Pasture Trials Network

⏰ Tomorrow: Discover a new way to make pasture variety decisions

Join the upcoming SALRC CONNECT Webinar and be among the first to explore the new PTN Genotype x Environment (GxE) Tool. Developed by the Pasture Trials Network, this innovative tool combines data from multiple locations and seasons, helping users understand variety performance through environmental factors such as rainfall and temperature.

Hear from PTN, Meat & Livestock Australia and industry experts as they discuss:

✔ What GxE analysis is and why it matters
✔ How environmental insights can improve variety selection
✔ The thinking behind PTN's investment in GxE analysis
✔ Practical applications for producers, advisors, and industry

If you're involved in pasture management, agronomy, seed selection, or livestock production, this is an opportunity to see how data-driven tools are helping build confidence in pasture decisions.

Register now: https://salrc.com.au/event/salrc-connect-ptns-new-gxe-tool-supporting-smarter-pasture-decisions/

Meat & Livestock Australia | Dairy Australia

Tasmania — PTN is coming to Smithton

Don’t miss Tony Butler from Pasture Trials Network (PTN) at the TasFarmers Smithton Farm Forum, sharing PTN tools and local trial data are helping producers make smarter pasture decisions with greater confidence.

11 June 2026
3:00pm – 6:00pm
Circular Head Community & Recreation Centre, Smithton

Hear the latest on:
* PTN tools and pasture insights
* Dairy Australia initiatives
* Internal parasite management
* Industry and government updates

Connect with producers, hear from industry leaders, and enjoy a free BBQ — open to members and non-members.

Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/tasfarmers-smithton-member-forum?hxchl=hex-qrc&hxref=evt

See you there.

Dairy Australia | Meat & Livestock Australia



Picture courtesy of UMS

🔍 Confidence Through Rigour

What sets the Pasture Trials Network (PTN) apart? A strong commitment to independence, transparency, and consistency.

Every active PTN trial undergoes and incorporates:
✔️ Annual independent auditing, reviewing protocol adherence, agronomy, and good practice is being adhered to.
✔️ Statistical integrity, with data reviewed by forage-focused independent statisticians and fed into the Meat & Livestock Australia PTN eTool, Dairy Australia Forage Value Index and PTN GxE.
✔️ Species-specific protocols ensure consistency and relevance across all trial sites, emphasising both commercial and scientific aspects.
✔️ Peer-reviewed data, with all trials reviewed by a group of experts to ensure sound science, agronomy and practices were adhered to.
✔️ Industry guidance, supporting PTN outputs that are tailored to end-users' needs, messaging, and value.

The result? Trusted data that growers, advisors, and industry can rely on.

Picture: Active PTN site in North Tasmania conducted by Pinion Advisory.

Dairy Australia | Meat & Livestock Australia

🤝 Collaboration at the Core of PTN

Since 2014, the Pasture Trial Network (PTN) has grown into Australia’s premier collaborative forage evaluation initiative, built on strong partnerships and collaborative relationships across the seed and livestock sectors.

Supported by Meat & Livestock Australia, Dairy Australia and the Australian Seed Federation, along with leading Australian proprietary seed companies, PTN unites members via a reliable national platform that offers benefits beyond individual trials.

These partnerships allow PTN data to feed into established tools such as the Meat & Livestock Australia PTN eTool and Dairy Australia’s Forage Value Index, as well as our own GxE analysis, enhancing confidence in sowing and breeding choices industry-wide.

As PTN expands into new species, its membership has grown, solidifying its position as a connected, industry-supported network for temperate Australia.

Trial sowings for the 2026 PTN are progressing for the autumn season.

It’s already shaping up to be our biggest year yet – with more sites, more data, and even greater insights for the industry in the years to come.

Stay tuned for trial walkthroughs and updates as the season progresses.

Check out our PTN website for more active trial updates and our GxE analysis:

https://www.pasturetrials.com.au/

Here’s to a big 2026 👏

Meat & Livestock Australia | Dairy Australia

Irrigated Lucerne Pasture Walk – Lachlan Catchment

Looking to maximise your irrigated lucerne?

Local Land Services NSW will host a PTN lucerne trial walk in Eugowra on 31 March 2026, from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm.

Walk the site and see different varieties side by side.

This trial is part of the Pasture Trials Network (PTN), funded by Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) and Dairy Australia, and managed by D R Agriculture.

👉 Registration is essential and must be completed online: https://events.humanitix.com/lucerne-variety-trial-walk-eugowra-march-2026

Meat & Livestock Australia | Dairy Australia

🚀 Genotype × Environment (G×E) analysis is here!

You asked, we listened – PTN’s G×E analysis brings together multi-year, multi-location data to show how pasture varieties perform across environments.

✅ Better insights
✅ Smarter variety selection
✅ More value from PTN data
🟰 More confident, data-driven decisions

Explore the resource hub to learn more – and let us know what you think: https://www.pasturetrials.com.au/resources/

Meat & Livestock Australia | Dairy Australia

🚀 Fresh Trial Results Just Dropped!

The Meat & Livestock Australia PTN eTool has been updated with the latest completed trial data, giving you even greater confidence in choosing your next cultivars for sowing.

More trials. More environments. More confidence.

Use the latest results to:
• Compare cultivar performance across regions and seasons.
• Spot stand-out performers for your environment.
• Back your sowing decisions with hard data, not guesswork.

🔍 Jump in and see what’s new: https://ptntool.mla.com.au/

Check back often: there’s always something new.

Meat & Livestock Australia | Dairy Australia

Pasture Trial Network 3.0.10 This tool allows you to assess and compare the performance of more than 100 pasture varieties across the key pasture species for the red meat industry, including phalaris, cocksfoot, tall fescue, perennial and annual ryegrass, sub-clover and lucerne.