THE RURAL – “VENDORS sold 17,450 sheep and lambs at the South Eastern Livestock Exchange on Wednesday.
According to Meat and Livestock Australia’s National Livestock Reporting Service lamb numbers improved and the quality was mixed.”
STOCK & LAND – by Joely Mitchell – “The Australian wool industry is continuing its record-breaking streak, hitting a season turnover of $3 billion, the highest ever since records began.”
POWYS COUNTY TIMES – by Barry Hancock – “British Wool has launched the 2018 Golden Fleece Competition, designed to showcase the exceptional quality of British produced wool.”
THE STANDARD – by Everard Himmelreich – “After four years of producing the world’s finest wool fleece, the Rowbottoms of St Helens near Port Fairy have lost the title.
The Rowbottoms, of “Rowensville”, came second in this year’s competition for the prestigious Vellus Aureum (Golden Fleece) Trophy.”
STOCK & LAND – by Joely Mitchell – “The weekend’s cold snap saw snow dumped on some parts of the State’s Alpine region.
Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Michael Efron said a 20-30 centimetre layer of snow was recorded in the Alps.”
THE WEST AUSTRALIAN – “An Esperance woolgrower’s non-mulesed woolclip reached a new value realism during last week’s Fremantle wool sale.
Jerdacuttup woolgrowers Michael and Helen Palmer’s 18-year project to breed a true dual-purpose fine Merino flock, with 18-micron wool suitable for next-to-skin garments, hit a milestone with a farm record top-price of 1960¢/kg greasy.”
HUNTER VALLEY NEWS – “IT’S only a month until the Rosto Festival of the Fleeces, when thousands of visitors experience Merriwa’s country hospitality and rural heritage.
There are red socks to wash, sheep to shear, shop windows and parade entries to decorate, and quilts to be hung.”
THE RURAL – “One of Australia’s most iconic fashion brands has launched it’s winter campaign with a strong focus on the traceability of home-grown wool.
This week Country Road launches its Australian Traceable Merino Collection, which includes 29,000 units of traceable wool across its men and women’s ranges. The wool used in this collection can be traced back to just 25 farms in Australia.”
SHEEP CENTRAL – by Bureau of Meteorology – “A complex low pressure system and vigorous cold front produced moderate falls across southeastern Australia. Heavy rainfall associated with a strong and gusty southerly airflow resulted in flooding in southeastern Tasmania.”
THE COROWA FREE PRESS – Contributor – “Corowa market was held on Monday, May 14 with 7,877 lambs yarded an increase of 1,230 from the previous market. A total of 3,222 sheep were also yarded and increase of 992.”
