ASHEEP & BEEF

📣 Applications now open for a @uwanews PhD scholarship, delivered in partnership with ZNE-Ag CRC. Supports national research on breeding values for methane emissions and feed intake in sheep. 🗓️ Applications close 31 May 2026. Apply here 👉sbrew.link/XBgRPJHF

ASHEEP & BEEF is launching a new @meatlivestock Producer Demonstration Site (PDS) project "Utilising Liver Biopsy Techniques to Assess Key Micromineral Levels in Cattle", working with Swans Vets, lead producer Erica Ayers & local producers. Info: asheepbeef.org.au/liver-biopsy-c…

Are we getting micromineral supplementation right? The sandplain of the Esperance region is well known for being low in key microminerals, and most producers supplement livestock in some form. But are we targeting the right minerals, at the right rate, and at the right time?

The new Ovine Observer issue is out! This edition features industry data, enterprise modelling, developmental programming and kikuyu poisoning risks. 🌱 Take a scroll ➡️dpird.wa.gov.au/about-us/newsl…

🐑 Sheep growers ... this one’s for you 🐑 Save the date for BEYOND THE FLOCK, a hands-on day focused on what’s next for sheep enterprises in WA. From water planning & eID to containment systems & industry direction, this event brings together practical insights & emerging tools you can apply on-farm. 📅 22 June 2026 📍 Details to follow More information coming soon. #NaturalHeritageTrust #sheep #livestock #BeyondTheFlock #WhatsNextForSheep #growergroups #localagresearch #WoolGrowers #WALamb @Ausgov @faceyGroup @southwestnrm @AWIExtensionWA @woolinnovation

Calling all sheep producers 🚨 EOIs for the Precision Sheep Management project are closing soon! Hosting a site will give you the chance to use these technologies & make practical decisions. Submit your EOI here👉 form.jotform.com/260982098948072 More info 👉 precisionsheephq.com/c/producer-sit…

Webinar on Thurs to share final results of our Optimising Age of Weaning Cattle @meatlivestock PDS. Facilitator Dr Enoch Bergman (Swans Vets) + lead producer Nick Ruddenklau (Epasco) will be on hand to cover learnings & take questions: mla.com.au/news-and-event…

@Agrivetbusiness @meatlivestock The "in a nutshell response" appended via image! If you want more info give Dr Enoch Bergman at Swans Vets a call. There is a Producer Guide on our website that has more information on the protocol: asheepbeef.org.au/managingbvdv

@ASHEEPBEEF @meatlivestock Why not just vaccinate the heifers?

Checked your heifers for BVDV pre‑joining? Todd Quinlivan from Quintarra Farms shares his experience in this case study on managing BVDV risk: asheepbeef.org.au/post/case-stud… Article delivered via the 'Utilising Heifer Pre-Mating Serology to Manage BVDV' @meatlivestock PDS.

EOIs are open for the Precision Sheep Management (PSM) project🐏 We are seeking sheep producers to host on-farm sites. Use individual animal data to improve your production system with expert support. More info👉 precisionsheephq.com/c/producer-sit… Apply by 30 April👉 form.jotform.com/260982098948072

Webinar this Thurs! Catch Dr Enoch Bergman (Swans Vets) & Simon Fowler (Chilwell) to hear about the @meatlivestock PDS project we've been running demonstrating reduction in bull breakdown through vaccination. Register: mla.com.au/news-and-event… More info: asheepbeef.org.au/bullbreakdown

Applications for the Supply Chain Capacity Program Round 2 close this Friday⏳ Are you a WA sheep producer or supply chain business planning a capital works project? 🐑 Apply here dpird.wa.gov.au/businesses/gra…

Listen in for a summary of the learnings from our @meatlivestock PDS project on optimising the age of weaning cattle. Webinar with the project's Lead Producer, Nick Ruddenklau (Epasco), & facilitator Dr Enoch Bergman Swans Veterinary Services on 30/4. mla.com.au/news-and-event…

1 ha of each sown. Diaman2ti & Fran2o intended at 10kg/ha for demo purpose but reduced due quantity of seed available. Volga Vetch had a poor germination (older seed on-hand that was added when intended variety unavailable). Looking forward to progress! asheepbeef.org.au/post/rm4-vetch…

Site is 1 of 3 in our new harvestable pasture legumes @meatlivestock PDS. Cascade site: RM4 vetch - control - 25kg/ha, Bladder Clover cv. Diaman2ti - 5kg/ha, Sub: Mawson - 10kg/ha, French serradella cv. Fran2o - 5kg/ha, Trigonella cv. Carn2ac - 10kg/ha, Volga vetch - 25kg/ha.

Up and running! Thanks to Liv Walter for taking snaps of the demonstration site progress at TKO Farming in Cascade. Site is in a low to medium rainfall area (~375 mm), loam over clay shallow duplex soils. Sown 27 March, follow up images of germination progress taken 9th April.

Find out more about our new @meatlivestock PDS: asheepbeef.org.au/post/rm4-vetch…

Recent research (Harvestable Annual Legume Options project) explored a range of high‑performing cultivars reducing reliance on synthetic nitrogen fertiliser. The PDS will demonstrate & extend findings at a commercial scale, with focus on mixed-farming livestock systems.

We're cracking into a new @meatlivestock PDS project - Raising the Bar for Harvestable Pasture Legumes. 5 years of demonstrations, RM4 vetch as a benchmark against alternatives at commercial scale, drawing on learnings from the Harvestable Annual Legume Options research.