The Livestock Coach

01/09/2026

😋 Lamb backstraps at the Yarrawonga Hotel for dinner tonight before a presentation on weaning lambs at Elders tomorrow. 🐑

31/08/2026

👀 watch this space & save the date
🔜 coming soon on October 1st
“Trigger points for confinement feeding”
🌱learn when to take stock off pastures AND the best time to return to pastures
🐑 learn sound, safe nutrition & management principles and best bang for your buck
🤓 learn about how you make decisions and using that info to deliver outcomes
👀 see innovative infrastructure & recent trial work

All thanks to Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Southern NSW Innovation Hub
FarmLink Research
DLF Seeds Australia
The Shepherd Ag Pty Ltd

28/08/2026

🫶🐑Getting the chance to catch up with like minded lamb producers and listen to updates from the team Gundagai Lamb, including Chef Ben and Kenny from ThinkCulinary all the way from California (and love our Aussie lamb!) is always a wonderful afternoon and fun evening.

🥇 Super pleased to see our neighbour, friend and first ever customer of our grain balancer pellets take out equal first for Grid Compliance at the annual GMP awards - well done Ged 🙌

11/08/2026

🐑🐂 What's happening with animal health in your area?

From anaemia in sheep, to grass tetany in cattle and sheep struggling with wet feet, our latest newsletter highlights some of the animal health issues being seen across the region right now.

Staying informed can help you identify problems early and protect the health and productivity of your livestock.

Click through to read the latest newsletter and find out what our district veterinarians are seeing on the ground 👉 https://bit.ly/4pXUPRF

Sign up and receive news and updates direct to your inbox from NSW Government's Central West Local Land Services 👉 https://bit.ly/4soHCkp

03/08/2026

📣Ahh the thrill of an auction. The auctioneer’s passion and clever words make you smile but gee it’s exciting when watching buyers bid on your cattle (3:41 mark) 🫣 😆
🙏 Thanks for your efforts Kevin Miller Whitty Lennon & Co

22/07/2026

💻upcoming webinar 👀
"Sheep eID and Individual Carcass Feedback: A Producer's Perspective"

The webinar will be highlighting producers Isabele Roberts and James Burge and how these technologies support better flock management, how they improve market insights and how they drive on-farm decision-making. 🐑 Gundagai Lamb

Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams

21/07/2026

🧐 🐂 curious weaners checking out the action in the yards during lamb marking today 🤭

10/07/2026

10/07/2026

REGISTRATIONS OPEN Neil McDonald - 4 Day Livestock Handling & Working Dog School

He was here in April and now with high demand he is coming back again! So many positive, actionable outcomes obtained and a very engaging and entertaining 4 days were had by participants. A highly recommended course!

Bring as many dogs as you have, or none at all. Many of the activities use Neil's dogs in order to train you as a handler, you will also learn how to build a trainer mob of sheep.

"The value of this course for knowledge and to help livestock is worth that after day 1" - April 2026 School Participant

Capped at 25 participants!

Secure your spot now: https://events.humanitix.com/neil-mcdonald-working-dog-and-livestock-handling-school-condobolin-september

29/05/2026

Yum 😋 the cattle love the smell, feel & taste of this ration, and it doesn’t even contain silage!!

🤓 Using a blend of hay, straw, cracked barley, canola meal, citrus pulp and our Beef 50 concentrate pellet and just the right amount of water 💧 (key for cattle TMRs 😉) this beef feedlot finisher ration has got these cattle cranking 💪

🍽️ 👩‍🌾I find it really rewarding and I’m excited for my clients when great management, great nutrition & great genetics - the Trifecta 👌

📞 Contact me if you would like help with your rations 👩🏻‍🌾