Jed Sommerfield Join the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries and your Climate Mate for South West Queensland, John McLaughlin for The Season Ahead (winter 2026) webinar. How to understand and interpret the forecast for the season ahead, utilise climate information to inform grazing decisions on your property, and use online tools for disaster management. Click here to … Read more
Why Wool Forum Summary; micron testing; National Work Safety Month; pest animal control; demo of Wolseley Sheep Shearing machine; We’re hiring. Read the latest edition here.
Quick picks: Increase in pest animal activity, Water quality monitoring, Displaced stock, Water in your office, Exclusion fencing funding, 25 year blueprint – your views are valued Deep dive: Sheep body louse and shedding breeds Upcoming events Podcasts, eBulletins and surveys Quick picks: Have you seen an increase in feral pig or wild dog activity … Read more
Were you lucky enough to spend a few days away, but found yourself thinking more about the brown water in your tank and troughs and not the blue water at the beach? Would you like to get a photo that shows the trough filling up while you are away? Remember the relief you felt when … Read more
Are you going away for holidays over the Christmas and New Year period? Wouldn’t it be nice to think more about being on holiday than if there is water in the turkey’s nest at home? Have you thought about remote water monitoring? Leading Sheep has talked to producers who have water monitoring systems currently installed … Read more
Are you going away for holidays over the Christmas and New Year period? Wouldn’t it be nice to think more about being on holiday than if there is water in the turkey’s nest at home? Have you thought about remote water monitoring? Leading Sheep has talked to producers who have water monitoring systems currently installed … Read more
Drenches Better wool Humpy Back Australian wool producer summary Upcoming Leading Sheep events Upcoming events eBulletins and podcasts Drenches The wet weather is continuing and so is the impact that worms are having on the health and level of production of your sheep. Do you know you need to drench but not sure which one … Read more
In this Grazing Futures case study focuses on Humpy Back in Queensland. At the beginning of 2020, Longreach based GrazingFutures team member, Amelia (Milly) Nolan, developed a short survey for producers who have observed Humpy Back on their properties. The main areas of enquiry were around the location of properties, number and classes of sheep affected … Read more
Leading Sheep has produced a video on finding the value in wool data. Rod Avery, St George wool producer, demonstrates how he collects data and explains why he collects it and how he uses it to make decisions on his property. Rod gives you an insight to the changes he’s made on his property, how … Read more
This case study looks at St George producer Rod Avery and how he uses sheep-classing technology to improve productivity and business outcomes. Rod talks about using and embracing technology and how he made gradual changes to get where he is today. Through the use of technology, Rod knows the level of production and the return … Read more