Put the fire into your pasture management
Hear some tips from Col Paton (EcoRich Grazing Roma) about how to best use fire on your property. This webinar was recorded on the 10th August 2012.
Recorded Webinars / YouTube Videos
Outlook for sheep meat and lamb
Hear reports on the current sheep meat and lamb market situation from Tim McRae (Meat & Livestock Australia) and Andrew Jackson (T&R Pastoral). You will hear their thoughts on what is happening currently and what the short term future is looking like! This webinar was held on 25th October 2012. The MLA sheep projections can … Read more
Guardian animals protecting livestock – Alpacas
Hear from both producers and researchers who have experience with using alpacas as guardian animals to protect livestock. The presenters include Pat Hegarty ‘Colanya’ Longreach, Peter Sheehan ‘Trinidad’ Quilpie and David Jenkins Charles Sturt University NSW. This webinar was recorded on the 16th December 2011.
Guardian animals protecting livestock – Maremmas
Hear from both producers and researchers who have experience with using maremmas as guardian animals to protect livestock. The presenters include Ninian Stewart-Moore ‘Dunluce’ Hughenden and Lee Allen from Biosecurity Queensland. This webinar was recorded on the 12th December 2011. There is a best practice manual for guardian dogs available at http://www.invasiveanimals.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Guardian-Dogs-web.pdf
Making worm management easy
Hear from Maxine Lyndal-Murphy from the DAFF Wormbuster Laboratory talking about choosing the right drench, when to drench and how to prolong the useful life of your drench. You will also hear from three producers about their practical experiences in managing for worms – Phil Bell “Miltonise” St George, Mark Murphy “Karbullah” Goondiwindi and Noel … Read more
Gaining from Genetics – ASBVs put simply
Hear from Luke Stephen from Sheep Genetics explaining all about ASBVs (Australian Sheep Breeding Values). Plus hear from a couple of producers about how they are using ASBVs in their business and the positive impacts they have seen. This webinar was recorded on the 14th November 2011.
Guardian animals protecting livestock – Donkeys
Hear from both producers and researchers who have experience with using donkeys as guardian animals to protect livestock. The presenters include: Andrew Martin “Toolmaree”, Tambo Bruce McLeish ” Warahgai”, Karara David Jenkins Charles Sturt University, NSW This webinar was recorded on the 14th December 2011.
Fire: master or servant? Your call!
Hear from Col Paton (formerly DAFF, Roma) about how to use fire to manage grazing lands. This webinar was recorded on the 25th March 2011.
Sheep drench ‘Zolvix’
Hear from Justin Bailey, Technical Services Manager with Novartis Animal Health about the sheep drench Zolvix. This webinar was recorded on the 7th October 2010.
Pimelea and its management
Learn all about managing Pimelea from DAFF staff Jenny Milson (Longreach), Richard Silcock (Toowoomba) and Mary Fletcher (Brisbane). This webinar was recorded on the 24th September 2010.