James Rodgers explains why he’s now investing in virtual fencing to improve feed efficiency, reduce labour and boost weight gains as legislation finally clears the way.
00:00We looked at it a long time ago, two, three years ago, and then the legislation didn't look like it was ever going to pass in New South Wales, so we sort of parked it and haven't done anything with it for probably that long.
00:13And then about six or eight weeks ago we got really serious on it when it felt like the legislation was actually going to come across and then we could start to see some of the benefits of actually getting those extra kilos of beef on our cattle.
00:28What I really want to do is to push the feed efficiency. I think our feed efficiency is pretty low. I really want to see us being able to back graze, graze with back fencing and getting some extra growth out of the rainfall we get and hopefully the reduced labour cost of having to move stock around.
00:48The price of land compared to what it costs to put a halter on your cattle, it looks like a cheap way to increase your carrying capacity.
00:58At a couple of kilos a month, and if it doesn't work, you can always hand it back.
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