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Sheep Central, October 15, 2024. Extra live sheep transition money still shy of industry demands. THE Albanese Labor Government will add $32.7 million to its $107m transition support package for the phaseout of live sheep exports by sea, but the total assistance is still well short of industry expectations…. Read More.
Australian Sheep & Wool News - Sheep Central
Oct 15, 2024 · WIDESPREAD thunderstorms, some severe, impacted parts of south-eastern Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales on 8 and 9 October resulting in heavy falls, flash flooding, high hail accumulations, and reports of locally giant hail — more than 5 cm…. Read More. Bureau of Meteorology 15/10/2024, October 15, 2024. Lamb Processing.
Professor Ralph Schoellhammer on energy and agriculture
2 days ago · Austrian political scientist Dr Ralph Schoellhammer. Professor Schoellhammer specialises in the intersection of political philosophy and energy policies. His work explores how cultural convictions influence policy outcomes, particularly regarding energy, industry, and agriculture, addressing what he sees as a cultural self hate in the West.
Sheep & Wool Markets News - Sheep Central
Wool auction price rises lift forward trading activity. THE strong Australian dollar and sluggish sentiment from the Tongxiang Wool Conference were cast aside as many wool types rose 1.5-3 percent this week, reacted to the Chinese Government stimulus package…. Read More. Guest Author, October 4, 2024. Prime & Store Sheep Reports.
Full value of MSA lamb grading to come from cuts-based model
5 days ago · Meat & Livestock Australia estimated the MSA program delivered a record $326 million in estimated additional farm gate returns to MSA beef producers in 2023-24, up from the previous record of $259 million in 2022-23. The current MSA sheep meat system is carcase-based and does not apply a grade to the carcase or cuts per se, and lamb grid ...
Auction wool market stall halts forward trading - Sheep Central
5 days ago · THE Australian wool auction market stalled at the start of the week with medium wools and crossbreds becalmed and the finer wools losing ground. By week’s end prices had fallen generally between 1 and 2 per cent. The 19 and 21 micron and crossbreds bucked the trend, finishing the week unchanged. A weaker Aussie dollar did little to counteract ...
Labor’s live sheep trade ‘transition’ is leaving farmers behind
Oct 10, 2024 · Labor’s live sheep trade ‘transition’ is leaving farmers behind. Sheep Producers Australia CEO Bonnie Skinner October 10, 2024. TODAY marks three months since the legislation to end live sheep exports by sea by May 2028 came into effect. The industry and farmers remain in the dark about the Albanese Government’s transition plans and ...
Sheep shearing catch-and-drag made easy - Sheep Central
Mar 28, 2022 · The automatic catch-and-drag module. Source – Haynes Engineering. As previously announced in the September 2021 edition of Beyond the Bale, an automatic module is under development that contains a pneumatically powered delivery section that, at the press of a button, moves out from the race and then tilts the sheep into a position suitable for the shearer to then easily retrieve the animal.
Government policy concerns undermine sheep farmer confidence
Sep 16, 2024 · Government policy concerns undermine sheep farmer confidence. Sheep Central September 16, 2024. SHEEP producer confidence took a leap forward this quarter on the back of an improved seasonal outlook and commodity prices, according to the latest Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey. Rabobank group executive for Country Banking Australia, Marcel van ...
Sheep sustainability report’s potential for market comparisons
Sheep Central July 15, 2022. AUSTRALIA’S sheep industry released its first annual report on sustainability today and already producers are seeing the potential for documenting the sector’s progress in key areas. The first annual report of the Sheep Sustainability Framework was released at the Australian Sheep and Wool Show in Bendigo ...