State News

Prices go on hold

4:00 AM | A PERIOD of consolidation following the record trading highs in early 2011 seems apparent for the lamb industry in 2012.

Livestock - Sheep

Restocking demand down at Bendigo

07 Feb 12 | SLIGHTLY more lambs were available at Bendigo on Monday although agents penned less than the original draw.

Livestock - Sheep

New plan to combat OJD

07 Feb 12 | THE Sheepmeat Council of Australia and Wool Producers announced last month a new plan for combating Ovine Johne's Disease (OJD).

Livestock - Sheep

05 Feb 12 | OWNERS of Willaura's Wirrinourt Merino Stud, Rowly, Judy and Nick Patterson, made their yearly pilgrimage to New England, NSW, to buy the top-price ram at the recent Nerstane Merino ram sale at Woolbrook.

Livestock - Sheep

UK chief to speak at LambEx

02 Feb 12 | JBS UK managing director Marcus O’Sullivan is one of three international guests invited to speak at LambEx 2012.

Livestock - Sheep

Keeping lamb on the table for years to come

26 Jan 12 | While Lambassador Sam Kekovich is again out fighting ‘un-Australianism’ in the public arena, the sheep industry’s top researchers are quietly doing their bit to ensure lamb remains the country’s national dish on Australia Day for years to come.

Livestock - Sheep

One more reason to eat lamb on Australia Day

25 Jan 12 | VICTORIANS now have another reason to love their lamb this Australia Day, as new research reveals the secret to boosting the meat’s healthy qualities. |

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Livestock - Sheep

Tea tree oil beats fly strike and sheep lice

24 Jan 12 | THE war against fly strike and lice infestations in sheep has taken a positive turn with new research showing that tea tree oil is very effective in treating both of the afflictions.

Livestock - Sheep

Making individual decisions for flocks

22 Jan 12 | SHEEP producers are being urged to adopt individual animal identification (IAI) for lambs, ewes and rams.

Livestock - Sheep

Tamar lambs peak at $120

22 Jan 12 | A TOTAL of 7726 second-cross lambs sold under the hammer to $120 at the 10th annual Tamar Valley sale in Tasmania last week.

Livestock - Sheep

Boost for women in ag

20 Jan 12 | JOHNSONVILLE sheep producer Jeanette Severs says she is already gaining from being one of the five finalists for this year's Victorian Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC) Rural Women's Award.

Livestock - Sheep

Dorpers make life easier at Ivanhoe

14 Jan 12 | DORPER sheep are making lamb production a whole lot easier for the McKenzie family in the drier climate of southern NSW. |

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Livestock - Sheep

Lamb prices limp at Kyneton

11 Jan 12 | PRICES didn't come close to emulating pre-Christmas sales during the annual first-cross ewe sale at Kyneton on Friday, with agents attributing the drop to a poor lamb growing season.

Livestock - Sheep