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Labor’s live sheep trade ‘transition’ is leaving farmers behind

SHEEP Producers Australia chief executive Bonnie Skinner follows up the contention that Federal Government assistance for the live sheep export phaseout has gone AWOL and outlines her frustration with the transition process…Read More

Sheep Producers Australia CEO Bonnie Skinner, October 10, 2024

Property

Movement at the station: Tasmania’s largest farm for sale

THIS week’s property review includes a wrap-up of interesting recent listings across the country.  Tasmania’s largest farm returns to the market  Two stations on offer in far north-west..Read More

Property editor Linda Rowley, October 11, 2024

Export Lamb

Goat meat, lamb and mutton exports hit all-time highs

AUSTRALIA’S goat meat exports have hit their highest annual levels – with three months of the year yet to run…Read More

Sheep Central, October 11, 2024

Wool Market Reports

Improved competition lifts Australian wool prices

AUSTRALIAN wool growers sold readily at improved prices as improved competition lifted values at a daily rate not seen since February last year…Read More

Sheep Central, October 11, 2024

Property

UK family to end Australian link with sale of $70m NSW farm

EXCEPTIONAL New England grazing property Wirribilla that once formed part of the expansive Clyde Agriculture portfolio has been listed for sale and is expected to raise more than $70 million…Read More

Property editor Linda Rowley, October 10, 2024

Recruitment

Recruitment: Five steps to leading a great team

IT’S a tough running a business along the red meat supply chain if you are surrounded by people who have a poor work ethic, are not skilled enough and think they are entitled to a pay rise every month…Read More

Sheep Central, October 11, 2024

Lamb Processing

Carving a path to the future with robotic meat cutting innovation

RESEARCHERS at the University of Southern Queensland are advancing the development of automated meat cutting technologies, teaching robots to ‘feel’ their way around a meat sample the way a boner or slicer does in the workplace…Read More

Sheep Central, October 10, 2024

Wool Processing

Chinese wool investment lifts and growers outline price concerns

AUSTRALIAN wool growers and brokers were impressed by evidence of increased investment in wool processing in China during a recent Australian Wool Innovation-organised tour by future industry leaders…Read More

Sheep Central, October 9, 2024

Weather

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 8 October 2024

Terry Sim, October 9, 2024

Agribusiness

First ALPA young auctioneer competition heads to Mortlake

Sheep Central, October 9, 2024

Wool

AWEX announces retirement of CEO Mark Grave

Sheep Central, October 9, 2024

Sheep meat

NZ farmer co-operative proposes closure of Smithfield plant

Sheep Central, October 9, 2024

Farm safety

Paramedic Tom has some handy farm safety tips

Sheep Central, October 8, 2024

Lamb Processing

AMIC seeks new head as CEO Patrick Hutchinson steps down

Sheep Central, October 9, 2024

Industry Dashboard

Carbon Trading Market

Aust. Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) - $/tonne of CO2 equiv.

Today

36.05

Source: Jarden

$A / $US

Updated 7am daily

Today

0.6739

Source: NAB

ASX Market Index

13 Oct 2024 (updated 10am daily)

Company	Price	Trending
Elders	$8.96
Australian Agricultural Co	$1.52
Graincorp	$7.29
Ridley	$2.12
Woolworths	$36.64
Wellard	$0.06

Source: ASX

SOI Graph

Southern Oscillation Index (SOI)

Today

-0.29

Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology

ESTLI

Eastern States Trade Lamb Indicator. Ac/kg cwt

Last Week

787.01

Source: MLA's NLRS

EMI

Eastern Market Indicator. c/kg clean

Today

1139

Source: Australian Wool Exchange

Goat

Eastern States 12.1-16kg c/kg cwt

Today

274

Source: MLA

ASX Market Index

13 Oct 2024 (updated 10am daily)

Company	Price	Trending
Elders	$8.96
Australian Agricultural Co	$1.52
Graincorp	$7.29
Ridley	$2.12
Woolworths	$36.64
Wellard	$0.06

Source: ASX

What readers are saying

AWEX announces retirement of CEO Mark Grave

Best wishes for a happy retirement. Mark has achieved much for the wool industry in a difficult environment. May his successor be at least equal to that.....

Andrew Farran

US wharf strike ends – temporarily, at least

This is good news that the strike has been adverted at this stage. I am confident that a lot of red meat farmers here would have been unaware of....

Steven Harrison

North-west Victoria dingo attacks expected to increase

We feel so sorry for the north-west farmers who are having their sheep attacked and killed, and they are powerless to do anything. As they rightly say, the wild....

John and Rhonda Crawford

AWI webinar to outline ‘Why stay in wool sheep?’

Looking forward to it...

Danielle Duni

Labor’s live sheep trade ‘transition’ is leaving farmers behind

Sheep Producers Australia CEO Bonnie Skinner, October 10, 2024

Recruitment: Five steps to leading a great team

Sheep Central, October 11, 2024

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 8 October 2024

A STRONG cold front and a low pressure trough moved across southern Australia between 2 and 4 October, bringing rain, thunderstorms and showers…Read More

Terry Sim, October 9, 2024

First ALPA young auctioneer competition heads to Mortlake

TOP Victorian and South Australian livestock auctioneers will compete at the Western Victoria Livestock Exchange at Mortlake next Monday in the inaugural ALPA Southern Young Auctioneers Competition…Read More

Sheep Central, October 9, 2024

Markets

Improved competition lifts Australian wool prices

AUSTRALIAN wool growers sold readily at improved prices as improved competition lifted values at a daily rate not seen since February last year…Read More

Sheep Central, October 11, 2024

New season lamb sell-off dominates AuctionsPlus offering

NEW season lamb listings increased 55 percent to 74,910 head on AuctionsPlus last week and the average crossbred lamb price fell $7…Read More

Sheep Central, October 7, 2024

Chinese Government stimulus backdrop to wool price rises

LOW supply and improved prompt demand helped lift wool prices in Australian auctions this week, seemingly helped by Chinese Government industry stimulus. The Australian Wool Exchange said the market recorded..Read More

Sheep Central, October 4, 2024

Wool auction price rises lift forward trading activity

THE strong Australian dollar and sluggish sentiment from the Tongxiang Wool Conference were cast aside as many wool types rose 1.5-3 percent this week, reacted to the Chinese Government stimulus package…Read More

Guest Author, October 4, 2024

MEAT & Livestock Australia adoption programs delivered $74.3 million in annual net benefits to more than 10,000 sheep, beef and goat producers in 2023-24, the research, development and marketing body has estimated…Read More

Sheep Central, October 4, 2024

Latest Sheep Producer Intentions Survey has lamb focus

THE latest survey of Australian sheep producer intentions is expected to give insights into the impact of recent difficult seasonal conditions on lamb turnoff and ewe numbers…Read More

Sheep Central, October 3, 2024

Feedgrain Focus: Northern harvest starts, frost stymies south

THE NORTHERN barley harvest is gathering pace and putting pressure on nearby prices as grower selling increases, but wheat trading remains thin…Read More

Liz Wells, September 30, 2024

Wool Production

Feedgrain Focus: Prompt southern wheat kicks as dry bites

TIME is running out for much of southern Australia’s winter crop to receive a yield-building rain, and markets have reacted this week with a lift in values for wheat for prompt delivery…Read More

Liz Wells, October 7, 2024

Latest Sheep Producer Intentions Survey has lamb focus

THE latest survey of Australian sheep producer intentions is expected to give insights into the impact of recent difficult seasonal conditions on lamb turnoff and ewe numbers…Read More

Sheep Central, October 3, 2024

Feedgrain Focus: Northern harvest starts, frost stymies south

THE NORTHERN barley harvest is gathering pace and putting pressure on nearby prices as grower selling increases, but wheat trading remains thin…Read More

Liz Wells, September 30, 2024

Some Small lessons learnt from western Victoria’s ‘green drought’

Western Victoria wool grower and lamb producer Peter Small shares his insights and lessons learnt from farming through four major droughts and the most recent ‘green drought’ in the state’s south-west…Read More

Peter Small, September 19, 2024

Processing

Carving a path to the future with robotic meat cutting innovation

Sheep Central, October 10, 2024

Chinese wool investment lifts and growers outline price concerns

Sheep Central, October 9, 2024

AMIC seeks new head as CEO Patrick Hutchinson steps down

THE Australian Meat Industry Council will shortly start the process to find a new chief executive following the sudden announcement yesterday that chief executive officer Patrick Hutchinson will step down at the end of October…Read More

Sheep Central, October 9, 2024

WA shearer Danielle Mauger joins NZ Merino Shears elite

WESTERN Australian shearer Danielle Mauger has won the NZ Merino Shears senior shearing title – the third woman to do this in the history of the event…Read More

Doug Laing, Shearing Sports New Zealand., October 7, 2024

Trade

Labor’s live sheep trade ‘transition’ is leaving farmers behind

Sheep Producers Australia CEO Bonnie Skinner, October 10, 2024

Goat meat, lamb and mutton exports hit all-time highs

AUSTRALIA’S goat meat exports have hit their highest annual levels – with three months of the year yet to run…Read More

Sheep Central, October 11, 2024

Lack of heavy lambs and growing light lamb interest

A LACK of heavy lambs and quality is holding lamb pricing up and there seems to be a growing demand for light lambs and store lambs attracting the attention of improvers and feedlots…Read More

RMA Network CEO Chris Howie, October 7, 2024

US wharf strike ends – temporarily, at least

THE United States East Coast and Gulf Coast waterside strike that threatened to disrupt Australian red meat shipments to the US was suspended Friday morning, Australian time – at least temporarily…Read More

Sheep Central, October 7, 2024

Property

Movement at the station: Tasmania’s largest farm for sale

Property editor Linda Rowley, October 11, 2024

UK family to end Australian link with sale of $70m NSW farm

Property editor Linda Rowley, October 10, 2024

Weekly property review: Softer market defers listings into 2025

PLENTY of farming and grazing properties are still being listed, but some agencies are concerned the market is softening and are advising vendors to postpone the sale process until..Read More

Property editor Linda Rowley, October 4, 2024

Weekly property review: Recently completed sales

THIS week’s property review includes this wrap up of recently completed sales, and two separate articles on interesting recent listings across the country. Overseas investor secures Jundah’s Hayfield Prime Riverina..Read More

Property editor Linda Rowley, September 27, 2024

AgCarbon Central

Incoming Beef+Lamb New Zealand CEO to tackle carbon farming issue

BEEF + Lamb New Zealand’s next chief executive officer is expected to lead the body’s attempts to limit the pace of livestock farms being sold into carbon farming…Read More

Sheep Central, September 30, 2024

Organic probiotic success with lambs in feedlot trial

A SMALL-SCALE trial with an organic probiotic has resulted in a 25 percent increase in lamb liveweight gain, while also reducing methane intensity by 30pc…Read More

Sheep Central, September 16, 2024

Carbon neutral push a worthwhile venture for Jigsaw Farms

While Jigsaw Farms’ drop out of carbon neutral status has been well documented this year, the benefit of the work done to reach carbon neutral in the first place has been a little less of a focus…Read More

Eric Barker, August 21, 2024

Carbon journey grounded in productivity-boosting grazing

NEW South Wales sheep and cattle producer Scott Brown operates by a simple motto: ‘more testing, less guessing’. It’s a guiding principle intertwined with Scott’s latest challenge – implementing a..Read More

Sheep Central, August 21, 2024

Beef Central

People on the Move: Appointments, retirements, achievements

New conservation role for former GRSB president | New GM for Corporate Affairs at Teys; redeployments among plant managers | First Inspector-General of Animal Welfare and Live Animal Exports |..Read More

‘Super tax’ to jeopardise family farms, NFF

Following the passage of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions and Other Measures) Bill 2023 through the House of Representatives, the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is once again warning..Read More

Recruitment: Five steps to leading a great team

It's a tough world running a business somewhere along the beef supply chain if you are surrounded by people who have a poor work ethic, are not skilled enough and..Read More

Young Beef Producer’s Forum celebrates 20 year milestone with November Roma event

The Young Beef Producer’s Forum is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2024, with this year's annual gathering taking place in Roma on 14-15 November...Read More

Grain Central

Hail, rain devastate some Downs crops + VIDEO

Storms have devastated winter crops in pockets of the Darling Downs, with some wiped out by hail and others drenched on the point of harvest...Read More

Australian Plant Proteins faces liquidation

Chances for Australian Plant Proteins to trade out of insolvency are looking slim, despite demand for its pulse-based products...Read More

Biologicals, novel crops on display at Tosari + PICS

Innovations in biological solutions for crop nutrition and trials of new crops for the region were showcased at a field day held at the Tosari Research Centre today...Read More

Four fertiliser projects get Qld Govt funding

Mort & Co, Eco Growth, Carr Farming and DataFarming fertiliser projects have been named as recipients of Queensland Government funding. ..Read More