2022-23 Producer Demonstration Site Project Call
Applications close: 13th May 2022.

Producer groups wishing to engage in a Levy PDS project can apply for up to $25,000 per year, for the length of the project.

This initiative is offered by Meat & Livestock Australia, supporting livestock producer groups to essentially run on-farm trials.

These trials can go for between 3 – 6 years, with annual funding ranging from $25K to * $50K, depending on set-up of the trial. * Check conditions for more information

If SNEL sub-groups have producers groups that may be interested, please apply directly to MLA Producer Demonstration Sites PDS Open Call.

If you need some assistance, send an initial enquiry to us at mail@snelandcare.org.au. We will put you in touch with Landcare Australia's new Landcare Farming Systems Program Manager, who will be able to assist further. 

Information about the Program

MLA’s Producer Demonstration Sites (PDS) program aims to increase the rate of adoption of key management practices and technologies that improve business profitability, productivity and sustainability. This is achieved through supporting livestock producers working in peer-to-peer groups to pursue new skills, knowledge and management practices applicable to their own commercial livestock production systems.

The program is intended to support producer groups who have identified a new practice identified to improve business performance. MLA offers funding to support the demonstration and extension of knowledge and skills related to the new practice to the core producer group and more widely amongst the groups networks, resulting in widespread adoption of practices shown to improve business performance. A key part of the program is measuring producers knowledge and skills at the outset of the project, and again at the completion to understand how successful the project has been, and how keenly they are adopting the practice.