The latest in on-farm technology and agricultural businesses thinking outside the square will be outlined to stud and commercial producers at the annual Australian White Suffolk Association conference next week.
The sheep industry is embracing DNA testing programs at never-seen-before rates, with more than 24,000 genotyping tests and just under 75,000 parentage tests in 2018.
The advent of the online genetic selection tool RamSelect has empowered commercial ram buyers by adding transparency to the market place, according to Holbrook, NSW, sheep breeder Ian Ross.
The Australian Wool Exchange Ltd (AWEX) has prepared a campaign to create greater awareness of the impact and cost of overweight bales on the wool industry.
One of the sheep industry’s most popular extension and adoption programs, It’s Ewe Time!, will return in 2019 with a series of forums set for Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia.
The world-leading genomic research of Australia’s sheep industry is opening new export opportunities for genetics and advisory services in the Falkland Islands.
The peak grower representative body for the Australian wool industry, WoolProducers Australia (WPA) continues to strengthen its commitment to Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) preparedness on behalf of the Australian wool industry.