The number of polled Merino rams has spiked dramatically since the introduction of DNA testing, as producers embrace the workplace safety and animal welfare benefits of hornless sheep.
The AWEX EMI continued to break into new price territory, closing the week on 2027c – a weekly increase of 44c in AUD and 32c in USD terms (now on 1533c).
Genetic technology, the wool value chain and non-mulesing management techniques will be all under the spotlight when growers from across the nation gather for the MerinoLink conference on June 20.