VICTORIAN Merino breeder Rick Luhrs is among a select group of Australian growers assessing the ecological outcomes of their farm management through soil analysis…Read More
Sheep Central, February 23, 2024
SHEEP deaths from poisonous weeds and annual ryegrass toxicity has prompted a warning to Western Australia producers in rain-affected areas…Read More
Sheep Central, November 25, 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
OUTBREAKS of the prohibited weed Parthenium have been detected at Forbes and Walgett in New South Wales, prompting a call for vigilance from the state’s Department of primary Industries…Read More
Sheep Central, April 27, 2020
DROUGHT-AFFECTED Australian farmers can apply to access $10 million in federal pest and weed control grants in the second round of a federal government program…Read More
Sheep Central, December 20, 2019
A VETERAN fencing contractor says the return of netting fencing is revitalising production options in inland areas, but warns in some cases poor construction and inadequate maintenance standards may be limiting the potential benefits…Read More
SOUTH-WEST Queensland graziers are being offered loans of up to $1.3 million to help fund their share in private exclusion fencing cluster projects…Read More
Sheep Central, December 11, 2019
A FAMILY-OWNED fine wool operation in south-west Victoria has won its category in the state’s prestigious Premier’s Sustainability Awards. ..Read More
Sheep Central, October 11, 2019
A NEW perennial legume with the potential to revolutionise grazing in sandy infertile pastoral areas will be available to Australian and South African farmers next year…Read More
Sheep Central, September 30, 2019
WESTERN Australian livestock producers have been urged to continue their supplementary feeding programs, despite widespread – yet variable – rainfall over the past week…Read More
Sheep Central, June 12, 2019
AGRICULTURE Victoria will run series of two-day workshops to give livestock farmers the “nuts and bolts” around good grazing management…Read More
Sheep Central, May 20, 2019
LEADING temperate grassland farmer body, the Grassland Society of Southern Australia, has appointed its first industry officer to help grow membership by at least 10 percent a year…Read More
Sheep Central, April 29, 2019