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Farm biosecurity planning
Upcoming events: Livestock Biosecurity Network is seeking expressions of interest in farm biosecurity planning workshops at Smithton, Campbell Town, Winnaleah and Flinders Island.
The one-day workshops will look at how on-farm biosecurity can assist with management of pests, diseases, weeds, contaminants and residues, and develop practical operation-specific biosecurity plans.
Register your interest by 12 August to avoid missing out, by contacting Jess Coad on 0488 400 209 or at jcoad@lbn.org.au
Click here for more information.
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Latest Tasmanian report
Worms: Egg counts are pleasingly low, but there are indicators of trouble ahead.
Click here for the latest report.
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Flystrike research update
Progress continues: Australia's wool industry research, development and marketing body, Australian Wool Innovation (AWI), has delivered the latest update on its number one research and development (R&D) investment priority: protecting the nation's sheep flock from flystrike.
From a wide spectrum of research projects and trials conducted on farms and in laboratories, significant and incremental progress is being reported.
All presentations are now available at www.wool.com/flystrikeRnDupdate
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2016–19 Strategic Plan
Plan finalised: Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)'s 2016–19 Strategic Plan has been finalised following consultation with woolgrowers and industry stakeholders.
AWI's mission is to make strategically-targeted investments in Research, Development, Extension and skills training to enhance the profitability, international competitiveness and sustainability of the Australian wool industry, and increase demand and market access for Australian wool.
Click here to view the Strategic Plan.
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NRM Spacial Hub: graziers
Medium-high rainfall: Australian Wool Innovation, Meat and Livestock Australia, Australian Rangelands NRM Alliance, and the Cooperative Research Centre of Spatial Information, are seeking expressions of interest from grazing enterprises in medium-high rainfall grazing regions of Australia to take part in a demonstration of the NRM Spatial Hub.
The Hub provides grazing managers with the capability to consistently map, plan, analyse and monitor their properties infrastructure, land resources and ground cover to improve grazing and natural resource management.
To date, the world-first technology has focused on extensive pastoral enterprises across Australia’s rangelands, with over 350 properties covering more than 50 million hectares using the system.
The plan is to now extend the demonstration and trialing of the technology to the southern medium-high rainfall grazing regions.
The closing date for expressions of interest is Friday 5 August.
Click here for more information.
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Productive pastures event
Upcoming event: AgAssist, Macquarie Franklin and PGG Wrightson Seeds are running a workshop on maximising the productivity of pastures and forage crops at Swansea on Wednesday 24 August.
The workshop will cover soil fertility, species selection, agronomy and grazing management, tailored to sheep producers on the East Coast.
Click here for more information.
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