The objectives of this study were to describe the profile of livestock production system on beef cattle under local resources base. Livestock On-Farm Trials was applied in this study by involved 21 farmer groups of beef cattle under program of Sarjana Membangun Desa. The program distributed at 8 regencies with the various agro ecosystems (low-middle-land, up-land, forest-margin, and rice-base). Descriptive analysis was applied in this study. This study demonstrated that beef cattle production closely integrated to the overall crop farming based on the condition of agro ecosystems. A number of local resources and by-products of agriculture and agro industry made the most of feeding practice. Crop-Livestock-System needed to be developed in the framework of sustainable development.
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