PRESS RELEASE
30 May 2014
ELECTRONIC NVD’s
THE VICTORIAN LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY TO BEGIN PROOF OF CONCEPT TRIALS
The Livestock Saleyard Association of Victoria (LSAV) is pleased to announce that the Electronic NVD project is about to commence field trials from late June this year. These trials will cover most of the livestock marketing avenues for sheep, cattle (dairy and beef) and bobby calves.
This includes via the saleyard and feedlot systems as well as direct to processor sales. The trial phase will include marketing chains for bobby calves, chopper cows, sheep and beef cattle. The aim for these trials is to test a range of digital options for generating electronic NVD’s at the farm gate and testing their integration with other parts of the supply chain, eg. With saleyard and processor systems. At each stage of the field trials information will be collected from the relevant parties including producers, saleyard managers, agents, processors and transporters.
“The project is designed to not just convert the current hardcopy NVD form into an electronic database record but to look at ways to enhance the digital capability across the livestock marketing chain. This could involve sending extra on farm information with the NVD data, integration with existing saleyard and processing systems and links with transport logistical systems” The Chairman of LSAV Cr Stuart McLean stated.
The following technology partners have been contracted to provide solutions to be tested in the Field. These are:
- Sapien Technology,
- Livestock Exchange,
- Triton partnering with Litams Aust, and
- Thorsys Australia.
The technology being tested will include a range of physical devices like smart phones, tablets and laptops and all systems will provide internet connectivity as part of their solution. The electronic collection of cattle RFID information will also be tested as part of the trial.
The trial phase will continue until at least October 2014 and be followed by a field day exhibition open to the broader industry in November.
This project which commenced in late 2013 will report in December 2014. The project is being managed by a steering group that includes representatives from the saleyard sector, agents, livestock transporters, the VFF, processors, Federation University Australia CeCC, DEPI and Dairy Australia. The project is funded by the state Department of Business and Innovation as part of their Digital Futures grant scheme.
Contact Details
Stuart McLean
Chairman Steering Committee 0438 071 049
Mark McDonald
Executive Officer LSAV 0422 312607
Project Manager