Promoting farm safety, animal welfare and biosecurity across Victoria is the aim of two Victorian Farmers Federation projects.
The Making Our Farms Safer (MOFS) and Stock Sense project teams are set to be at the East Gippsland Field Days this April, on-hand to answer all your farm safety and livestock questions.
Stock Sense, which is funded by the Cattle and Sheep and Goats Compensation Funds, helps Victorian livestock producers and hobby farmers maintain and improve their animal health and welfare and farm biosecurity.
They do this through free online resources like webinars, factsheets and a monthly newsletter, as well as facilitating educational workshops across the state.
Similarly, the MOFS team regularly hit the road, travelling across the state to conduct free farm safety visits and community meetings, while also putting out a monthly newsletter and a toolkit of handbooks and resources to assist and educate farmers on implementing and maintaining safety.
At the East Gippsland Field Days, Stock Sense and Herd Solutions vet Alison Gunn will run a Q&A about common sheep and cattle diseases in the region.
This will take place at the Gippsland Ag Shed on the Saturday, with sheep session at 10.30am the cattle session at 11.30am.
VFF president Brett Hosking spoke highly of the two projects and the benefits they provide for Victorian farmers of all types.
“Both the Making Our Farms Safer and Stock Sense projects are great ways of engaging everyday farmers with information and facts that will actually help them in their businesses, their families and their communities to work towards better farming outcomes,” Mr Hosking said.
“We’re looking forward to both programs continuing to engage and support our farmers in real and practical ways.”
If you are interested in learning more about the VFF projects, visit the VFF Making Our Farms Safer Facebook page or website at makingourfarmssafer.org.au, or the Stock Sense Facebook page or website at vff.org.au/stocksense.
