EVERY sheep, goat and cattle producer in Australia can have free access to satellite maps showing weekly changes in ground cover and pasture biomass on their properties – provided they are registered members of Meat & Livestock Australia…Read More
Sheep Central, December 2, 2022
A SIMPLE inexpensive and fast method to measure low concentrations of lime in soil will be tested on South Australian farms over the next two years…Read More
Sheep Central, December 14, 2021
‘GREEN Gold’ is the theme of the Grassland Society of Southern Australia’s second virtual conference since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic later this month…Read More
Sheep Central, July 7, 2021
SHEEP, beef and crop farmers now have an app to help them understand their potential opportunities from carbon-reducing activities…Read More
PRACTICAL steps for Australia’s red meat industry to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030 will be laid out at the next Intercollegiate Meat Judging Association (ICMJ) webinar on September 30…Read More
Sheep Central, September 23, 2020
NEW South Wales farmers are being urged to check any Paterson’s Curse infestations for insect damage this Spring, before undertaking costly spraying…Read More
Sheep Central, September 21, 2020
UNITED Kingdom sheep farmers were not profitable without subsidies, but could grow trees for carbon credits to be viable, UK researchers have found…Read More
Sheep Central, September 11, 2020
DROUGHT resilience adoption and innovation hubs will be established across Australia with an $86 million investment by the Federal Government…Read More
Sheep Central, September 2, 2020
PRACTICAL options for lowering on-farm carbon emission are outlined in Agriculture Victoria’s updated ‘Making cent$ of carbon and emissions’ booklet…Read More
Sheep Central, August 12, 2020
EFFORTS are underway to eradicate the dangerous weed parthenium from a north coast New South Wales property…Read More
Sheep Central, July 22, 2020
FERTILISER and good grazing management can lift feed quality in native pastures and help reduce erosion, a trial in east Gippsland’s Tambo Valley has shown…Read More
Sheep Central, June 22, 2020
A VETERAN fencing contractor says the return of netting fencing is revitalising production options in inland areas, but warns in some cases poor construction and inadequate maintenance standards may be limiting the potential benefits…Read More
James Nason, December 20, 2019
