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Consultation SA Sheep Industry Blueprint
1/12/20202020-2030 Blueprint consultation
The success of the SA Sheep Industry Blueprint has led to the development of a...Survey SA Sheep Industry Blueprint
29/10/2020SA Sheep Industry Blueprint 2020-2030 Priority survey
The working group has created the SA Sheep Industry 2020-2030 Priority survey to provide producers...Column SA Sheep Industry Blueprint
29/12/2016Blueprint launch caps off successful year for Livestock SA
IT has been a busy but successful year for Livestock SA and its members, with...Column SA Sheep Industry Blueprint
25/6/2016Sheep industry blueprint fosters research collaborations
The SA Sheep Industry Blueprint is focused on increasing the value and production of the...Blueprint Executive Committee
The Blueprint Executive Committee is a dedicated group who provide guidance, advice and assistance to the Livestock SA Board in respect to the implementation and continued development of the Sheep and Beef Industry Blueprints. The committee is responsible for maintaining an Industry Blueprint Working Group comprised of members whose collective experience spans the entire product value chain.
Jane Kellock
Chair of South Australian Sheep and Beef BlueprintsJane was born and raised on a sheep station in the north of South Australia and moved to Farrell Flat in 1991. She has an...
Daniel Casement
PIRSADaniel Casement was appointed Executive Director of Rural Solutions SA in 2012. He continues to lead the organisation’s success as it focuses on regional program...
Bruce Creek
Thomas Elder ConsultingBruce Creek has a strong history in the South Australian beef cattle sector, he currently works for Thomas Elder Consulting operating as an Agricultural Business...
Joe Keynes
PresidentJoe Keynes is a partner in Keyneton Station, a family farming business based in the Eastern Mount Lofty Ranges and South East, grazing Merino sheep...
Dr Stephen Lee
The University of AdelaideStephen is the Partnerships Manager for the Davies Livestock Research Centre with the University of Adelaide where his focus is on forming collaborative research and...
Shannon Logan
Project Officer/Executive Officer of South Australian Sheep and Beef BlueprintsShannon was appointed Project Officer in 2019, focusing on the SA Sheep and Beef Industry Blueprint. Shannon graduated with her Bachelor of Science (Animal Science)...
Allan Piggott
Vice PresidentAllan Piggott is a third-generation producer on a 2000 hectare farm in the Murray Mallee, based at Moorlands. The property produces grain, wool, prime lambs...
Professor Wayne Pitchford
The University of AdelaideWayne is Professor of Animal Breeding and Genetics and Director of the Davies Livestock Research Centre at the University of Adelaide. He studied Agricultural Science...
Industry Blueprint Working Group
The Industry Blueprint Working Group consist of representatives across the sheep meat, wool and beef industries from all parts of the value chain. The Industry Blueprint Working Group has a critical role in both the development and implementation of the Blueprints and represents an important design feature in that there is a mechanism for implementation of the required actions to achieve the targets detailed in the Industry Blueprints.
Andrew Curtis
Chief Executive OfficerAndrew was appointed CEO of Livestock SA in May 2016. Andrew’s career includes 21 years with Primary Industries and Regions SA in a range of...
Andrew Bell
ProducerAndrew’s forebears started farming at Millicent in the Lower South East in 1928. The family farm now covers around 4500 hectares and centres its activities...
Michael Blake
PIRSAMichael is part of the Red Meat and Wool Growth Program team within the Department of Primary Industries and Regions SA. Having entered the Department...
Dr Emily Buddle
Animal Health AustraliaDr. Emily Buddle is a social science researcher, extension manager, and primary producer. After completing her undergraduate degree in agricultural sciences, Emily went on to...
Dr Mary Carr
Biosecurity SADr Mary Carr has worked as a veterinary officer for PIRSA since 2008 and is currently the Chief Veterinary Officer of South Australia. Her experience...
Dr David Seth Cooper
ProducerDr. David Seth Cooper is a fifth-generation SA primary producer based at Jamestown, where his family-run merino sheep, as well as produce wheat, export hay...
Josh Cousins
SA Livestock ConsultantsJosh has grown up surrounded by sheep his whole life, with both sides of his family having had merino sheep studs and his parents running...
Professor Jim Cox
SARDIProfessor Jim Cox is the Research Director of Livestock Sciences, leading the South Australian Research and Development Institute (PIRSA-SARDI) livestock and pasture research. Jim completed...
Dr Troy Fischer
ProducerTroy is a fourth-generation farmer from Wasleys in the Mid North of South Australia where he and his family run a prime lamb seed stock...
Elke Hocking
SA Livestock ConsultantWith over 20 years’ experience within the livestock industry, Elke currently works as a private livestock consultant, involved in extension and adoption programs for red...
Mark Inglis
JBS Australia ProcessingMark's background is a commercial one with experience in animal husbandry and animal production working on and managing a broad range of livestock orientated properties...
Taryn Mangelsdorf
Northern and Yorke Landscape BoardTaryn is the Sustainable Agriculture Officer for Northern and Yorke Landscape Board and represents Landscape SA on the working group. She works with farmers, farming...
David Michell
Michell WoolThe Michell family has been involved in the Australian wool industry for over 140 years, with David being the Executive Director and owner of Michell...
Luke Schreiber
Spence Dix & Co AgentLuke is a livestock agent-based at Tintinara, covering the Upper South East and Mallee for an independent agency, Spence Dix & Co. Growing up in...
Southern Australian Meat Research Council (SAMRC)
The Southern Australian Meat Research Council (SAMRC) was reformed in mid-2015 to gather feedback on the research, development and adoption (RD&A) needs of sheep and grassfed cattle producers across New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania, and from Queensland sheep producers. This regional consultation model gives producers a say on where their R&D levies should be directed by Meat and Livestock Australia.
SAMRC is supported by seven regional committees, each chaired by a local producer. The regional committees gather input from local producers and producer networks on local R&D needs. SAMRC then considers these priorities from each committee to develop the regional R&D priorities that inform the national priorities for sheepmeat and grassfed beef R&D recommended by the Red Meat Panel.
There were obviously many synergies between the SAMRC process and the aims of the South Australian sheep industry that were being developed through the SA Sheep Industry Blueprint process. The Blueprint working group has offered to fulfil the SA Regional Committee role and represent South Australian sheep and cattle producers around the SAMRC table.
The SAMRC plan was officially launched in Sydney on April 26, 2016, by former chief of CSIRO Livestock Industries, Emeritus Professor Alan Bell and outlines the RD&A priorities identified for each zone, with some issues common among regions, such as feedbase development.
Read more about the regional consultation model
Read a copy of the SAMRC plan