THE Grain Central, Beef Central and Sheep Central teams will be taking a short publishing break over the Christmas/New Year period…Read More
THE model of residential-based agricultural education, which was the preferred training option for budding young farmers for much of the 20th century, is under threat across Australia…Read More
Neil Lyon, December 16, 2019
LAMB and mutton sector resilience has failed to offset a flattening of agribusiness conditions due to seasonal conditions in the last quarter of 2019, according to the latest NAB Agribusiness..Read More
Terry Sim, December 9, 2019
POLICE have no leads but social media is doing its bit to help New South Wales wool grower Paul Cocking find his missing ram…Read More
Terry Sim, December 4, 2019
MOVEMBER’S simple message to talk about mental health has already had real benefits for three brothers at Avenel in Victoria and the community around them…Read More
Sheep Central, November 27, 2019
Eight months into his new job as Meat & Livestock Australia managing director and CEO, Jason Strong gave a frank and forthright account of his views on anti-meat activism and the perceived threat to red meat from plant based proteins during last week’s annual general meeting in Tamworth…Read More
Sheep Central, November 25, 2019
FARMERS with clever, sustainable agriculture ideas can turn them into reality by applying for grants of up to $50,000 under Round three of the Smart Farms Small Grants program…Read More
Sheep Central, November 13, 2019
LEADING animal health company, Zoetis, has hit its yearly target to raise $100,000 to support mental health in rural Australia…Read More
Sheep Central, November 11, 2019
A VIETNAMESE man has been denied entry to Australia after nearly four kilograms of pork-fileld cakes were found in his luggage…Read More
Sheep Central, November 4, 2019
New laws that will strengthen farmer protections against escalating animal rights activism and harassment have passed the Federal Parliament, introducing tougher penalties for convictions…Read More
Colin Bettles, September 13, 2019
NEW South Wales remote work advocate, Jo Palmer, has won the 2019 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award and $10,000 to help build a portal to connect employers with potential employees…Read More
Terry Sim, September 12, 2019
ANIMAL rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has been ordered not to use the claim “wool is just as cruel as fur” by the United Kingdom’s Advertising Standards Authority…Read More
Sheep Central, September 4, 2019