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How farm benchmarking drives successful decision making

How farm benchmarking drives successful decision making

Phil Holmes says benchmarking is a tool many managers of highly profitable agricultural businesses find invaluable in informing and evaluating their decision-making.

Buying back into sheep

Buying back into sheep

Producers joining out of season to speed up flock rebuild.

Al Kuwait's successful Middle East voyage

Al Kuwait's successful Middle East voyage

Live ex vessel MV Al Kuwait completed discharging sheep on Friday after a successful voyage to the Middle East.

Positive season trumps virus uncertainty

Positive season trumps virus uncertainty

The positive seasonal conditions outweigh the current COVID-19 inspired uncertainty in most ag commodities according to Rural Bank.

Buying back into sheep

Buying back into sheep

Producers joining out of season to speed up flock rebuild.

RP09-14's long standing impact on Merino industry

RP09-14's long standing impact on Merino industry

RP09-14 had over 7500 doses of semen sold across the country and world.

Kerrilyn aims for 'gutsy' wools

Kerrilyn aims for 'gutsy' wools

Vic stud pride themselves on growing a 'gutsy' wool.

First-cross ewes reach new heights while global outlook varied

First-cross ewes reach new heights while global outlook varied

Another national record was broken for first-cross ewes online last week while global uncertainty is continuing to impact the retail market.

'Think it through' before making a move out of wool

'Think it through' before making a move out of wool

Some wool growers may be considering a move out of the industry but those that have already made the move say there is a lot to think about.

RP09-14's long standing impact on Merino industry

RP09-14's long standing impact on Merino industry

RP09-14 had over 7500 doses of semen sold across the country and world.

Positive season trumps virus uncertainty

Positive season trumps virus uncertainty

The positive seasonal conditions outweigh the current COVID-19 inspired uncertainty in most ag commodities according to Rural Bank.

First-cross ewes reach new heights while global outlook varied

First-cross ewes reach new heights while global outlook varied

Another national record was broken for first-cross ewes online last week while global uncertainty is continuing to impact the retail market.

Al Kuwait's successful Middle East voyage

Al Kuwait's successful Middle East voyage

Live ex vessel MV Al Kuwait completed discharging sheep on Friday after a successful voyage to the Middle East.

'Think it through' before making a move out of wool

'Think it through' before making a move out of wool

Some wool growers may be considering a move out of the industry but those that have already made the move say there is a lot to think about.

Kyle working his way up at Avington

Kyle working his way up at Avington

In just seven short years, Kyle Cordy has worked his way up from jackaroo to farm operations manager at Avington Merino stud.

Making rams a priority

Making rams a priority

According to Dr Matt Playford rams should be acknowledge as the primary drivers of genetic improvements in most flocks.

Kerrilyn aims for 'gutsy' wools

Kerrilyn aims for 'gutsy' wools

Vic stud pride themselves on growing a 'gutsy' wool.

Wool

Solid demand as buyers compete to fill orders

Solid demand as buyers compete to fill orders

Wool market rises for second week as annual recess spurs buyers on.

Buying back into sheep

Buying back into sheep

Producers joining out of season to speed up flock rebuild.

Improve labour costs to open up Australian wool market

Improve labour costs to open up Australian wool market

Improving Australia's wool market access is going to be a slow burn.

'Think it through' before making a move out of wool

'Think it through' before making a move out of wool

Some wool growers may be considering a move out of the industry but those that have already made the move say there is a lot to think about.

Government called on to pay wool growers' levies

Government called on to pay wool growers' levies

The federal government is being called on to suspend the need for wool growers to pay their levies and instead pay the shortfall for them.

AWN expands its retail arm

AWN expands its retail arm

AWN has announced an expansion of its manufacturing and retail arm Merino & Co after signing on a new joint venture with AC Link.

WPA awarded grant to investigate wool's traceability systems

WPA awarded grant to investigate wool's traceability systems

Peak wool representative body WoolProducers Australia has been announced as one of 16 recipients of a Traceability Grant.

Positive season trumps virus uncertainty

Positive season trumps virus uncertainty

The positive seasonal conditions outweigh the current COVID-19 inspired uncertainty in most ag commodities according to Rural Bank.

3DLook to make online shopping easier, reducing clothing waste

3DLook to make online shopping easier, reducing clothing waste

As clothing sales move predominantly online across the world, a new initiative is making the process smoother.

Sales

Ouyen prices ease as crossbred lambs reach $275

Ouyen prices ease as crossbred lambs reach $275

CROSSBRED lambs reached a high of $275 on Thursday at an Ouyen, Vic, market, which had prices generally softer than the previous sale.

Disrupters abound but prices show resilience

Disrupters abound but prices show resilience

Short weeks and restrictions again impact prime and store selling markets, but sales carry on.

Heavy lamb in limited supply

Heavy lamb in limited supply

Prime lamb numbers across the state are dwindling

Doubled the money in three months!

Doubled the money in three months!

Setting a reasonable reserve and being prepared to take their sheep home if that reserve was not met has paid of for Ken and Jennifer Hewitt, Aralwood, Grabben Gullen.

Where are the heavy lambs?

Where are the heavy lambs?

Predictions of lamb shortage through winter hold prices at high levels

Mt Pleasant tops meet high demand

Mt Pleasant tops meet high demand

NUMBERS were lighter - both in yarding and crowd - at the Mount Pleasant market on Thursday last week, but prices remained "fully firm" on recent sales for most categories.

Mt Pleasant lambs make $190

Mt Pleasant lambs make $190

LAMB prices showed no signs of easing at the Mount Pleasant market on Thursday this week, after a $190 top price was achieved.

Restocker competition red-hot as prices predicted to keep rising

Restocker competition red-hot as prices predicted to keep rising

Restocker competition is red-hot on trade lambs at the moment, and there are predictions that prices will keep on rising.

Race on to secure sheepmeat

Race on to secure sheepmeat

As the global COVID-19 pandemic continues to grow, caution has hit our lamb markets.

Studstock

Mylora ewes sell to $366 at dispersal

Mylora ewes sell to $366 at dispersal

Binalong producers disperse almost 6000 scanned in lamb ewes.

Lambs sell to $183 top at Primaries sale

Lambs sell to $183 top at Primaries sale

In the sale the Primaries team offered and sold 7794 lambs.

Nomuula double toppers

Nomuula double toppers

Cherilyn Lowe's Nomuula Dorper and White Dorper studs sold the top-priced rams of both breeds at the 2020 Eastern Region breeds' sale at Dubbo on Friday.

Record prices at COVID-19 hits market

Record prices at COVID-19 hits market

Demand from the Eastern States is continuing to affect the WA livestock sector.

Katanning ewes make $250 at Elders sale

Katanning ewes make $250 at Elders sale

A total of 24,272 head of sheep and lambs were offered.

AuctionsPlus: Weekly sheep and goat sale report

AuctionsPlus: Weekly sheep and goat sale report

Nearly 70,000 sheep and 1500 goats were offered on AuctionsPlus in the past week.

Bundara Downs ewes to $2200, average $857

Bundara Downs ewes to $2200, average $857

The Bundara Downs three-breed ewe sale achieved an average of $857 across the catalogue of 251 lots sold.

Westcoast Wool & Livestock ewes top $246

Westcoast Wool & Livestock ewes top $246

The Westcoast Wool & Livestock team sold 6783 ewes and lambs.