This is a recording of a one off webinar which looks at the sheep, lamb and wool markets and provides producers with the information to make better informed decisions. The presenter, Robert Herrmann, is the founder and Managing Director of Mecardo. Mecardo provides market analysis and outlook for sheep, lamb and wool markets to producers … Read more
On the day there were three presentations in the pavilion, a copy of each can be found below. Anthony Uren, Congi. Practical application of EIDs in a commercial merino flock. John Francis, Holmes Sackett. Wool enterprises – how do they compare and what are the opportunities? Sandy Smith, Allendale. Exclusion fencing. Thank you to … Read more
FlockTalk articles on: Tags help identify top performers. ‘Control your own destiny’ with electronic identification. Click here to view these articles. Published in the Queensland Country Life on 16 August 2018.
Measuring his Merino flock to select the most profitable sheep is the goal of St George grazier Rod Avery, and despite the drought of the past few years, he is well on his way to achieving it. Measuring lambing traits and fleece weights through electronic identification (EID) ear tags has helped Rod fine-tune the management … Read more
This is part 7 of 7 from the EIDs in sheep webinar with Anthony Uren giving a summary of the benefits of using EIDs. (1min 32secs) This is from a recording of the Leading Sheep webinar on using EIDs in sheep, which was presented on the 10 May 2018.
This is part 6 of 7 from the EIDs in sheep webinar with Anthony Uren talking about their ram nucleus, classing system and the benefits of the index within the nucleus. (3mins 33secs) This is from a recording of the Leading Sheep webinar on using EIDs in sheep, which was presented on the 10 May … Read more
This is part 5 of 7 from the EIDs in sheep webinar with Anthony Uren talking about the progress they have achieved on Congi with fibre diameter, wool cut and net profit. (2mins 41secs) This is from a recording of the Leading Sheep webinar on using EIDs in sheep, which was presented on the 10 … Read more
This is part 4 of 7 from the EIDs in sheep webinar with Anthony Uren talking about the importance of using selection indexes matched to your objective. (4mins 37secs) This is from a recording of the Leading Sheep webinar on using EIDs in sheep, which was presented on the 10 May 2018.
This is part 3 of 7 from the EIDs in sheep webinar with Anthony Uren talking about the EID equipment they use on ‘Congi’ and how they use the data. This is from a recording of the Leading Sheep webinar on using EIDs in sheep, which was presented on the 10 May 2018.
This is part 2 of 7 from the EIDs in sheep webinar with Anthony Uren giving some background to the property he manages, ‘Congi’ and why they introduced EIDs. (7mins 35secs) This is from a recording of the Leading Sheep webinar on using EIDs in sheep, which was presented on the 10 May 2018.