The 28th annual Narrogin Long Wool Day had 25 Merino and Poll Merino studs displaying their top rams for stud and commercial growers to inspect before the upcoming ram selling season.
Bob Garnant
A new generation of Merino seedstock breeders is using objective measurements to benchmark by validation of dollars per hectare
The US looks set to import more Australian beef as American herds continue to dwindle, while tariffs and disease threaten other top export nations.
Stephanie Gardiner
Nearly half of Australia’s cattle producers are selling fewer animals this year and instead choosing to hold back stock.
Cally Dupe
Australian cattle farmers have hit back at Donald Trump’s claims American beef will “flood” the market Down Under.
Cally Dupe, Caitlyn Rintoul and Jackson Hewett
Federal Agriculture Minister Julie Collins is standing by her commitment to the “crucial” Australian live cattle trade, reaffirming her stance with a three-day visit to Indonesia last week.
Georgia Campion
Market analyst and Episode 3 co-founder Andrew Whitelaw is optimistic of the Australian beef industry’s “rosy” future amidst an increase in popularity of locally-sourced beef.
Scotts Brook-based Merinotech WA stud’s objective is to breed high-performance, dual-purpose sheep with industry-leading carcase, reproduction and wool traits.
Lamb survivability remains a challenge for producers with 30 per cent of lambs born most likely to die before marking, costing the Australian industry $1 billion every year.
WA Merino producers are constructively advised to consider building a prosperous flock for the future.
Merino genetics make up the biggest proportion of the Australian sheep flock, and while traditionally bred for their wool production, they also significantly contribute to sheepmeat production.
Kat Rummery
In a year where lamb prices are climbing, the pressure is on for sheep producers to get more value out of every ewe, and increasingly, that means looking beyond the scanning result.
Nyabing-based Wiringa Park Poll Merino stud’s balanced breeding objectives are aimed at profitable returns for producers in today’s market while measuring up for the future.
Three Springs-based Hill Padua Polls stud has matured with genetic gain as featured in the Victoria-based Balmoral Merino Sire Evaluation Trials.
The Campbell family, who run the Coromandel Poll Merino stud in Gairdner are proud to be at the forefront of Merino breeding and more excited than ever with the quality and direction of their sheep flock.
The Wilkinson family, of Challara Poll Merinos at Badgingarra, encourages all Merino producers to be resilient during a time of challenging market conditions.
Most sheep producers understand the crucial role genetics play in meat and wool production, given the substantial impact genes have on important traits.
The industry is continuing to grapple with a transition out of the trade ahead of a legislated shutdown in 2028.
Animal-rendered product exports will resume to Indonesia for the first time in seven years following a successful trade visit by Federal Agriculture Minister Julie Collins.
Australia’s biggest food retailers say they are not interested in buying beef from the US and will stick to their homegrown approach.
Blair Jackson
A world-first biodegradable vaccine to protect livestock from foot-and-mouth disease has been developed through a $20 million project.
WA sheep producers gained a renewed belief in the future of livestock at an informative forum designed to improve sheep enterprise resilience through science and attitude.
Merino sheep consultant Mark Ferguson, the chief executive of neXtgen Agri, has been through many 2024-drop rams that have broken through previous paradigms.
A brawl has erupted over the Australian Government’s decision to open the gates to accepting more US beef, with Labor accused of using Australia’s biosecurity standards as a ‘bargaining chip’.
Caitlyn Rintoul, Oliver Lane and Cally Dupe
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