The Mackinnon Project offers a whole farm consultancy service to livestock producers throughout southern Australia. This recognises that the financial sustainability of the farm is paramount. We are also aware that changes to one area of management can have an (often unforseen) impact on other aspects of farm management

We start by examining the financial situation of a farm, benchmarking this relative to similar operations. From this we can then develop a comprehensive plan for increasing the profitability of a sheep or beef enterprise.

Areas covered include:

• Farm financial analysis and benchmarking
• Matching pasture availability with feed demand
• Farm management calendar
• Identifying the most profitable sheep and cattle
• Effective and profitable animal health programs
• Profitable wool marketing programs
• Labour efficiency