THE MUCH-ANTIPICATED arrival of rain in South Australia and Victoria over the weekend has seen prices soften and the southern new-crop market kick into gear…Read More
Liz Wells, June 13, 2025
RECENT rain across most of Victoria and South Australia has already sparked germination of crops and pastures, and stock are expected to progressively return to grazing over coming weeks…Read More
Liz Wells, June 11, 2025
AGRICULTURE Victoria is offering a free biosecurity service with a two-day permit request response turnaround for Victorian farmers and others looking to bring fodder into the state…Read More
Sheep Central, June 11, 2025
Stock Handling & Animal Welfare
ABC Muster Dogs series stars Kim Dodson and her Kelpie Banjo will be special guests at the 29th Australian Kelpie Muster at Casterton this weekend…Read More
Sheep Central, June 6, 2025
LIVESTOCK producers are being warned to strictly adhere to grazing withholding periods and export slaughter intervals when feeding material from wheat and barley crops treated with a newly approved fungicide…Read More
Lydia Burton, June 6, 2025
SHEEP producers were urged to focus on creating more animals over the next five years because national flock estimates over recent years have been overstated, consultant Jason Trompf has told a BestWool BestLamb Better Beef Roadshow workshop at Dunkeld…Read More
WOOLPRODUCERS Australia believes a clear pathway to availability of a custom footrot vaccine has been identified after work with intellectual property owner the University of Sydney and other agencies…Read More
Sheep Central, June 2, 2025
PRICES paid for wheat and barley have dropped by up to $10 per tonne in the past week on softer offshore markets, and patchy rain for the areas that need it in south-eastern Australia…Read More
Liz Wells, June 2, 2025
A SMALL green snail has slowed the movement of urgently needed Western Australian hay into South Australia, but fodder expert Tim Ford believes defining national demand is a bigger issue…Read More
Liz Wells and Terry Sim, May 30, 2025
ALMOST 80 percent of livestock producers responding to a Livestock SA survey have undertaken varying levels of destocking and 6pc have moved all stock off farm…Read More
Liz Wells, May 27, 2025
A load of hay arrives in South Australia — one of many heading into drought-affected parts of south-eastern Australia after an extremely dry autumn to date, and what for many..Read More
Liz Wells, May 26, 2025
FEDERAL and state government assistance is needed urgently to meet the logistical challenge of meeting livestock fodder demands due to flood emergencies and drought across southern Australia, according to former Drought Taskforce member Tim Ford…Read More
Terry Sim, May 23, 2025