Around the Camp: Roll up for MeatUp, Business tools, How do you compare?, Flood fencing.

  1. Roll up, roll up and MeatUp
  2. Business tools for improved sheep performance
  3. How do you compare?
  4. Flood fencing, tips and tricks. 
  5. Upcoming Leading Sheep events
  6. Upcoming events
  7. eBulletins and podcasts

1. Roll up, roll up and MeatUp

Leading Sheep in collaboration with Meat and Livestock Australia are proud to present a MeatUp forum in Longreach on the 25th of March. This forum will provide an opportunity for wool, sheepmeat and goat producers to learn something new, stay up to date with the latest on-farm research and technology and meet with others working in the red meat and wool industry.

This forum will include presentations from industry experts, producers and advisors on the latest sheep and goat research, development and adoption programs.

For more information and to register, click here.

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2. Business tools for improved sheep performance

Are you looking for an excuse to hang out in the aircon, alone?

The recording of Ian McLean’s recent webinar – Business tools for improved sheep performance – is now available in the link below. In this webinar, Ian covers practical, easy to use business tools that will help you monitor, measure and improve the performance of your sheep.

For your convenience, the recording is split into 8 short, easy to watch clips. To view these clips, click here.

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3. How do you compare?

A case study published by the National Wild Dog Action Plan (NWDAP) on Lessons learnt from using posts and wire to curb wild dogs contains interesting figures. A few are a bit scary, some because they are large (120km of fencing at $8000/km, 2015 prices) and some because they are small, (lambing rate 20-30%, 2012 figures). However, two numbers stand out – 12 and 100 – 12 months after the completion of the fence, the marking and weaning rate increased to 100%.

How do you compare? Have you seen a change in your percentages since finishing your fence or off the back of a good season?

We are interested in hearing from you. Please click here and answer 6 short questions.

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4. Flood fencing, tips and tricks?

Flood fencing. It seems pointless, you replaced it only to get washed away again next time.

It can be a good problem to have, most of the time. However it can be frustrating if it’s your exclusion fence and you cannot access the site with the equipment needed to repair it for a month. There are horses for courses, cattle for country and fences for floodways. For some flood fences, this summer was their first test, we at Leading Sheep are interested in how they handled it. Please email your photos and a short explanation of your flood fence design, what worked well, what was the weakest point, what upgrade will you do for next time to us at Leading Sheep.

We will collate the photos and information and anonymously publish the photos and information for other producers. Click here to attach your photos or email them directly to leadingsheep@daf.qld.com.au

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5. Upcoming Leading Sheep events

  • 25 March: Leading Sheep MeatUp Forum, Longreach. For more information and to register click here.

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6. Upcoming events

  • 16 March: Farm Ownership: Making it happen, Webinar. Delivered by AgForce. For more information and to register click here.
  • 16 March: The importance of trace minerals for ewes at lambing, Webinar. Delivered by MLA. For more information and to register click here.
  • 23 March: AgForce Industry Update, Charleville. Delivered by AgForce. For more information and to register click here.
  • 23 & 24 March: Agribusiness Summit, Goondiwindi. Delivered by Macintyre Ag. For more information and to register click here.
  • 6 – 8 April: Nutrition EDGE, Blackall. Delivered by Desiree Jackson Livestock Management. For more information and to register click here.

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7. Podcast, eBulletin and surveys

 

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