Welcome to the November edition of Leading Sheep’s monthly eBulletin – Around the Camp. This month we have included a number of interesting articles relating to a range of topics.
- Talwood wild dog control group – Success story!
- Seasonal climate outlook for summer
- Quantifying labour input in Australian sheep and cattle enterprises
- MLA scholarships for 2014
- Upcoming events
- eBulletins
1. Talwood Wild Dog Control Group – Success story!
After a long absence of wild dogs in the Talwood region, there was a re-emergence of these predators. For the local livestock producers to stay in the industries something had to change. A Wild Dog control group was formed which included 35 producers. The group developed a plan and with the support of local government they worked together to successfully stem the flow of wild dogs into their region. The group has been extremely successful in controlling the wild dog numbers and are now managing their problem with minimal effort.
To read more about how they have done this, click here.
2. Seasonal climate outlook for summer
Everyone is asking the same question, “When is it going to rain?”. Future Beef recently ran a ‘Seasonal climate outlook for summer’ webinar looking at the finer details for the seasonal outlook in the coming months and some of the new forecast tools that the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) are developing.
To listen to a recording of the webinar, click here.
For more climate information, take a look at these useful websites:
– http://www.bom.gov.au/NexGenFWS
3. Quantifying labour input in Australian sheep and cattle enterprises
Labour contributes a significant cost to running a sheepmeat or beef cattle enterprise however there is little data on how much individual tasks contribute to this cost. In new research, Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) is looking to industry to help quantify this gap to ensure it can appropriately develop options for improving labour productivity and efficiency. The research, being conducted by Rural Directions Pty Ltd, is inviting sheepmeat and beef cattle producers to participate in the project which essentially asks them to sign up to use a new online tool that quantifies the labour input of their individual operations.
To find out more or to participate in this project, click here.
4. MLA scholarships for 2014
MLA supports industry by providing funding opportunities for red meat producers, processors and other key stakeholders. Currently they are making available a number of awards to both Australian and overseas universities or institutions, for postgraduate study commencing in 2014. The awards facilitate research and training in areas of practical value to the Australian beef, sheepmeat and goatmeat industries.
For more information on the awards, click here.
5. Upcoming events
- Livestock Nutrition Forum – Bollon (Bollon Hotel) – 20th November , starting at 2pm – register here
- Clearing the Confusion workshop – SWNRM
- Augathella (Town Hall), 20th November – 9am start
- Morven (Town Hall), 21st November – 9am start
To register contact Leanne Day, South West NRM, 4656 8529 or spo@swnrm.org.au
- Revive and Survive workshop
- Stonehenge, 20th November – 10am start at the Hall
- Blackall, 21st November – 10am start at the Club
- Aramac, 22nd November – 10am start at “BEDE”
- Corfield, 24th November – 6pm start at the Hotel
- McKinlay, 25th November – 6pm start at Walkabout Creek Hotel
- Julia Creek, 26th November – 6pm start at Council Supper Room
To register or for more information click here
7.eBulletins
Australian Wool Market Report – Season 2013/14 Wk18
AWI growers’ eNewsletter – October 2013
Sheep CRC Spring Newsletter 2013
BestPrac eBulletin – Wool Marketing + Strategies for the dry + more