Your farm biosecurity plan – Planning for emerging disease, pests and weeds
Date/Time
Date(s) - Saturday, August 6, 2022
9:30 am - 2:30 pm
Location
Euroa Football club
Categories
About this event
This workshop is essential for all livestock owners or managers who need to update or develop a farm biosecurity plan
- Are you a hobby farmer with a few animals of your own, but don’t yet have a plan?
- Are you agisting animals on your property for someone else and aren’t sure what your obligations are?
- Have you heard about ‘Foot and Mouth Disease’ and don’t know what it means for you?
- Have you seen biosecurity signs on farm gates, but don’t know where to get them?
For the answers to these questions and more, this workshop will cover the biosecurity essential for owners and managers of livestock.
This is a ticketed event To book your ticket: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/your-farm-biosecurity-plan-planning-for-emerging-disease-pests-and-weeds-tickets-380104080537
9:30am (for 10am start) – 3:00 pm, Saturday 6 August 2022
Kirstie Anderson, Technical Specialist with Agriculture Victoria will take participants though Livestock Production Assurance (LPA) and Biosecurity Plan templates.
Australia’s National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) livestock transfers will be demonstrated.
Following lunch, Dr Bill Sykes, Veterinarian/ Animal Health and Production Consultant specialising in management of Regional and National Animal Disease Control Programs and Research and Development Programs will discuss emerging biosecurity threats and lessons for landholders from past disease outbreaks.
If you are unwell or, awaiting results of a COVID test, please do not attend on the day and give Kerri (0418 140 710) a call.
Hosted by the Gecko Clan Landcare Network this free event is supported by the Goulburn Broken CMA through funding from the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program.
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