Wool, lamb, and Merino genetics, covering what's shaping Australia's sheep industry.
The week signalled the last Wool Auction sale for 2021, and thankfully the challenges of 2021 did not affect the tight trading range experienced for the past 6 weeks, leaving prices largely unchanged right to the closing lot.
There will be no shortage of lamb this summer, according to the most recent release of the MLA/AWI Sheepmeat and Wool Survey.
The Hamilton P & A Society are delighted to offer two events in 2022 with Sheepvention back for three days in August at the Hamilton Showgrounds and the Sheep Connect conference in February.
Peak woolgrower representative body WoolProducers Australia has released the final report of the Commonwealth funded Traceability in the Australian wool and sheep industry project.
Wool Industries Australia Inc. (WIA) congratulates six recipients of the Australian Wool Industry Medal. The Medal recognises men and women who have made an exceptional and sustained contribution to the Australian wool industry.
Last week’s 37,013 bale offering was met with widespread competition effecting higher prices across all wool types in every centre. 93.1% of the offering was cleared to the trade and 4.4% of the offering was withdrawn from sale before the start.
Prices for crossbred lambs ranged from $125-$246/head, to average $162/head – up $4 with an 89% clearance.
Total lamb survival rates have increased by up to five per cent among sheep flocks using best practice predator management techniques in northeast Victoria.
Australian Wool Innovation’s highly regarded Graduate Training Program is back in 2022 with two outstanding graduates starting an intensive eighteen-month program.
Peak woolgrower representative body WoolProducers Australia is the recipient of a grant to investigate the feasibility of domestic and diversified early-stage wool processing.
The AuctionsPlus wool offer board steadied in November, with a total of 1,869 bales sold for the month – a decrease of 891 bales from October.
Four of the six lamb categories recorded a drop in average prices last week, as crossbred and composite/other breed lambs averaged dearer.
