Newsletters – Around the Camp

Quick picks: Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists, Morven Maremmas, Wool Industry Medal, Making More from Sheep Deep dive: Flood support Upcoming events Podcasts, eBulletins and surveys Quick picks: International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP) 2026: Australia is celebrating the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists in 2026, highlighting the importance of our vast rangelands which … Read more

Quick picks: Humpyback, decision time, why is combination better than rotation, introducing new Advisory Panel members, garmet labelling Deep dive – did your worm larvae die over summer? Upcoming events Podcasts, eBulletins and surveys Quick picks Humpyback: Our team is busy reviewing 70 years of research conducted on humpyback to create better information resources on what … Read more

Quick picks: Wether trials, TEKFARM funding,WEC, Woolmark+, LambEx Deep dive – Considerations for containment feeding webinar recap Upcoming events Podcasts, eBulletins and surveys Quick picks Wether trials: Are you interested in benchmarking your flock’s genetic performance and production? The Australian Merino Production Trial are looking for Queensland growers to be involved in the trial, which includes … Read more

Quick picks: New Coordinator, Ramping up Repro, Grants Deep dive – ‘Lambed and lost’ Upcoming events Podcasts, eBulletins and surveys Goodbye, 2024. Hello, 2025. I hope you are ready for another year of Around the Camp. January is usually a time of resolutions, assessments, reviews and goal setting. Many graziers will be planning the number and … Read more

Quick picks: pasture dieback, Picking Performer Ewes, containment feeding, pregnancy scanning Deep dive – Is pregnancy scanning for ewe? Upcoming events Podcasts, eBulletins and surveys Quick picks Keep an eye out for pasture dieback: Pasture dieback is a condition that causes the premature death of productive tropical and sub-tropical grasses (e.g. Buffel grass). Pasture dieback has … Read more

Quick picks:Breeding values, Climate Tools, Property Values, Deep dive – Carbon, Livestock and Sustainability: Workshop Learnings Upcoming events Podcasts, eBulletins and surveys Quick picks Breeding values update on flystrike resistance:AWI along with the Animal Genetics Breeding Unit (AGBU) is investigating flystrike and DNA results from R&D flocks and private flocks to first produce ‘within flock’ … Read more

Quick picks: Technology factsheet, Fit to Join, QLD wool production, satellite imagery, Wear Wool Not Waste campaign Deep dive – Future proofing the flock: the case for eID Upcoming events Podcasts, eBulletins and surveys Quick picks Incorporating technology into yards: Fact sheet alert! We’ve developed this handy guide for introducing new technology into yards – from … Read more

Quick picks: Rainfall poster, forecast training, wool price, flystrike research, carbon Deep dive – Improving what you know. Upcoming events Podcasts, eBulletins and surveys Quick picks Rainfall poster map alert: Have you seen the big Australian rainfall map ? Do you want to compare the industry conditions and the resulting pasture growth across the years? … Read more

Quick picks: QLD eID rebate, WoolPoll 2024, Australian Wool Traceability Hub, micron testing. Deep dive – How wool records sheep stress. Upcoming events Podcasts, eBulletins and surveys Quick picks Queensland Sheep and Goat Electronic Identification (eID) Rebate Scheme: Eligible producers and agents can now apply for the Queensland sheep and goat eID rebate. Up to $1,600 … Read more

Quick picks: dog activity, safety signs, confinement feeding and worm ready. Deep dive – Pigs a problem? Research and control. Upcoming events Podcasts, eBulletins and surveys Quick picks Wild dogs on the prowl:  There are reports of increased wild dog movements in some areas. We received the following photos and words of wisdom “Wild Dogs are … Read more