The live sheep trade has come a long way since news broke of the highly-publicised Awassi Express live export journey to the Middle East 12 months ago, triggering a chain of events that disrupted the trade and brought uncertainty and fear to the WA sheep industry.

Animal welfare is a social science not an exact science - one of the messages to come out of the recent Live Export Roadshow.

The Stock Take: Mecardo's Robert Herrmann writes about what recent rain has done for stocking rates.

MLA is forecasting an impending lamb shortage during winter.