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AWI to undergo independent performance review

Australian Wool Innovation will undergo an independent review of its performance and governance, as part of its normal statutory reporting requirements, with stakeholders being consulted as part of the process.

Hardcore carnivore Jess Pryles to star at Rocky

Jess Pryles is a full-fledged Hardcore Carnivore, a cook, author, & TV host, will be a guest celebrity at Beef Australia 2018 in May.

Urbanites vie for coveted beef industry award

Six young urban people keen to devote their lives to agriculture are vying for the coveted 2017 Norman Lethbridge Award.

Sheep producers urged to make skin quality part of package

Sheep producers have been urged by a prominent southern Australian skin buyer to use only a keyhole crutch, minimise shearing cuts and avoid the use of branding fluid on sale lambs. Paul Fitzsummons, PKF Skin Valuations principal, Adelaide, SA, sources skins from terminal and maternal lambs for the price sensitive export markets of China, Russia […]

Wellard posts $14.2 million turnaround

Improved vessel utilisation and a successful costs out program has enabled Wellard to book a positive operating EBITDA of $8.9 million for the first half of FY18 (1HFY18), a $14.2 million turnaround on the negative $5.3 million operating EBITDA1 in the prior corresponding period.

Profitable integration of livestock and cropping

The top 20% of mixed farming producers in southern Australia are retaining almost 30% of turnover as net profit, while the remaining 80% of producers are retaining less than 10%.

Seven finalists vie for Peter Westblade scholarship

Seven applicants from a national field have been announced as finalists in the sheep industry’s prestigious Peter Westblade Scholarship.

Anthony Hurst new president of White Suffolks

A branded product to create pull-through commercial demand for the breed remains on the table for newly elected Australian White Suffolk Association Federal Council president Anthony Hurst.

Chefs to compete for title at Beef Australia 2018

Beef Australia has invited the food service industry in the Central Queensland area to participate in the Central Queensland Awards of Excellence Competition for Beef Australia 2018.

International trade expert to share market access insights

Meat and Livestock Australia’s Global Manager for Trade and Market Access Andrew McCallum will share his insights into global beef markets, ahead of Injemira’s annual production sale on February 20.

WA cops price difference on mutton, lamb and skins

A report exploring Australian sheep market structures and systems has acknowledged the significant price differences paid by meat processors in Western Australia for mutton, lamb and skins, as compared to the prices paid for the same products in the eastern states.

Supply growth a big risk for global dairy markets

The “rising tide of milk” has seen sentiment in the global dairy industry begin to wane, as growth in exportable surpluses across key milk-producing regions gains momentum, according to Rabobank’s latest Dairy Quarterly report.