The Mackinnon Project has a strong background in farmer training.

Some of the programs that we often run include:

• Sheep breeding for profit
• Weaner management
• Grazing management
• In shed testing for profit
• Wool price risk management

We also frequently organise seminars on important & topical issues associated with both sheep and beef production.

Recent Workshops

These have included:

• Wool harvesting and drought recovery
• Drought planning
• Mulesing & fly control
• Planning for the next drought - learning from the last dry
• Live Export sheep industry
  • For a summary of this seminar click here
• Fitting sheep meat into a wool enterprise
• In shed testing and research roundup
• Managing staple strength
• The relative merits of set-stocking and rotational grazing for woolgrowers - November 1999