Livestock producers across the region are invited to attend the BIGG's Optiweigh Producer Sticky Beak Day on Thursday 17 September.
Two separate field sessions are scheduled for cattle and sheep producers:
Cattle Sticky Beak
9.30 am – 10.15 am
Barossa Angus - 'Standalane', 55 Dawson Road Mount, Crawford
- Cattle Optiweigh demonstration including how it works, animal flow, and key considerations for setting up the unit on‑farm.
- Forage cereal trial with Barenbrug's Aston Barr.
Sheep Sticky Beak
2.45 pm to 5.00 pm
Matt Neldner’s property – 176 Neldner Rd, Marananga
- Sheep Optiweigh demonstration including how it works, animal flow, and key considerations for setting up the unit on‑farm.
- Weaner management with Deb Scammell.
- Perennial‑based multi‑species pasture trials – results and learnings to date.
The Optiweigh Sticky Beak Day is part of the BIGG Optiweigh Technology Project. This project aims to demonstrate Optiweigh in-paddock weighing technology to help sheep and cattle producers strengthen their sustainability and resilience. The Project will support two separate sheep and beef producer groups over the next 2.5 years to utilise livestock performance data generated from the on-farm use of Optiweigh to improve profitability, efficiency and emissions intensity.
Attendance is open to all interested sheep and cattle producers. Please RSVP, indicating which session you will be attending, to Pene Keynes on 0401 798 224 or pene.keynes@biggroup.org.au
The Optiweigh Technology project has been supported by Livestock Sustainable Solutions, a joint initiative of PIRSA and Meat & Livestock Australia; SA Drought Hub and Northern and Yorke Landscape Board.
