Australia has knocked New Zealand off its long-held position to become the top exporter of frozen and chilled lamb and mutton to India in 2024, according to Austrade.
Bob Garnant
Will Evans has officially stepped into the top role at Cattle Australia this week, taking the reins at a pivotal time for the grass-fed cattle sector.
Cally Dupe
Sheep Producers Australia have launched a new online ordering platform for electronic identification tags in a bid to streamline the ordering process for producers.
Melissa Pedelty
Sheep producers are invited to a free online webinar on July 14 to explore the latest findings from the Australian Wool Innovation’s Merino Lifetime Productivity project and it’s added studies.
Two livestock forums will converge on the West Midlands this month to update sheep and cattle producers on building confidence in the sheep industry and getting the best from their cattle production.
WA’s lamb supply faces a shortfall of about 200,000 head from an estimated production of 4.2 to 4.5 million head with in-State demand at 5.5m.
Dean Hubbard
Canning the red meat industry’s headline target of carbon-neutral emissions by 2030 should not be taken as ‘backsliding on sustainability’, industry figureheads say.
Staff Reporter
West Australian research on sheep feed efficiency and methane emissions has been delivered at an international livestock genetics conference in New Zealand.
Georgia Campion
The WA lamb market has remained firm against a national downward drift in values from recent record highs, with Eastern States saleyards recording softer trends.
Meat and Livestock Australia has unveiled two new livestock market indicators aimed at market transparency and decision-making support.
Former Fremantle Dockers forward Hayden Ballantyne as a new role on the agricultural field after taking up a role as a cattle agent at Australian Wool Network.
A White Suffolk benchmarking study able to advise producers how their lambs stack up compared to other breeds has been made available.
More than 1500 sheep and goats were scanned via electronic identification tags at the Muchea Livestock Centre on the first day of the new system coming into play in WA.
WA sheep farmers’ confidence is improving on the back of high sheep prices, but many are still wary about building their flocks.
The red meat industry has abandoned its goal of achieving a carbon neutral status by 2030, with Red Meat Advisory Council independent chair John McKillop describing the target as “unachievable”.
A former cattleman is accused of stealing over 100 cattle from his boss, along with embryos and frozen semen worth $100,000.
Tom Wark
WA trade and export lamb markets have maintained recent price inclines with local processors continuing to look to shore up ongoing supply chains
Despite being the least confident group in the beef industry’s outlook, WA beef producers have expressed a growing sense of confidence in the latest Meat & Livestock Australia Beef Producer Intentions Survey.
Cattle Australia is calling for an urgent review of the sector’s beef cattle levy, to make sure the funding system is meeting the modern challenges facing the $81 billion red meat industry.
WA saleyards and abattoirs will start scanning electronic identification tags for sheep and goats next week, as part of staged launch of a new national traceability system that has drawn a mixed response.
The Stud Merino Breeders Association of WA’s 16-member committee has been rejuvenated to tackle industry challenges under the new leadership of president Grantly Mullan who replaced Michael Campbell.
WA farmers can look forward to two major workshops hosted by Meat & Livestock Australia in the later half of the year.
Sheep and lamb prices continue to bolt, with records tumbling at saleyards across the nation — just not in WA.
Cally Dupe & Bob Garnant
East Pingelly farmer John Hassell continues to advocate for the Australian farming community despite stepping down as president of WAFarmers earlier this year.
