ANIMAL Justice Party leader Louise Pfeiffer is standing behind an AJP claim that it delivered the ‘knockout blow’ to the live sheep trade via a preference deal with the Albanese Government, as Minister for Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry Murray Watt continues to deny any deals were done…Read More
Terry Sim, May 17, 2024
FARMER anger over the May 2028 live sheep trade phaseout announcement continued this week with a vote of no confidence in the Albanese Government and a call for the removal of Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Murray Watt…Read More
Sheep Central, May 17, 2024
AUSTRALIA has recorded its highest quarterly lamb slaughter on record from January to March this year of almost 7 million head…Read More
Sheep Central, May 17, 2024
WHEAT, barley and sorghum have traded steady to higher in the past week as dry conditions across southern Australia tighten near-term supply amid ongoing export demand…Read More
Liz Wells, May 17, 2024
COMPETITION increased for later lots in wool auctions this week as buyers bid for limited offerings…Read More
Sheep Central, May 17, 2024
THIS week’s property review includes this wrap up of recently completed sales and some interesting recent listings across the country…Read More
Property editor Linda Rowley, May 17, 2024
AUSTRALIA’S sheep and wool industries, and regional communities, are being treated as sacrificial lambs to meet other political agendas, according to New South Wales wool broker Moses and Son managing director Martin Moses…Read More
AUSTRALIAN farmer, live export and sheep sector leaders walked out on Minister for Agriculture Murray Watt at the CropLife agricultural industry budget breakfast in Canberra this morning in protest at the Albanese Government’s proposed phaseout of the live sheep trade by 2028…Read More
Sheep Central, May 15, 2024
PEAK wool grower body WoolProducers Australia has described the Albanese Government’s budget denial of $2 million to establish a trade policy program as another “kick in the teeth” for Australian growers…Read More
Sheep Central, May 15, 2024
The National Farmers’ Federation has thanked senators who stood up for farmers in parliament this week, declaring their opposition to the proposed biosecurity protection levy and increasing the likelihood that supporting legislation will not pass the Senate…Read More
Sheep Central, May 15, 2024
THE 2024-25 Federal Budget has received mixed reviews from the agricultural sector, with industry groups criticising the live sheep trade transition package and the absence of new infrastructure and drought funding, but welcoming new climate change and renewable energy initiatives…Read More
Sheep Central, May 15, 2024
AUSTRALIA’S Bureau of Meteorology has moved to a La Niña Watch, after some early signs that a La Niña might form in the Pacific Ocean later in 2024…Read More
Sheep Central, May 15, 2024
