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With summer approaching, it’s important to obtain a Commodity Vendor Declaration (CVD) from suppliers when purchasing livestock feed.  Livestock Production Assurance (LPA) accredited producers are urged to source feed from suppliers who are willing to vouch for its content by providing a CVD. Completed CVDs should be filed with other farm records. The CVD communicates food safety risks of introduced feed and it is needed to keep animals safe from chemical contamination or illness. Managing risks associated with introduced stock feed is a key requirement under the LPA program’s Module 3 ‘Fodder crop, grain and pasture treatments and stock foods’....

In the event of a natural disaster, ensuring that integrity systems are maintained by producers comes back to practical planning and accurate record keeping. Completing a PIC reconciliation to bring NLIS records up to date is one step that can be completed in preparation for the event of a natural disaster.

Need to get your farm records in order? Here’s some advice from other producers on how to keep your records in shape.

Find out more about our producer research and the high awareness levels of Australia's red meat integrity system.

Australia’s red meat producers continue to kick goals when it comes to integrity system compliance, underpinning Australia’s $18.4 billion red meat industry.

  eNVD – new updates, show success and industry adoption ISC’s 2024 kicked off with the launch of a range of eNVD system updates in February to align the web-based system and mobile app and make the system more accessible for different user types. This was supported by an extensive communications campaign through a combination of demonstration webinars, social media, Integrity Matters articles and videos. It was also a big year for the eNVD at two of Australia’s largest agricultural shows. In a bid to reduce the influx of paper NVD forms, Sydney’s Royal Easter Show and Brisbane’s Ekka worked...

Status update: NLIS Uplift Project The National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) Uplift project continues to progress. The three-year multi-stage project will deliver a new national system with improved traceability, optimised real-time data flow, and a seamless user experience. This significant project is being supported by a $22.5 million funding grant which was announced by Australia’s Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry on 15 September 2023. This funding forms part of the Australian Government’s ‘Bolstering Australia’s biosecurity system’ package.   To ensure the new system responds to industry and user needs, one of the project’s first actions was the development of NLIS...

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As a red meat producer, you must be able to stand by what you sell. Meeting your integrity system requirements is the key to guaranteeing red meat produced on your property is safe to eat, fully traceable and in demand. The Australian red meat integrity system combines livestock traceability with on-farm assurance to maintain the integrity and reputation of Australian red meat. This system underpins our livestock selling system and delivers customer confidence in the red meat products we produce. Integrity Systems Company (ISC), a subsidiary of Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA), manages and delivers Australia’s red meat integrity system....

Find out how to search the PIC register, so you can record NLIS transfers, complete NVDs and identify stray livestock using their NLIS tag.