Wool, lamb, and Merino genetics, covering what's shaping Australia's sheep industry.
In the lead up to spring ram sales, the NSW Farmers’ Sheepmeat and Wool committees are reminding producers to be vigilant about Ovine Brucellosis and other animal disease when buying or selling sheep.
The AWEX EMI closed the week 13c higher to finish on 1,331c at auction sales in Australia. Just over 34,000 bales went under the hammer this week challenged by a rising AUD against the US$ (+29USc) obviously was not enough to meet the demand.
Recent outbreaks of footrot in areas that have been thought to be free for over 20 years, is a timely warning to be vigilant and make biosecurity part of the way you run your business.
At the close of Wednesday’s markets, the eastern states restocker lamb indicator averaged 10¢ dearer on 605¢/kg cwt.
During September Australia exported 10,658 tonnes swt of mutton, back 15% year-on-year, while for the year-to-September (97,563 tonnes swt) shipments are down just 9% – bolstered by higher trade earlier in the year.
The Merino Lifetime Productivity (MLP) Project is a partnership between AWI and AMSEA (sire evaluation) which aims to better understand the factors that influence the lifetime productivity of the Merino.
The proceeds of a ram auctioned by a Riverina Dohne stud has gone towards funds for a Leeton farming family who tragically lost their son in a house fire.
Commercial Merino producers have the opportunity to be at the cutting edge of DNA research by participating in a pilot trial of the new Flock Profiling Test from the Cooperative Research Centre for Sheep Industry Innovation (Sheep CRC).
In the lead up to spring ram sales, the NSW Farmers’ Sheepmeat and Wool committees are reminding producers to be vigilant about Ovine Brucellosis and other animal disease when buying or selling sheep.
At the close of Wednesday’s markets: The eastern states restocker lamb indicator settled on 646¢, back 10¢/kg cwt from where it closed the previous day.
The Cooperative Research Centre for Sheep Industry Innovation (Sheep CRC) has moved to maximise the ongoing impact of its research through the appointment of experienced agribusiness leader David Faulkner as its product commercialisation manager.
The AWEX EMI posted a small recovery, rising 3c to close the week at 1,290c at auction sales in Australia this week.
