AUSTRALIA’S farmers and the general community are being asked to be vigilant and report any dead birds after H5 bird flu was detected in two migratory seabirds in Western Australia over the weekend…Read More
Sheep Central, June 22, 2026
WOOL scientist, researcher and consultant Paul Swan always thought esteemed Australian wool scientist H.B. Carter had the world’s greatest job. “Because he was paid to travel the world and collect..Read More
Terry Sim, June 22, 2026
QUEENSLAND’S teachers are being given new tools to help students explore the wide range of careers available across the agriculture industry…Read More
Sheep Central, June 22, 2026
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
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 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
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 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
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
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
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
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