MARKETS have gone quiet as growers and consumers ingest the impact of a soggy northern harvest, and a low-protein profile for southern cereals…Read More
Liz Wells, November 9, 2026
INTRODUCING sheep gradually to bromoform-based methane-curbing supplements, such as asparagopsis, helps overcomes feed refusal, according to new Tasmanian research…Read More
Sue Webster, November 6, 2026
A DRY finish in south-western New South Wales and a sodden one in the state’s north, and in southern Queensland, are pushing lightweight barley into the feed market as a blending option for growers and consumers…Read More
Liz Wells, November 2, 2026
LONG-AWAITED ongoing funding for the National Wild Dog Action Plan and its coordinator for at least another year was confirmed by the Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry in Senate Estimates yesterday…Read More
Terry Sim, October 28, 2026
VICTORIAN stock agents attribute a decline in sheep saleyard transactions in 2025-26 to the general flock decline and producers selling direct to abattoirs or via on-farm sales using online platforms…Read More
Terry Sim, October 26, 2026
CEREAL crops in southern Queensland and northern New South Wales are losing weight and quality every day as rain settles in over the region…Read More
Liz Wells, October 26, 2026
SIGNIFICANT expansion of the Australian sheep flock remains unlikely, despite strong global sheep meat prices, according to Rabobank research…Read More
Sheep Central, October 21, 2026
THE final webinar for the ‘Optimising ewe lamb joining outcomes’ producer demonstration site project will be held this Friday…Read More
Sheep Central, October 21, 2026
CALLS to extend the national mandatory electronic identification rollout for sheep and goats by two years have been rejected by the New South Wales Government and Meat & Livestock Australia…Read More
Sheep Central, October 19, 2026
NEARBY feedgrain values have firmed in the north as growers limit new-crop grain being meted out to a hungry domestic market, and southern markets have eased in response to a tail-off in barley demand…Read More
Liz Wells, October 19, 2026
CHARLES Sturt University research that gives drought-hit sheep producers answers to four critical management decisions is being extended in a podcast series…Read More
Sheep Central, October 19, 2026
A tool originally built to improve grape quality in vineyards is being repurposed to measure pasture biomass across Australian grazing paddocks, with research suggesting more accurate biomass measurement could lift livestock farm profitability by 11-15 percent…Read More