SA Lamb Development Team

SA Lamb

 

The SA Lamb Development Team (SALDT) is a non-political, whole of industry-focused group that is enthusiastic and passionate about the lamb industry.

In the long term the team aims to help promote and build a cohesive, profitable, competitive and sustainable lamb industry that builds on the strengths of component sectors to provide a consistent quality food product, to both domestic and international consumers.

Key activities

Marketing lamb: Market signal improvement through all sectors of the SA Lamb industry leading to a more efficient and customer focused industry able to assess and take advantage of market opportunities as they present themselves.

Meat quality: Timely adoption of appropriate technology and management strategies to improve industry efficiency and product quality

Development and training: Primary producers aware of opportunities for personal training and development.

Industry coordination: Communication and robust network communication channels developed to allow communication and coordination across all sectors of the SA and national sheep and lamb industries.

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The SA Lamb Development Team (SALDT) is an independent industry group committed to progressing the Australian Lamb industry.

Young Guns
An initiative of the SA Lamb Development Team to establish and support young sheep and lamb producer groups across South Australia.

Curfews (Sheep)   
Soiled stock is an ongoing issue in the sheep industry across South Australia and nationally, causing significant costs and problems along the entire supply chain. It is a problem which needs to be tackled with industry cooperation. The SA Lamb Development Team hosted a curfews forum in August 2004 to discuss the issue and the way forward. A subcommittee was formed to progress the issue further. Information generated from this forum and committee will be posted as it becomes available.

SA Lamb Development Team Sponsors
Information about SALDT's 2008/09 Sponsors.

Grass Seed Contamination   
Grass seed contamination is a serious issue that affects lamb skins and meat. The following resources offer some information on management and control of the problem.

Publications   
Back Issues of the SA Lamb Newsletter and other industry publications and bulletins published under SA Lamb.

SA Lamb Industry Contacts   
Key industry contacts in South Australia.

PIRSA Food Safety 
Provides the primary industry sector with food safety information.