Three new contracts have been signed in recent weeks with lamb processors across Australia for the installation of Dual-Energy X-ray (DEXA) carcase scanning systems, while an additional beef system is also likely to be installed in coming months…Read More
Jon Condon, March 20, 2019
AUSTRALIA’S wool industry made its mental health and suicide support network that much bigger last weekend, when blade shearers, rousabouts and farmers from across the nation and overseas swapped stories and shearing blows at the Blades of Glencoe Shearathon…Read More
Terry Sim, March 13, 2019
CONSUMER trust should be a major focus for Australia’s agriculture sector as farmers increasingly target premium markets for their produce, ACCC deputy chair Mick Keogh told the International Farm Management Association Congress in Tasmania today…Read More
Sheep Central, March 4, 2019
FARMERS harassed by activists have been urged to call police rather than take direct action, following an altercation between vegan activists and Western Australian dairy farmer this week after which a firearm was fired…Read More
PUBLIC help is being sought by central west New South Wales police to solve the theft of 20 fat lambs and a large amount of grain from a Trundle property…Read More
Sheep Central, February 14, 2019
At the core of every successful agribusiness is a team of good leaders making good decisions. When you set out to identify future leaders to move your business forward, how do you know what to look for?..Read More
Sheep Central, January 25, 2019
MERINO research organisation MerinoLink has appointed well-known shearing contractor sector leader Jason Letchford as its new chief executive officer…Read More
Sheep Central, February 7, 2019FORMER Elders national livestock manager Chris Howie offers his take on southern livestock market trends in January, drawing from both his own observations and from a wide contact network of producers, agents, processors, industry associates and leaders developed during his extensive career as a livestock agent. ..Read More
Chris Howie, February 1, 2019
YOUNG Australian sheep men and women are being urged to apply for the Sheep Industry Ambassador award and potentially win a study tour of New Zealand…Read More
Guest Author, January 29, 2019
At the core of every successful agribusiness is a team of good leaders making good decisions. When you set out to identify future leaders to move your business forward, how do you know what to look for?..Read More
Sheep Central, January 25, 2019
AVERAGE farm business profits in Australia’s sheep industry are expected to be positive in 2018-19, compared with forecast negative results for the beef, grains, and dairy industries…Read More
Sheep Central, December 19, 2018
Australia’s agricultural workforce is growing, getting younger and engaging more women, according to an analysis released this week by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics Sciences…Read More
Sheep Central, December 14, 2018