THE frustrations of Western Australian sheep farmers battling with low prices and the proposed live export trade phaseout has been highlighted in the recent social media posts of struggling WA farmer Wayne Smith…Read More
THE Federal Government has released greater detail on the proposed contribution of agricultural industry sectors under its biosecurity protection levy proposal…Read More
Sheep Central, April 19, 2024
ONE of the Inverell district’s best mixed farming properties is being sold by Chris and Bec Tonkin after 15 years of ownership…Read More
Property editor Linda Rowley, April 19, 2024
AUSTRALIAN agribusiness is set to overtake mining as China’s top destination for investment in this country, a new report has found…Read More
Property editor Linda Rowley, April 19, 2024
CURRENCY exchange rates lifted Australia’s wool auction market this week and growers responded by holding fewer bales back…Read More
Sheep Central, April 19, 2024
IT was another solid week for the wool auction market in Australia and prices rose for the fourth consecutive session, helped by a continuing strong USD…Read More
Michael Avery, Southern Aurora Markets partner, April 19, 2024
JOB demand in the agriculture sector has weakened, but there was a slight improvement in candidate availability and job interest since mid-2023, a study has found…Read More
Sheep Central, April 19, 2024
VICTORIA’S peak farmer body has urged north-west livestock producers to report all wild dog interactions as it seeks government commitments to avoid further attacks on sheep and cattle after the lifting of a dingo ‘unprotection’ order in the region…Read More
Sheep Central, April 18, 2024
REVAMPED wool integrity program – the Australian Wool Sustainability Scheme – could help increase world demand for the natural fibre, according to a European top maker…Read More
Terry Sim, April 17, 2024
NATIONAL biomass levels continue to be dominated by the high levels of growth in northern Australia, with only slight improvements in total standing dry matter levels in eastern Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania…Read More
Al Rayner, Cibo Labs, April 17, 2024
A ROADMAP for early-stage wool processing development in Vietnam has been agreed to and launched with peak grower body WoolProducers Australia and the Australian Government…Read More
Sheep Central, April 17, 2024
A STRONG cold front crossed southern South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and southern New South Wales with widespread light to moderate rainfall, and snow in some alpine areas…Read More
Bureau of Meteorology, April 17, 2024
