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

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

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 23 June 2025

WEEKLY rainfall totals of 10-50 mm were recorded across western and southern Western Australia, much of Tasmania and areas of southern and eastern Victoria…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, June 24, 2025

WoolClip uptake at 20pc as eBale wool pack use increases

ADOPTION of key traceability efficiency tools available to wool growers, exporters and brokers remains incomplete in the Australian wool industry despite market feedback of other countries’ pre-eminence…Read More

Terry Sim, June 23, 2025

WA saleyards and processors get ready for sheep and goat EID

WESTERN Australia’s saleyards and processors will start scanning electronic identification ear tags in sheep, lambs and goats next week as part of the national traceability system rollout…Read More

Sheep Central, June 23, 2025

National farmer campaign against the federal super tax calls for support

FARMERS nationally are being asked to join a campaign to stop the Federal Government’s proposed super tax as concerns are raised about its likely impact on farm succession…Read More

Sheep Central, June 23, 2025

Feedgrain Focus: Wheat kicks on offshore rally

A RALLY in offshore wheat prices has kicked local values higher and sparked a surge in traded volumes as cautious optimism about south-eastern Australia’s season builds…Read More

Liz Wells, June 23, 2025

The Weekly Grill: Meat Business Women fills an important role

IN the latest Weekly Grill podcast episode, host Kerry Lonergan sits down with three women from Meat Business Women who are turning the tables in an historically male-dominated meat industry…Read More

Sheep Central, June 23, 2025

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