Farm Weekly
Sheep & Goats
How will Australia's wool industry respond to an FMD outbreak?
Kristen Frost • 21m ago
HEAT IT UP: In an FMD outbreak, contaminated wool should be stored at 4°C for four months, 18°C for four weeks or 37°C for eight days to eliminate the risk of FMD transmission through export.
Fake food industry wants to make friends with farmers
Chris McLennan
MAKE PEACE: National Farmers' Federation vice president David Jochinke (centre) was a speaker at a fake food conference in Melbourne yesterday. He is pictured with Phil McFarlane from Australian Plant Proteins (left) and Dr Garry Rosewarne from Agriculture Victoria (right).
More than "meats" the eye in supermarkets
Kristin Murdock
Four out of every ten lamb mince purchases are reported to contain toxoplasma bacteria.
Opinion
"Livelihoods depend on governments we can trust"
Will Evans, Chief Executive Officer Northern Territory Cattlemen'S Association
Last week the animal rights community claimed victory in pressuring Federal Labor into recommitting to a phase out of the live sheep exports industry (if they are elected).
Sobering outlook for wool
Kristen Frost
NO LIFT EXPECTED: The EMI is expected to trade between 1300c/kg and 1400c/kg for the remainder of 2022, down from the predicted 1350c/kg to 1500c/kg last month.
COMMENT: Live export industry deserves better
Darren O'Dea
The WA-based live sheep export industry is under serious threat if the ALP wins the Federal Election on Saturday, May 21.
Sportcraft launches new traceable wool collection
Kristen Frost
THE REAL DEAL: Under the website's "Made for Life' tab, the campaign heralds the company's support of Australian woolgrowers committed to protecting the vibrant landscape we call home.
Nutrien sees long future in live export
Brooke Littlewood
Regional communities will suffer from ban
Brooke Littlewood
Australian Live Exporters' Council chief executive officer Mark Harvey-Sutton.
US lamb demand predicted to ease
Kristen Frost
TRENDING LOWER: The ESTLI, at the end of April was at 791c/kg cwt, 2pc below the same time in 202.

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