Prizemoney boosted for shearers and wool handlers at Bendigo

SHEARER and wool handler entries at Australia’s premier sheep and wool show are struggling this year despite an increase in prizemoney…Read More

Terry Sim, June 15, 2026

Export fee increases prompt wool and meat exporter concern

AUSTRALIA’S wool and meat exporters have expressed concern about the Federal Government’s intentions to raise export fees and charges to effect full cost recovery from next year…Read More

Sheep Central, June 15, 2026

Methane trials reveal potential winning goat feed combo

A COMBINATION of emu apple and oats has proven the winner in an Australian-first comparison trial into greenhouse gas-restricting feed for goats…Read More

By Sue Webster, June 15, 2026

Feedgrain Focus: Season turnaround pressures prices

Wheat is under pressure in the north, where a turnaround in the season has brightened new-crop production prospects, and consumers are banking on a further softening in values…Read More

Liz Wells, June 15, 2026

‘It’s not the machines, it’s how we use them’ – farm safety warning

ALREADY this year four lives have been lost on farms in Australia from quad bike accidents and three from side-by-side vehicles (SSVs), according to the Rural Media Farm Injury Dashboard…Read More

Lydia Burton, June 15, 2026

Recruitment: Is automated farming a threat to future job security?

There is a digital revolution underway in Australian agriculture, with the timely confluence of record production levels marking agriculture as one of the key ‘industries of the future’. But will the pace of implementation of automated farming technologies threaten or enhance the farm sector’s job opportunities of the future?..Read More

Sheep Central, June 15, 2026

Wool prices continue to surge higher, with EMI at seven-year high

Australia’s wool market continued to boom this week, with the benchmark indicator rising another 15c to hit a new seven-year high…Read More

Sheep Central, June 12, 2026

Hay drop helps out as winter bites in northern NSW

An Aussie Hay Runners drop to the north-west slopes of NSW is helping graziers counter the feed deficit brought on by a dry summer and autumn…Read More

Liz Wells, June 12, 2026

Kelpies to $23,500 at 30th Casterton Working Dog auction

A lifelong dedication to Kelpie type and working ability was vindicated with a dominant sale result for Welshpool stud Beloka Kelpies at the 30th Casterton Working Dog Auction on Sunday…Read More

Terry Sim, June 11, 2026

Which of your sheep are the most valuable? Which are the highest emitters? You don’t know until you measure.

Look across your flock and you can read a lot at a glance: condition, frame, the standouts and the stragglers. But two of the traits that matter most to the future of your operation are invisible to the naked eye and, until recently, invisible to the scales and the spreadsheet too. That’s why C-Lock is bringing its GreenFeed system to LambEx 2026…Read More

Sponsored Content, June 8, 2026

Global economic outlook weakens amid energy shock and rising inflationary pressures: Here’s two scenarios on what might happen

The conflict in the Middle East has become the dominant force shaping global economic prospects, prompting an energy shock that is driving inflationary pressures and is projected to have adverse impacts on growth, according to the OECD’s latest Economic Outlook. Due to the uncertainty around the evolution of the conflict, the Outlook sets out two scenarios – both of which have significant implications for demand and prices for Australian lamb and wool..Read More

Sheep Central, June 8, 2026

Movement at the Station – Recent property listings

Renowned SW Victorian assets up for grabs | Neighbours offer 2000ha in NSW’s Riverina | Solid interest for SA’s Maranoa Downs | NSW’s Grand Junction splits in two..Read More

Property editor Linda Rowley, June 11, 2026

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