Columns 2017
SA livestock advocacy continues to grow
Livestock advocacy continues to strengthen in South Australia, with South Australian producers recently appointed to leading roles with both the newly formed Sheep Producers Australia (SPA) and WoolProducers Australia (WPA).
Livestock SA reminds producers to ensure LPA changes roll out to producers
Biosecurity is front of mind for many producers this month, with changes to the Livestock Production Assurance Program occurring from October 1.
Export insights as Livestock SA Board member tours OS markets
Export markets continue to play a vital part in ensuring a strong and profitable sheep and lamb sector in Australia. In 2016 Australia exported 56 per cent of our total lamb production and 95pc of our mutton, so protecting these overseas markets is vitally important.
Producers urged to attend statewide LPA workshops
The Australian Livestock Production Assurance program is an important part of the livestock industry’s on-farm assurance program covering food safety, animal welfare and biosecurity.
Benchmarking key for farm success at GROWING SA
Benchmarking has long proved to be an integral part of a successful approach to farm business management for many livestock producers. It is a process whereby a farm business’ key financial and production data is compared across a number of years against other farms to identify opportunities for improvement within the business.
Producers urged to feed for ‘dry times’
Rainfall has been scarce across much of South Australia to-date, with many regions awaiting more moisture. For some producers seeding is complete, while others have yet to start.
SE industry show enthusiasm for Beef Cattle Blueprint
It was fantastic to have strong industry engagement as we kicked off the first SA Beef Cattle Industry Blueprint scoping workshop at Naracoorte on Tuesday, with participants showing an enthusiasm to grow the state’s beef sector during the next 10 years.
On-farm theft concerns continue for SA livestock producers
Livestock and on-farm theft are an ongoing concern to South Australian producers, with more than 50 per cent of respondents in a recent Livestock SA survey experiencing problems with on-farm theft in the past five years.
GAB water infrastructure remains key issue for pastoralists
Ageing water infrastructure in northern pastoral regions continues to be a key issue for graziers and was highlighted at the Livestock SA Northern Region meeting at Mungerannie last month.
WoolTAG provides young shearers, woolhandlers with future opportunities
Past WoolTAG recipient Tom Brewer, Naracoorte, starred at the recent world shearing championships at Invercargill, New Zealand, placing fifth in the final of the intermediate section.
Changes required to manage goats in pastoral region
Livestock SA continues to push for an amendment to the Pastoral Land Management Act (1989) to allow producers to fence off an area for the capture and containment of feral goats on their properties.
