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Stock water
The best way to manage and maintain stock water is to have reliable information about your property’s water supplies. This means knowing where the water is, how much is available and whether it is ‘fit for purpose’. A water budget may help to avoid a forced destock due to insufficient water supplies.
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The WA woolgrower’s guide to containment feeding
Containment feeding has become a vital tool for WA woolgrowers to protect soils and maintain or increase stock condition through the increasingly long summer-autumn feed gap. This guide provides practical steps on site selection, nutrition and infrastructure, featuring expert insights from Esperance woolgrower Simon Fowler on how to lift flock performance while reducing costs through containment feeding.
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Practical steps to drought-proof your sheep enterprise
Hotter, drier seasons are now the reality for WA woolgrowers — and improving farm resilience is no longer optional. In this article, Bruce Rock woolgrower and Drought Hub Knowledge Broker, Tanya Kilminster, shares practical, research-backed strategies to plan ahead, protect core genetics and secure feed and water before the next long dry hits. Discover the steps that can safeguard your flock, land and bottom line.
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Water-Smart Wool: How to Make the Most of Every Drop
Getting started with water-smart management on-farm can boost productivity and future-proof your wool business. It’s not just about surviving dry seasons — understanding your water resources helps improve efficiency, sheep performance and profitability. This article breaks down the basics, including where water challenges lie, how to assess your system using simple tools, and what practical steps woolgrowers are already taking to make their water work for them.
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