Those who contributed to The Future Flock consultation were recently invited to an online stakeholder forum to hear the key themes emerging from consultation across Australia's sheep industry.

As The Future Flock moves towards its next milestone at LambEx, one thing has become clear: people have questions. And that’s not surprising.

The role of technology and its importance in the future state of the Australian sheepmeat and wool industry has become a focus of The Future Flock workshops held around the country.

State Farming Organisations have played an important role in guiding The Future Flock workshops with their members often engaging passionately about the strategies for the sheep sector into the future.

The sheepmeat and wool sectors are growing in confidence that The Future Flock strategy will deliver the right plan at the right time for an industry that is asking for direction and a pathway into a new phase of prosperity and certainty.

The Future Flock’s National Advisory Panel (NAP) is playing a significant role in the development of a clear and unifying vision for the Australian sheep industry, bringing sheepmeat and wool together under a single framework while planning for growth and proactively managing challenges.

Rigorous economic data and analysis are an important part of The Future Flock process as workshop participants and the National Advisory Panel consider the best path for the ongoing prosperity of the sheep industry.

Wool broker and logistics specialist Alistair Calvert and his brother Rob invested in the wool industry when throughput was down, and the industry was in decline.

The Future Flock workshops are continuing throughout the sheep producing regions of Australia, with participants playing a crucial role in the eventual outcomes of the transformative process.

Three prominent South Australian sheep industry leaders have shared their perspectives of how the next ten years might look like for the Australian sheep industry, and what we need to do to make is thrive.

As our industry evolves, the role of feedlots is changing.

TasFarmers has welcomed ongoing work to develop a long-term strategy for Australia’s sheep meat and wool sectors following consultation with Tasmanian producers in Campbell Town.

We thank producers and supply chain participants for contributing their insights, they are grounded in real experience and help The Future Flock focus on what’s next.

At Keith in South Australia, sheep producers are sharing their views as part of The Future Flock consultation.

Here’s a snippet from The Future Flock consultation at Keith, South Australia.

Sheep producers and supply chain participants are together at Keith in South Australia today, opening the next phase of work to shape a long-term vision for Australia’s sheep industry. Workshop participants are contributing their views and experience to help shape the strategic direction of the industry through The Future Flock – a national sheep industry plan. Building on strong early supply chain engagement, including survey responses and interviews, this Keith worksh

The National Advisory Panel (the Panel) for The Future Flock initiative has reached an important stage ahead of the first of a series of regional consultation workshops to help shape the wool and sheepmeat sector over the next decade and beyond. The Future Flock will act as a "living plan" to guide the sector through significant changes, including structural transitions and market shifts, by engaging in widespread consultation across the supply chain to help build a more unit

As consultation ramps up across the country, one thing is becoming clear - The Future Flock isn’t about telling producers what to do.

Out and about - take a look at where we’ve been and who we’ve met along the way

The Future Flock is out and about across the country - listening to producers and industry representatives to gather practical input from the people who know the industry best.