SpaceCows uses GPS satellite tracking tags to monitor feral cattle and buffal
Feral cattle and buffalo management in the NT is reaping the benefits of space-based technology from a project using satellite data and artificial intelligence to track feral cattle and buffalo. The SmartHerd management program known as the SpaceCows project helps Indigenous landowners improve how they manage feral cattle and buffalo populations by creating a virtual […]
Meat and Livestock Australia awarded $1.52 million to assist with new export channels
Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) will use a $1.52 million Australian Government grant to explore market diversification opportunities within untapped segments of three export markets. The grant is expected to be used to help increase market expansion and diversification for Australian exporters, and in particular MLA is expected to explore new export channels in Saudi […]
African Swine Fever requires a biosecurity protection shield of $66.6 million
The Australian Government has spent $66.6 million in an African Swine Fever (ASF) response package to strengthened biosecurity measures and ensured our system remains a world-class defence. The package will put more biosecurity officers and detector dogs on the ground and enhanced measures in the battle to keep ASF out of Australia. ASF would have […]
AniV8 appoints Dr Ellie Virtue as Chief Executive Officer
AniV8, a leading developer of clinical sensor technology to diagnose and monitor diseases affecting farm animals, has announced Australian educated Dr Ellie Virtue as Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect. Dr Virtue has 15 years’ experience in the animal health industry, including as a venture partner at Stonehaven Incubate, one of AniV8’s founding partners, where she […]
A $150,000 grant has been awarded to improve traceability for livestock exports
The Australian Livestock Export Corporation (LiveCorp) has received a $150,000 Australian Government grant to enhance health and welfare reporting for livestock exports. The grant is expected to be used to modernise and standardise data collection within the sector. LiveCorp will use this grant to further advance LIVEXCollect, the export industry’s data management system. By developing […]
Relief in sight for global horse industry battling gastric disease
Millions of horse owners the world over are set to benefit from a more effective method to treat equine gastric disease, a common condition affecting horses, especially in thoroughbred racing and the endurance riding sector. An eight-year joint project between the University of South Australia and animal health industry partner Luoda Pharma has produced a […]
Wool takes advantage of the commodity price boom as prices rise
The current farm commodity price boom has seen some farm sector produce rise to seven-year highs in recent months, and has also helped the wool market with prices recovering from last year’s lows. Some of the factors driving soft commodity prices higher – such as speculative fund activity and government intervention – did not apply […]
Livestock ramps design committee wins national award
The Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters Association (ALRTA) advises the committee responsible for drafting the Australian Standard for Safe Design of Livestock Ramps and Forcing Yards (AS 5340:2020) has won the ‘Outstanding Committee’ award in 2021 Standards Australia Awards. ALRTA National President Scott McDonald said the award recognised both the importance of the ramp standard and […]
ExoFlare awarded grant to boost meat biosecurity effectiveness
ExoFlare has received a $300,000 grant to develop a real-time data driven approach to assessing biosecurity risks in the red meat and pork sectors
Wild dogs action plan attracts an additional $214,500 to support a national plan
The Australian Government is investing a further $214,500 to continue its support for the implementation of the National Wild Dog Action Plan 2020-2030, through Australian Wool Innovation. These additional funds takes the government’s total investment to support the plan to $2.4 million since 2013-14. “Wild dogs are a huge issue across rural Australia, costing our […]