FARMERS should focus on transitioning to electric machinery and vehicles rather than shifting existing equipment to biofuels, according to a report commissioned by Farmers for Climate Action and written by energy researcher Professor Ray Wills…Read More
Emma Alsop, June 17, 2026
NEW South Wales sheep producers will be shown how electronic identification adoption can provide opportunities to utilise data for drought management at an event at Inverell this month…Read More
Sheep Central, June 3, 2026
QUEENSLAND sheep producers have welcomed a second round of funding for discounted electronic identification ear tags and equipment rebates…Read More
Sheep Central, April 8, 2026
ARTIFICIAL intelligence applications will reduce critical thinking in reliant users and workers will be forced to develop the key skill to stay employed in some roles, the Women In Wool conference was told in Ballarat last week…Read More
Terry Sim, April 1, 2026
VICTORIAN sheep and cattle producers will continue to have access to Australia’s cheapest electronic ear tags, Agriculture Victoria said today…Read More
Sheep Central, March 6, 2026
ELIGIBLE New South Wales sheep and goat producers can now apply for a 50 percent rebate up to a maximum of $1500 for a hand-held electronic tag reader, in the second round of a Minns Government program…Read More
Sheep Central, March 3, 2026
A WEBINAR recently hosted by the RSPCA has looked into the potential to use artificial intelligence in the abattoir environment to improve animal welfare outcomes…Read More
Jon Condon, February 23, 2026
THE first virtual fencing technology has been approved for use in Victoria and an application from a second company is being processed, the State Government announced today…Read More
Sheep Central, February 18, 2026
A NEW CSIRO research publication explores how global positioning system-enabled virtual fencing could help farmers manage grazing, crops and groundcover with greater precision, with implications for cattle and sheep farming…Read More
Sheep Central, February 9, 2026
A TASMANIAN rebate for electronic identification sheep and goat ear tags, and goat leg bands, has been extended to all available year colours, enabling producers to identify older sheep and goats with tags of the recommended year colour…Read More
Sheep Central, February 2, 2026
TALLYING sheep and lambs with cameras linked to a system with artificial intelligence capabilities is proving faster and more accurate than traditional visual counting or electronic ear tag scanning for Western Australian livestock processor V&V Walsh…Read More
Sheep Central, January 23, 2026
A NSW Farmers request to continue the state’s electronic identification tag discount scheme for sheep and goats has seemingly been ignored by the Minns Government…Read More
Sheep Central, January 19, 2026