Elke Hocking Consulting in Lucindale, South Australia, Australia | Agricultural service

Elke Hocking Consulting

Locality: Lucindale, South Australia, Australia

Phone: +61 427 667 081

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25.01.2022 Producers who have been affected by #bushfire: Natural Resources South East has a great list of bushfire recovery resources on their website. Check them out here: https://www.naturalresources.sa.gov.au//Bushfire_Recovery_

24.01.2022 SeaLink is committed to supporting recovery efforts following the devastating Kangaroo Island bushfires. We have developed an initial support package worth half... a million dollars, including a financial donation and dedicated free passenger fares on the ferry, to provide immediate support to the local community. Click here for details: http://bit.ly/media-statement-08-january-20

24.01.2022 Producers who have been affected by #bushfire: the Coorong District Council have some great resources produced as a result of the Sherwood fire in 2018 that might be handy for you. Check them out here: http://www.coorong.sa.gov.au/sherwood

19.01.2022 Very privileged to have worked with Bruce over the last 20 years. He’s been a great mentor over that time to myself and so many people across the livestock supply chain.

19.01.2022 , ! Consultation for the new #SA #SheepIndustryBlueprint is still open through the SA Sheep Industry 2020-2030 Priority survey.... It is vital that all members of the value chain have their say and express their priorities for the future so the SA sheep industry can continue to grow and expand. Survey closes on Monday 23 November. Complete the survey here: bit.ly/30Wt1mE

17.01.2022 Looking for fire recovery resources?

17.01.2022 10 DAYS TO GO!! The 2020 Livestock Advisor Updates are a virtual conference supported by MLA, AWI and the SA Livestock Consultants and will be held on the 30th ...of July 2020. This conference is designed to support us and our clients to come out of the recent challenging few months with the information, tools and research to support business resilience. It will be a great opportunity to ask questions and join in the discussion with Meat & Livestock Australia and Australian Wool Innovation personnel. The conference will have four main themes; 1. Pasture and Soil, 2. Finance, Fires and Forward, 3. Marketing and Agtechnology and 4. Research to Application with presentations being given by many different industry professionals from across a wide range of industry sectors. Wed like to take this next month to introduce you to each and every speaker you will be hearing from throughout the event. Please make sure you follow either of the two links provided below to register and secure your position. By registering you will receive a recording of the event within 24 hours to watch back at your own leisure. https://www.salivestockconsultants.com.au/events https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/2020-livestock-advisor-upda With our third theme being Marketing and Agtechnology, wed like to introduce our tenth speaker Penny Schulz. Penny and her family run a cattle and sheep operation at Field in S.A. They also produce bulls, females, semen and embryos sold across Aust. and NZ. In addition Penny works off-farm delivering projects and teaching at university to the livestock industry using her expertise in the fields of animal genetics, farm business management, and agtech. Penny hopes to complete her PhD in 2020 in agtech. Penny is the Vice President of Livestock SA, Chair of the SA Cattle Industry Fund, a member of MLAs Producer Adoption Reference Group and recently appointed to the Minister for Primary Industries Agtech Advisory Group. Pennys presentation will cover how de decide on technology needed to support business, what is available and whats the ROI, how will it integrate into current management practices, what support there is to implement it and how to analyse data and reports for better decision making.

17.01.2022 Great initiative.

16.01.2022 There has never been a better time to train for a job in the wool industry! With border restrictions there is currently a shortage of shearers and woolhandlers ...in SA and Victoria. On completion of our 5 Day course you can be job ready, to start immediate employment, earning good money, keeping fit, and enjoying the rural lifestyle. We have limited spaces available at our Karoonda, South Australia course to be held Monday 27 July to Friday 31 July so make sure to register your spot early. Book your spot by phoning 1300 787 984, or email [email protected]. To learn more about our courses visit: https://www.shearerwoolhandler.com.au/courses See more

15.01.2022 Fire in our KI property now. Thankfully mum and dad evacuated this morning to Kingscote. Just devastating for KI farming community and all those over the rest of Australia affected by fires. Please stay safe everyone.

15.01.2022 Bushfire affected primary producers can now access grants of up to $75,000 to help with the recovery process and getting back to business. Contact the PIRSA Recovery Hotline 1800 931 314 or visit www.pir.sa.gov.au/recoverygrants to find out more

14.01.2022 In this weeks episode of Grass Matters, host Andrea Crothers shifts the focus towards lamb with special guest South Australian Agriculture Consultant and Produc...er Elke Hocking. Andrea and Elke discuss the importance of understanding the growth and importance of objective carcass measurement technology to measure things like lean meat yield and eating quality, and how lamb producers and processors can access and benefit from this data feedback. Tune in every Thursday at 2pm for another episode of #GrassMattersPodcast

12.01.2022 This session is a chance for service providers and producers to give feedback on the range of Back to Business activities and support that has been provided to fire affected producers so far. What has been successful/helpful and what type of support or programs are still needed over the next 12 months.

12.01.2022 Will 2021 be the year for lamb payments on IMF and meat yield? New South Wales lamb processor Gundagai Meat Processors could be paying producers on a lean meat ...yield basis for lambs that meet a minimum intramuscular fat threshold by next year, if IMF measurement trials are successful. At a recent Australian Intercollegiate Meat Judging Association Inc webinar on carcase yield measurement and processor integration, GMP chief executive officer Will Barton outlined the four elements of GMPs investment in the revolution in lamb processing, assessment and marketing. These included DEXA lean meat yield measurement, GMPs Health4Wealth disease/defect program, intramuscular fat measurement and carcase optimisation. Continue reading https://loom.ly/W7bpgvU #SheepCentral

11.01.2022 Fantastic opportunity to receive DEXA lean meat yield carcass feedback on your lambs!

11.01.2022 As the coronavirus pandemic has unleashed further waves of panic buying this week and meat has been in strong demand. But even in a crisis it seems people dont want to eat fake meat

10.01.2022 Define your breeding objective to achieve profitable and sustainable outcomes for your business, then use tools such as ASBV’s to help you get there.

09.01.2022 Handy links to resources if you’ve been impacted by fires. Also links if you can help with hay or agistment.

09.01.2022 For information about recovery, or to access the primary producer and small business grants, people can visit dhs.sa.gov.au/recovery or call the Recovery Hotlin...e on 1800 302 787. For information about personal and financial counselling people can call the Financial Counselling Helpline on 1800 007 007 and the Rural Financial Counselling Service on 1800 836 211.

09.01.2022 27 DAYS TO GO!! The 2020 Livestock Advisor Updates are a virtual conference supported by MLA, AWI and the SA Livestock Consultants and will be held on the 30th ...of July 2020. This conference is designed to support us and our clients to come out of the recent challenging few months with the information, tools and research to support business resilience. It will be a great opportunity to ask questions and join in the discussion with Meat & Livestock Australia and Australian Wool Innovation personnel. The conference will have four main themes; 1. Pasture and Soil, 2. Finance, Fires and Forward, 3. Marketing and Agtechnology and 4. Research to Application with presentations being given by many different industry professionals from across a wide range of industry sectors. Wed like to take this next month to introduce you to each and every speaker you will be hearing from throughout the event. Please make sure you follow either of the two links provided below to register and secure your position. By registering you will receive a recording of the event within 24 hours to watch back at your own leisure. https://www.salivestockconsultants.com.au/events https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/2020-livestock-advisor-upda Starting with the theme of Pasture and Soil, wed like to introduce our third speaker Cam Nicholson Cam Nicholson is a partner in Nicon Rural Services, a consulting business near Geelong working with the grazing and cropping industries and in natural resource management. Cam has been involved in many farmer programs for the GRDC, MLA, Dairy Australia, Southern Farming Systems and Landcare. He provides consultancy advice to farmers and lectures on animal and pasture systems at Marcus Oldham College. He and his wife Fiona run a 400 ha beef and sheep farm on the Bellarine Peninsula turning off cattle for the long fed Japanese market, lambs and wool. Cam will be demonstrating a simple tool to enable rapid assessment of pasture condition and provide an update on recent developments with satellite monitoring of pastures.

09.01.2022 This session is a chance for service providers and producers to give feedback on the range of ‘Back to Business’ activities and support that has been provided to fire affected producers so far. What has been successful/helpful and what type of support or programs are still needed over the next 12 months.

09.01.2022 Come along to our annual Livestock Field Day for an update on all things livestock production. The field day will feature sessions on summer crops, ewe lamb rep...roduction research and production limiting animal health issues from guest speakers Chris Brown, Dr Sean McGrath, Dr Caroline Jacobson, Dr Tom Clune and local producer Dean Eastwood. Youll also hear about the latest research from MFMGs projects on dung beetles, soil moisture probes in pastures, and cattle weaning. For more information and to register https://mackillopgroup.com.au/events/livestock-field-day/

08.01.2022 If you want to come along to the dinner to hear the guest speaker talk please come along and enjoy the night

08.01.2022 Some good news if you are a livestock producer recovering from bushfire ... the Meat & Livestock Australia Back to Business program offering free one-on-one sup...port from a consultant has been EXTENDED! This is a great opportunity to access further help to get your business back on its feet faster. Visit the #LivestockSA website for details: https://bit.ly/2VHyBXn See more

06.01.2022 With weaning lambs in full swing or just around the corner, now is the ideal time to set up your ewes for success for next year. I have two Lifetime Ewe Management groups starting soon - Penola and Padthaway regions in the South East of SA. Limited spaces left - if interested please message me.

05.01.2022 CHINA: FALLOUT CONTINUES FOR BEEF, IN WAKE OF CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK The Chinese government has offered financial protection for food importers and other Chinese ...businesses in the latest fallout from the countrys coronavirus disease outbreak. As the government extended measures to limit the economic impact from the crisis, Chinas Council for The Promotion of International Trade said it would support businesses that are unable to honour trade contracts with certificates to declare force majeure a clause enabling contract default for act of god unexpected events. Get the story here https://loom.ly/lR15c0E #BeefCentral #coronavirus #AustralianBeef #aussiebeef #liveexport World Health Organization (WHO)

04.01.2022 Make sure you register.

02.01.2022 LambEx will make its way to 2021. Considering current circumstances, LambEx will be postponed to 30 June - 2 July 2021. We are as disappointment as you are. We ...apologise for any inconvenience this decision causes you. On the up-side, we now have another 12 months to make LambEx 2021 the best sheep and lamb industry conference youve ever attended! Save the date 30 June to 2 July 2021- and tell your maaaates. View the media release here: http://j.mp/2U74RBC See more

01.01.2022 Livestock SA members will need to cast their ballots to fill five positions on the board after nine nominations were received! Nominees include Joe Keynes, Bill... Nosworthy, Richard Reedy, Jim McBride, Dr Alan Irving, Marina Gregor, Robert Brokenshire, Gabbrielle Brooke and Richard Kirkland. For more info regarding voting process and nominees, visit the Livestock SA website or read the media release: bit.ly/33QQR5p