Wet season grazing management made easier
Wet season grazing management made easier
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NQ Dry Tropics Climate Adaption Coordinator Justin Macor, left, with Department of Primary Industries Animal Behavioural Scientist Jarud Muller with some of the cattle put through the yards at the DPI’ s Spyglass Beef Research Facility.
With Queensland’ s wet season in full swing, heavy rains and flooding are making some paddocks hard to access— but the virtual fencing project at Spyglass Research Station is helping staff monitor cattle remotely, keeping them safe and tracking their movements even in challenging conditions.
READ MORE >> Cattle moving back to their virtual paddock.
Eartags( pictured fitted above, left) with onboard accelerometers will allow scientists to get fine details about what the cattle are doing. DPI Animal Beavhioural Scientist Jarud Muller, left, and NQ Dry Tropics Climate Adaption Coordinator Justin Macor.
Grit Issue 38, March, 2026 | P5