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Integrity Systems Company (ISC) has developed an interactive traceability tool to showcase the expanse of animal movement data collected by the National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) since it was established 20 years ago. 

Producers may now be randomly selected to participate in a random audit remotely rather than an on-farm audit.

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If you’re filling in an LPA NVD soon, here’s seven things to be mindful of so you can make sure your NVD is clear, complete and correct.

Producers issued with a CAR following an LPA audit can now address the request via their online LPA account 

Goat producers now have an alternative EID leg-band to use on dairy, earless and miniature goats – ensuring they can meet their traceability requirements.

Integrity systems for every producer    Integrity Systems Company (ISC) manages and delivers the red meat assurance program and provides the National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) database for the Australian red meat industry, specifically:     The National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) – ISC accredits the tags or devices which are used to identify livestock and provide the NLIS database that records livestock movements over its lifetime.   The Livestock Production Assurance Program or LPA which is the on-farm assurance program covering food safety, animal welfare and biosecurity requirements. Livestock producers must be LPA accredited to access and use the LPA National Vendor Declarations...

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. 

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’....

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