Stock Handling & Animal Welfare
STRONG demand pushed working dog prices to a new level at the annual Jerilderie auction on Saturday, with almost half the dogs making $10,000 or more…Read More
Terry Sim, March 1, 2021WESTERN Australian Merino breeder Steven Bolt has been elected as chairman of the 2021 WoolPoll Panel…Read More
TRANGIE wool grower Tim Burns has paid just $230 for the first offering of short-tailed Merino ewes in Australia and he believes he got the deal of the day…Read More
Terry Sim, February 24, 2021Stock Handling & Animal Welfare
NEW South Wales dog owners are being advised to be alert, but not alarmed, after a deadly tick disease was reported in dogs brought into the state from the Northern Territory…Read More
Sheep Central, February 15, 2021A NEW WoolPoll Panel has been selected to administer the 2021 levy vote among Australian wool growers…Read More
Terry Sim, February 8, 2021A TEN-YEAR Merino-focussed strategic plan for Australia’s wool industry has been released, with aims to increase the size and value of the nation’s flock…Read More
Sheep Central, December 16, 2020Stock Handling & Animal Welfare
VIRTUAL fencing of sheep using audio signals and electric pulses to train the animals to respect a boundary is far less stressful than other standard farming practices, University of New England researchers have found…Read More
Sheep Central, December 16, 2020Stock Handling & Animal Welfare
A VICTORIAN sheep farmer has escaped jail by pleading guilty to four charges of animal cruelty in the Bendigo Magistrates Court…Read More
Sheep Central, December 16, 2020Stock Handling & Animal Welfare
EWE containment has served up big benefits for New South Wales prime lamb producers Derk and Fiona Meurs, including maintaining sheep condition, pasture conservation and reduced labour costs…Read More
Sheep Central, December 14, 2020SHEEP, beef and crop farmers now have an app to help them understand their potential opportunities from carbon-reducing activities…Read More
Sheep Central, December 11, 2020AUSTRALIA’S sheep flock is in recovery mode and especially among Merino flocks, according to preliminary results from the industry’s October wool and sheep meat survey…Read More
Sheep Central, December 11, 2020A LEADER in the development of snake antivenom believes a protective vaccine for dogs and cats could be developed using proven science and new COVID-19 inspired methods…Read More
Terry Sim, December 7, 2020