Ladies in Livestock has taken off with the ladies. They range in experience and age from 16 to 60-something.
The ladies began the season with yarding, marking, tagging and vaccinating lambs. Each practised until they felt confident. The generous host, Marg Davis of Warrenbayne, provided the lambs, support and assistance when needed.
The second session was held at Elmore Field Day. Many ladies had not attended a field day before and were enthusiastic. Jackie Laughlin, the principal, explained details of yards and their designs, new equipment and inventions that could be used on the farm.
Last week, the session was held at Goorambat Wagyu. The generous host, Dom Bayard, and his farm hand, Meg, instructed the ladies on marking, vaccinating, tagging and DNA collection on their wagyu calves. The ladies were thrilled to finish the morning confident of their newfound skills.
The afternoon was spent at Global Reproduction Solutions, learning about bovine reproduction methods and export embryo procedures and protocols.
Still to come is agronomy and weeds, Landcare and whole farm planning, sales systems and more, finishing in June.
Jackie is already taking bookings for next year. Ladies in Livestock can be found on Facebook.