Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia DAFWA

Moora Sheep Updates program

Acronyms

Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia DAFWA

Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals RSPCA

Western Australia WA

Cooperative Research Centre CRC

Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Western Australia CCI WA

Moora Milling Pasture Improvement Group MMPIG

Time / Duration / Topic / Presenter /
9:00 / 5 minutes (min) / Welcome and introduction to event / West Midlands Group
9:05 / 15min + 5min questions (q) / The Sheep Industry Business Innovation project / Bruce Mullan, DAFWA
9:25 / 15min + 5min q / Stocktake of the WA sheep flock / Kimbal Curtis/Kate Pritchett, DAFWA
9:45 / 20min + 5min q / Tedera – a perennial forage legume to reduce your supplementary feeding in summer and autumn / Daniel Real, DAFWA
10:10 / 15min + 5min q / The National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) for sheep / Jaq Pearson, DAFWA
10:30 / 20min / Morning tea / No data
10:50 / 20min +10min q / RSPCA WA – myths, facts and the role of animal welfare in farming / Lynne Bradshaw, RSPCA WA
11:20 / 25min +5min q / Latest research and development in breech flystrike / Geoff Lindon, Australian Wool Innovation
11:50 / 25min +5min q / How to boost your lamb survival / Katherine Davies, DAFWA
12:20 / 15min + 5min q / Subsidised disease investigation pilot program / Kevin Hepworth, DAFWA
12:40 / 30min / Lunch / No data
13:10 / 45min +10min q / Using genomic technology to increase genetic gain / Stephen Lee, Sheep CRC & Dawson Bradford, Hillcroft Farms
14:05 / 25min + 5min q / Economics of feed lotting – to feedlot or not? / Lucy Anderton, DAFWA
14:35 / 15min +5min q / Labour supply and training in the sheep industry / Jackie Jarvis, CCI WA
14:55 / 30min + 5min q / Opportunities and challenges facing youth in the sheep industry / Ben Patrick, 2014 Peter Westblade Scholar
15:30 / 5min / Closing remarks / MMPIG
15:35 / No data / Close and afternoon tea / No data

*Times subject to change