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5 lead-up race options for your sheep handler

You’ve excitingly ordered a new sheep handler. Now is the time to think about how to maximise the flow through the handler and make your investmen...

4 things to consider when buying a sheep handler

Sheep handlers that catch and hold your sheep with innovative weighing and drafting technology make it easy for one person can do the work of a te...

10 things to avoid when building cattle yards

Safety, efficiency, and stress-free handling. These are the words often spoken to define successfully built cattle yards. The well-being and welfa...

What’s the difference between a Sheep Handler and an Auto Drafter?

If you just want to weigh and draft your lambs, then the Racewell Auto Drafter is a perfect solution. However, if you want the option to be able t...

Why don’t some cattle yards flow well? A guide to improving flow and efficiency in your cattle yard

We all know how frustrating and time-consuming it can be when cattle won’t move where you want them to in the cattle yards. If your cattle-yard is...

Fly management for sheep producers

The risk of flystrike depends on a range of factors, including the susceptibility of the sheep and environmental conditions. Ideal conditions are ...

Fast, calm cattle finishing the key

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How to improve safety in your cattle yard

Many injuries happen in cattle yards so it’s important to consider what you can do to keep yourself and your staff safe. In this article we discus...

5 things to consider when designing Cattle Yards

Designing a new set of Cattle Yards is a once in a lifetime project for most farmers as well as a big investment. There are many things to conside...

Benefits of using EID tags for sheep

There are many potential flock and cost management benefits of electronic identification (EID) for sheep producers to use on the farm. Find out mo...

Goal Setting For Successful Farming

To survive and thrive in agriculture today, you have to bring a business approach to farming. One practice that’s common in the business world, bu...

Better raising of pasture-fed lambs

Realising the genetic potential of your lambs is very dependent on their efficiently converting feed to liveweight gain. This efficiency is underp...