MUTTON prices have hit record levels – averaging above $9/kg cwt and up to $10/kg in some saleyards this week – but there are doubts this can be sustained with supplies scarce and processors already planning for possibly extended winter shutdowns…Read More
Terry Sim, June 17, 2026
SCHOOL students around New South Wales have been carefully feeding and collecting data on teams of prime lambs in a hands-on project designed to foster and mentor the next generation of farmers…Read More
Sheep Central, June 17, 2026
AUSTRALIAN sheep producers were the most confident commodity group in the second quarter, followed by beef then grain, according to the latest Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey…Read More
Sheep Central, June 16, 2026
FARMERS should focus on transitioning to electric machinery and vehicles rather than shifting existing equipment to biofuels, according to a report commissioned by Farmers for Climate Action and written by energy researcher Professor Ray Wills…Read More
Emma Alsop, June 17, 2026
AUSTRALIA’S Bureau of Meteorology has announced that the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is now in an El Niño phase, releasing a detailed statement explaining the likely impacts of the cyclical weather phenomenon on winter and spring rainfall and temperatures…Read More
Burau of Meteorology, June 17, 2026
WEEKLY rainfall totals of 25-100mm were recorded across the west of Western Australia, coastal South Australia, western Tasmania, the south-eastern ranges, and areas of southern Queensland to north-eastern New South Wales…Read More
Sheep Central, June 16, 2026
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
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
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
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
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
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