Upper Murray Producer Plus
UMP+ is based on producer involvement and partnership opportunities to benefit Upper Murray producer productivity, prosperity and regional competitiveness.
Upper Murray Producer Plus (UMP+) is a producer-led innovation group that mobilises the energy and technology drive of the Upper Murray region’s next generation producers to support future-facing agriculture production systems and regional prosperity.
Developed with strong producer ownership through Innovation Upper Murray. UMP+ pursues a ground-up, network-based approach that represents a step-change in community and regional engagement models: Empowered by local producers and enabled by a unique approach to demonstration farms and development of a regional data ecosystem.
UMP+ also offers a coordinated platform of producers to leverage market connection and value add opportunities.
With a focus on shared learning, local on-farm experimentation and targeted partnerships to drive a culture of innovation, UMP+ meets the challenges of agrifood production in an increasingly variable climate whilst faced with evolving market expectations around sustainability: Enabling faster adoption of innovative practices and place-based learning and problem-solving to improve farm resource-use efficiency, production system flex / adaptability, and profitability.
UMI & UMP+ have an exciting opportunity for a Project Officer to join our small, motivated team to drive and deliver impact for the region.
For applications, please review the position description, and email (enquiry@uppermurrayinc.com.au) your Curriculum Vitae (CV), with a Cover Letter addressing the key selection criteria of the Position Description, the strengths you bring to the Project Officer role and why it is of interest.
Phase 2: Expand the demonstration farm and group learning model while scaling the regional data ecosystem and growing producer participation.
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Building on the success of the Phase 1 pilot, Phase 2 is now expanding the UMP+ demonstration farm network (beef, sheep, dairy and cropping) and group learning model, scaling the regional data ecosystem and growing producer participation.
Approached through producer identified focus areas, Phase 2 accelerates relevant farm technology adoption, data-driven decision making and practices. Farm-level dashboards integrate on farm data sources to support producer data-driven decision making, insights and planning. The UMP+ community dashboard integrates a regional network of weather, soil and broader datasets to support information sharing, producer benchmarking and peer learning.
UMP+ Phase 2 delivers a scalable, producer-led ecosystem that traverses production systems and accelerates local capability building to enhance farm productivity, profitability and sustainability, and strengthen regional resilience.
Longer term outcomes for UMP+ include retention of next generation producers, future proofing Upper Murray production systems, enabling farm diversification opportunities, and creation of new employment opportunities alongside a stronger regional economy.
Auspiced by Upper Murray Incorporated, UMP+ is funded by the Victorian Department of Energy, Evironment and Climate Action (DEECA) and delivered in partnership with NSW DPIRD Farms of the Future, Food Agility, AxisTech, NECMA and Farmers2Founders TEKFARM program.