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

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

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...

More information Visit the ISC events page. Learn more about a range of goat-specific updates in a series of in-person events to be hosted by the Goat Industry Council of Australia, details to be advertised shortly.For goat producers/owners, the Goat Industry Council of Australia (GICA) will be hosting an information session at the Quorn Showgrounds on Wednesday, 17 July. 

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

Four ways to search the PIC register

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....

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.

When New South Wales sheep producer Stan Moore first used the electronic National Vendor Declaration (eNVD), he was hesitant, and happy to stay with the traditional paper method. But after making the swap, he says he is sold on the platform, particularly for the benefits it provides in easily accessing the health status of a flock.

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.