MFS Overview

MSF Overview

Mallee Sustainable Farming Inc. (MSF) is a farmer driven organisation delivering research and extension services to the less than 350mm rainfall Mallee cropping regions of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.

MSF OPERATES within a region of over four million hectares, extending beyond Balranald (NSW) in the east to Murray Bridge (SA) in the west.

THE MSF LEGACY

MSF was formed in 1997 in response to a recogni�on that conserva�on farming prac�ces had not been widely adopted across the region. There was a need to iden�fy the issues restric�ng the adop�on of technology that would enhance the development of profitable and sustainable farming systems. In the first 21 years of opera�on, MSF has achieved a great deal in partnership with Mallee farmers. Increases in farm profitability have been observed as a result of ac�vi�es undertaken in conjunc�on with industry scien�sts and advisers, along with environmental and social gains.

MSF con�nues to strive to be relevant to farmers’ informa�on needs, whether in the sphere of cereal cropping or livestock management, suppor�ng farmers to increase their knowledge and skills to meet con�nually changing produc�on, environmental, climate and market challenges.

OUR MEMBERS

The Mallee has approximately 2000 dryland farming families whose farming ac�vi�es include cropping (wheat, barley, oats, len�ls, chickpeas, vetch, lupins and canola) and livestock (sheep for wool, lambs and cattle for meat).

MSF ac�vi�es are open to all farmers with a strengthening membership base receiving new and �mely informa�on on research, best management prac�ces and prac�cal solu�ons. Such ac�vi�es include trial sites, field days, farmer groups, innova�ve virtual reality extension products and research compendiums available on-line.