Nicole Leading Sheep have two Regional Coordinator positions vacant. The positions will be based in the North/Central West and South West regions of Queensland. About Leading Sheep Leading Sheep is a proactive network of Queensland sheep and wool businesses; at the forefront of practical and relevant information and technology to equip progressive and thriving producers for the future. … Read more
Australian Rural Leadership Program Vegetation management – what the new laws means? It’s ewe time forums Thinking of breeding for flystrike resistance? Upcoming events eBulletins 1. Australian Rural Leadership Program Australian Wool Innovation funds the participation of emerging wool industry leaders in the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation’s Australian Rural Leadership Program (ARLP). The program is … Read more
Queensland’s sheep and wool producers are hailing an innovative program that is helping them to improve their businesses’ productivity. Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) Senior Extension Officer and Leading Sheep Manager Nicole Sallur said feedback received from producers about the Leading Sheep program was incredibly positive. “Currently, 75 per cent of Queensland’s sheep and … Read more
Ilfracombe graziers John and Jane Hain believe the introduction of exclusion fencing to keep wild dogs out of properties has ‘energised’ communities in western Queensland and has the potential to bring people and profitability back to the region. The Hains have fenced almost 17,000 hectares of their property ‘Summer Hill’ against wild dogs. Despite it being … Read more
This is part 6 of 6 from the sheep pregnancy scanning webinar with Chris Shands, a rural advisor from NSW, discussing how to to get the basics right for pregnancy scanning along with a summary. This is from a recording of the Leading Sheep webinar sheep pregnancy scanning – keeping more lambs alive which was … Read more
This is part 5 of 6 from the sheep pregnancy scanning webinar with Chris Shands, a rural advisor from NSW, discussing how to use pregnancy scanning information. This is from a recording of the Leading Sheep webinar sheep pregnancy scanning – keeping more lambs alive which was presented on the 28 May 2012. (5mins 22secs)
This is part 4 of 6 from the sheep pregnancy scanning webinar with Chris Shands, a rural advisor from NSW, discussing how to plan for a successful scanning and different scanning options. This is from a recording of the Leading Sheep webinar sheep pregnancy scanning – keeping more lambs alive which was presented on the … Read more
This is part 3 of 6 from the sheep pregnancy scanning webinar with Chris Shands, a rural advisor from NSW, discussing why ewe condition score and lamb birth weight is important for lamb survival. This is from a recording of the Leading Sheep webinar sheep pregnancy scanning – keeping more lambs alive which was presented … Read more
This is part 2 of 6 from the sheep pregnancy scanning webinar with Chris Shands, a rural advisor from NSW, discussing how to increase conception rates and lamb survival. This is from a recording of the Leading Sheep webinar sheep pregnancy scanning – keeping more lambs alive which was presented on the 28 May 2012. … Read more
This is part 1 of 6 from the sheep pregnancy scanning webinar with Pat Hegarty from ‘Colanya’, Longreach sharing his experience with scanning. This is from a recording of the Leading Sheep webinar sheep pregnancy scanning – keeping more lambs alive which was presented on the 28 May 2012. (11 mins 1 sec)