Use breeding values to accelerate livestock performance
If you’re not aggressively accelerating the performance of your herd or flock by using better breeding values, you’re fighting a losing battle.
Top News
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Incorrect feed rations lead to livestock deaths
Around the Northern Tablelands we are seeing more and more livestock deaths as a result of incorrect rations.
MV Ocean Drover completes voyage before moratorium
Wellard’s MV Ocean Drover shipment of sheep and cattle from Fremantle to Kuwait/UAE was completed before the start of an industry-led, three-month Middle Eastern Summer shipment moratorium.
Animal welfare focus of livestock exporters conference
In a time of change and re-calibration for the livestock export industry, more than 400 delegates are expected to attend the national conference, LIVEXchange 2019: Welfare beyond borders, in Townsville later this year.
New Doppler radar for the Mallee
Wimmera and Southern Mallee communities will soon have access to more accurate, real-time weather information thanks to a new Doppler radar being built near Rainbow.
Funding available for drains and reuse systems
Funding is available to construct drains and reuse systems on farms Torrumbarry and Loddon Valley Irrigation Areas.
Nil water allocations announced for northern basin
The continuing severity of the drought has been reflected in the reduced, low or no water allocations for most NSW licensed regulated river water users.
Future-proofing our biosecurity system
With the number of pest and disease threats that could enter our country rapidly growing, biosecurity champions from across Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Mexico came together to form Australia’s first biosecurity collective.
Reducing the risk of grass tetany
As recent rainfall results in the growth of new pasture, and given the availability of various supplementary feeds, you may ask – do I need to keep feeding my livestock roughage?
Call on banks for FMDs to be used as offset account
Minister for Rural Finance David Littleproud has called on banks to deliver on their promise to allow farmers to use their Farm Management Deposits as an offset account.
Regular dam inspections needed after drought
Regular inspection, monitoring and maintenance of your gully dams will significantly reduce the risk of failure from leaks and banks collapsing.
Huge gaps in water trading information
An MDBA and Deloitte report on water trade price reporting in the Murray Darling confirms concerns that the National Irrigators’ Council (NIC) has been expressing for some time about lack of transparency, confusion and inconsistency in State water trading registers.
