
NSW Farmers president James Jackson – members will vote on sheep EID policy reform next week.
NEW South Wales farmers will next week consider an urgency motion to support national mandatory sheep electronic identification as Foot-and-Mouth-Disease and Lumpy Skin Disease outbreaks continue in Indonesia.
Current NSW Farmers policy supports voluntary sheep and goat EID for on-farm management, and enhancement of the current mob-based system to improve accuracy.
The association led by president James Jackson has opposed the introduction…