Lamb Production

Time to review stubble grazing benefits and pitfalls

AGRICULTURE Victoria has highlighted the benefits and pitfalls of grazing sheep on crop stubble in a dry season as grain harvesting is finalised…Read More

Sheep Central, January 13, 2025

Feedgrain Focus: More rain hampers southern harvest

VALUES for southern barley and ASW wheat have firmed following rain that has slowed harvest and grain deliveries, but brought to life an SFW wheat market which will satisfy some consumers’ needs…Read More

Liz Wells, December 9, 2024

National Feedbase Summary 4 December 2024

AUSTRALIA’S varied rainfall and temperature patterns last month significantly influenced biomass growth, underscoring the country’s regional contrasts in feedbase conditions. ..Read More

Al Rayner, Cibo Labs, December 4, 2024

Feedgrain Focus: Rain ignites quality concerns in NSW and Victoria

RAIN interruptions to harvest across south-eastern Australia have bumped up feed grain values in the south as a few trade shorts put up their hands…Read More

Liz Wells, December 2, 2024

Feedgrain Focus: Prices ease despite patchy rain

RAIN across much of the northern region put the brakes on harvest last week and has slowed grain movements to a crawl…Read More

Liz Wells, November 25, 2024

S&W Seeds Australia is rebranding as AlfaGen Seeds

FORAGE and pasture seed business S&W Seed Company is rebranding as AlfaGen Seeds under its new owner Avior Capital Partners…Read More

Sheep Central, November 25, 2024

Adoption, not just R&D, is focus of MLA’s productivity push

FOSTERING effective red meat industry research and development is one thing, but it means nothing unless the technology or tool involved is being widely adopted by industry…Read More

Jon Condon, November 22, 2024

New MLA directors elected at 2024 annual general meeting

RED meat producers and industry representatives on Tuesday attended Meat & Livestock Australia’s 2024 annual general meeting, in-person at Tamworth in New South Wales and virtually…Read More

Sheep Central, November 21, 2024

Ridley reveals ambitions to expand Tasmanian mill

AUSTRALIA’S largest stockfeed miller holds hopes to increase production at the mill it purchased this year in northern Tasmania, Ridley managing director and chief executive officer Quinton Hildebrand said in his address yesterday to the company’s annual general meeting…Read More

Sheep Central, November 20, 2024

Feedgrain Focus: Prices go north on limited grower selling

PRICES for wheat and barley in the northern region have shot up by $30 per tonne or more as consumers feel the pain of the grower’s focus on selling and shifting pulses straight off the header…Read More

Liz Wells, November 18, 2024

National Feedbase Summary 14 November 2024

AUSTRALIA’S national feedbase conditions at the end of October 2024 reveal significant regional variations influenced by ongoing drought, rainfall deficiencies, and changes in vegetation cover…Read More

Al Rayner, Cibo Labs, November 14, 2024

John Lloyd elected chairman of Meat & Livestock Australia

MEAT & Livestock Australia has elected director John Lloyd to take over as the body’s new chairman, effective following the upcoming MLA annual general meeting on 20 November…Read More

Sheep Central, November 12, 2024

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