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Wool price ascent moderates in latest eastern state auctions

UPWARD movement in the Australian wool auction market slowed this week as buyers remained selective, with crossbreds outperfoming Merinos…Read More

Sheep Central, June 19, 2026

Farm transfer is still a key tax reform issue – NSW Farmers

NSW Farmers has welcomed the Federal Government’s decision to expand access to a key capital gains tax concession by lifting the small business threshold to $10 million, but is withholding..Read More

Sheep Central, June 19, 2026

Farmers laud increase in turnover threshold for CGT concession

Farmers have welcomed key changes to the Albanese Government’s tax reform package just days after failing to get an invitation to a short Senate inquiry into associated legislative amendments…Read More

Terry Sim, June 18, 2026

Parker appointed as interim RMAC chief executive officer

FORMER Cattle Australia chief executive officer Dr Chris Parker has been appointed as interim CEO of the Red Meat Advisory Council…Read More

Sheep Central, June 19, 2026

Mutton market prices hit record levels, but for how long?

MUTTON prices have hit record levels – averaging above $9/kg cwt and up to $10/kg in some saleyards this week – but there are doubts this can be sustained with supplies scarce and processors already planning for possibly extended winter shutdowns…Read More

Terry Sim, June 17, 2026

Sheep producer confidence highest in second quarter Rabobank survey

AUSTRALIAN sheep producers were the most confident commodity group in the second quarter, followed by beef then grain, according to the latest Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey…Read More

Sheep Central, June 16, 2026

Weather bureau says El Niño underway in Tropical Pacific

AUSTRALIA’S Bureau of Meteorology has announced that the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is now in an El Niño phase, releasing a detailed statement explaining the likely impacts of the cyclical weather phenomenon on winter and spring rainfall and temperatures…Read More

Burau of Meteorology, June 17, 2026

BOM weekly rainfall update 16 June 2026 + outlook map

WEEKLY rainfall totals of 25-100mm were recorded across the west of Western Australia, coastal South Australia, western Tasmania, the south-eastern ranges, and areas of southern Queensland to north-eastern New South Wales…Read More

Sheep Central, June 16, 2026

Export fee increases prompt wool and meat exporter concern

AUSTRALIA’S wool and meat exporters have expressed concern about the Federal Government’s intentions to raise export fees and charges to effect full cost recovery from next year…Read More

Sheep Central, June 15, 2026

Recruitment: Is automated farming a threat to future job security?

There is a digital revolution underway in Australian agriculture, with the timely confluence of record production levels marking agriculture as one of the key ‘industries of the future’. But will the pace of implementation of automated farming technologies threaten or enhance the farm sector’s job opportunities of the future?..Read More

Sheep Central, June 15, 2026

Hay drop helps out as winter bites in northern NSW

An Aussie Hay Runners drop to the north-west slopes of NSW is helping graziers counter the feed deficit brought on by a dry summer and autumn…Read More

Liz Wells, June 12, 2026

Kelpies to $23,500 at 30th Casterton Working Dog auction

A lifelong dedication to Kelpie type and working ability was vindicated with a dominant sale result for Welshpool stud Beloka Kelpies at the 30th Casterton Working Dog Auction on Sunday…Read More

Terry Sim, June 11, 2026

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