Future focused. Industry led. Climate ready.

Where nature meets market value

The NRM South Green Sheep Project helps Southern Tasmanian sheep producers move from sustainability concepts to clear, measurable and commercially relevant actions, strengthening landscape outcomes and business resilience.

What's happening here?

The NRM South - Southern Tasmania Program prepares sheep graziers for future supply-chain data and sustainability requirements while creating clear pathways for measurable environmental and commercial gains.

Focus:

Engaging with sheepmeat and wool processors to understand future data needs
Collating recommended sustainability tools and datasets
Developing a sustainability dashboard
Demonstrating natural capital assessment and investment priorities
Showcasing market opportunities and investment potential linked to sustainability improvements

Location?

Southern Tasmania - partnering with local sheep producers and farming communities.

Project goals?

Help producers anticipate future reporting and traceability expectations
Translate sustainability requirements into simple, usable tools
Demonstrate how natural capital investments can improve both land and business outcomes
Create clear commercial pathways linked to sustainability credentials
Strengthen regional adviser and producer capability

What’s involved?

Regional farmer and stakeholder engagement and roundtables
Sheepmeat and wool processor engagement to identify emerging data requirements
Development and testing of a sustainability dashboard
Farmer and stakeholder sustainability credential reviews
Stakeholder consultation across landholders, processors and supply-chain partners Work with regional advisers and trusted consultants
Demonstration Trials/ Field Days
Natural capital assessments and priority setting
Implementation of landscape and farm-level improvements

Project timelines?

2026

Processor engagement
Tool & dataset review
Dashboard concept
Stakeholder roundtables
Demo site identification

2027

Dashboard development
Natural capital interventions
Field days & engagement
Financial & market trials
Dashboard refinement

2028

Final dashboard rollout
Adoption pathways
Adviser capability uplift
Market opportunity reporting
Final reporting

What will farmers see on the ground?

Demonstration properties and visible landscape improvements
Natural capital assessments and investment planning insights
A practical sustainability dashboard
Field days and regional workshops
Clear examples of data and evidence that markets value

Long-term benefits

Better preparedness for future supply-chain and reporting demands
Practical tools that reduce complexity and duplication
Stronger recognition of sustainability efforts already underway
Increased ability to access premium markets or investment opportunities
A regional legacy of trained advisers, tested tools and producer confidence

News & Updates

From the CEO’s Desk — Reflections from the World Meat Congress

Last month I had the opportunity to attend the World Meat Congress alongside industry leaders, policy makers and supply-chain experts from across the globe. It was a valuable opportunity to reconnect with global colleagues, including counterparts from Beef + Lamb New Zealand, to share insights and compare emerging challenges and opportunities across our sectors.

Nov 14, 2025