Stock Handling & Animal Welfare
NOW is the time for Merino producers to prepare for the industry’s recovery and produce sheep that can be accredited as non-mulesed, don’t require heavy chemical use and grow high quality premium-priced wool, according to Natasha Favaloro…Read More
Stock Handling & Animal Welfare
NEW South Wales wool growers who mules sheep without pain relief are being sought to test current animal cruelty legislation, following the failure of a bill aimed at regulating mulesing in the state…Read More
Terry Sim, September 25, 2020
A WOOL grower’s move to end Australian Wool Innovation spending on the WoolQ data and trading platform has been blocked, but might not be completely thwarted…Read More
Terry Sim, September 23, 2020
MERINO wool has been officially recognised as asthma and allergy friendly, according to Australian Wool Innovation…Read More
Sheep Central, September 23, 2020
AUSTRALIAN wool growers will be petitioned to support the abandonment of the industry’s WoolQ online services and trading platform…Read More
Terry Sim, September 18, 2020
Sheep producers have been reminded to monitor their flocks for signs of flystrike and to take immediate action to protect the welfare of their animals and flock profitability…Read More
Guest Author, September 16, 2020
MELBOURNE-BASED Merino mens apparel brand chief executive John Kellett has an eight-point action plan for the nation’s wool industry that includes value-adding, boosting marketing, and refocusing Australian Wool Innovation’s role, activities and levy system…Read More
Sheep Central, September 14, 2020
PASTURE dieback will be studied in six new projects across Queensland as Meat & Livestock Australia continues its investment in solution-focused research and development to address the destructive condition…Read More
Sheep Central, September 11, 2020
DROUGHT resilience adoption and innovation hubs will be established across Australia with an $86 million investment by the Federal Government…Read More
Sheep Central, September 2, 2020
NEW Zealand strong wool producers have united in a new group to renew a focus on stimulating consumer-led innovation…Read More
Sheep Central, August 31, 2020
AUSTRALIA’S pesticides and veterinary medicine regulator has reported improvements in its application assessment performance for the 2019-20 financial year…Read More
Sheep Central, August 31, 2020
DECLINING grower levy proceeds to Australian Wool Innovation from falling prices and production has prompted a former director to call for the company’s board to take an immediate 50 percent cut in fees…Read More
Terry Sim, August 26, 2020