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Australia’s a global leader in emergency animal disease preparedness. These measures ensure rapid, coordinated action and a system that’s tested, trusted, and ready to protect livestock health.
January is the perfect time to plan and prepare. From water management to livestock care, infrastructure checks, and pest control, proactive planning reduces risks and strengthens biosecurity for the year ahead.
In 2025, drought stretched across southern Australia. Staying alert is essential to protect your livestock during this stressful period.
As the year wraps up, it’s the perfect time to review practical tools that help protect your property and maintain market access. Here are five essentials to bookmark.
Wheat blast is a serious and rapidly developing fungal disease that primarily infects wheat, but oats, barley, triticale and certain grasses. Wheat blast can devastate entire crops, resulting in yield losses of up to 100 per cent. Although Australia remains free from wheat blast, its increasing global spread highlights the need for strong on-farm biosecurity practices and early detection.
Regular hygiene practices, equipment decontamination, and vehicle wash-downs when entering or leaving farms help reduce the risk of spreading pests, weeds and diseases.
You wouldn’t buy a car without checking its service history. So, don’t buy a sheep without checking its full woolly record.
