WorkSafe to enforce shearing shed safety
SafeWork NSW has urged farmers and sheep shearers to review shearing shed safety following an incident in November 2017 where a 20-year-old female suffered serious head injuries at Gulargambone.
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Heavy lambs dearer while extra heavies to $181
Heavy lambs were firm to dearer selling from $141 to $161 and extra heavy lambs topped at $181/head at SELX this week.
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Young breeders SIL to White Suffolks top at $265
Merino ewe lamb numbers were down last week on AuctionsPlus alongside prices which also fell, topping at $98.50.
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Crossbred wools post positive rises while cardings settled
The AWEX EMI endured a slight correction falling by 6c and closing on 1812c after the previous week’s sharp rise.
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Medium trade weight lambs make up to $147
The better finished medium and heavy trade weight lambs made between $6 and $10 cheaper and sold from $117 to $147/head at SELX this week.
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RamSelect a big plus for commercial ram buyers
The genetic selection app RamSelect was a key plank of the promotional platform for the Ella Matta White Suffolk and Merino stud which recorded its best-ever sale results late last year.
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Objective assessment tool grows rapidly in Merinos
Use of the objective genetic assessment tool, Australian Sheep Breeding Values (ASBVs), has grown so rapidly in the Merino industry in the last five years that close to 50% of all Merino rams are now sold by studs that are members of MERINOSELECT.
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Woolgrower panel announced for WoolPoll
Every three years, Australian woolgrowers set the future funding level of their wool research, development and marketing body through WoolPoll.
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Medium and heavy trade weight lambs to $147
The better finished medium and heavy trade weights made between $6 and $10 cheaper and sold from $117 to $147/head at SELX this week.
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Proven Merino breeders top at $240 on AuctionsPlus
Merino ewe hoggets averaged $164 and saw a range of $92 to a top of $267 on AuctionsPlus.
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Wool sold at auction expected to tip $2 billion this week
The AWEX EMI closed the week at 1738c – down 6c at auction sales held across Australia last week. The market opened with some price base after last week’s freefall correction posting solid numbers across most of the Merino MPG’s.
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White Suffolk conference to showcase maternal genetics
The latest in maternal genetic trials and genomic testing will be outlined to stud and commercial producers at the annual Australian White Suffolk Association conference next month.
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