AUSTRALIA’S sheep flock will continue to rebuild this year and export demand will grow for lamb, according to StoneX Australian meats and livestock manager Ripley Atkinson…Read More
AUSTRALIA’S fodder industry has gained $1.69 million in Federal Government backing to develop a co-ordinated national system that supports better feed management before, during, and after drought…Read More
Sheep Central, July 6, 2026
MERINO producers are trialling a new resilience test to identify sheep that are better able to cope with stressors in their environment, and a similar test could be developed for other maternal and terminal breeds given adequate funding and industry collaboration…Read More
Sheep Central, July 3, 2026
NEW season hay is just around the corner, and not before time, to replenish what by all accounts is the lowest ever stock level of hay in south-eastern Australia, due to a brutally dry 2024 and early 2025, unprecedented demand from floods, drought and high livestock prices…Read More
Liz Wells, September 15, 2025
SHEEP producers were urged to focus on creating more animals over the next five years because national flock estimates over recent years have been overstated, consultant Jason Trompf has told a BestWool BestLamb Better Beef Roadshow workshop at Dunkeld…Read More
Terry Sim, June 4, 2025
ABARES Farmland Price Indicator 2024 data puts the national wheat-sheep zone figure at a record high of $8072.77/ha, while the cropping land indicator eased over the year to $8309.12/ha…Read More
Sheep Central, March 27, 2025
HAY-MAKING is off to an unusually early start in parts of South Australia and western Victoria, where some cereal and canola crops will not make it to harvest…Read More
Liz Wells, September 19, 2024
ABOUT a third of the hay produced in southern Australia this season won’t be able to be sold through Feed Central’s consignment system after being left uncovered and damaged by rain…Read More
Sheep Central, February 9, 2024
A RESOURCE for farmers intending to graze crop stubble has had a timely update by Agriculture Victoria as the state’s grain harvest draws to a close and following recent rainfall…Read More
Sheep Central, January 17, 2024
Sheep producers impacted by variable seasonal conditions have been encouraged to have a plan and consider options to manage flock condition and capture market opportunities over coming months…Read More
Sheep Central, September 11, 2023
THE winter grain harvest has once again been plagued by consistent wet weather and flooding, with high yields and plenty of downgrades reported across large areas. By all reports, most..Read More
Eric Barker, December 16, 2022
NEW South Wales Police’s Rural Crime Prevention Team is investigating the theft of almost 300 sheep near Harden recently…Read More
Sheep Central, December 12, 2022