Flock number is wrong, produce more lambs – Trompf

SHEEP producers were urged to focus on creating more animals over the next five years because national flock estimates over recent years have been overstated, consultant Jason Trompf has told a ...

Posted 2025-06-04 07:23:05

New-crop forecasts roll out as crop sowing continues

ESTIMATES for Australia’s major crops have started to appear ahead of opening new-crop figures due from national forecaster ABARES on 3 ...

Posted 2025-05-21 07:15:34

South Australian producers destock as rain helps some

ALMOST 80 percent of livestock producers responding to a Livestock SA survey have undertaken varying levels of destocking and 6pc have moved all stock off ...

Posted 2025-05-27 03:01:48

Footrot vaccine progress, but full registration years away

WOOLPRODUCERS Australia believes a clear pathway to availability of a custom footrot vaccine has been identified after work with intellectual property owner the University of Sydney and other ...

Posted 2025-06-02 06:56:24

Feedgrain Focus: Values drop after patchy southern rain

PRICES paid for wheat and barley have dropped by up to $10 per tonne in the past week on softer offshore markets, and patchy rain for the areas that need it in south-eastern ...

Posted 2025-06-02 05:47:57

WA sheep pellets help counter SA’s feed drought

SHEEP pellets made in Western Australia are making their way into South Australia to keep ewes going and finish lambs as the state battles its worst drought in living ...

Posted 2025-05-12 06:33:14

Feedgrain Focus: South softens ahead of forecast rain

A load of hay arrives in South Australia — one of many heading into drought-affected parts of south-eastern Australia after an extremely dry autumn to date, and what for ...

Posted 2025-05-26 06:25:21

Snail slows Western Australian hay from moving east

A SMALL green snail has slowed the movement of urgently needed Western Australian hay into South Australia, but fodder expert Tim Ford believes defining national demand is a bigger ...

Posted 2025-05-30 07:43:00

Pasture dieback moves south, detected in Hunter Valley kikuyu

PASTURE dieback has been detected in kikuyu pastures in New South Wales' Hunter Valley region, having previously only been found in Queensland and northern ...

Posted 2025-05-21 06:55:23

Government help needed for interstate fodder logistics

FEDERAL and state government assistance is needed urgently to meet the logistical challenge of meeting livestock fodder demands due to flood emergencies and drought across southern Australia, ...

Posted 2025-05-23 05:48:44