THE WEST AUSTRALIAN – by Cally Dupe – “Growers with wool in their sheds have been scurrying to send their bales to market as prices reach highs not seen since the 1980s.
Spirited bidding driven by multi-international demand and low wool supplies sent the Western Market Indicator soaring to 1674c/kg at close last week. “
THE WEST AUSTRALIAN – by Cally Dupe – “Growers with wool in their sheds have been scurrying to send their bales to market as prices reach highs not seen since the 1980s.
Spirited bidding driven by multi-international demand and low wool supplies sent the Western Market Indicator soaring to 1674c/kg at close last week.”
ABC NEWS – “Sheep have been trained to recognise the faces of celebrities, including former United States president Barack Obama, by University of Cambridge scientists who hope it may help with understanding neurodegenerative diseases.”
QUEENSLAND COUNTRY LIFE – “QUEENSLAND wool growers are being urged to make their votes count at Australian Wool Innovation’s annual general meeting to help set the future direction of their wool industry.”
COUNTRY NEWS – “The health and wellbeing of animals has been front and centre for University of Sydney research fellow Sabrina Lomax since her first engagement with animal bioscience more than a decade ago.
Dr Lomax joined the team at the university’s dairy research group at Camden in December last year.”
NORTH QUEENSLAND REGISTER – by Annabelle Cleeland – “Friction over their positions on mulesing and governance has erupted between the five candidates running for the three positions on the Australian Wool Innovation board.
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CAMPAIGNS to disrupt the power-block on the Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) board are underway as the industry group’s voluntary gag placed on the mulesing debate is removed.”
STOCK & LAND – by Murray Arnel – “THE BAR was set high, but bidders were up to the challenge, when crossbred one and a half year-old ewes made a record $318/head at Bendigo’s premier exclusive breeders crossbred sheep sale on Wednesday.”
THE RURAL – “TAKING the stress out of stock handling is the aim of all in the industry.
A specialist training course featuring Boyd Holden has been scheduled to run at “The Vale”, Temora later this month.
The course will cover livestock behaviour, stock handling technique and sheep yard design.”
RIVERINE HERALD – by Shepparton News – “Agriculture Victoria has organised an on-farm electronic identification field day for sheep producers at Penny and Jason Trompf’s property Northgate Park at Greta on November 16.
The day will focus on increasing total productivity in sheep enterprises, including data from measuring and monitoring performance of ewes at Northgate Park.”
SHEEP CENTRAL – “ONLINE wool trading platform AuctionsPlus had strong buyer and exporter enquiry last week, as auction market prices lifted, and the trend was continuing this week.”
