Stock Handling & Animal Welfare
VICTORIA’S peak farmer body has hit back with a submission template for respondents to a draft Animal Care and Protection Bill after the Australian Alliance for Animals announced an online submission writing workshop this week…Read More
Sheep Central, March 18, 2024AUSTRALIA’S Merino seedstock suppliers are increasingly using genetic analysis to breeding sheep with fewer breech wrinkles, balanced with early growth and fleece weight…Read More
NOMINATIONS have been called for the Southern Australia Livestock Research Council awards for excellence…Read More
Sheep Central, March 13, 2024FARMERS and agriculture industry professionals have been invited to grasp a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, with the opening of applications for the Nuffield Australia 2025 scholarships…Read More
Sheep Central, March 12, 2024GRAIN prices have plumbed new lows for the season as thin export demand allows values to sink in line with hefty falls overnight in futures values…Read More
Liz Wells, March 8, 2024Stock Handling & Animal Welfare
FEDERAL, state, and territory agriculture ministers have today confirmed a commitment to jointly lead the renewal of the Australian Animal Welfare Strategy and to develop a National Statement on Animal Welfare…Read More
Sheep Central, March 8, 2024Stock Handling & Animal Welfare
THE Victorian Government has extended the consultation period on the draft Bill for new animal care and protection laws that recognize animal sentience…Read More
Sheep Central, February 28, 2024ABOUT 6000 cattle and sheep have been vaccinated against anthrax in Victoria’s Shepparton region after the disease was detected at two farms…Read More
Terry Sim, February 26, 2024THE red meat industry has called on the Federal Government to scrap plans to introduce an environmental sustainability element of the national dietary guidelines…Read More
Sheep Central, February 21, 2024NORTHERN markets for wheat and barley have dropped this week amid lacklustre export demand and comfortable coverage for domestic consumers…Read More
Liz Wells, February 12, 2024ABOUT a third of the hay produced in southern Australia this season won’t be able to be sold through Feed Central’s consignment system after being left uncovered and damaged by rain…Read More
Sheep Central, February 9, 2024A RESOURCE for farmers intending to graze crop stubble has had a timely update by Agriculture Victoria as the state’s grain harvest draws to a close and following recent rainfall…Read More
Sheep Central, January 17, 2024