On Thursday 11 June 2026, we wrapped up our field day series for the Over the Fence project with our Livestock Tech day at Rob, Mandy and Fletcher Taylor’s place ‘Glenalla’ near Greenethorpe.
Around 50 people attended the info-packed day set to fill the heads of local farmers with some useful insight into different technology that is being used to assist with animal and grazing management, improve animal health, capture and use data to fast track breeding objectives, increase efficiencies and improve productivity and profitability.
First up, Fletcher Taylor gave a quick overview of the host property and the different tech they are adopting including sheep EID, handling equipment, Agriwebb, weather stations and soil probes. Bridget Parkman from SheepMetrix followed with some great guidance on how to get the most out of tech for making livestock decisions.
Andrew Dowd, a local farmer from Gooloogong then blew a few minds with his presentation on how he is using HalterHQ virtual fencing with his cattle to manage his pastures on another level to his existing electric fencing. Andrew also spoke of other tech he uses on farm including Farmbot and Agiriwebb.
After lunch, James Burge, another farmer from Cootamundra, pulled all the morning’s information together to provide a very practical talk about how he is making use of technology such as Optiweigh, EID and handling equipment to improve livestock performance and profitability.
The day was supported by several Tech companies and other organisations, who all got to provide a quick 5-minute plug for their products and services. These included Optiweigh, Moses and Son, INCYT, Delta Agribusiness, Central West Local Land Services and Remote Reach.
Farmers also had the opportunity to find out more from one another and see demos from our trade displays over morning tea and our bbq lunch, provided by Unwind in Grenfell.
A huge thank you to the Taylor family for the use of their shed for the day, our trade displays, our speakers and to everyone who came along.
This field day was supported by the Australian Government through funding from the Climate-Smart Agriculture Program under the Natural Heritage Trust.