AUSTRALIA’S wool market could be negatively impacted for months by China’s spreading coronavirus outbreak, with the extension of the country’s civil and business lockdown…Read More
Terry Sim, January 29, 2020
THE Australian Wool Exchange risked legal action by disgruntled progressive wool growers if it persisted in defining freeze branding as a ‘non-mulesed’ procedure, according to New South Wales wool grower Chick Olsson…Read More
MORE opposition and some support for proposed changes to mulesing status definitions on Australia’s National Wool Declaration has emerged as an industry consultation period continues…Read More
Terry Sim, January 22, 2020
WOOL from sheep treated with freeze branding will be defined in an alternative ‘non-mulesed’ category under a proposal by the Australian Wool Exchange put to the industry this week…Read More
Terry Sim, January 15, 2020
AUSTRALIA’S wool brokers are being urged to support the initiative of Dubbo company Macdonald and Co to make National Wool Declaration a condition of sale for all grower-owned and classed clips…Read More
Terry Sim, January 13, 2020
GIVING consumers a reason not to buy wool, despite the fibre’s positives, only succeeds in reducing global wool consumption, especially from Australia, according to Australian exporter leader Matt Hand…Read More
Terry Sim, December 20, 2019
GIVING consumers a reason not to buy wool, despite the fibre’s positives, only succeeds in reducing global wool consumption, especially from Australia, according to Australian exporter leader Matt Hand…Read More
Terry Sim, December 20, 2019
QUEENSLAND’S wool industry is exploring new ways to get their sheep shorn despite failing shed and yard infrastructure in some areas. Some western Queensland graziers are putting shedding or cleanskin..Read More
Terry Sim, December 11, 2019
A PLAN to generate two thirds of Victorian lamb processor Frewstal’s electricity needs with solar energy heads its investments to lift efficiency, productivity, sustainability and product shelf life…Read More
Jon Condon, December 11, 2019
A PLAN to guide and grow Australia’s red meat industry over the next 10 years has been released this morning, setting an ambitious goal to double the value of industry sales to $57 billion and triple the amount of capital invested in the sector within the next decade…Read More
Sheep Central, October 16, 2019
LEARN how a collaborative protein program is uniting generous companies in the meat and freight industry to help tackle Australia’s hunger problem…Read More
Sheep Central, October 14, 2019
A SOUTH Australian livestock transporter who threw live and dead sheep off his truck into a pile has been convicted on animal cruelty charges and fine $5000 in the Horsham Magistrate’s Court…Read More
Sheep Central, October 8, 2019