Bred for resilience
EVENT DESCRIPTION
1 to 5 pm
Building a resilient livestock business goes beyond managing seasonal conditions – it starts with the genetics you select.
Join Mark Ferguson of NextGen Agri for a practical, producer-focused event exploring how breeding decisions can improve the adaptability, efficiency and long-term performance of both sheep and cattle enterprises. With increasing seasonal variability and input pressures, selecting the right genetics is a powerful tool to strengthen business resilience.
Topics will include:
- the role of fat cover in supporting performance and flexibility through challenging conditions
- sire selection strategies to improve robustness, fertility and adaptability
- how genetic selection tools can support better decision-making and risk management
- practical ways to align your breeding program with whole-of-business goals.
This session will provide clear, practical insights to help you build livestock systems that are better equipped to handle variability – and set your business up for long-term success.
About Mark Ferguson
This event is part of the Producer Demonstration Site (PDS) project ‘Livestock Health and Wealth: Interpreting carcase feedback for profitable production’. The PDS is funded by Meat & Livestock Australia and a group of local producers.
This event is being delivered by Coleraine Livestock Consulting on behalf of Agriculture Victoria as part of the Victorian Government's statewide Drought Support Package.