Explore options for managing flystrike in warm, wet weather
Victorian sheep producers are being urged to have a plan for how they will manage flystrike and seed contamination issues in their flocks this spring.
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Wool Producers calls on AWI shareholders to not leave proxies undirected
Peak woolgrower representative body, WoolProducers Australia (WoolProducers) is calling on all Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) shareholders to vote in this year’s director elections and not leave proxies undirected.
AWI to accelerate flystrike genomics research and workshops
Australian Wool Innovation will spend an extra $950,000 to accelerate research into flystrike genomics and new extension workshops on breeding for natural flystrike resistance.
Exporters explode out of blocks to push Merino MPGs to 90 cents dearer
The reduced offering of 34,498 bales apparently signalled some pre-sale supply panic and exporters exploded out of the blocks on Tuesday pushing the merino MPG’s up to 90c dearer.
South Australian lambs hit markets to send ewe lamb numbers rocketing
Merino ewe lamb numbers registered an astounding jump from last week – up 443%, as South Australian lambs hit the market, accounting for 90% of the category.
Stuart McCullogh to devote his time to biggest issues facing wool growers
AWI is pleased to announce the appointment of Stuart McCullough to the new international role of Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer, allowing him to devote his time to the biggest issues facing the wool industry and Australian woolgrowers.
How to avoid pneumonia and pleurisy in sheep
Both pneumonia and pleurisy in sheep can prove costly for producers, from having slow growth rates, carcase trimming or even death.
Shedding breed moves from strength to strength with listings remaining robust
Dorper and White Dorper listings have remained extremely robust on AuctionsPlus, as the shedding breed market continues to move from strength to strength. Listings for June-21 to September-21 have increased 65% on the same period last year, totaling 101,509 head.
New record for commercial Mumblebone blood Merino ewe lambs of $398
A new record high for commercial Merino ewe lambs was set last week, with the top line of the category returning $398/head liveweight for the of 89 future breeder ewe lambs of Mumblebone blood from Wuuluman, NSW.
Eliminating catch and drag to save on shearer and sheep injury
As part of a new AWI project, a mechanical system is under development that delivers the sheep to the shearer, thereby eliminating the catch and drag from the pen. This minimises the chance of injury to the shearer and the sheep whilst also maximising productivity with significantly reduced handling times.
AWEX EMI closes in positive territory on back of strengthening currency
The AWEX EMI closed in 1339c up 2c at auction sales in Australia last week following on from an unexpected downward price correction, primarily caused by the news out of China of operation restrictions being forced on coal fired power generator plants, the expectations for this week were not brilliant.
Wool growers urged to vote for 1.5 per cent levy in WoolPoll
Peak woolgrower representative body WoolProducers Australia has reiterated their recommendation to eligible wool levy payers to vote for 1.5% in this year’s WoolPoll.
