DRONES can provide high quality, accurate information on sheep and cattle welfare, without causing adverse animal welfare effects, a Western Australian study has found…Read More
Sheep Central, April 17, 2024
THE NSW Government has committed a further $1.4 million to support eligible saleyards in their preparations for mandatory sheep and goat electronic identification across the state…Read More
Sheep Central, April 17, 2024
Virtual fencing and stock management
A PROPOSED amendment to the New South Wales Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act would clear the path for the use of virtual fencing technology on NSW livestock properties…Read More
Sheep Central, April 10, 2024
INTEGRITY Systems Company will host a series of webinars from this week that will demonstrate new features now available in the eNVD web-based system and mobile app…Read More
Sheep Central, March 12, 2024
A DEADLINE for final endorsement of new National Livestock Identification System standards for sheep and goats has been set for July..Read More
Terry Sim, March 6, 2024
GRANTS of up to $10,000 are available for hand-held and fixed electronic identification tag readers for sheep and goats, as well as scanners, in a second round of funding from Western Australia’s Cook Government…Read More
Sheep Central, March 4, 2024
NSW Farmers is asking the sheep and wool industry’s peak bodies to not support draft National Livestock Identification System business rules and standards until Victoria agrees…Read More
Sheep Central, March 1, 2024
QUEENSLAND’S peak farmer body has called for wider support for fairer cost-sharing arrangements for the proposed national sheep and goat electronic identification rollout after producers were told to expect no more than $1600 in support…Read More
Sheep Central, February 21, 2024
AUSTRALIA’S peak sheep producer body has declined to support its wool industry counterpart WoolProducers Australia’s decision to withdraw from the national mandatory electronic identification rollout…Read More
PEAK wool grower body WoolProducers Australia has withdrawn its support for the mandatory national roll-out of electronic identification for sheep citing a lack of equitable funding and disharmony around proposed business rules…Read More
Terry Sim, January 31, 2024
RIVERINA police are investigating the dumping of 56 sheep at the Wagga Wagga Livestock Marketing Centre three months ago…Read More
Sheep Central, January 29, 2024
NEW South Wales sheep producers are being encouraged to attend a Merinolink sheep handler/drafter demonstration field day on 22 February to inform their choices while a NSW Government equipment cost rebate program is underway…Read More
Sheep Central, January 24, 2024
