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Find out how to manage your records for LPA accreditation online.

More information Learn more about the LPA program and its seven requirements. Read about LPA learning, accreditation and on farm audits.

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All LPA accredited producers – from large scale operators to hobby farmers – may be audited to check how records are maintained and how food safety, biosecurity and animal welfare management is being carried out on-farm. Help your clients be prepared by sharing the resources below: more information about LPA audits the LPA audit checklist factsheet: how to respond to an LPA Corrective Action Request (CAR) factsheet: how to submit evidence for a remote audit.

The EW status helps monitor and manage food safety and biosecurity risk along the entire supply chain. It gives livestock buyers and agents a heads up around potential risk by flagging that the PIC may have high risk animals (ie chemical residue or disease) associated with it. The buyer or agent is then able to contact the vendor and seek more information about whether a high-risk animal is in a consignment.

NLIS Database Uplift Project

  Key points:  Electronic tagging is more efficient and more accurate.  Having all your data in one place makes managing your animals much easier.  The traceability and biosecurity advantages of eID are critical to our export markets.  John Falkenhagen and his wife Bec own Ideal View Goats, a goat meat and dairy enterprise located near Meningie, about 90-minutes south-east of Adelaide.  Until recently, his South Australian dairy was milking around 600 goats year-round, but in September this year, John closed the dairy side of the business to focus on meat production.   John was quick to see the many benefits of...

You can provide buyers with details of any high risk animals in the consignment, or provide a list of the NLIS tag numbers of each animal in the consignment prior to sale so that they can check if there are any statuses attached to them. You will also provide buyers with the assurances they require by accurately completing the NVD and declaring any livestock that may pose a food safety or biosecurity risk. 

From traceability to biosecurity to improving on-farm decision-making, the way we use data plays an integral part in Australia’s modern red meat industry.  In a world of rapidly emerging technologies, Meat & Livestock Australia is determined to stay ahead of the curve by fostering the industry’s digital transformation across multiple paths, including by investing in the next generation of data specialists.  Last week, at evokeAG in Melbourne, MLA partnered with Charles Sturt University to launch the NextGen Data Capability Program, a strategic initiative that will bring graduate students into the fold to work on real-world data problems.  Building on the...

More information Subscribe to the NLIS Database Uplift Update newsletter here to receive updates and invitations to webinars on the project as it progresses. For more information visit the NLIS Database Uplift Project web page. Contact the project team at NLISUplift@integritysystems.com.au to ask questions or provide feedback. About the Project The NLIS Database Uplift Project will ensure Australia has a fit-for-purpose and user-friendly traceability platform which offers flexibility and scalability to track all livestock movements. In an era of growing consumer demands and heightened awareness surrounding biosecurity, market access, food safety and animal welfare, the need for a robust and...