Charlotte Thomson and Michael Campbell of Riverina Local Land Services. Photo: Supplied.
An intensive 2.5-day Southern Beef and Lamb School will be held for meat producers in Wagga from Tuesday 17 to Thursday 19 February 2026.
NSW Local Land Services will run the program, covering topics such as using genetics and genomics for advancing herds; optimising animal health and nutrition; healthy soils and productive pastures; improving carcase quality; international and domestic market opportunities and business management.
Riverina Local Land Services Team Leader Sustainable Agriculture Michael Campbell said the event would be a mix of seminars and practical workshops, with plenty of networking opportunities.
“On the back of the sold-out Feeder Steer School at Armidale earlier this year, we wanted to offer an advanced learning experience for beef and lamb producers in southern NSW,” Mr Campbell said.
“The school is designed for progressive producers and advisors to dive into the latest information on beef and lamb genetics and genomics, improving carcase quality, animal health and nutrition, soils and pastures, business management and international and domestic markets.”
Morning presentations and panel sessions will be followed by afternoon workshops and networking dinners.
“We are finalising the agenda with a focus on building knowledge and skills, and ensuring each presentation has information ready to be considered and applied on-farm.”
Beef and lamb producers will share lessons learned, with attendees also hearing updates from researchers, advisors, processors, business leaders, geneticists, nutritionists and soil scientists.
“We know it can be tricky for producers to find time to get off-farm so we are focused on making this event high value with information relevant to all parts of a beef and lamb operation across the three days,” Mr Campbell said.
“Tickets are limited so we encourage people to get in early to avoid missing out. This is sure to be a popular event,” he said.
The event is supported by the Australian Government through funding from the Natural Heritage Trust under the Climate-Smart Agriculture Program and delivered by Riverina Local Land Services.
The event will be held at Charles Sturt University and costs $400 for the full three days and $180 to attend for a single day. Students pay $320 for all three days and $120 for a single day. You can book tickets on the NSW Local Land Services website.
