Livestock Tech Talks

The Kellock’s are using eID to accurately measure and monitor the production and performance of their merino flock to enable them to make informed decisions on management changes to increase profitability.

In this episode, Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, the Hon David Basham MP discusses the South Australian Governments $7.5 million commitment over three years to grow the red meat and wool sector. He explains how the program will:

• contribute to South Australia’s production of premium products
• improve sheep and cattle quality and productivity while sustainably increasing the size of the herd and flock
• enhance biosecurity and help to grow more prosperous regions.

For complimentary videos and supporting resources visit the Livestock Tech Talk page on the PIRSA website.

Spending less time in the yard and reducing animal stress are a constant goal for Producers. In this episode, Nathan Scott from Achieve Ag Solutions who has been working with producers for many years to help them get the best out of their eID equipment, discusses how you can improve livestock productivity and profitability. Nathan discusses: 

• what eID is and how to best use it
• the benefits of adopting eID in sheep and cattle enterprises
• how capturing data via eID improves your farm management decisions.

For complimentary videos and supporting resources visit the Livestock Tech Talk page on the PIRSA website.

It is important to maximise livestock handling efficiency, safety and ease of operation. A well designed yard system can save time, labour and reduce frustration for the operator, making livestock handling easier.

In this episode, Ben White a Research Engineer from Kondinin Group discusses:

• his findings from a recent independent review of different yard designs
• an overview of what yard systems are currently available
• how to get your yard designs right to maximise livestock handling efficiency, safety and ease of operation.

For complimentary videos and supporting resources visit the Livestock Tech Talk page on the PIRSA website.

In this episode, we talk with Darren Price from Price Rural Management and former General Manager of Carwoola Pastoral Company. Darren has been involved with the Meat & Livestock Australia Digital Farm at Carwoola, NSW where over 200 digital devices have been deployed to compare different technology products. Darren discusses:

• what livestock technologies have been implemented on Carwoola
• the results of his economic investigation into implementing these different technologies in a commercial livestock enterprise
• which products best suit which rural environments.

For complimentary videos and supporting resources visit the Livestock Tech Talk page on the PIRSA website.

Every producer wants to save on fundamental farm resources such as labour, water and travel. In this episode, we talk with Mike Hayes from In2It Technologies who has been installing remote water monitoring systems, an economically savvy tool which does just that, across South Australia for many years. 

Mike explains how the use of a range of different technologies help to increase communication coverage and save producers much needed time and money.

For complimentary videos and supporting resources visit the Livestock Tech Talk page on the PIRSA website.