Hmmmm.... what's that saying about a red sky at night, isn't it a shepherd's delight???

📣 We're dedicated to ensuring our RD&E investment remains industry driven. Help shape the future of your industry by joining an AgriFutures Advisory Panel. We're recruiting Panel members across: 🐴 Thoroughbred Horses (2 positions) - seeking breeders, equine veterinarians, and researchers with experience in R&D management and/or extension/training; governance and financial management experience will be highly regarded. 📅 Applications close Monday, 1 June 2026. 🐝 Honey Bee & Pollination (4 positions) - open to commercial honey producers, pollinators and researchers with industry experience, understanding of industry research priorities and leadership capability; skills in R&D management and extension/training and governance and financial management experience will be highly regarded. 📅 Applications close Monday, 20 July 2026. Apply now 👉 ow.ly/gVWS50Z31qw

The real-time rice project final report is published! 70 pages of agronomy -> remote sensing models -> grower and industry tools. Big thanks to all in the great Aus rice industry who contributed. @AgriFuturesAU @une_aarsc @NSW_AgWater @RiceExtension @GrowerService @ricegrowers

Free Winning Against Worms booklet for horse owners It can be downloaded here - agrifutures.com.au/wp-conten… . Many of the same principles apply to goats- use combination worm treatments, use BioWorma, and quarantine new animals.

Advisory Panel recruitment is open 🗣️ We're looking for industry experts to guide @agrifuturesau's RD&E investment in: 🐔 #ChickenMeat — poultry nutrition expertise 🐝 #HoneyBee & #Pollination — producers, pollinators & researchers 🐴 #ThoroughbredHorses — breeders, equine vets & researchers Apply 👉 ow.ly/xGRQ50YQU2G

Please fill out this survey on non chemical worm control i.e. methods that are not worm drenches or worm injections or backliners. Bioworma, cross species grazing and keeping pastures long are all non-chemical methods of worm control.

Before you phone your vet or contact me on the PhoneAvet app examine your goat carefully. Vets will ask the rectal temperature, respiratory rate (watch the chest for 15 seconds then X by 4) and listen on the left hand side of the top abdomen for 2 minutes for rumen movements.

For goat producers, this will be an outstanding tour. All stops are high quality.

In episode 2 of AgriFutures new look podcast, Unearthed, we explore the impact of varroa mite and how the new Colony Loss Survey is helping track the threat. Led by ANU researchers, as part of the National Varroa Transition to Management Program, the survey is managed by @AustBee with the support of the AgriFutures Honey Bee & Pollination Program. 🎧 Listen now or head to YouTube to watch: bit.ly/3Gx6SDf

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Have you got your tickets to the Australian Rice Conference? Event highlights include 🔬 AgriFutures Rice Research Update 🎤 Inspiring keynotes & panel discussions 🏆 Rice Industry Awards & Gala Dinner 🌾 Women in Rice Breakfast 🏭 Tour of the SunRice Mill 📅 6–8 Aug 2025 📍Whitton & Leeton, NSW 🎟️ Get your tickets now! riceconference.com.au

Even the rainbow looked cold today 🌈❄️

📢 Don't forget to register for next week's webinar The productive flock - hitting targets, lifting results 🐑 We're excited to have Jim Meckiff join us to discuss how to build resilience in your flock. Discover how to utilise tools such as condition score, identify underperforming animals, and hit industry benchmarks to improve your flock performance. 🗓️ 15 July 2025 🕒 1:00 pm AEDT Register here 👉tinyurl.com/productiveflock @woolinnovation @AWIExtensionSA @AWIExtensionWA @AWIExtensionTAS @AWIExtensionQLD @AWIExtensionVIC

Get your 🎧 out! This new @AgriFuturesAU podcast's different... real, raw & relevant, it's about: 👥 People & places 🔬 Research & science 🌾 Industry insights 🚜 Aus. agriculture Episode #1 is a levied industry -> Thoroughbred Horses. So listen in, subscribe, etc...

Sheepos: the researchers are also keen for producer insights to guide their new project.... Who's coming? @sheepGeekCP @forflocks @rolfey334 @adelesmith001 @GordonRefshauge @propfarmer

📢 Free feed & water testing now available for drought-affected producers in NSW via @LLSNSW ✔️ Test pasture, hay, grain, silage & stock water Pick up a kit at your nearest Local Land Services office: loom.ly/sKeXHY8 #SNSWInnovationHub #FutureDroughtFund @DAFFGov

Missed our confinement feeding workshops? We’ve got you! Join us online Fri 4 July, 12–2pm (AEST) Insights, expert tips, practical strategies & discussion, delivered to your screen. Get in quick – register via bit.ly/ML2025webinar

B-ewe-t Bathurst session today! 💡 Plenty of food for thought on 🐑 confinement feeding! 📊 Today's workshop will guide research on confinement feeding increased productivity & reduced methane, across changing climates. ⏭️ Next: Cumnock & Uralla Keep 👀 for more...

📖 Interesting read for a Friday afternoon… RD&E insights from within NSW DPIRD, internally focused but very common across the Australian agricultural landscape. Especially appreciated the adoption and extension elements. Thanks for sharing @DingoResearch!

Super cool (on a few levels ❄️Bendigo!) to get into some grassroots extension today! Am on leave from the day job, back into 🐑 and 🧶 with 👩‍🌾👨‍🌾 & @MerinoLink