Surveyed sheep producers to drop ewe numbers further

AUSTRALIAN sheep producers have indicated the national ewe flock will decline 9 percent to 44.34 million by next year, despite improved sheep meat sector confidence, but with generally negative wool producer sentiment…Read More

Sheep Central, June 27, 2025

Non-mulesed wool 150c/kg+ premiums hold in dull market

CROSSBRED wool prices improved, but Merino values lost ground in the last auctions of the 2024-25 selling season…Read More

Sheep Central, June 27, 2025

Kilter Rural to offload versatile Riverina aggregation

THIS week’s property review includes a wrap-up of interesting recent listings and sales across the country…Read More

By property editor Linda Rowley, June 27, 2025

Australia’s red meat sector drops Carbon Neutral 2030 target

IN A major policy reset, the Australian red meat industry has confirmed it is walking away from the Carbon Neutral 2030 target set in 2017…Read More

James Nason, June 26, 2025

Drench resistance in sheep: Don’t guess, test!

INTERNAL parasites cost Australian sheep and wool producers an average of $28,000 in lost productivity and a further $5000 in treatment costs every year, yet the majority are unaware of the resistance status of the worm population on their farm or the efficacy of their most recent drench. ..Read More

Sponsored Content, May 19, 2025

White Suffolk producers invited to benchmark their lambs

WHITE Suffolk producers – stud and commercial – are being offered an Australian-first opportunity to see how their lambs stack up compared to others within and outside the breed, under a major benchmarking study…Read More

Sheep Central, June 26, 2025

Forward wool trading ‘apathetic’ as market indicator holds

THE wool auction market continues to go nowhere fast and forward trading remains apathetic…Read More

Mike Avery, Southern Aurora Partners, June 27, 2025

Ballarat’s CVLX sets new Victorian heavy lamb record of $428

HEAVY and trade lamb prices continued at high though slightly reduced carcase weight levels this week, and although some centres managed records for 30kg-plus lines, other categories lost ground, mainly on quality…Read More

Sheep Central, June 25, 2025

MLA launches online sheep and national feeder heifer indicators

MEAT & Livestock Australia has unveiled its new Online Sheep Indicator — the first to be based on online sales data for restocker and breeder sheep…Read More

Sheep Central, June 25, 2025

Channel Country bursting back to life after the floods + PICTURES

CATTLE are starting to move in and out of the Channel Country after record-breaking flooding in late March…Read More

Lydia Burton, June 25, 2025

Biosecurity leads NSW and Queensland budget ag spends

BOOSTING biosecurity was a central feature of the Queensland and New South Wales 2025-26 budgets released on Tuesday, with a combined $184.9 million in extra funding announced across the two states…Read More

Emma Alsop, June 25, 2025

Summer Lamb ad The Comments Section wins at Cannes festival

MEAT and Livestock Australia’s 2025 Summer Lamb campaign, ‘The Comments Section’ has made history with its first Silver Cannes Lion win in the festival’s film category…Read More

Sheep Central, June 24, 2025

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