Livestock Tech Talks

May 09 2023 4

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This series explores South Australia’s Red Meat and Wool sector; speaking with livestock producers, technology providers and more about how they can work with producers to strengthen their business to grow more prosperous regions. It showcases success stories from the ground, and how they’ve benefited from changing their farm’s business model with the adoption of technology, infrastructure or best practice. These talks are part of the Red Meat and Wool Growth Program an initiative of Primary Industries and Regions SA and supported by Meat & Livestock Australia, SA Sheep and Cattle Industry Funds, and SheepConnect SA.

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S03E12 – Focus farm: Allandale Station – using pregnancy scanning and eID data in a pastoral zone cattle enterprise

May 09 2023 20 mins

Allandale Station is located between Oodnadatta and Lake Eyre. The property contains a high proportion of floodplain country associated with the Neales River and consequently it has the capacity to grow high amounts of feed and contains many natural waters following rainfall events that support good grazing. Andrew and Donnagh Clarke run a maximum of about 7500 head of mostly Angus

S03E11 – Mt Eba Station focus farm – AgTech in pastoral zone

Nov 28 2022 19 mins

Peter Whittlesea shares his experience with pregnancy scanning and remote monitoring technology at his sheep enterprise in central South Australia, running 10,000–13,000 self-replacing Merino ewes.

S03E10 – Kirklands focus farm – technology supporting prime lamb production

Nov 28 2022 15 mins

Richie Kirkland runs a prime lamb enterprise with a flock of 8500 maternal composite ewes across 2500 ha in the lower south east of SA. He discusses AgTech adoption and his management approach to support prime lamb production in the high rainfall zone.

S03E09 – David Cooper – Using technology to make pastoral property more productive

Nov 30 2021 17 mins

David Cooper talks about using telemetry, eID, drones and other technology to make the pastoral property as productive as possible.

S04E08 – Kathleen Allan – The role of Integrity Systems Company

Nov 03 2021 15 mins

Kathleen Allan, Communication and Evaluation Manager, Integrity Systems Company, talks about the importance of traceability and food safety in the red meat sector.

S04E07 – Mark Inglis – Animal health from a processor’s perspective

Oct 31 2021 9 mins

Mark Inglis, Farm Assurance and Supply Chain Manager at JBS Australia , talks about health management in the supply of red meat, the conditions with the most impact on profitability and integrity, and carcass and animal health feedback to producers.

S04E06 – Alex McGorman – Health considerations for feedlots buying sheep

Oct 31 2021 8 mins

Alex McGorman, owner and manager of Thornby Feedlot, talks about what he looks for healthwise when bringing sheep into Thornby.

S04E05 – Adam Dawes – Preparing for emergency animal disease

Oct 31 2021 14 mins

Adam Dawes, General Manager of WoolProducers Australia, talks about why we need to be better prepared for an emergency animal disease (EAD), what lessons we can learn from the Exercise Argonaut simulation, and what wool producers should focus on in EAD preparedness.

S04E04 – Bonnie Skinner – Individual sheep eID for biosecurity and traceability

Oct 31 2021 14 mins

Bonnie Skinner, General Manager Policy and Advocacy at Sheep Producers Australia, talks about the benefits of electronic identification (eID) across the supply chain, the importance of traceability for the Australian sheep industry, and the challenges of implementing eID across the entire industry.

S04E03 – Rob Barwell – Biosecurity considerations when buying livestock

Oct 31 2021 11 mins

Rob Barwell, Head of Program, Biosecurity at Animal Health Australia, talks about restocking options, questions producers should ask vendors, and biosecurity considerations when introducing animals to properties.