JBS Bordertown sends first chilled lamb shipment to China

JBS Australia’s Bordertown plant has completed its first ever chilled lamb order to China since being listed for chilled exports into the country earlier this year…Read More

Sheep Central, July 1, 2025

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 30 June 2025

A PRE-FRONTAL trough, several cold fronts and low pressure systems brought rainfall to southern and south-eastern Australia during the week, resulting in moderate falls and isolated heavy falls…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, July 1, 2025

Feedgrain Focus: Cautious optimism builds in south

AMID ongoing drought feeding demand, bright prospects for the northern crop and cautious optimism for the south, prices for wheat and barley are largely unchanged…Read More

Liz Wells, July 1, 2025

Director resignation means three seats open in 2025 AWI election

AUSTRALIAN Wool Innovation needs to fill three board positions at the 2025 election, with director Emma Weston resigning, chairman Jock Laurie retiring and Michelle Humphries seeking re-election…Read More

Terry Sim, June 30, 2025

Corriedale dual purpose value displayed in $318 lambs

THE value in breeding a dual purpose sheep has been reinforced for Corriedale breeder Milton Savage with the sale of some of his lambs for up to $318 at Ballarat’s Central Victorian Livestock Exchange last week…Read More

Terry Sim, June 30, 2025

Gina Rinehart outlays about $70m to add Wirribilla to New England portfolio

Gina Rinehart has added to her already enormous New England grazing footprint with a $70 million purchase of 4600ha Wirribilla, southwest of Walcha…Read More

Property editor Linda Rowley, June 30, 2025

Keep the Sheep and Livestock Collective advocacy lauded

THE live sheep export focused Keep the Sheep advocacy model and the Livestock Collective need to be continued, according to former Western Australian Nationals leader Mia Davies…Read More

Sheep Central, June 30, 2025

Victorian project seeks the good dirt for microbiome research

SOIL samples are being sought from farmers to help Victorian researchers dig deeper into national microbiome research…Read More

Sheep Central, June 30, 2025

Drench resistance in sheep: Don’t guess, test!

INTERNAL parasites cost Australian sheep and wool producers an average of $28,000 in lost productivity and a further $5000 in treatment costs every year, yet the majority are unaware of the resistance status of the worm population on their farm or the efficacy of their most recent drench. ..Read More

Sponsored Content, May 19, 2025

Recruitment: Key factors in attracting top talent to your brand

WHETHER you are a small business owner, manager of a large feedlot, or sit as the CEO of a global agribusiness corporation, employer branding is a powerful business tool…Read More

Sheep Central, June 30, 2025

Surveyed sheep producers to drop ewe numbers further

AUSTRALIAN sheep producers have indicated the national ewe flock will decline 9 percent to 44.34 million by next year, despite improved sheep meat sector confidence, but with generally negative wool producer sentiment…Read More

Sheep Central, June 27, 2025

Non-mulesed wool 150c/kg+ premiums hold in dull market

CROSSBRED wool prices improved, but Merino values lost ground in the last auctions of the 2024-25 selling season…Read More

Sheep Central, June 27, 2025

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