AgForce insists that sheep eID tagging costs must be equitable in Australia

Published 2023년 2월 22일

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The Queensland government is planning to make electronic identification tags (eID) compulsory for all sheep and farmed goats born after 2025, and for all sheep and farmed goats leaving a property after 2027, following a similar schedule to New South Wales. The cost of these tags, currently borne largely by producers, is a concern for the industry. The AgForce's Sheep, Wool and Goat board is advocating for a 50% cost share by the government to reduce the financial burden on producers. This issue was highlighted during discussions on the benefits of traceability and the need for a modern biosecurity system to combat potential disease risks like foot and mouth disease.

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Call for sheep eID tagging cost to be shared An incentive of 50 per cent of the cost of electronic identification tags should be offered by the state government, according to AgForce's Sheep, Wool and Goat board president Stephen Tully. The board discussed the planned shift to compulsory tagging of sheep and goats with electronic identification tags at last week's meeting, after which Mr Tully said it was understood that Queensland would be "roughly" following the schedule set by NSW. Under that jurisdiction, all sheep and farmed goats born on or after January 1, 2025, will require an eID tag, and all sheep and farmed goats leaving a property will require an electronic identification tag from January 1, 2027. Mr Tully said that considering many parts of the industry would benefit from the traceability that compulsory tags would bring, including governments managing disease incursions, and processors, they would like to see the cost of the tags shared around. "At the moment, ...

Source: Queenslandcountrylife