AS GLOBAL markets respond to the weight of the Northern Hemisphere harvest, feedgrain values in south-eastern Australia are finding support from grazier demand…Read More
Liz Wells, July 1, 2024
INDUSTRY service delivery company Meat & Livestock Australia has released its annual investment plan for the 2024-25 year ahead…Read More
Jon Condon, July 1, 2024
WESTERN Victorian sheep producers forced to lamb down ewes on rain-starved sub-optimal pastures have successfully spread grains and pulses in lambing paddocks as a substitute for the current lack of pasture…Read More
Terry Sim and Liz Wells, June 26, 2024
Stock Handling & Animal Welfare
A NORTHERN Victorian farmer has pleaded guilty to three counts of aggravated cruelty involving sheep, and been fined $2000 and ordered to do 100 hours of community service…Read More
Sheep Central, June 26, 2024
SOFTENING world values, southern rain, and the impending end of free warehousing at GrainCorp have all pushed more grain on to the market last week…Read More
Liz Wells, June 24, 2024
PASTURE dieback trials run for several years and important in understand the long-term impact of treatments are showing some trends…Read More
Sheep Central, June 19, 2024
DRY conditions in South Australia and western Victoria have boosted demand for feed barley to lift up-country prices above weakening export values…Read More
Liz Wells, June 14, 2024
INTRODUCTION of beneficial fungi is boosting yields and building soil carbon on the Nicholson family’s 4000ha mixed-farming operation at Pinnacle, south of Forbes in the Central West of New South Wales…Read More
Liz Wells, June 14, 2024
EMBEDDING Aboriginal traditional knowledge and practices into accredited agriculture TAFE training is expected to benefit future agricultural workers, according to the Victorian Government…Read More
Sheep Central, June 14, 2024
Stock Handling & Animal Welfare
TASMANIAN lamb producer Burbury Ag will design and build an efficient high volume sheep handling system with an $85,821 grant from the Coles Nurture Fund…Read More
Sheep Central, June 12, 2024
WESTERN Australian sheep producers have been warned to look out for signs of nutritional diseases among lambing ewes at the break of the season…Read More
STRUGGLING sheep and cattle producers will get some timely support on overcoming challenges in their businesses from coach and disability advocate Beau Vernon during the BestWool/BestLamb and BetterBeef conferences in Ballarat next week…Read More
Sheep Central, June 12, 2024