AUSTRALIAN lamb, mutton and goat meat imports into the United States, and wool products from China, could attract a new 12.5pc tariff later this year, under proposals by the US Trade Representative…Read More
Terry Sim, June 4, 2026
THE National Heavy Vehicle Regulator is reminding primary producers to prioritise the maintenance of their heavy vehicles to prevent critical mechanical failure…Read More
Sheep Central, June 4, 2026
VICTORIAN farmers have called for the removal of dingoes from the threatened species list in the state and an immediate review of management policy in the north-west…Read More
Sheep Central, June 3, 2026
A LACK of measureable timelines, milestones and deliverables in the WA Roadmap to 2028 for the Western Australian sheep industry has been noted by the state’s peak farmer body WAFarmers…Read More
Terry Sim, June 3, 2026
GUNDAGAI Meat Processors chief executive officer Will Barton has thrown his weight behind wider producer discussion on lamb feedlotting especially within an eating quality context…Read More
Sheep Central, June 3, 2026
NEW South Wales sheep producers will be shown how electronic identification adoption can provide opportunities to utilise data for drought management at an event at Inverell this month…Read More
Sheep Central, June 3, 2026
COLD fronts during the week brought light to moderate rainfall across parts of south-eastern Australia, with weekly rainfall totals of 5-50 mm, and locally higher falls, in parts of South Australia, much of Victoria into southern and inland New South Wales, and in western Tasmania…Read More
Bureau of Meteorology, June 3, 2026
THE Bureau of Meteorology has released its winter long-range forecast showing rainfall for June, July and August is likely to be below average for most central, southern and eastern parts of Australia…Read More
Terry Sim, June 3, 2026
A WA Roadmap to 2028 economic analysis report has laid out the size of the challenge to rebuild Western Australia’s sheep industry from the flock, labour and production impacts..Read More
NORTHERN feedgrain prices tumbled last week as further rain brightened the region’s production prospects and demand from graziers fell away…Read More
Liz Wells, June 1, 2026
AUSTRALIA’S butchering industry has a new world champion — 24 year-old Toowoomba butcher Luke Thomas from Millers Gourmet Meats is now a world title holder after claiming victory in the World Butcher Wars 2026 final held at Sydney Olympic Park…Read More
By James Nason and Eric Barker, June 1, 2026
THE FEDERAL Government’s extension of financial support to just two of Australia’s many fertiliser importers came under scrutiny last week from within and outside the fertiliser industry…Read More
By Liz Wells and Emma Alsop, June 1, 2026