Advice

What’s the difference between a Sheep Handler and an Auto Drafter?

If you just want to weigh and draft your lambs, then the Racewell Auto Drafter is a perfect solution. However, if you want the option to be able t...

Why don’t some cattle yards flow well? A guide to improving flow and efficiency in your cattle yard

We all know how frustrating and time-consuming it can be when cattle won’t move where you want them to in the cattle yards. If your cattle-yard is...

Fly management for sheep producers

The risk of flystrike depends on a range of factors, including the susceptibility of the sheep and environmental conditions. Ideal conditions are ...

Fast, calm cattle finishing the key

What did you average in dollars per kilogram carcass weight over the past year?

How to improve safety in your cattle yard

Many injuries happen in cattle yards so it’s important to consider what you can do to keep yourself and your staff safe. In this article we discus...

5 things to consider when designing Cattle Yards

Designing a new set of Cattle Yards is a once in a lifetime project for most farmers as well as a big investment. There are many things to conside...

Benefits of using EID tags for sheep

There are many potential flock and cost management benefits of electronic identification (EID) for sheep producers to use on the farm. Find out mo...

Goal Setting For Successful Farming

To survive and thrive in agriculture today, you have to bring a business approach to farming. One practice that’s common in the business world, bu...

Better raising of pasture-fed lambs

Realising the genetic potential of your lambs is very dependent on their efficiently converting feed to liveweight gain. This efficiency is underp...

Autumn Issues - Drenching at Weaning

As weaning fast approaches it is a good chance to review the animal health challenges from the previous years and make a plan for this season. Eac...

Getting your lambs off to a fast start

If we are serious about increasing the efficiency and sustainability of our operations, then performance recording and benchmarking to identify op...