Yardings of young lambs strong despite wet weather
Despite widespread, and in some parts very heavy, rain across most parts of the eastern states, the approaching long weekend saw saleyard numbers increase during the first half of this week.
Sheep
Wool, lamb, and Merino genetics, covering what's shaping Australia's sheep industry.
Armidale field station to host Merino project flock
The CSIRO Chiswick Field Station near Armidale in Northern NSW has been announced as the successful candidate site to host the 4th Merino Lifetime Performance (MLP) project flock.
Smartphone apps to be evaluated by sheep industry
A new research project from the Cooperative Research Centre for Sheep Industry Innovation (Sheep CRC) will evaluate the use of smartphone apps in the industry and producer attitudes towards these tools, in order to ensure future tools and technologies meet their needs.
Cardings move against trend and rise by 10c/kg
The AWEX EMI closed on 1287c falling 24c for the week and posted its largest fall for over three months.
Skirtings post sold results for best style and low VM lots
The AWEX EMI closed on 1,311c posting a 6c rise at auction sales in Australia this week.
Sheep breeders embracing RamSelect in droves
Sheep breeders are embracing RamSelect Plus in droves, with close to 4000 rams from 60 different studs listed on the site since the start of July.
Ear tags for all sheep and goats born after January 1
Sheep and goats born in Victoria after 1 January 2017 will require an electronic identification tag.
Mutton indicator rises 10c/kg in markets last week
At the close of Thursday’s market the eastern states restocker lamb indicator gained 6¢, to 571¢/kg cwt.
Merino skirtings post solid gains of 10-20c/kg at markets
The AWEX EMI rose by 11c at auction sales in Australia last week, closing on 1309c.
VFF to push for best outcome on mandatory EID in sheep
THE Victorian Farmers Federation Livestock Group is determined to negotiate the best outcome for livestock producers following the State Government’s decision to introduce mandatory electronic identification (eID) tags in sheep and goats born after January 1 2017.
Tail length correlates with arthritis in sheep
A recent MLA report investigating the relationship between tail length and arthritis has shown that sheep with short tails are at greater risk of developing arthritis.
2016 Sheepmeat Industry ambassadors announced
James Corcoran, Galong, NSW, and Ben Munzberg, Birchip, Victoria, have been named as 2016 Sheepmeat Industry Ambassadors – a joint Sheepmeat Council of Australia and Meat and Livestock Australia award recognising young leaders.
