THE long-term sustainability of Western Australia’s sheep flock will be in focus when livestock export industry stakeholders gather in Perth on 15-16 November for the LIVEXchange 2017 conference.
Developing a flock with the right mix of genetics can take generations to perfect, but DNA testing has put Geelong sheep and wool producer Jack Briscoe on the fast track to success.
The Sheepmeat Council of Australia is excited about the opportunity to roll out a series of new initiatives to further build the sector’s leadership capability thanks to funding announced as part of the Australian Government’s Leadership in Agricultural Industries Fund.
In the lead-up to the Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Annual General Meeting on Friday 17 November, WAFarmers implores wool growers to make their vote count towards the election of Board directors.
Agriculture Victoria has drawn together a diverse range of expert speakers to deliver a producer focused field day on 16 November highlighting the business benefits from using sheep and goat individual electronic identification (EID).
The RamSelect app is not only assisting with better genetic decisions for the Dunn family of Parkes, NSW, but also with their inventory management and industry benchmarking activities.
The impact ram selection can have on wool, carcase and fertility traits was under the microscope for commercial wool growers at the Merino Lifetime Productivity Project field day last week.