A WESTERN Victorian sheep farmers has received a two-year good behaviour bond and been ordered to pay costs of $5700 after pleading guilty to animal cruelty charges at the Horsham Magistrates’ Court…Read More
Sheep Central, May 17, 2022
AUSTRALIA’S top superfine wool growers celebrated their farms’ best efforts at the weekend, led by a world-best 9.8 micron fleece from Victoria and a 15 micron bale from New South..Read More
Terry Sim, May 16, 2022
A STRONGER commitment to excellence and sustainability would lead to more brands considering direct investment in superfine wool-growing farms, Australian growers were told at the weekend…Read More
Terry Sim, May 16, 2022
VICTORIA’S Minister for Agriculture Mary-Anne Thomas has swapped lamb preparation tips with 30 international chefs as part of Meat & Livestock Australia’s 2022 Lambassador program…Read More
Sheep Central, May 16, 2022
The Australian dollar continued to trade at well below US70 cents this morning, having deteriorated sharply over the past fortnight driven by sentiment over accelerating inflation, worries about a global recession and China’s COVID lockdowns. ..Read More
Jon Condon, May 16, 2022
DEMAND for lambs and joined ewes improved on AuctionsPlus last week and the offering increased by four percent to 57,624 head…Read More
Sheep Central, May 16, 2022
MEAT & Livestock Australia has called for applications to fill three non-executive director positions on its board…Read More
Sheep Central, May 16, 2022
In line with vigorous demand for animal protein worldwide as many economies continue to emerge from COVID, sector giant JBS has reported substantial growth in all key metrics for its first quarter ended March 31…Read More
Jon Condon, May 16, 2022AUSTRALIA’S wool industry was still playing catch-up with other countries in non-mulesed wool production, growers were told at a Merino field day at Jerilderie yesterday…Read More
Terry Sim, May 13, 2022THOMAS Food International new season lamb contracts valuing 16.1-32kg crossbred lambs at up to 880c/kg in August this year have had a strong response. The TFI contracts for August/September delivery..Read More
Terry Sim, May 11, 2022NEW South Wales research has highlighted a lack of support among the state’s sheep producers for livestock electronic traceability improvements, just as Australia is faced with a Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak in northern neighbour Indonesia…Read More
Terry Sim, May 11, 2022AUSTRALIA’S top superfine wool growers celebrated their farms’ best efforts at the weekend, led by a world-best 9.8 micron fleece from Victoria and a 15 micron bale from New South..Read More
Terry Sim, May 16, 2022NSW Farmers president James Jackson has called for urgent government commitments on biosecurity while his organisation opposes a key proposed improvement to the nation’s livestock traceability system…Read More
Terry Sim, May 11, 2022A STRONGER commitment to excellence and sustainability would lead to more brands considering direct investment in superfine wool-growing farms, Australian growers were told at the weekend…Read More
Terry Sim, May 16, 2022WITH outbreaks of foot and mouth disease and lumpy skin disease in Indonesia, Australia’s world leading livestock traceability systems could soon face a major test. The multi-billion dollar question is, are they ready?..Read More
James Nason, May 11, 2022THREE short processing weeks in April have certainly extended the COVID lag in lamb and mutton that started in January…Read More
Chris Howie, May 11, 2022MEAT & Livestock Australia’s Sheep Genetics program has completed some key analysis enhancements to improve breeding value accuracy and evaluation efficiencies…Read More
Sheep Central, May 13, 2022EVERY several years or so cattle and sheep industry exercises are held in Australia to simulate Foot and Mouth Disease outbreaks, enabling government agencies and industry groups to test the effectiveness of livestock traceability systems in the event of major disease incursion. ..Read More
James Nason, May 11, 2022After watching the video on “Your Future in Merinos” I would like to congratulate everyone involved and would highly recommend interested parties to have a listen. Highlights for me, Josh....
Jim GordonAs for the AWEX trace back to farm with wool traceability for disease traceback, I can't see any advantage. Staff are stuck on a computer in an office making....
Don MudfordEID works in Victoria. Sure it costs a bit more, but in the scheme of a premium product it’s pretty cheap insurance to ensure market access . ....
Michael CraigWhat is the difference in cost for the normal tags and the EID tags? I have a friend who has used the tags EID for watering. The water....
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A WESTERN Victorian sheep farmers has received a two-year good behaviour bond and been ordered to pay costs of $5700 after pleading guilty to animal cruelty charges at the Horsham Magistrates’ Court…Read More
Sheep Central, May 17, 2022
AUSTRALIA’S top superfine wool growers celebrated their farms’ best efforts at the weekend, led by a world-best 9.8 micron fleece from Victoria and a 15 micron bale from New South..Read More
Terry Sim, May 16, 2022
A STRONGER commitment to excellence and sustainability would lead to more brands considering direct investment in superfine wool-growing farms, Australian growers were told at the weekend…Read More
Terry Sim, May 16, 2022
VICTORIA’S Minister for Agriculture Mary-Anne Thomas has swapped lamb preparation tips with 30 international chefs as part of Meat & Livestock Australia’s 2022 Lambassador program…Read More
Sheep Central, May 16, 2022
KING Island chops, online sheep selling issues, buying opportunities, lamb price predictions, AUS-MEAT’s dispute settlement role and advice for job seekers all get an airing in Chris Howie’s latest market wrap…Read More
Guest Author, April 7, 2022
LAMB prices generally fell on AuctionsPlus last week as the number of commercial sheep and lambs on the online platform increased 17 percent to 121,947 head…Read More
Sheep Central, March 14, 2022
AUSTRALIA’S wool price benchmark this week made its largest weekly increase since October last year…Read More
Sheep Central, February 4, 2022
WOOL buyers lifted forward market offers as the spot auction delivered its strongest week since June 2021 and the AWEX Eastern Market Indicator rose 42 cents…Read More
Michael Avery, Southern Aurora Markets partner, February 4, 2022
BREEDING animals for climate change will be among the themes covered by the 2022 Meat & Livestock Australia Livestock Genetics Forum in Adelaide next month…Read More
Sheep Central, March 14, 2022
AUSTRALIA’S leading prime lamb producers generated historically high profits on the back of higher prices and a better season in 2020/21…Read More
Sheep Central, February 4, 2022
SHEEP producers’ questions on ewe reproduction and ovulation enhancers, composite wool economics, confinement feeding and succession will be answered at Hamilton’s Sheep Connect seminars this month…Read More
Sheep Central, February 4, 2022
MEAT & Livestock Australia has withdrawn its support for releasing the Numnuts lamb and calf pain relief product NumOcaine from veterinary-only prescription after providing more than $5.2 million in funding…Read More
Terry Sim, January 31, 2022
WOOLPRODUCERS Australia is offering more opportunities for young industry participants to do an online Australian Institute of Company Director (AICD) course…Read More
Sheep Central, March 23, 2022
QUEENSLAND sheep and wool producers have been urged to remain vigilant for flystrike as La Niña weather conditions continue…Read More
Sheep Central, February 4, 2022
AUSTRALIA’S sheep industry is being asked to help oppose a move by veterinarians to retain prescription control over the lamb and calf castration pain relief medication NumOcaine…Read More
Terry Sim, January 26, 2022
AUSTRALIA’S peak wool producer body opposes giving the Western Australian and New South Wales stud Merino breeder bodies separate membership of the industry’s consultative body…Read More
Terry Sim, January 26, 2022
THE Australian plant-based protein sector is experiencing exponential growth, with a most unlikely industry sector — real meat processors — leading the way in pioneering investments…Read More
Emma Alsop, March 21, 2022
MEET ‘Spot’ the dog – a disconcertingly life-like robot being used to test uses of automated guided vehicle (AGV) technology in the meat processing industry…Read More
Sheep Central, February 25, 2022
AUSTRALIAN wool exporters and brokers have seemingly managed to delay the loss of the Ceased Mulesing (CM) description on the National Wool Declaration until potentially 2024…Read More
Terry Sim, February 2, 2022
WOOL growers contracted with Australia’s largest independent broker AWN are among those with the most to lose with a phasing out of the Ceased Mulesing description from the National Wool Declaration…Read More
Terry Sim, February 2, 2022
AUSTRALIA’S wool market could be hit hard in coming weeks by a growing cash flow, bale dumping and shipment crisis…Read More
Terry Sim, April 22, 2022
MEAT processors are battling another round of spiralling sea freight shipment rates for chilled and frozen containers leaving Australia this year, further undermining margins. ..Read More
Jon Condon, April 5, 2022
AUSTRALIA’S handling of its relationship with China and the ensuing collateral damage to trade is again under scrutiny after the cancellation of a 10th Australian abattoir’s export license by Chinese authorities last week…Read More
James Nason, February 7, 2022
SEASON-HIGH wool prices show lifting non-mulesed wool production is increasingly a good strategy to raise grower returns and demand for Australian wool worldwide, according to Schneider Australia’s southern region wool..Read More
Terry Sim, February 4, 2022
A QUEENSLAND family with extensive grazing interests has secured Upton Farms on the New England for a figure believed to be around $80 million, making it among the largest grazing property transactions in New South Wales…Read More
Guest Author, April 14, 2022
Established farms buoyed by strong returns, low interest rates and the option to grow efficiency through scale, are expected to continue to drive the rural property market in 2022…Read More
Guest Author, February 24, 2022
ANOTHER large-scale offering from Western Australia’s John Nicoletti is up for sale to kick off action in the big end of the market for cropping and sheep grazing property…Read More
Liz Wells, January 17, 2022
WOOL grower Andrew Farran will continue his long-standing philanthropic contributions to agriculture and education, aided by the sale of the Edenhope district property Yiddinga…Read More
Terry Sim, November 15, 2021
The impact of changes made to the management of government carbon contracts is still unknown as the regulator looks answer some questions...Read More
With FMD and lumpy skin disease now in Indonesia, how likely is an outbreak here, what would a detection in Australia mean, and how well prepared are Australia’s world-leading biosecurity..Read More
In an election campaign of hits and misses for farmers and regional Australia, the National Farmers’ Federation has revealed how the major parties stack up against its election priorities, rating..Read More
Cost increases will be felt right across Australia’s farm sector in 2022, driven by expected further hikes in energy and fertiliser prices as a result of the Russia-Ukraine war, according..Read More
Grains Australia is now responsible for classifying barley as well as wheat following its merger this week with Barley Australia...Read More
The AOF forecasts 3.32 million hectares 2022-23 canola area, up 12pc on last year, but production at 5.2 million tonnes, down from 6.3Mt last year...Read More
Cost increases will be felt right across Australia’s farm sector in 2022, driven by expected further hikes in energy and fertiliser prices as a result of the Russia-Ukraine war, according..Read More
Queensland irrigated cotton and dryland cropping property, Tooroora, has sold before auction to NSW farmers Andrew and Jo Slack-Smith...Read More