Around the Camp: best wool in the world, flystrike, speci, 18 pallets of cement.

  1. The best wool in the world – Australia
  2. Flystrike
  3. How do you do your speci
  4. Move 18 pallets of cement a day
  5. Upcoming Leading Sheep events
  6. Upcoming events
  7. eBulletins and podcasts

The best wool in the world – Australia.

Information from AWI shows that 90% of the wool used in fine clothing worldwide comes from Australian woolgrowers. The wool produced in Australia is a high-quality, in-demand product that is used by local and international brands to produce everything from underwear, activewear, outerwear and shoe wear to headwear. AWI, through The Woolmark Company, have recently developed and published a new campaign promoting Australian Merino wool and what it is made into.

Have you seen it? No, click here.

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Flystrike

Have you identified that flystrike could be a major problem this year?

Do you use chemicals to reduce the impact that flystrike has on your level of production?

Do you know if blowflies in your region are chemical resistant?

Are you buying and treating your sheep with a chemical that is not 100% effective?

There are only a few chemical groups that are registered for use, and some of these are not as effective because blowflies are developing resistance to them. Testing is being conducted to build on earlier research to determine the resistance of blowflies and the impact that this will have on the industry. The research needs data, which means maggots, from Queensland. If you are interested in more information, click here.

The testing normally costs $346, but is free when samples are submitted as part of the project.

Leading Sheep staff in Charleville and Longreach have collection kits available for pick up and postage. Include in this year’s shearing, crutching or jetting plans, pick up a kit to have on hand if you see a fly-struck sheep.

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How do you do your speci?

Paper, WoolQ’s eSpeci, WoolClip.

By the end of 2022, there will be a single electronic specification that will remove duplication and increase traceability throughout the industry.

Between now and December 2022, Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) and Australian Wool Exchange (AWEX) will work on combining WoolQ and WoolClip so that wool production data can be easily collected, stored and analysed.

For more information and to read the press release – click here.

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Move 18 pallets of cement a day

What would you say if I said a shearer moves the equivalent of 18 pallets of cement a day?

Fact check – Assumptions, a full wool sheep weighs 60kg and a shearer shears 150 sheep/day, this means that they are physically dragging 9 tonnes of live animal/day. A pallet of cement is 500kg.

New catch and deliver technology allows for easier methods of having a sheep presented to the shearer without the need for catching and dragging. There is one manual module similar to a crutching trailer that presents the sheep for the shearer to roll out and start shearing. There is also an automatic module available that delivers the sheep in a position ready to shear.

For more information and to watch videos of the delivery unit, click here or the shearing module click here.

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Upcoming Leading Sheep events

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Upcoming events

  • 5 October: Trade and Market Access Update (FMD & LSD), Webinar. Delivered by NFF. For more information and to register click here.
  • 5 October: Building Business Resilience Workshop, Morven. Delivered by DAF. For more information and to register click here.
  • 6 October: Building Business Resilience Workshop, Augathella. Delivered by DAF. For more information and to register click here.
  • 10 October: Biosecurity, Stock routes & Public Land Consultation workshops, Morven. Delivered by Murweh Shire. For more information and register contact Blair O’Connor 0427 541 286
  • 11 October: Biosecurity, Stock routes & Public Land Consultation workshops, Charleville. Delivered by Murweh Shire. For more information and register contact Blair O’Connor 0427 541 286
  • 11 October: Biosecurity, Stock routes & Public Land Consultation workshops, Augathella. Delivered by Murweh Shire. For more information and register contact Blair O’Connor 0427 541 286
  • 11-13 October: RCS Grazing Clinic, Longreach.  Delivered by RCS. For more information click here.
  • 12 October: Pimelea Update and Producer Info Afternoon, On property – St George. Delivered by AgForce. For more information and to register click here.
  • 15 October: Paroo Rural Womens Day, Cunnamulla. Delivered by Samantha Meurant. For more information and to register click here.
  • 18-21 October: Farm Business Management Skill Set. Charleville. Delivered by UQ Skills. For more information and to register click here.
  • 26 October: Innovation in Ag, On property – Mitchell. Delivered by AgForce. For more information and to register click here.
  • 27 October: Innovation in Ag, On property – Augathella. Delivered by AgForce. For more information and to register click here.
  • 27 October: Building Business Resilience Workshop, Kogan. Delivered by DAF. For more information and to register click here.
  • 27 October: Excel Spreadsheets Grazing Enterprises, Roma. Delivered by ConnectAg. For more information and to register click here.
  • 2 November: Business Basics and Community Resilience, Mitchell. Delivered by Aus Rural Leadership Foundation Graduates. For more information and to register click here.
  • 3 November: Business Basics and Community Resilience, Morven. Delivered by Aus Rural Leadership Foundation Graduates. For more information and to register click here.
  • 4 November: Business Basics and Community Resilience, Bollon. Delivered by Aus Rural Leadership Foundation Graduates. For more information and to register click here.
  • 11 November: Building Business Resilience Workshop, Warwick. Delivered by DAF. For more information and to register click here.

Podcast, eBulletin and Surveys

 

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