Sheep News
YouTube lift for lamb
WHETHER lamb got its chop of the Australia Day barbecue market is yet to be known.
Mungadal wins Peppin Shaw
UPDATE: PARAWAY Pastoral has taken out the prestigious Peppin Shaw Merino ewe flock competition with its Mungadal property.
Peppin Shaw rolls on
JUDGING in the world's biggest Merino flock ewe competition switches south of Hay today.
Study shows sheep gene diversity
SHEEP have a greater diversity of genes than other animals in Australia because of the way they have been bred, a new study shows.
EU virus no help for lamb exports
AUSTRALIA will not benefit from a Russian ban on sheepmeat imports from the European Union.
Crowds flock to Peppin Shaw
THE world's biggest Merino flock ewe competition got under way in the Riverina today.
EU quotas halt exports
AUSTRALIA will continue to miss out on sending more lamb to the European Union, despite competitors not filling quotas.
Sheep stolen as meat prices rise
THIEVES have stolen sheep worth $100,000 from a remote property, as soaring meat prices make stock theft a lucrative crime.
Prime failure hits store sales
TOUGHER trading conditions in prime markets are wiping big money from store sales.
Smart yard success
TOP-notch equipment enables a Riverina stud to shear, weigh and process 6000 lambs with only four staff.
Lambs held, wait on price
FARMERS have asserted some control over lamb prices by withholding stock from sale.
Livestock carrier fined for animal cruelty
A MAJOR Victorian livestock carrier has been fined $10,000 for cruelty to sheep.
Ludwig to visit Middle East
AUSTRALIA'S agriculture minister Senator Joe Ludwig is visiting the Middle East to discuss international standards to slaughter animals.
Lamb, beef exports soar
LAMB and beef exports produced near-record figures last year with a surge of 3 per cent.
Tea-tree benefits revealed
TEA-tree oil could be the answer to controlling sheep lice and blow flies that cause flystrike, according to a study.
Interest in Merino ewes
THE combination of steady wool prices and lower grain prices has encouraged demand for Merino sheep from the Riverina.
Heavy lambs crash
HEAVY lamb prices have buckled in early new year markets, falling by up to $20 on Monday.
MLA's $1.3m lamb campaign
MEAT and Livestock Australia has spent about $1.3 million on its latest campaign to get Australians to eat more lamb.
Lambpro Primeline, Jan 17: Ewe lambs av $146.80
AUSTRALIA wide demand for maternal composite ewe lambs pushed prices to $172.50 on AuctionsPlus this week.
Genes key to tastiest lamb
ENDURING tough lamb chops sizzled on the Australia Day barbecue may be a thing of the past following a genetic discovery.
Uardry stud sale closer
ONE of Australia's oldest, most famous Merino studs, Uardry, will be sold - just not yet.
OJD rules change
AUSTRALIA will be split into just two Ovine Johne's Disease regions by next January.
ABS sheep count surprise
AUSTRALIA has 3.5 million more sheep than budgeted for, according to preliminary estimates from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
