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Sheepmeat

TFI unveils new livestock certification plan

TFI unveils new livestock certification plan

Australia's largest family-owned meat processor Thomas Foods International has launched a new livestock certification program.

China's taste for Aussie lamb keeps growing

China's taste for Aussie lamb keeps growing

Latest statistics have confirmed China is now Australia's biggest volume market for sheepmeat by a large margin.

Ovine slaughter at eight year low

Ovine slaughter at eight year low

The Stock Take: Mecardo's Angus Brown crunches the numbers on lamb slaughter.

Three families, three feeding plans, one drought to beat

Three families, three feeding plans, one drought to beat

Three Dirranbandi district families have made the calculated decision to invest in feeding regimes through the drought. Here's why.

China's taste for Aussie lamb keeps growing

China's taste for Aussie lamb keeps growing

Latest statistics have confirmed China is now Australia's biggest volume market for sheepmeat by a large margin.

Sheepmeat exports take a dip in July as drought and high prices bite

Sheepmeat exports take a dip in July as drought and high prices bite

Australia's sheepmeat exports dipped in July as a result of reduced production and soaring sheep and lamb prices.

Lamb prices come off the boil but mutton still hot

Lamb prices come off the boil but mutton still hot

World trade tensions may be worsening the current pushback against record lamb prices.

Another year, another record for lamb and mutton exports

Another year, another record for lamb and mutton exports

Last financial year was another record-breaking affair for both lamb and mutton exports with big increases in sales to the US and China.

We share growers' pain over wool price fall and drought, says IWTO

We share growers' pain over wool price fall and drought, says IWTO

Luxury retailers selling premium woollen clothing are also feelingthe pinch, says IWTO.

Sheepmeat exports take a dip in July as drought and high prices bite

Sheepmeat exports take a dip in July as drought and high prices bite

Australia's sheepmeat exports dipped in July as a result of reduced production and soaring sheep and lamb prices.

Three families, three feeding plans, one drought to beat

Three families, three feeding plans, one drought to beat

Three Dirranbandi district families have made the calculated decision to invest in feeding regimes through the drought. Here's why.

Another year, another record for lamb and mutton exports

Another year, another record for lamb and mutton exports

Last financial year was another record-breaking affair for both lamb and mutton exports with big increases in sales to the US and China.

Ovine slaughter at eight year low

Ovine slaughter at eight year low

The Stock Take: Mecardo's Angus Brown crunches the numbers on lamb slaughter.

We share growers' pain over wool price fall and drought, says IWTO

We share growers' pain over wool price fall and drought, says IWTO

Luxury retailers selling premium woollen clothing are also feelingthe pinch, says IWTO.

Restocker lambs expensive up north, cheap down south

Restocker lambs expensive up north, cheap down south

The Stock Take: Mecardo's Olivia Agar compares the NSW and Victorian lamb markets.

Rices Creek races to $2770 average

Rices Creek races to $2770 average

AN increased offering at Rices Creek's 2019 South East sale at Tintinara provided plenty of top picks but also brought the average back off the red hot highs of 2018.

Lamb prices come off the boil but mutton still hot

Lamb prices come off the boil but mutton still hot

World trade tensions may be worsening the current pushback against record lamb prices.

Wool

Another year, another record for lamb and mutton exports

Another year, another record for lamb and mutton exports

Last financial year was another record-breaking affair for both lamb and mutton exports with big increases in sales to the US and China.

More pain for wool as EMI sheds another 112c a kg

More pain for wool as EMI sheds another 112c a kg

The US-China trade war is having a damaging impact on Australia's wool market which depends heavily on demand from China.

Three families, three feeding plans, one drought to beat

Three families, three feeding plans, one drought to beat

Three Dirranbandi district families have made the calculated decision to invest in feeding regimes through the drought. Here's why.

The wool clip to shrink to 285 million kg in the coming season

The wool clip to shrink to 285 million kg in the coming season

Australian wool production is poised to shrink yet again during the coming selling season.

We share growers' pain over wool price fall and drought, says IWTO

We share growers' pain over wool price fall and drought, says IWTO

Luxury retailers selling premium woollen clothing are also feelingthe pinch, says IWTO.

Is wool price 'super cycle' at an end?

Is wool price 'super cycle' at an end?

The Australian wool market is in danger of becoming a casualty of the US-China trade war.

Drought making wild dog fight harder

Drought making wild dog fight harder

Wild dogs are putting more pressure on already drought-strained families.

Wool market keeps falling but at a slower rate

Wool market keeps falling but at a slower rate

Wool prices have continued to dip today but losses were less than half yesterday's fall as growers withdrew more clips from sale.

The man who helped save mulesing to once again stand for AWI

The man who helped save mulesing to once again stand for AWI

Chick Olsson, the man who helped save mulesing, is once again standing for the board of Australian Wool Innovation.

Sales

Lamb numbers 'surprisingly' high

Lamb numbers 'surprisingly' high

We are into the last four weeks of winter and surprisingly numbers have remained high at all selling centres.

Tamworth lambs hit a hefty $354 a head

Tamworth lambs hit a hefty $354 a head

There was a buzz in the air even before the sale started that a new record could be on the cards.

Forbes lambs surge to a record $355 a head

Forbes lambs surge to a record $355 a head

Top quality lambs continue to attract solid competition at saleyards right across NSW and the season topping highs show little sign of slowing down.

Lamb job slips but good prices are here to stay

Lamb job slips but good prices are here to stay

Are we seeing a lamb market correction or is this a holding pattern until new season lambs come on board?

Lamb strong for the long haul

Lamb strong for the long haul

The Stock Take: Mecardo's Angus Brown writes about rising lamb prices.

Lamb prices continue to head into orbit

Lamb prices continue to head into orbit

Lamb prices have continued to solar into orbit as the world celebrates Neil Armstrong's first walk on the moon 50 years ago.

Merino lamb record at Dubbo

Merino lamb record at Dubbo

Records keep tumbling, but Dubbo is claiming a national Merino lamb record st $307.20.

Argentine wheat crop pegged to be at record levels

Argentine wheat crop pegged to be at record levels

Early wheat production in Argentina are forecasts at a record 21.2 million tonnes.

Dubbo lambs surge to a record $349 a head

Dubbo lambs surge to a record $349 a head

It was another strong lamb market at the Dubbo saleyards yesterday and as a result another selling centre record was set.

Studstock

Terrick West lifts ram top price to $6000

Terrick West lifts ram top price to $6000

Terrick West Poll Merino rams sold to good demand posting rises in top price and sale average.

Tarndie spinning top Polwarth fleece

Tarndie spinning top Polwarth fleece

Polwarth sheep have been bred at the historic Tarndwarncoort in south-west Victoria for nearly 140 years.

Glenlee Park's success grows

Glenlee Park's success grows

Breeding and showing sheep is a passion for Will Schilling.

Rices Creek races to $2770 average

Rices Creek races to $2770 average

AN increased offering at Rices Creek's 2019 South East sale at Tintinara provided plenty of top picks but also brought the average back off the red hot highs of 2018.

Quality Suffolk lamb produced at Blue Rock

Quality Suffolk lamb produced at Blue Rock

Deva Weitman has been involved with Suffolk sheep since she was 12-years-old and is convinced the eating quality of the breed is hard to beat.

Sixth total auction clearance in a row

Sixth total auction clearance in a row

Burrawang stud owners celebrated with clients after achieving their sixth total auction clearance sale in a row and still holding the highest averages for their on-farm sale.

'True wool-cutter' stars on EP

'True wool-cutter' stars on EP

A heavy wool-cutting ram from Tumby Bay stud Collandra North has won the Elders Hogget of the Year at the Eyre Peninsula Pre-Sale Expo held at Wudinna showground on Monday.

Hardy breed handles Kangaroo Island

Hardy breed handles Kangaroo Island

Kangaroo Island, SA, Polwarth breeders, the McArdle family, have been coming to the Australian Sheep & Wool Show for more than 10 years.

Tuckeroo Tank tops Dorper and White Dorper sale offering at $4500

Tuckeroo Tank tops Dorper and White Dorper sale offering at $4500

THE Eastern Region Dorper and White Dorper sale was recently held at Dubbo showgrounds to full gallery of bidders.