
As a sheep farmer in Australia, you’ve likely already heard about the upcoming mandatory electronic identification (EID) sheep tagging requirements that will come into effect across all Australian states (Tasmania still pending) from January 1st, 2025.
If the thought of mandatory EID tagging brings you more apprehension than relief, you’re certainly not alone. Tim and the team at BreedELITE speak with hundreds of farmers every year from all across Australia, and the implementation of mandatory EID tagging is at the forefront of many farmers’ minds.
While mandatory EID tagging may seem like yet another additional expense right now, with the right plan from the outset and solid systems in place, the benefits of this technology can far outweigh the costs.
To help get you started, understand what EID tagging is about, and most importantly how to make them work for you (turn a cost into profit for your business), Tim from BreedELITE has created a FREE comprehensive guide to EID tagging for our members, which you can download here.
Inside this FREE document you’ll find:
- An overview of the upcoming mandatory requirements for EID Sheep Tagging
- What EID Tags are and how they work
- What the benefits of electronically tagging sheep are
- How to choose the right EID tagging convention for your sheep farm
- Next steps to get you and your farm prepared for mandatory EID tagging in 2025 and beyond
Tim walks you through how EID tagging can enhance your farm’s profitability and investment potential, providing you with a competitive edge in the industry.
DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE GUIDE HERE
Mel Pagett, Vice-Chair of DSSA and long-term BreedELITE Sheep System customer, is a great example of how using EID and data to transform her own stud and breeding operation from something that was demanding a huge amount of constant manual effort, into a tool that drastically improved the quality and efficiency of her operation. She’s a big advocate for EID and using data for your business and commercial advantage.
As Mel says:
“Before BreedELITE, we had all the gear and all the tech, but we weren’t where we wanted to be performance-wise. We should’ve been succeeding, but it was too hard to go any further.
Because of BreedELITE, we now have more purpose and more time. Everything is so simple and streamlined, as opposed to other systems we’ve used. BreedELITE makes everything a lot easier, it’s not clunky – it has huge benefits!
As a breeder, to have a software company that’s happy to listen to your needs, and add to the Program as a result, is a huge win for us. It makes what we do more useful and we have more purpose, it’s really exciting.
I feel like there’s so many more options that are open for us, it’s the start of big things to come. It’s really exciting we have this ability with BreedELITE, it’s opened so many doors. The future is very exciting for us, BreedELITE and agriculture in Australia.”
Listen to Mel chat about her experience using the BreedELITE Sheep System here.
The BreedELITE Sheep System was established in 2015 with the sole purpose of helping Sheep Breeders remove the headaches that are inherent with Data, EID’s and Technology, whether just starting out or feeling stuck along their journey.
After developing a pedigree and performance recording software specifically for Sheep Breeders that drastically simplified the process of collecting and managing data, Tim & the team identified that the key thing holding Sheep Breeders back was the complication of getting software and tech to work together, and then actually using the data to make decisions.
Turning technology from something that is accepted as the hard part of the job, to something that opens the doors of opportunity, BreedELITE is now working with hundreds of Stud and Commercial Breeders across Australia, including many of the industry leaders.
As a DSSA Member, get in now to get your $500 discount on the BreedELITE Sheep System!
Find out more here or give Tim at BreedELITE a call on (08) 8382 4565 or email admin@breedelite.com to get started today.