π£ We're dedicated to ensuring our RD&E investment remains industry driven. Help shape the future of your industry by joining an AgriFutures Advisory Panel.
We're recruiting Panel members across:
π΄ Thoroughbred Horses (2 positions) - seeking breeders, equine veterinarians, and researchers with experience in R&D management and/or extension/training; governance and financial management experience will be highly regarded. π Applications close Monday, 1 June 2026.
π Honey Bee & Pollination (4 positions) - open to commercial honey producers, pollinators and researchers with industry experience, understanding of industry research priorities and leadership capability; skills in R&D management and extension/training and governance and financial management experience will be highly regarded. π Applications close Monday, 20 July 2026.
Apply now π https://t.co/nEEMQLaNg8
Free Winning Against Worms booklet for horse owners It can be downloaded here - https://t.co/4guXwoTeqh . Many of the same principles apply to goats- use combination worm treatments, use BioWorma, and quarantine new animals.
Please fill out this survey on non chemical worm control i.e. methods that are not worm drenches or worm injections or backliners. Bioworma, cross species grazing and keeping pastures long are all non-chemical methods of worm control.
Before you phone your vet or contact me on the PhoneAvet app examine your goat carefully. Vets will ask the rectal temperature, respiratory rate (watch the chest for 15 seconds then X by 4) and listen on the left hand side of the top abdomen for 2 minutes for rumen movements.
In episode 2 of AgriFutures new look podcast, Unearthed, we explore the impact of varroa mite and how the new Colony Loss Survey is helping track the threat.
Led by ANU researchers, as part of the National Varroa Transition to Management Program, the survey is managed by @AustBee with the support of the AgriFutures Honey Bee & Pollination Program.
π§ Listen now or head to YouTube to watch: https://t.co/vOdviIxqvv
Have you got your tickets to the Australian Rice Conference? Event highlights include π¬ AgriFutures Rice Research Update π€ Inspiring keynotes & panel discussions π Rice Industry Awards & Gala Dinner πΎ Women in Rice Breakfast π Tour of the SunRice Mill
π 6β8 Aug 2025 πWhitton & Leeton, NSW ποΈ Get your tickets now! https://t.co/ZvKpFjoU9l
π’ Don't forget to register for next week's webinar
The productive flock - hitting targets, lifting results π
We're excited to have Jim Meckiff join us to discuss how to build resilience in your flock. Discover how to utilise tools such as condition score, identify underperforming animals, and hit industry benchmarks to improve your flock performance.
ποΈ 15 July 2025
π 1:00 pm AEDT
Register here πhttps://t.co/bclZljs76R
@woolinnovation@AWIExtensionSA@AWIExtensionWA@AWIExtensionTAS@AWIExtensionQLD@AWIExtensionVIC
Get your π§ out!
This new @AgriFuturesAU podcast's different... real, raw & relevant, it's about:
π₯ People & places
π¬ Research & science
πΎ Industry insights
π Aus. agriculture
Episode #1 is a levied industry -> Thoroughbred Horses.
So listen in, subscribe, etc...
We are live and off to the races in episode one of our new-look podcast, Unearthed: The people changing Australian agriculture, to find the people whoβve changed Australiaβs racing industry using new research into Thoroughbred respiratory conditions. π§π
ποΈ Listen on all major platforms
πΊ Watch on YouTube https://t.co/vOdviIxqvv
@CraigRounsefell
Sheep producers....
π¦πΊ We've a national webinar
π This Friday
π 12-2pm
Rego https://t.co/4eOV5tSHOc
Presos + insights from our containment feeding workshops:
πΎ grain pellets hay straw
π’ energy rations & feed tests
βοΈ transitioning in/out
π gear & set up
π pens mobs types
π’ Free feed & water testing now available for drought-affected producers in NSW via @LLSNSW
βοΈ Test pasture, hay, grain, silage & stock water
Pick up a kit at your nearest Local Land Services office: https://t.co/LVyb12iBoA
#SNSWInnovationHub#FutureDroughtFund@DAFFGov
Missed our confinement feeding workshops? Weβve got you!
Join us online
Fri 4 July, 12β2pm (AEST)
Insights, expert tips, practical strategies & discussion, delivered to your screen.
Get in quick β register via https://t.co/ujzx6upGdG
B-ewe-t Bathurst session today!
π‘ Plenty of food for thought on π confinement feeding!
π Today's workshop will guide research on confinement feeding + increased productivity & reduced methane, across changing climates.
βοΈ Next: Cumnock & Uralla
Keep π for more...
π Interesting read for a Friday afternoonβ¦
RD&E insights from within NSW DPIRD, internally focused but very common across the Australian agricultural landscape. Especially appreciated the adoption and extension elements.
Thanks for sharing @DingoResearch!
The O'Kane review of Research, Development and Extension functions for NSW DPIRD has been released!
Top research priority: #biosecurity preparedness!!!
https://t.co/SjHOKsCrHi