Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 17 September 2024

SEVERAL cold fronts moved through south-eastern Australia during the week, bringing showers, isolated thunderstorms, below average temperatures and snow on elevated areas of Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, September 17, 2024

MLA promotes lamb as ultimate social device + VIDEO

AUSSIE lamb is being celebrated as the ultimate social device in the latest tongue-in-cheek effort from Meat & Livestock Australia in its spring advertising campaign…Read More

Sheep Central, September 16, 2024

Dubbo shearer to try for third shearing record in October

DUBBO shearing contractor Steven Mudford will lug out about 30 tonnes of wriggling Merino lambs when he attempts to set a new solo nine-hour shearing record on 12 October near Dubbo this year…Read More

Terry Sim, September 16, 2024

Government policy concerns undermine sheep farmer confidence

SHEEP producer confidence took a leap forward this quarter on the back of an improved seasonal outlook and commodity prices, according to the latest Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey…Read More

Sheep Central, September 16, 2024

Elders and SmartSat join to develop satellite-enabled technologies

AGRIBUSINESS Elders has joined with Australia’s leading space research centre to explore the application of satellite-enabled earth observation technologies in agriculture…Read More

Sheep Central, September 16, 2024

New season lamb numbers increase on AuctionsPlus

CROSSBRED, Merino wether and shedding breed lamb prices dropped online last week with a sharp increase in the AuctionsPlus offering…Read More

Sheep Central, September 16, 2024

Recruitment: Vietnamese Meat School provides recruitment pathway

IN a significant step towards addressing labour shortages in the Australian red meat processing industry, a group of Australian stakeholders recently travelled to Vietnam as part of an innovative research program aimed at developing a recruitment pathway and training program for future processing staff…Read More

Sheep Central, September 16, 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

Barry’s bird flipped at Prime Minister’s rally day snubs

THE mystery man who flipped the bird at Australia’s Prime Minister in parliament on Tuesday is a proud shearer disappointed Anthony Albanese did not acknowledge the Keep the Sheep contingent as guests…Read More

Terry Sim, September 13, 2024

No assurance on activist agendas from Minister Collins

MINISTER for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Julie Collins has said the Albanese Government is committed to the sheep industry, while failing to offer any assurance future policies affecting farmers will not be influenced by activist agendas…Read More

Terry Sim, September 13, 2024

Feedgrain Focus: South firms as yield outlook slips

A crop of wheat at Milguy, north-east of Moree, in the later stages of grain fill and looking at above-average yield potential. PRICES for new-crop wheat and barley in the..Read More

Liz Wells, September 13, 2024

Wool prices lift, but purchase volumes below usual levels

LOWER supplies and more favourable exchange rates helped lift wool prices at Australian auctions this week…Read More

Sheep Central, September 13, 2024

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