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WAMMCO title returns to Daybron Farms

WAMMCO title returns to Daybron Farms

When the Millsteed family, Daybron Farms, Wongan Hills, became the first prime lamb producers to win WAMMCO's upgraded Producer Of The Month title in July 2016, the winning line of 464 White Suffolk-Merino lambs were some of the first to descend from north of Perth for some time

Thomas Foods International is keeping calm and carrying on

Thomas Foods International is keeping calm and carrying on

Thomas Foods International says meat processing at its two major plants is operating as normal.

Panic meat buying can't stop slide in lamb prices

Panic meat buying can't stop slide in lamb prices

Export uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic is continuing to impact Australia's lamb and mutton markets.

Covid-19: MLA shuts offices, bans market officers from saleyards

Covid-19: MLA shuts offices, bans market officers from saleyards

Meat & Livestock Australia has closed all its offices for a month to ride out the coronavirus risk.

Thomas Foods International is keeping calm and carrying on

Thomas Foods International is keeping calm and carrying on

Thomas Foods International says meat processing at its two major plants is operating as normal.

The Sheep Collective awarded for marketing

The Sheep Collective awarded for marketing

The Sheep Collective was named the winner of The PrintSync Pinnacle Award for Marketing Excellence at an exclusive gala dinner at The Westin Perth hotel recently.

Exporters speed up accreditation of stock handlers to keep boats afloat

Exporters speed up accreditation of stock handlers to keep boats afloat

LiveCorp is speeding up accreditation of stock handlers to ensure live sheep and cattle boats keep sailing.

Lamb yardings tumble as panic sell-off stops

Lamb yardings tumble as panic sell-off stops

Major saleyards reported much reduced lamb numbers at the start of this week as a panic sell-off is put on hold.

Live sheep trade to beat the summer heat

Live sheep trade to beat the summer heat

New rules will ban live sheep exports to, or through, the Middle East to other ports for 3.5 months during the northern hemisphere summer.

The Sheep Collective awarded for marketing

The Sheep Collective awarded for marketing

The Sheep Collective was named the winner of The PrintSync Pinnacle Award for Marketing Excellence at an exclusive gala dinner at The Westin Perth hotel recently.

Covid-19: MLA shuts offices, bans market officers from saleyards

Covid-19: MLA shuts offices, bans market officers from saleyards

Meat & Livestock Australia has closed all its offices for a month to ride out the coronavirus risk.

Lamb yardings tumble as panic sell-off stops

Lamb yardings tumble as panic sell-off stops

Major saleyards reported much reduced lamb numbers at the start of this week as a panic sell-off is put on hold.

Panic meat buying can't stop slide in lamb prices

Panic meat buying can't stop slide in lamb prices

Export uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic is continuing to impact Australia's lamb and mutton markets.

Live sheep trade to beat the summer heat

Live sheep trade to beat the summer heat

New rules will ban live sheep exports to, or through, the Middle East to other ports for 3.5 months during the northern hemisphere summer.

Lamb prices continue to back-pedal amid Covid-19 fears

Lamb prices continue to back-pedal amid Covid-19 fears

A big yarding of lambs at Monday's Bendigo sale added to fears producers are keen to sell amid fears coronavirus will cause more headaches in the red meat supply chain.

MLA office doors still open despite coronvirus spread

MLA office doors still open despite coronvirus spread

Meat & Livestock Australia's officers remain open - for now - as coronavirus continues to spread.

Exporters speed up accreditation of stock handlers to keep boats afloat

Exporters speed up accreditation of stock handlers to keep boats afloat

LiveCorp is speeding up accreditation of stock handlers to ensure live sheep and cattle boats keep sailing.

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An open letter to woolgrowers

An open letter to woolgrowers

"For the next six months overall consumer demand for wool in those three markets will be weak."

Wool faces weak world demand for six months warns AWI boss

Wool faces weak world demand for six months warns AWI boss

Australian Wool Innovation chairman Colette Garnsey has written to grower shareholders to update them on how the company is dealing with coronavirus.

Plea for shearing industry to be essential

Plea for shearing industry to be essential

With lambing due soon, if ewes aren't shorn, it could be an animal welfare issue.

Wool market makes a modest recovery

Wool market makes a modest recovery

A recovery of sorts occurred as expected for the wool market last week.

Wool faces weak world demand for six months warns AWI boss

Wool faces weak world demand for six months warns AWI boss

Australian Wool Innovation chairman Colette Garnsey has written to grower shareholders to update them on how the company is dealing with coronavirus.

AWEX freezes push for new alternative mulesing category

AWEX freezes push for new alternative mulesing category

AWEX has bowed to pressure and will defer its push to add a new non-mulesed category on the National Wool Declaration.

Vic, Tassie and NSW growers dominate the Zegna awards

Vic, Tassie and NSW growers dominate the Zegna awards

The luxury menswear brand from Italy runs the awards in collaboration with the Australian Superfine Wool Growers Association.

Shearing in isolation the way ahead for Raelene's team

Shearing in isolation the way ahead for Raelene's team

Longreach shearing contractor Raelene Bowden has isolated herself and her team of 15 as her way of managing the new protocols brought in to manage the spread of COVID-19 in the shearing industry.

Wool has black day with EMI plunging 97c

Wool has black day with EMI plunging 97c

The Australian wool market suffered a painful day on Tuesday with the EMI shedding 97c.

AWEX freezes push for new alternative mulesing category

AWEX freezes push for new alternative mulesing category

AWEX has bowed to pressure and will defer its push to add a new non-mulesed category on the National Wool Declaration.

Wool market makes a modest recovery

Wool market makes a modest recovery

A recovery of sorts occurred as expected for the wool market last week.

Shearing in isolation the way ahead for Raelene's team

Shearing in isolation the way ahead for Raelene's team

Longreach shearing contractor Raelene Bowden has isolated herself and her team of 15 as her way of managing the new protocols brought in to manage the spread of COVID-19 in the shearing industry.

Plea for shearing industry to be essential

Plea for shearing industry to be essential

With lambing due soon, if ewes aren't shorn, it could be an animal welfare issue.

Wool has black day with EMI plunging 97c

Wool has black day with EMI plunging 97c

The Australian wool market suffered a painful day on Tuesday with the EMI shedding 97c.

Keep your distance, shearers and shed hands told

Keep your distance, shearers and shed hands told

New protocols have been released for wool harvesting in the era of Covid-19.

Saleyards and wool auctions ruled essential services

Saleyards and wool auctions ruled essential services

Federal Agriculture Minister, David Littleproud, has announced wool auctions and saleyards are an essential part of the agriculture supply chain.

Vic, Tassie and NSW growers dominate the Zegna awards

Vic, Tassie and NSW growers dominate the Zegna awards

The luxury menswear brand from Italy runs the awards in collaboration with the Australian Superfine Wool Growers Association.

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A favourable wether pattern

A favourable wether pattern

Well presented first cross wether lambs made good money at Edenhope yesterday, with the top price $174.

What's driving the store sheep boom?

What's driving the store sheep boom?

Prices for young ewes has cracked $400, but what is conspiring to send prices so high?

National ewe record briefly held at Edenhope

National ewe record briefly held at Edenhope

Edenhope held the national record for ewe prices for mere hours but it retains the highest price in Victoria, with prices to $388.

Another week, another record at Edenhope

Another week, another record at Edenhope

It was another record breaking week at the Edenhope saleyards, with the highest price ever, $174, paid for first cross wether lambs.

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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.

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.

Ewes make $186 at annual Kojonup sale

Ewes make $186 at annual Kojonup sale

A quality yarding of more than 3200 Merino and Border Leicester cross ewes tempted bidders out of the shade and into the saleyard lanes on a sweaty sale day at Kojonup last Friday when the Primaries team held its annual December sheep sale.

Spring shorn ewes sell to $178 at Kojonup

Spring shorn ewes sell to $178 at Kojonup

It was a hot day at the Kojonup saleyards recently but that didn't stop producers from gathering for the Elders special sheep sale.

Shedding breeds finish season on a high

Shedding breeds finish season on a high

WA's newest sheep breeds gave a timely boost to the shedding breeds overall results and finish the 2019 ram selling season on a high.

Westcoast Wool & Livestock ewes top $246

Westcoast Wool & Livestock ewes top $246

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

Dual purpose investment still continues

Dual purpose investment still continues

South African originated dual purpose breeds performed admirably this ram selling season, despite results being slightly down across all indicators.

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