MeatUp Forum - Tailem Bend, SA
2021-08-19
MeatUp Forums give you the latest in red meat R&D. They are one day events held throughout southern Australia, developed by Regional Producer Working Groups in collaboration with MeatUp Coordinators and MLA. Forums are designed by producers for producers.
The program is purposely designed for red meat producers in each region, covering a range of topics and ideas.
The forum is being coordinated by Pinion Advisory, for more information call Pinion Advisory on 1300 746 466.

More Information and Register here

SALRC Council Meeting
2021-09-15 10:00 - 16:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Zoom
SALRC’s Council meeting will take place via Zoom on Wednesday 15th September 2021 from 10:00am – 4:00pm (AEST).

SALRC Awards Presentation
2021-09-15 17:30 - 18:30 | Zoom
SALRC 2021 awards for excellence in southern Australian livestock industries to be announced on Wednesday 15 September 2021 at 5.30pm.
Register your attendance by Tuesday 14th September 2021.

Livestock 2022
2022-09-06 11:00 - 2022-09-07 14:30 | Best Western Airport Motel & Convention Centre, 33 Ardlie Street, Attwood, Victoria, 3049, Australia
Livestock 2022 (L2022) offers a unique opportunity to join a selected group of producers, researchers and extension professionals for a two day workshop designed to identify future trends impacting on broadacre livestock production in Southern Australia. Attendance is limited to 80 participants.
Using a series of scenarios which will be presented and challenged by subject experts, participants will workshop ideas and concepts relating to a best practice livestock production business of 2035 or thereabouts. The workshops will be highly interactive using small groups each made up of a mixture of researchers, extension providers and producers. The producers will include the SALRC Regional Chairs and members of the Regional Committees. These producers are at the forefront of broadacre livestock production in Southern Australia.
The objective of L2022 is to bring producers, researchers and extension professionals together to consider what a red meat livestock farm will be like in 20 plus years and the research activity which will be needed to allow them to reach their potential. To assist attendees in moving from here and now to blue sky thinking, SALRC has engaged Paul Higgins (Futurist) who will develop scenarios for possible futures around four broad topics. Key speakers will challenge / support / add to the scenarios. These four broad topics include – Information Technology, Bio-technology, Social Values and Ethics, and Competing Products.
A copy of the Program is available for download – Livestock 2022 Program
Registrations via Eventbrite

SALRC Autumn Council Meeting - 5-6 March 2024
2024-03-05 12:00 - 2024-03-06 13:00 | Best Western Airport Motel & Convention Centre, 33 Ardlie Street, Attwood, Victoria, 3049, Australia
The bi-annual SALRC Council Meeting will take place in Melbourne on 5-6 March 2024. The Regional Chairs from SALRC’s seven regional committees will be presenting the priorities from their regions and the Council will be hearing from MLA, Researchers and Producers on advancements in the livestock genetics space.

Livestock 2024 Conference
2024-08-21 09:00 - 2024-08-22 13:00 | Atura, Albury, 648/648 Dean Street, Albury, New South Wales, 2640, Australia
SALRC is excited to host the Livestock 2024 Conference in Albury on 21-22 August 2024.
For more information about the Conference, and to register you interest to attend, please click here.

Bouncing Back from Dry Times - Western Victoria
2025-10-01 08:30 - 15:00
Join us for the “Bouncing Back from Dry Times” farming conference on October 1, 2025, at the Hamilton Victoria Showgrounds from 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM. This event is designed to equip farmers with practical strategies to boost productivity and profitability post-drought.
Hear from industry experts, including Lisa Miller from SFS, who will share insights on improving pasture production after drought. Angus Brown from Mecardo will discuss livestock market trends, helping you navigate market opportunities. Sandy McEachren will cover farm business benchmarking, highlighting key financial metrics for success. Nigel Kerin will inspire with creative approaches to rebuilding and thriving after dry times.
This conference offers actionable tools and knowledge to strengthen your farm’s resilience and growth. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from leading voices in agriculture, network with fellow farmers, and discover innovative solutions to ensure your farm bounces back stronger. Secure your spot for this transformative event and take the first step toward a more productive and profitable future!
Download a copy of the flyer or program here.
Click here to register for the event.

An agricultural scientists view on climate change
2025-11-10 19:30 - 20:30 | Zoom
Webinar Description: Peter will share his experiences of two decades of talking with farmers about climate change and provide an update of developments relevant to the southern red meat industry from three recently released reports: the National Climate Change Risk Assessment, the National Adaptation Plan and the Agriculture and Land Use sector plan.
Registration: Click here to register for the webinar.

Webinar Presenter: Peter Hayman leads SARDI Climate Applications which links the advances in climate science to primary industries in southern Australia. He started his career as an agricultural extension officer and moved into applied research. He has worked to maintain a two-way communication between farmers and science. He was a contributing author to the IPCC Australasian chapter in the sixth assessment report. He is on the national team of the GRDC RiskWi$e project. He is an affiliate Associate Professor at the University of Adelaide and the Deputy Director of the SA Drought Hub.

SALRC producer dinner and research priorities forum - Tasmania
2026-02-03 17:30 - 20:30 | Blenheim Inn Hotel, 16 Marlborough Street, Longford Tas, 16 Marlborough Street, Longford, Tasmania, Australia
The South-east Victorian and Tasmanian SALRC Regional Committee will be hosting a producer dinner and research priorities forum in Longford, Tasmanian on Tuesday 3rd February 2026 from 5:30pm. The forum will focus on RDE&A investment priorities, innovation and the opportunity for local producers to provide suggestions to inform future research priorities. Highlights include:

Dinner and networking with fellow producers
Updates on MLA Southern Beef projects, virtual fencing, animal health projects, sustainability and emerging opportunities
Producer feedback session: SALRC producer representatives will collect your views on research and development priorities to help drive red meat productivity on your farm and across Tasmania. Your feedback will directly inform future R&D investment decisions, helping ensure your levy dollars return to projects that matter locally.

You can register for the event by clicking here.
SALRC has also been working closely with the team at the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture and Pinion Advisory in arranging two other events for Tuesday 3 February:
Pasture 365 Farm Walk
Join Tasmanian Pasture 365 lead Rowan Smith for an introduction to the project and a walkover the mixed pasture plots that were sown in October 2025. The project is examining whether some pasture species mixes can be more resilient to extended and more regular periods of dry times. Rowan will discuss key observations including differences in species establishment, weed competition and summer growth.

Date: Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm
Location: Hagley School Farm (Church Lane, Hagley – Tas)
For more information, download the Pasture 365 Farm Walk Flyer.

Field day: Improving lamb survival on leguminous pasture
Join Pinion Advisory for a field day focused on the ‘Improving lamb survival on leguminous pastures’ Producer Demonstration Site, a 4-year project driven by the Longford Red Meat Group in Tasmania. This project is demonstrating four different feedbase and grazing management strategies and the link to lamb red gut cases. Over four years the project looks to identify strategies for reducing red gut cases, minimising lamb mortalities, and improving productivity. Attendees will hear from host farmers Sam Lyne (Riccarton, Campbell Town) and Andrew Archer (Chester, Westwood) on experiences and observations from the project to date, receive an update on project preliminary findings and hear from Dr Bruce Jackson (veterinarian consultant) on insights into key lamb diseases and illnesses of relevance to local producers including red gut, toxoplasmosis and more.

Date: Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Location: “Chester”, Westwood
For more information, download the PDS Field Day Flyer.

SALRC Connect: PTN’s New GxE Tool: Supporting Smarter Pasture Decisions
2026-06-16 12:30 - 13:45 | Zoom
SALRC Connect Webinar Series
From research to paddock – practical, science-based answers for your farm.
PTN’s New GxE Tool: Supporting Smarter Pasture DecisionsJoin SALRC Connect for an informative webinar exploring the Pasture Trials Network’s (PTN) new Genotype x Environment (GxE) Tool and how it can support more informed pasture sowing and feedbase decisions across southern Australia.This webinar will bring together researchers, industry and producers to discuss how PTN data is being combined and analysed to improve the relevance and accuracy of pasture performance information across different environments and seasonal conditions.Hear from Tony Butler (Executive Officer, PTN), Allan Peake (Program Manager – Sustainable Feedbase Resources, MLA), David Baird (Statistical Consultant and Genstat Developer, VSN (NZ) Limited) and Jen Smith (South-east Victorian and Tasmanian SALRC Regional Chair) as they explore the development of the PTN GxE Tool and its practical application for pasture decision-making across southern Australia.

Register Here

Livestock 2026
2026-10-21 - 2026-10-22 | The Range Function Centre, 308 Copland Street, Wagga Wagga, NSW, 2650, Australia
Join with SALRC’s producer and investor member network as we explore the potential of artificial intelligence and agtech to transform livestock production, feedbase, animal health and welfare as well as the how we manage the business side of our enterprises.
SALRC’s Livestock 2026 conference will help southern livestock production enterprises turn data into dollars.
Click here to register for the conference. A copy of the Conference Program is also available for download.
