Sheep CRC in Armidale, New South Wales | Agricultural cooperative

Sheep CRC

Locality: Armidale, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 6773 1317

Address: University of New England 2350 Armidale, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.sheepcrc.org.au

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23.01.2022 Ram breeders will now be able to list their sale catalogues on RamSelect free of charge, with changes to the systems business model in time for the upcoming ram sale season. https://www.sheepcrc.org.au//ram-listings-now-free-on-rams

22.01.2022 A big focus in todays presentations on how CRC tools and training are delivering impact to producers and industry.

21.01.2022 From Concept to Impact - our history and role in delivery 50% improvement to the industry’s value is now captured in print with the book launched by Industry Minister Karen Andrews at Parliament House this morning. https://www.sheepcrc.org.au//sheep-industry-goes-from-deat

21.01.2022 Head back to school at the University of New England, AU SMART Farms Open day on June 13 featuring presentations on #ASKBILL and livestock monitoring tools www.une.edu.au/smartfarms

20.01.2022 MerinoLink will have access to 10 ASKBILL accounts from the Sheep CRC as a way of creating a conversation among members about new technologies which can improve farm profitability. The ASKBILL producer demonstration program will be launched at next weeks MerinoLink conference in Armidale, on June 19-20. https://www.sheepcrc.org.au//merinolink-members-to-take-on

19.01.2022 From Concept to Impact - our history and role in delivery 50% improvement to the industrys value is now captured in print with the book launched by Industry Minister Karen Andrews at Parliament House this morning. https://www.sheepcrc.org.au//sheep-industry-goes-from-deat

19.01.2022 After the CRC closes on June 30, sheep breeders can continue to order DNA tests online through www.sheepdna.com.au, with their samples processed and analysed at Neogens Australian laboratories, and results incorporated into the Sheep Genetics databases for assignment of parentage and enhancement of breeding value accuracies. Neogen Australasia https://www.sheepcrc.org.au//neogen-to-take-crcs-lead-on-s

19.01.2022 With dry weather impacting the SMART Farm, ASKBILL is being used to develop strategies to maintain the condition of the core breeding mob and the pasture base of the lambing paddocks through winter. https://askbill.com.au/

18.01.2022 With 750 lambs moving onto a forage crop, the question facing the managers at UNE's SMART Farm was how long the paddock preparation and drenching strategy would protect the sheep from worm burdens as the weather changed. Let's ASKBILL for the outlook. https://askbill.com.au/

18.01.2022 And were underway! A packed house in Dubbo as our very first chair Ian Sinclair declares the conference open. His message was clear: implement the CRCs great new technologies and share them with others in the sheep industry.

18.01.2022 Over the life of the Sheep CRC a total of 81 postgraduate students completed their training and contributed to the CRCs research programs, with more than 92% of those subsequently retained in the broader agricultural industry, and 62% continuing to work specifically in the livestock industry. https://www.sheepcrc.org.au//sheep-crc-leaves-a-legacy-of-

18.01.2022 Dont look away now! The Sheep CRC is closing on June 30, but it will be business as usual on our social media channels. University of New England, AU is taking over our major digital products, RamSelect & ASKBILL, plus our social channels from July 1 stay tuned!

17.01.2022 Interest continues to build around the powerful RamSelect online genetic selection tool which already has close to 1,000 rams available for assessment ahead of this seasons sales. WA producers are queuing up to make use of it with more than 70 commercial breeders participating in recent Sheep Genetics workshops in Katanning and Moora looking at objective genetic selection tools, including how to use DNA Flock Profile testing to identify the right rams for your breeding objective through RamSelect. For further information visit: www.ramselect.com.au

17.01.2022 Day 1 in photos from the CRC Final Conference...

14.01.2022 Track your rams with the Ram Team Manager. "RamSelect has a Ram Team Manager that allows you to store genetic information about your rams and quickly benchmark the team average ASBVs against industry. You can also track changes in your team average over time and ensure that every time you buy rams you are making improvement in the traits that make you money. ... These graphics show the average ASBVs for our team of Maternal Composites at Armidale NSW". Lu Hogan lamb producer

13.01.2022 New cost:benefit assessment shows the Aus sheepmeat industry is $317M better off thanks to the research and new technologies delivered by the Sheep CRC. https://www.sheepcrc.org.au//317m-boost-to-sheepmeat-econo Meat & Livestock Australia Sheep Producers Australia

12.01.2022 Flock Profile really helped us to work out what we had in our flock and where we had to make improvements. It helped with ram purchases and targeting rams that were better than our previous flock and ram team averages in order to drive improvement." - Karl Witt, WA. Photo courtesy Dorothy Henderson. https://www.sheepcrc.org.au//flock-profile-focuses-ram-sel

12.01.2022 Knowing where your commercial flock sits for a range of key production traits can be a valuable tool, especially when it comes to buying rams. Mid North breeders Greg and Jane Kellock, are among 300 producers from across Australia who have used the new DNA Flock Profile Test in the past couple of years - through both Sheep CRC and ASKBILL. The DNA Flock Profile Test, developed from the wealth of information gathered by the the Sheep CRC Information Nucleus and provided by Neo...gen Australasia is also helping commercial Merino breeders improve their flock's genetics. Click below for more.

12.01.2022 Fantastic to be able to share the magic of #ASKBILL with Vicki McClymont, daughter of legendary ag scientist Bill who provided the inspiration for the app. Shes pictured Sydney Royal Easter Show with Linc Urquart of UNE.

12.01.2022 With winter approaching its a good time to look at the cold risk alerts that are calculated by ASKBILL. https://askbill.com.au/

10.01.2022 Check out RamSelect to have access to more then 12,000 rams online. Get the best rams for your flock today!! https://okt.to/oQ4wLY

08.01.2022 It's been dry and the outlook is not good, but exactly how much pasture do we have left at the SMART Farm? When will we need to buy in supplement? The farm managers have asked Bill for the outlook. https://askbill.com.au/

07.01.2022 We're now in the midst of winter and its time to ASKBILL to predict the growth rates and condition scores of our pregnant used, based on the forecast for pasture availability. https://askbill.com.au/

07.01.2022 Don't miss the MerinoLink conference and field day on June 19-20, featuring presentations on ASKBILL and a range of agtech solutions. http://www.merinolink.com.au/conference-program/

06.01.2022 Buy the right rams for your Business, At RamSelect, 700 buyers have already searched through our catalogues and found that we have 2,800 rams available in 27 catalogues. don't miss out on the rams that will benefit your business objectives. Follow the link below for more information about RamSelect. https://okt.to/Ez57t3

06.01.2022 Our history of delivering impact to industry will be captured for all to enjoy in the soon-to-be-released book, Sheep CRC: The Story Transforming wool, meat and the sheep that produce them 2000-2019. http://ow.ly/tlEF30o8VH7

04.01.2022 If you missed out on the Sheep CRC Final Conference, you can now watch a video every presentation in full via our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/playlist

04.01.2022 Taking the city into the farm of the future Sydney Royal Easter Show - drop by and see powerful digital tools like #RamSelect & #ASKBILL !

04.01.2022 ASKBILL to feature on ABC Rural as part of Rabobanks Farm2Fork conference coverage! Lewis Kahn explains how the predictive software enables sheep producers to proactively manage risk for improved welfare & productivity.

03.01.2022 "RamSelect is a great tool and has many functions that support the breeding decision making processes. I find the more you use the tool the more you are able to get out of it. I use the RamSelect platform in a number of ways, firstly to track clients ram teams both ram breeders and commercial breeders. The Ram Team Tracker is a fantastic way to follow the genetic progress of the ram team and the facility also allows you to identify any low hanging fruit. The Ram Team Tracker ...allows me to show clients the progress and direction the breeding program is heading. Having the direct interface with Sheep Genetics also allows us to have up to date ASBVs without having to down load and sort through a lot of data. We also use the RamSelect platform to store and review the Flock Profile tests, the flock average ASBVs are also updated as more data comes into Sheep Genetics RamSelect is a great tool and has many functions that support the breeding decision making processes. I find the more you use the tool the more you are able to get out of it. One of the main functions we use it for is to store our ram teams, so we can monitor them over time (as more data becomes available the ASBVs are updated), we can also re-adjust our breeding criteria as we achieve our objectives and set new goals. I also like the ability to down load the current data, so we can view it in a number of different mediums. I would recommend RamSelect it is a great tool for commercial breeders to search for rams and track their ram teams, it is also a good tool for ram breeders to list their sale team. RamSelect allows ranking of animals that meet your breeding objective, it is important that breeders set realistic parameters and also consider the production system that they are selecting rams for. If using the RamSelect tool to filter sale rams before a sale, it is important to also have a backup plan, second filter, if the sale prices are outside your budget." Sally is a sheep and wool consultant from Young in the South West slopes of New South Wales who uses RamSelect in her business. If you want to be like Sally and utilise a program with 12000 rams already online. Then follow the link below: https://okt.to/2cv1G8

03.01.2022 Tas sheep producers - don't miss this opportunity to tap into the predictive power of ASKBILL! https://www.sheepcrc.org.au//ASKBILL_Producer_Workshop_fly

02.01.2022 If you missed the Sheep CRC's Final Conference, then don't miss the Australian Superfine Wool Growers seminar in Armidale on Sunday May 18 - the program features the Sheep CRC's Julius van der Werf, Lewis Kahn, Lu Hogan, and Johan Boshaff, as well as an ASKBILL Masterclass! https://www.theland.com.au//superfine-woolgrowers-to-tac/

01.01.2022 Lu Hogan explains ASKBILL's power as an agtech tool for 'next practice' at this week's LLS workshops in northern NSW. www.askbill.com.au