Wool, lamb, and Merino genetics, covering what's shaping Australia's sheep industry.
Merino Fleece was largely unchanged in respect there were more than 10,000 bales offered more than the previous week with the larger offering placing pressure on the Super Fine MPG’s which lost between 10-30c. Conversely The 18.5µ to 19.5µ MPG’s closed relatively firm or in some cases slightly dearer and the 20-22 MPG’s were all 2-5c […]
Thirty years of stud breeding along high performance lines will go under the hammer with the stage one dispersal of autumn lambing ewes from the central Victorian Pepperton flock on October 16.
Merino Fleece opened the week with mixed results as the trade felt their way early in the sale series. Selected well specified and classed lots attracted good competition with the prices slightly better than last week. Wednesday saw all the early catalogues open 20-30c dearer with the end result tapering off to 10-25c dearer for […]
Local Land Services District Vets are seeing cases of infertility in sheep across the NSW Western region with producers reporting a reduction in pregnancy scanning rates, however ewes scanned in lamb are still returning good multiple birth rates.
With the industry shift to lamb brands focused on eating quality, one Victorian stud is trending well above breed average for intramuscular fat, shearforce (tenderness), muscle and weaning weight.
Merino Fleece saw good support for the best style ultra and superfine types with prices falling between 10- 25c, the fine medium types fell between 20-45c and surprisingly the medium coarse merino fleece types fell 20-40c. Competition came from the large Chinese TM and Chinese Indent operators. Whilst the large Australian trading houses were noticeably […]
When compared to the closing sale three weeks ago the merino fleece opened generally 5-10c cheaper in AUD terms. Whilst some MPG’s held their ground on Wednesday there was a noticeable tail off in the prices as the day progressed. This resulted in some weekly movements in line with the currency exchange movements however the […]
Plain bodied, non-mulesed sheep with fly strike resistance and producing high fleece weights of soft wool are saving hundreds of thousands of dollars in chemical and labour costs each year for a central NSW family. This year marks 21 years since the Mudford family ceased mulesing – they transitioned from mulesing 70 per cent of […]
A high performing Merino sire across wool and carcase traits in the New England Merino Sire Evaluation is now making a genetic impact on the harsh steppes of Mongolia.
Australia’s top performing lamb producer has been crowned at LambEx 2024 in Adelaide as part of the LambEx AMPC Feedlot Carcase Competition. Ricky & Marina Luhrs, from Yama Trust – Mooralla Merinos, Victoria has taken out the illustrious title after a comprehensive process that started with delivery of lambs to Thornby Feedlot, South Australia on […]
LambEx and Coles has announced the winners in all categories of the LambEx Coles Trailblazers competition for young innovators in the sheep and lamb industry.
Elders’ new wool handling business has now begun operations nationwide, officially launching 1 August, at an event hosted at the Elders Wool Ravenhall centre.
