NEW Zealand shearer Aiden Copp on Saturday became the latest shearer to set world records on both sides of the Tasman Sea with a new record for Merino crossbred lambs achieved in a Riverina shed…Read More
Doug Laing, Shearing Sports New Zealand, August 19, 2019
N inspiring shearing school in New South Wale’s New England region introducing rural youth to a career in the wool industry is looking for new students…Read More
SHEEP meat processors were active again on mainly light lambs and mutton sheep in a reduced online offering last week…Read More
Sheep Central, September 16, 2019
SHEEP carcase and eating quality trait breeding value accuracies are expected to be the biggest benefactors of a new multi-trait DNA test now available to Australian sheep producers…Read More
Sheep Central, September 16, 2019
MEAT & Livestock Australia has released a series of timely tips and tools for wool, sheep meat and commercial beef producers looking to buy high-performing sires to improve productivity in their flock or herd…Read More
Sheep Central, September 16, 2019
WESTERN Australian Merino sheep producers have been reminded to access the latest objective measurement information captured by the Yardstick sire evaluation project…Read More
Sheep Central, September 16, 2019
LIVE sheep shipments to the Middle East from Western Australia will resume this month after an extended trade moratorium amid increased concerns exporters are looking elsewhere for supplies…Read More
Terry Sim, September 13, 2019
AUSTRALIA’S wool market has staged a record turnaround following improvements in Chinese bank sector liquidity and reports of high American clothing retail demand and increased clothing imports from China to avoid tariff increases…Read More
Sheep Central, September 13, 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
THE unprecedented volatility of Australia’s wool market over the last month has put strain right across the pipeline…Read More
Terry Sim, September 13, 2019
SHEEP producers who use alpacas as flock guardians against wild dogs and foxes are needed to help with a University of New England research study…Read More
Sheep Central, 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