Cattle Australia has proposed and formed a committee to undertake a review of the cattle transaction levy — the first of its kind in 20 years.
Georgia Campion
The national sheep and lamb market is beginning to send two very different signals, and Western Australia is increasingly moving to its own rhythm.
Dean Hubbard
A 2½-year project has been launched to measure the environmental impact of sheep and implement practical, on-farm solutions to futureproof the WA sheep sector.
Breeders across Australia are spending thousands of dollars trying to preserve the nation’s heritage sheep breeds before they disappear forever.
Danielle Marsland
Conservation groups are outraged that a cattle station has been given government permits to kill 20,000 corellas and galahs.
Lloyd Jones
Hundreds of sheep worth about $95,000 have been stolen from a Great Southern farm, with similar reports of stock theft emerging from neighbouring areas and the Wheatbelt.
Meat and Livestock Australia is calling for applications for two non-executive directors to join its board, with a focus on strengthening expertise across the Australian beef and sheepmeat sectors
Rebecca Nadge
WA’s southern agriculture community is pulling together an extraordinary amount of money in support of anti-bullying charity, Dolly’s Dream, donning blue shirts and auctioning a steer in support
Western Australia’s lamb market is showing clear signs of strain, with rising interstate demand colliding with a structurally tighter local supply system.
A genomic index that highlights overall immune competence in Merino sheep will be commercially available from May 1.
A pair of Jurien Bay Droughtmaster bulls sold for the equal $13,000 top price at the Mutton family’s Fieldhouse Droughtmaster Stud Bull Sale, where pastoralists secured top picks to work in the State’s north.
Bob Garnant
The Hasleby family’s Biara Santa Gertrudis Bull Sale at Northampton raised the bar with a featured homebred sire setting the benchmark with a first-drop son selling to a new stud record price of $24,000.
Angus Australia’s director election process is now under way with two WA nominees seeking positions for various positions on the two ballots.
If you are a sheep farmer interested in using electronic identification data to enhance your flock’s performance, an opportunity has come up for you to be a demo site for a national project.
Mid West cattle producer Trevor Kanny, of Bonegilla Grazing, dropped two of the highest amounts on Charolais bulls at a Liberty sale in Toodyay.
Munda Reds Droughtmaster stud has defied the tough season at its annual on-property bull sale, recording a full clearance with strong repeat support.
The Thompson family celebrated as its fifth bull sale tipped their total donations to Telethon over $100,000, five years after launching the fundraiser sale.
The 42nd Gingin Heifer Competition featured some outstanding future breeders again since establishing the benchmark for its trademark of quality out of one of the most well-renowned cattle regions in WA.
The first WA sons by US Montana record setting Angus sire Basin Jameson 1076, were on offer at the Gandy Angus Yearling Bull Sale, pushing prices to a top of $21,000.
The Thompson family and the Munda Reds Droughtmaster stud team are hoping for continued support this year, with the potential for the fifth Telethon bull to raise the bar past six figures.
The running of the 42nd Gingin Heifer Competition will take place on April 16, with about 10 competitors exhibiting 18 pens of four 2025-drop heifers of any breed, judged by Jim McGregor.
WAFarmers’ livestock section has reaffirmed its support for the presence of a saleyard in the South West, either in the form of a compliant Boyanup saleyard or a new facility in the region.
The CSIRO is developing an in-paddock prototype that can accurately estimate sheep liveweight and fleece weight in real-time using 3D imaging and AI that could replace more labour-intensive weighing models.
Dairy industry makes five key urgent asks of Prime Minister, sharing that they are “uniquely vulnerable” and can’t press pause with cows that need milking, and milk that must be collected and consumed quickly.
