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RamSelect offers buyers the information they seek

Kangaroo Island stud Ella Matta White Suffolk and Merino has credited genetic selection app RamSelect with helping it record its best sales result late last year. The sale saw the stud sell its highest ever top-priced ram for $16000 and achieve an...

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World leader in genomics

The sheep industry has transformed itself into a world leader in genomics research and technology adoption in just 10 years, according to a leading industry body.

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Rumours swirl about videos

The head of the agriculture department was aware of rumours that animal activists paid for whistleblower footage of horrific conditions aboard a live export ship before allegations hit the media.

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Fresh attack on live exports

Newly-released documents have revealed conditions aboard live export ships carrying Australian sheep to the Middle East, which the RSPCA says are unacceptable.

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Closing the feed gap

Filling the pasture-based feed gap during winter can be a real inhibitor of profitability for many beef operations in the southern regions of Australia, according to a 2017 Nuffield scholar.

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Reform plans move forward

An overhaul of Australia’s $18billion red meat and livestock industry has drawn one step closer, following the release of a Green Paper with options for the future of the sector including the role of live exports and manufacturing.

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Poor conditions impact sheepmeat supply

Australian lamb slaughter is forecast to reach its lowest level since 2012 as poor conditions that impacted 2018 are expected to continue to affect sheepmeat supply this year, according to Meat & Livestock Australia’s 2019 Sheep Industry Projections.

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Sale action subdued

A polled cow out of a ‘‘very good imported cow family from overseas’’ topped the Fountaindale Farms Complete Dispersal Sale on Friday.

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Smart tech in Merino study

A world-first study is trialling smart technology to monitor behaviour, physiological and epigenetic changes in Merino sheep production.

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New lamb definition on cards

Australia may be ushering in a new definition of the term lamb next financial year, with ‘‘substantial progress’’ made in recent months to amend state and federal legislation.

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More testing urged

Further work needs to be done to ensure Victoria’s sheep and goat electronic identification system (EID) can be rolled out nationally, according to Sheep Producers Australia.

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Drought takes its toll on national beef herd

Australia’s national beef cattle herd is expected to fall to its lowest level since the mid-1990s, as ongoing dry conditions persist across many key cattle production areas.

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Herefords give weight to trial

A boost of up to nine per cent in weaning weights can be achieved in steers out of Angus females simply by switching to a Hereford bull, according to new Herefords Australia research.

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Breeders show cattle for Beef Week

Beef Week has wrapped up for another year, with studs across the region welcoming visitors throughout the nine-day event.

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ASF found at border

Australia’s pork industry is calling on travellers not to bring meat products into Australia after a devastating disease was stopped at the international border recently.

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Export animal cruelty inquiry

Allegations animal activists may have paid whistleblowers to fabricate shocking footage from live sheep export ships will be investigated by the Federal Government.

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Cool cows need shade and water

Providing livestock with shade and water during extreme heat is ‘‘paramount’’ according to an owner of a northern Victorian veterinary practice.

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Open day will focus on bulls

Brian and Wayne Mobbs, of High Spa Angus in Daylesford, are hoping 2019 is a kinder year to all in terms of weather and market conditions.

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Coca-Cola Amatil announces SPC sale update

SPC’s owner has warned the market it will write down the value of the company following a number of offers to buy the Shepparton-based business. There will be no changes to SPC jobs, production or operations as a consequence of accounting...

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Frustrated farmers

PETER AND Jane Middlebrook from Finley expressed exasperation at the management in Southern NSW of the Murray-Darling Basin because of the impact it had on their farm. The couple told the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry that their general security water...

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Milk begins to flow at ACM’s Girgarre factory

Milk started flowing through the pipelines at the ACM Girgarre factory yesterday, which will eventually produce A1 and organic milk, milk powder, cream and butter. A feature of the plant will be the ability to switch from one specialty product to...

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Bega Cheese to close their Coburg facility

Bega Cheese’s Coburg facility will close its doors immediately the company has announced. In a statement the company said the decision was made following a review of Bega facilities, which concluded that “the Coburg site’s capacity and city location...

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