WESTERN Australia’s saleyards and processors will start scanning electronic identification ear tags in sheep, lambs and goats next week as part of the national traceability system rollout…Read More
Sheep Central, June 23, 2025
A 47.5-CENT sheep and goat electronic ear tag discount for South Australian producers has been extended for two years by the SA Government…Read More
Sheep Central, June 16, 2025
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