Yabby Farming Field Day 2017

Yabby Farming

The NSW Aquaculture Association held a yabby farming field day on Saturday the 19th August, 2017. On a cool but sunny winters day, 60 of us learnt about the commercial aquaculture of the yabby (Cherax destructor) by semi intensive methods, in purpose built earthen yabby ponds. The field day started early with a number of super (more…)

A Perfect Day with Yabbies

Rob McCormack discussing yabby farming around the ponds

The NSW Aquaculture Association in partnership with “Yabby Dabba Doo” Yabby Farm and Aquatic Engineering Australia held a yabby farming field day on Saturday the 8th August, 2015. On a perfect, mild and sunny day 34 of us learn about the commercial aquaculture of yabbies (Cherax destructor) in purpose built earthen yabby ponds. The field (more…)

Yabby Farming Field Day – Karuah NSW – 8th August

The Yabby Cherax destructor

The NSW Aquaculture Association in partnership with “Yabby Dabba Doo” Yabby Farm and Aquatic Engineering Australia is holding a yabby farming field day on Saturday the 8th August, 2015. Everyone is invited to share in this education and information day. The day centres around the commercial aquaculture of yabbies (Cherax destructor) in purpose built earthen (more…)

Yabby and Fish Farming Field Day – Griffith NSW – March 2015

Griffith Yabby & Fish Field Day

The NSW Aquaculture Association with major sponsorship by the Griffith Ex Servicemen’s Club is holding a yabby & fish farming field day at Griffith NSW on the 13th and 14th of March, 2015. This aquaculture information event is designed to increase the awareness of the potential of yabby, fish or aquaponics to increase the value (more…)

Super Yabbies developed by the CSIRO

Cooked NSW Aquaculture Yabbies

With the forthcoming Yabby Farming Field Day at Griffith NSW coming up this review of the CSIRO Super Yabby research program and background information is essential for all attendants. Back in 1998 the CSIRO Livestock Industries at Chiswick near Armidale NSW self funded a research project aimed at increasing the productivity of farms through genetic (more…)