Live sheep exports lift in September, but goat numbers dropped

Sheep Central, 20 October 2017

LIVE sheep exports from Australia in September have risen 33 percent year-on-year to 140,500 head.

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More goats behind fences — is cluster fence funding an option for NSW?

02 October 2017

A LIFT in infrastructure investments across western NSW has resulted in a growing proportion of goats being semi-managed, according to Meat & Livestock Australia.

NSW goat musterers dominate Henty sheep dog trial

25 September 2017

CENTRAL New South Wales dog trialler Mick Hudson dominated the Exelpet Sheep Dog Trial at this year’s Henty Machinery Field Days.

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