LLS senior land services officer Adam Bush said the hands-on workshop on June 21, funded through the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program, would assist landholders improve the health, productivity and profitability of their sheep enterprise.

“The Lifetimewool research project acknowledges ewes as the 'engine room of the wool business',” he said.

“Producers can have a big impact on their overall bottom line through optimum preparation of ewes for joining ensuring the lifetime performance of both the ewe and her offspring.”

Workshop facilitator Geoff Duddy, of Sheep Solutions, will fine tune pasture assessment skills, feed budgeting and supplementary feeding strategies.

He emphasised farmers would gain a better understanding of how nutrition and animal condition impacts on a ewe’s performance and that of her progeny. 

"If producers monitor their ewes' condition score profile, they can then predict ewe and lamb productivity and set feed targets for key periods during the reproductive cycle," Mr Duddy said.

LLS Upper Hunter district veterinarian Jane Bennett will discuss local sheep health management issues at the fully-catered workshop at Merriwa Showground on Wednesday, June 21, from 8.30am to 3.30pm.

To register contact Hunter Local Land Services Scone Office on 6550 2400 or contact Adam Bush on 0467 719 698 or email: adam.bush@lls.nsw.gov.au

View details of other upcoming events: www.lls.nsw.gov.au/hunter