Family farming businesses take heed! This is a timely reminder to review your cyber security as we drive production through technology adoption. A great place to start is the @AgriFuturesAU facts sheet.#farming#precisionag#agtech#smallbusinessowners
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Before you open the gate onto green paddocks! Consider pulpy kidney vaccination, summer weed toxicity & does the FOO provide enough nutrition, particularly for growing stock. #LivestockManagement@deltaagribus
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Inspired!! Another amazing cohort of rural women leading industry! Spent my whole journey home thinking about how to take my project to the next level #DreamingBig#rwa2019@AgriFuturesAU@Westpac
Get some roughage out to keep your livestock cosy during the cold snap. Heat is a byproduct of fibre digestion which warms from the inside out. They also tend to go off feed during inclement weather. Time to tighten up feeders to prevent gorging @deltaagribus#LivestockManagement
#Johnes is NOT the Boogie man it once was. Let's remove the stigma and make the decision to work together to protect our livelihood. This is a timely reminder to review your status and biosecurity #vaccination#SheepHealthStatement@deltaagribus
Pulled up at Bellata Roadhouse on Saturday for a feed and shower. Pleasantly surprised to find some quality reading material! @deltaagribus#TruckingLife
@holmescoljac Great job thinking ahead to lift ewe nutrition at this critical point in production! In the future providing a supplement with urea and energy will increase utilisation of roughage (chaff). Increasing rumen efficiency will drive an increase in feed intake. DM me for more info.
This is a great opportunity to get involved and lift livestock performance in feedlots. While this survey targets cattle, the findings will translate to improving lamb/sheep feedlot performance. #GetInvolved
As part of a project assessing the quality of feedlot drinking water, researchers from University of New England are offering free water analysis to the first 200 respondents of a short survey: https://t.co/GtARRRi55X
LFR Grenfell February Grower Meeting: B&E rolls to start. There will be panel style forum to discuss current seasonal issues. We encourage your participation. 8/10 people will probably have the same query! @deltaagribus
Time to tighten feeders! During the hot weather animals tend to prioritise water and shade over food. This becomes an issue with stock on grain feeders, particularly in stubble paddocks. After a few days they gorge themselves, leading to #acidosis. #SheepProduction@deltaagribus
Are your maidens protected from #ClostridialDisease? Ensure continuous protection, run them through the yards at the same time as your weaners to give them a booster. Donβt forget #BoosterShots when transitioning onto highly-digestible, low-fibre diets. #MaidenEwes@deltaagribus
ALERT: Confirmed cases of hypocalcaemia with significant losses of weaned lambs. Lambs that are currently being fed on failed crop, stubbles, grain or canola hay/silage require calcium supplementation @deltaag#LivestockManagement#SheepProduction#LooseLicks
Break the fly cycle by protecting sheep against fly strike with an IGR. Apply early before flies emerge. Not only are you protecting production performance but potentially reducing subsequent fly population. @deltaagribus#sheep365#LivestockManagement
ALERT: Nitrate Poisoning - there have been reports of nitrate poisoning in sheep grazing failed canola crops. Manage by grazing for a few hours for initial 5-7 days, feed before grazing (prevent gorging) and provide ad lib hay @deltaagribus#LivestockManagement#sheep365#cattle
ALERT: Nitrate Poisoning - there have been reports of nitrate poisoning in sheep grazing failed canola crops. Manage by grazing for a few hours for initial 5-7 days, feed before grazing (prevent gorging) and provide ad lib hay @deltaagribus#LivestockManagement#sheep365#cattle
With the welcome rain forecast for the weekend it's a bleaker prospect for our livestock: wet, low temps and wind. An increase in roughage will give them an inner blanket. Roughage fermentation creates heat raising body temp @deltaagribus#sheep365#Cattle#LivestockManagement
ALERT Alarming trend: Nocturnal feeding of lambing ewes. This is a risky practice. High portion births overnight, it takes 6hrs for ewes to imprint, increased predator activity and confusion with sound of other vehicles. Ideally feed 2pm. #feedingsheep#lambingewes@deltaagribus