Precision Sheep Management (PSM) Producer Host Site EOI

  • Precision Sheep Management (PSM) Producer Host Site EOI

    Seeking commercial sheep farms to host participatory R&D and demonstration sites

  • The Opportunity 

    Precision Sheep Management (PSM) is a data-driven approach to sheep production that optimises individual animal performance through systematic monitoring and targeted interventions. It involves collecting, analysing, and applying meaningful data to make evidence-based decisions.

    A new MLA/AWI initiative (MLA Project L.LSM.0038) aims to help sheep producers benefit from PSM by.

    • Generating new PSM knowledge through on-farm research and development sites.
    • Showing how PSM can deliver timely and actionable feedback on management decisions via on-farm demonstration sites.
    • Developing business cases detailing the economic benefits of PSM interventions.
    • Delivering in-person workshops and online webinars focussed on implementing PSM in different sheep enterprises.
    • Providing an interactive online platform (Precision Sheep HQ) for producers to ask questions, learn about PSM and share their experiences.

    During 2026, we will establish on-farm demonstration sites and on-farm research sites (the ‘PSM producer sites’). We invite you to apply to host a PSM producer site and select which PSM intervention(s) match your interests and the priorities of your sheep enterprise. Please see the PSM Producer Site Information PDF for more details.

    Please complete the form below to express your interest in participating in the project as a PSM producer site host.

    Who to contact for more information

    Project Lead

    Assoc Prof Forbes Brien

    E: forbes.brien@adelaide.edu.au

    M: 0427 004 066

     

  • 1. Producer Site Host Information

  • Format: 0000-000-000.

  • 2. Enterprise Overview

  • Estimated flock size (number of breeders)*
  • Lambing time (if you have more than one lambing period, please pick main lambing time)*
  • Joining time(s)*
  • Length of joining time (i.e. how long are your rams with ewes for mating)*
  • Do you currently run a self-replacing flock?*
  • What is the main breed of your flock?*

  • 3. Interest in the Program

  • Please select the PSM and data-informed strategies you feel are relevant to what you want to improve in your sheep enterprise, or of genuine interest to you. You may select more than one:*
  • Are you open to collecting simple flock and pasture data (with support from the PSM project team)*
  • How long can you commit to hosting a PSM producer site?*

  • 4. Management Strategies and Technology

  • What PSM strategies are you utilising in your sheep enterprise? (please tick all that apply)*
  • If measuring and managing individual sheep, what is this based on:

  • 5. Additional information

  • 5. Declaration

  • Please click here to read the PSM producer host site information pack.

  • Please note, when selecting sites for demonstration or R&D purposes, the following may be taken into consideration:

    • Balanced geographic representation across SA, WA, VIC and NSW.
    • Range in producer knowledge, skills and experience.
    • Diversity in breed, enterprise type, scale and production system.
    • Producer interest in improving productivity using a data-driven approach to decision-making and stock management, and a willingness to share results and insights with producer peers.
    • Site accessibility and proximity for PSM project team visits. Where feasible, sites may be clustered geographically and/or adjustments made to the number of site visits to enable less accessible sites to take part.

     

    Who to contact for more information

    Project Lead

    Assoc Prof Forbes Brien

    E: forbes.brien@adelaide.edu.au 

    M: 0427 004 066


    The PSM project has received ethics approval from the Adelaide University Human Ethics Committee and Animal Ethics Committee to gather expressions of interest from interested producers and to establish PSM producer sites (Human Ethics Approval Number HREC/SL/2025/0874(v2) and Animal Ethics Approval Number AEC/SET/2025/0980).

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