLA’s Creative Commons projections – July update at webpage visit mla.com.au/CC mla.com.au/ or for more information cattleprojections email CC@mla.com.au 4