On Farm Resources
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Drought and natural disasters
Are you going into, planning for, enduring or recovering from drought or a natural disaster? To assist woolgrowers, a range of resources are available for planning, management and recovery.
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Environmental sustainability
Explore a range of topics across environment and land management with a variety of resources available. Topics include water and grazing management, soil health, biodiversity and everything in-between.
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Infrastructure and agritechnology
Technology and engineering are rapidly changing many areas of agriculture. Stay on the front foot by keeping up to date with the latest research, design, changes and opportunities in this dynamic space!
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Nutrition
Understanding the nutritional needs of your sheep is essential to ensure your rams perform, your ewes join and recover in optimal condition, your lambs survive, your weaners thrive, and your wool cut is of high quality and quantity. Use the wide range of tools and resources available to help optimise nutrition across your flock.
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Pest animals
Wild dogs, foxes, feral pigs, rabbits and deer are some of the key pest animals that affect the businesses of woolgrowers. Find more information and advice about these pests, management practices and eradication options.
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Reproduction
Reproduction is key to a sustainable flock. There are many practical management tools and guidelines to implement best practice management and optimise reproduction rates. Effective management of joining, lambing and weaning will influence sheep wellbeing and productivity.
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Shearing and wool handling
AWI aims to offer a pathway for shearers and wool handlers to enter and stay in the industry for a sustainable wool harvesting workforce. Advice and resources are available for woolgrowers to prepare your flock properly to ensure a successful harvesting of your wool.
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Sheep health and welfare
Flies, lice, worms and diseases are a major cost for woolgrowers. Resources, tools and workshops are available to help manage these risks by implementing best practice management to improve the health and welfare of your sheep.
Training and Extension
Australian Wool Innovation works to support the growth and development of the Australian wool industry by providing skills training, educational resources and programs, leadership initiatives and practical workshops for woolgrowers and wool industry professionals.
On-Farm Research
AWI Flystrike Extension Program
AWI’s Flystrike Extension Program supports woolgrowers in improving the lifetime welfare of their sheep, reducing their reliance on mulesing and crutching, optimising chemical use and increasing whole farm profitability through the provision of practical information and tools and access to accredited advisor support.
Training & Extension
AWI Practical Workshops
We've developed practical workshops to help woolgrowers identify key practical actions to implement on-farm to achieve improved productivity for their enterprise.
