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More than meets the eye in Superior Sires

More than meets the eye in Superior Sires

Finding the perfect ram is pretty hard to find and even harder to prove says industry expert.

Wool tries to keep pace with fitness fans

Wool tries to keep pace with fitness fans

The Australian wool industry has claimed success at trying to keep pace with fitness tracking fans.

Clever lamb campaign launches for summer

Clever lamb campaign launches for summer

Clever summer campaign uses lamb as the key to unity.

Lamb starts hot but will offload simmer prices?

Lamb starts hot but will offload simmer prices?

Good times continue for lamb producers as prices for the new year start strongly.

Wool tries to keep pace with fitness fans

Wool tries to keep pace with fitness fans

The Australian wool industry has claimed success at trying to keep pace with fitness tracking fans.

Multiple incomes from a single breed

Multiple incomes from a single breed

Merinos win in Tasmania providing multiple income streams.

Developing world key to sheepmeat export growth

Developing world key to sheepmeat export growth

Developing nations the key to Australian sheepmeat export growth in the long-term.

Wool auctions have a positive start to 2021

Wool auctions have a positive start to 2021

COMMENT: Wool auction sales started on a positive note last week following the Christmas recess.

Solo women's shearing world record broken by New Zealand local

Solo women's shearing world record broken by New Zealand local

New Zealand's Megan Whitehead writes her name in the history book as she shears 661 strong wool lambs in nine hours.

Multiple incomes from a single breed

Multiple incomes from a single breed

Merinos win in Tasmania providing multiple income streams.

Lamb starts hot but will offload simmer prices?

Lamb starts hot but will offload simmer prices?

Good times continue for lamb producers as prices for the new year start strongly.

Wool auctions have a positive start to 2021

Wool auctions have a positive start to 2021

COMMENT: Wool auction sales started on a positive note last week following the Christmas recess.

Clever lamb campaign launches for summer

Clever lamb campaign launches for summer

Clever summer campaign uses lamb as the key to unity.

Solo women's shearing world record broken by New Zealand local

Solo women's shearing world record broken by New Zealand local

New Zealand's Megan Whitehead writes her name in the history book as she shears 661 strong wool lambs in nine hours.

Sheepmeat industry forges through global storm in 2020

Sheepmeat industry forges through global storm in 2020

Sheepmeat markets have remained resilient during the year, buoyed along by a desperate demand from producers to rebuild flocks.

Red all the rage as stud goat prices surge ahead

Red all the rage as stud goat prices surge ahead

One of the biggest livestock success stories of 2020 was the rise and rise of goat prices, especially for stud animals and even more so for red bucks.

Developing world key to sheepmeat export growth

Developing world key to sheepmeat export growth

Developing nations the key to Australian sheepmeat export growth in the long-term.

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Wool claims giant strides taken in fitness fashion market

Wool claims giant strides taken in fitness fashion market

Australia's wool industry has claimed early success moving into the lucrative fitness fashion market.

Farmers can afford to pay workers more - union

Farmers can afford to pay workers more - union

Union officials say farmers are already paying above award rates to secure shearers as proof they can afford to pay more.

Bidding war breaks out for shearers on pay

Bidding war breaks out for shearers on pay

A bidding price war has broken out for shearers across Australia.

Wool auctions have a positive start to 2021

Wool auctions have a positive start to 2021

COMMENT: Wool auction sales started on a positive note last week following the Christmas recess.

Solo women's shearing world record broken by New Zealand local

Solo women's shearing world record broken by New Zealand local

New Zealand's Megan Whitehead writes her name in the history book as she shears 661 strong wool lambs in nine hours.

More than meets the eye in Superior Sires

More than meets the eye in Superior Sires

Finding the perfect ram is pretty hard to find and even harder to prove says industry expert.

Wool market has firm opening for 2021

Wool market has firm opening for 2021

Wool market offers big numbers at opening sale for 2021 and buyers responded for a positive result.

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Sheepmeat industry forges through global storm in 2020

Sheepmeat industry forges through global storm in 2020

Sheepmeat markets have remained resilient during the year, buoyed along by a desperate demand from producers to rebuild flocks.

Mutton takes one for the team in 2020

Mutton takes one for the team in 2020

Mutton has taken a back seat in 2020, falling behind lamb to track below the five-year average.

National sheep slaughter moves to historically low levels

National sheep slaughter moves to historically low levels

Abundance of feed in the east has seen fewer sheep numbers move through the processing chain.

New national record for Aussie White ewe lambs

New national record for Aussie White ewe lambs

Aussie White ewe lambs set a new national record selling for $650 on AuctionsPlus.

Spring flush having little impact on prices as demand continues

Spring flush having little impact on prices as demand continues

Demand remains through spring flush as producers in eastern states look to turn green feed and stubble into quick returns.

Victoria's late spring flush has little impact on lamb prices

Victoria's late spring flush has little impact on lamb prices

A bulk of lambs from south west of Victoria are making their way to the saleyards, but lamb prices remain firm.

Lamb and mutton gap closest on record

Lamb and mutton gap closest on record

Price relationship between lamb and mutton moves closer.

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$472 Coolawang ewes set national record at Naracoorte first-cross sale

$472 Coolawang ewes set national record at Naracoorte first-cross sale

THE 2020 Naracoorte first-cross ewe sale lived up to the pre-sale hype, with vendor-bred 1.5-year-olds from the James family, Coolawang Pastoral Co, Mundulla, setting a new national record of $472.

New look for Livestock Connect

New look for Livestock Connect

Livestock Connect had a refresh and now offers new and improved features.

Inaugural Bungulla Merino success at Longreach

Inaugural Bungulla Merino success at Longreach

There's a new Merino stud on the scene in western Queensland, and it received healthy interest when it staged a ram sale in Longreach last week.

Wallaloo Park pleased with even ram sale result

Wallaloo Park pleased with even ram sale result

The top price ram made $16,000 but Trent Carter, Wallaloo Merinos, was most pleased about the depth of the sale, with an average of $2731.

Lambpro becomes top grossing all breeds sale

Lambpro becomes top grossing all breeds sale

Buyers had to be turned away such was the demand at the Holbrook sale.