Wool, lamb, and Merino genetics, covering what's shaping Australia's sheep industry.
Listing their catalogue via the RamSelect Plus app has showcased the value of early adoption of new breeding technologies and opened new markets for the students at Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School.
The Sheep CRC’s Wellbeing and Productivity Program is set to go from strength to strength, with retiring program leader Professor Geoff Hinch to hand the reins to respected livestock scientist and consultant, Dr Lewis Kahn.
Australian Wool Innovation has reported on a positive year of delivering research, development and marketing for woolgrowers and signalled a stronger digital future.
A cost effective pasture program aimed at year round production and weight gain is paying dividends for a southern NSW enterprise.
Numbers continue to rise with agents yarding just under 30,000 sheep and lambs including 10,000 new season lambs.
The 12 Foundation Agents yarded a record number of sheep and lambs at SELX, with 24,074 sold, including over 12,000 suckers.
The AWEX EMI shot up 49c to close at 1,363c at auction sales in Australia last week.
In the first two weeks of November, eastern states weekly lamb saleyard throughput exceeded 200,000 head, and it is likely this week will reach similar levels.
The Sheepmeat Council of Australia is calling for producers to apply for its new professional development program designed to build leadership skills and develop networks.
Breaking down a perception-driven market with objective genetic data was the impetus for sheep breeders Andrew and Barbara Read to conceive an idea which has now been realised in the form of the Sheep CRC’s DNA Flock Profile test.
VICTORIAN livestock producers are looking to improved traceability and biosecurity outcomes following the announcement of a $17 million State Government funding package to transition the sheep and goat industries into electronic identification (eID) technology.
A record yarding at SELX, Yass, saw 21,754 go under the hammer.
