MMFS Modules
Making More From Sheep is a best practice package of management information and tools for Australian sheep producers, developed by AWI and MLA.
The Making More From Sheep (MMFS) Manual is designed to help sheep producers increase the productivity and profitability of their enterprises and the personal satisfaction of operating a successful farming business. It doesn’t matter where you start as there's information in the modules which fits right across the sheep production enterprise. Browse individual Modules below.
Business & People
Module 1 Plan for Success
Establish business objectives and plans. Calculate your cost of production per kg meat or wool. Compare your business performance against industry benchmarks. Quantify risks and develop a risk management plan. Assess enterprise changes and new technologies.
Module 2 Market Focused Wool Production
Know the features of your wool influencing demand and price.
Use a customer focus to produce, harvest and prepare wool for sale.
Maximise returns from your wool sales.
Module 3 Market Focused Lamb and Sheepmeat Production
Decide what product you can produce most profitably.
Manage the production system to meet market specifications.
Decide on the most profitable selling method.
Respond to short and long term price and market signals.
Module 4 Capable and Confident People
Know who does what in the business.
Develop more effective communication.
Develop a sound business purpose.
Build knowledge and skills in the business.
Maintain a happy balance between work and family time.
Natural Resources & Feed
Module 5 Protect Your Farm’s Natural Assets
Plan the vision for your business and grazing enterprise.
Prepare an inventory of your farm’s natural assets to achieve your vision.
Devise and implement your action plan.
Measure, manage and monitor your progress towards the vision for your grazing enterprise.
Module 6 Healthy Soils
Manage according to soil capability.
Maintain groundcover to protect your soil and keep the soil ‘bugs’ healthy.
Test soils for indicators of soil health.
Implement solutions for problem soils.
Module 7 Grow More Pasture
Build and maintain soil fertility.
Graze to keep desirable species productive and dominant.
Establish new pastures.
Module 8 Turn Pasture into Product
Know your feed supply.
Know your animal demand.
Match feed supply to animal demand and minimise risk.
Sheep Production & Management
Module 9 Boost Business with Breeding
Breeding helps improve profitability.
Profitable sheep are fit for purpose.
Breeding tools help business decisions.
Business decisions are driven by objectives.
Informed classing, selection and joining decisions are critical.
Monitoring and reviewing enables continual improvement.
Module 10 Wean More Lambs
Ensure most ewes get in-lamb.
Manage your ewes to improve lamb survival.
Keep maximum numbers of lambs alive to weaning.
Manage weaners for lifetime productivity.
Prepare your ewes for next joining.
Module 11 Healthy and Contented Sheep
Maintain your sheep in appropriate body condition.
Implement a preventative health management program.
Adopt on-farm biosecurity measures.
Manage sporadic outbreaks of diseases.
Meet all animal wellbeing requirements.
Pastoral Production
Module 12 Efficient Pastoral Production
Know your property.
Establish a vision.
Efficient pastoral production.
Determine a grazing management approach.
Match grazing pressure to feed supply.
Manage pest animal species.
Obtain best production from rainfall received
