Brett Littler (NSW Local Land Services) explores the key design principles and considerations for containment and Benjamin Gilmour (QLD Intensive Livestock Unit) highlights the legislative requirements for intensive livestock areas. This webinar was run by the Making Maidens Weight producer demonstration site, funded by Meat & Livestock Australia and supported by Leading Sheep. Click here to … Read more
Recorded on 3 October 2023, this webinar discusses the proposed changes to sheep and goat tagging and eID in Queensland. Senior Biosecurity Inspector Doug McNaught joins Leading Sheep in an informative presentation followed by a Q&A session. Watch the webinar!
The Lifetime Ewe Management (LTEM) program gives producers a great opportunity to discuss ideas and new practices with like-minded producers in their region. Ross Brown talks about his recent experience with LTEM near Westmar, which they started when they were increasing their holdings and wanting to make smarter decisions. Some key changes the group have … Read more
Leading Sheep has produced a video on finding the value in wool data. Rod Avery, St George wool producer, demonstrates how he collects data and explains why he collects it and how he uses it to make decisions on his property. Rod gives you an insight to the changes he’s made on his property, how … Read more
Leading Sheep has produced a video on the key outcomes from the Eastwood Grazing Trial. This trial, led by Richard Silcock, ran for 15 years (1967-1982) to document the productivity and persistence of buffel grass pasture sown into cleared gidyea shrubland in central-western Queensland. This video case study will focus on key outcomes from the … Read more
This webinar, Business tools for improved sheep performance, was delivered by Ian McLean from Bush Agribusiness on the ninth December 2021. It covers tips for effective record keeping, including livestock information, record and data interpretations with KPIs and benchmarks, reconciliation of stock information for improved productivity and business analysis and record keeping for improved productivity. … Read more
The H Series of webinars is a ten-part series aimed at giving new and aspiring sheep producers a leg up into the Queensland sheep industry. The tenth webinar, How to buy and sell sheep webinar, with Gus Foott from Nutrien will cover the common methods of buying and selling sheep and the positives and negatives … Read more
The H Series of webinars is a ten-part series aimed at giving new and aspiring sheep producers a leg up into the Queensland sheep industry. The ninth webinar, ‘Hunger (Nutrition)’, Geoff Duddy from Sheep Solutions will cover the role and purpose of the rumen, the function and amount of protein and energy required and how … Read more
The H Series of webinars is a ten-part series aimed at giving new and aspiring sheep producers a leg up into the Queensland sheep industry. The eighth webinar, ‘How to Sell Wool’, Mark Hedley from Australian Wool Network and he will discuss the different options to sell your wool and the pipeline that your wool … Read more
The H Series of webinars is a ten-part series aimed at giving new and aspiring sheep producers a leg up into the Queensland sheep industry. The seventh webinar, ‘Harvesting’, will discuss the key roles in clip preparation as outlined in the Code of Practice of Australian wool clips, with the focus on maximising competition at … Read more