A short video titled “Take home tips” taken from the webinar titled “Getting the best from motion activated cameras on your property” recorded on the 8th of February 2018
Business & Marketing
FlockTalk December 2017 – getting into the wool industry
FlockTalk articles on: Barcaldine tradie swaps wood for wool Right starter business can help you buy your own rural property Click here to view these articles. Published in the Queensland Country Life on 7 December 2017.
FlockTalk August 2017 – wool focus
FlockTalk articles on: Time is right for wool industry. Wool: get the basics right and reap the rewards. Click here to view these articles. Published in the Queensland Country Life 17 August 2017.
VIDEO: Getting into the wool industry – a producer/off-farm contractor’s view
Being prepared to start in businesses with a quick monetary turn-over, like shearing, sheep trading and selling wool, helped western Queensland producer David Owens realise the dream of buying his own property. Mr Owens operates ‘Somerset’, a 10,000 hectare grazing property, 70 kilometres south of Longreach, which runs up to eight thousand Merino ewes. For … Read more
VIDEO: Getting into the wool industry – a shearer’s view
Barcaldine’s Andrew Ross is candid when asked why he became a shearer? It was about money, and he jokingly adds, proving to his mum he could endure the heat and hard work. The young tradie from western Queensland was a qualified cabinet maker, before he opted to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a … Read more
Technology and networking key to success
Being willing to adopt new technology and utilise effective, information networks will be key to the future success of the state’s sheep and wool industry according to one of Western Queensland’s younger producers. Jesse Moody works alongside his parents, running Abbadoah and Yarmouth, with the properties making up around 56,000 hectares of mulga and Mitchell … Read more
Remote water monitoring – a producer case study
Fine wool grower Duncan Banks has an unwavering appreciation for water, so it made sense to him to invest in innovative technology that allows him to monitor stock water from his house. Four years ago, the Dirranbandi producer installed a commercial-type water meter on the main polypipe from a neighbouring artesian bore to 25 tanks … Read more
FlockTalk April 2017 – online learning and sheep handling equipment
FlockTalk articles on: Age no barrier to sheep producers saving time with online learning. Embracing innovation to make sheep handling easier on-property. Click here to view these articles. Published in the Queensland Country Life 13 April 2017.
Sheep handling equipment – a producer case study
Dohne prime lamb producer Ranald Warby is quick to acknowledge the benefits of his Arrow V-Express machine after just five months of use, particularly the fact that it allows him to perform a number of tasks on his sheep in just one pass. Gone, too, are the days of fighting rams in a race when drenching … Read more
Grain feeding lambs – tips for getting it right
Queensland producers opting to grain feed lambs should ‘lock in grain supplies and set up forward contracts’ to minimise risk and increase returns, according to a sheep and wool adviser, Geoff Duddy. He said high store lamb prices had made feedlotting ‘reasonably risky’ but there were margins for producers who did their planning and preparation. … Read more