VICTORIAN law makers have side-stepped a call to ban animal activists from illegally filming on farms, feedlots and abattoirs and then sharing the images publicly…Read More
Virtual fencing and stock management
A VICTORIAN Government decision to prepare regulations for the use of virtual fencing for cattle was an important step toward the technology also being available to sheep producers…Read More
Sheep Central, May 21, 2025
RECENT sheep and lamb electronic ear tag scanning results at the Wagga Wagga Livestock Marketing Centre in New South Wales have pleased government department officials overseeing implementation of the mandatory EID system in the state…Read More
Sheep Central, May 14, 2025
NEW South Wales’ Central West Local Land Services has installed five new soil probe and weather stations as part of the Farming Forecaster Project to equip graziers with predictive forecasts on weather, soil moisture, and pasture production…Read More
Sheep Central, May 14, 2025
ORGANIC industry peak body Australian Organic Ltd has asked for right of reply to UQ Professor Ian Godwin’s recent opinion piece published on Beef Central which claimed to uncover some dirt on what the real differences are when consumers buy Certified Organic foods. Here is AOL’s response…..Read More
Josefine Pettersson, Australian Organic Ltd, May 7, 2025
Virtual fencing and stock management
A NEW South Wales Government decision to legalise virtual fencing for cattle but not sheep at this stage has reignited interest in states where the technology is still prohibited or only allowed for research purposes…Read More
Sheep Central, May 5, 2025
BIG improvements were noted in lowering greenhouse gas emissions, water utilisation, water quality, energy use and waste to landfill in a two-yearly Environmental Performance Review of Australian red meat processing released last week…Read More
Sheep Central, April 24, 2025
A MERINO wool grower grazing sheep on a solar farm will be a guest speaker at the New Energy Expo in Narrabri on 26 March…Read More
Sheep Central, March 14, 2025
NEW South Wales sheep and goat producers and marketers have been reminded mandatory electronic identification will take effect from 1 January 2025, as some stakeholders continue to oppose the nationwide development…Read More
Sheep Central, December 4, 2024
WESTERN Australia’s electronic ear tag discount for sheep and goat producers will now apply to 2025 white tags to support a smooth transition to the new national EID traceability system…Read More
Sheep Central, November 27, 2024
AUSTRALIA’S Livestock Production Assurance program is to undergo several changes approved by industry, including reaccreditation via self assessment, a shorter accreditation period and a module for harvested rangeland goats…Read More
Sheep Central, August 2, 2024
AN INQUIRY looking into permitting the use of virtual fences in New South Wales has heard of the clear division between animal rights and industry groups on the use of the emerging technology for managing cattle and other grazing livestock…Read More
Eric Barker, July 17, 2024