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Covid-19: MLA shuts offices, bans market officers from saleyards

Covid-19: MLA shuts offices, bans market officers from saleyards

Meat & Livestock Australia has closed all its offices for a month to ride out the coronavirus risk.

Merino ewes sell for $400 at Young sale

Merino ewes sell for $400 at Young sale

Dispersal of Merino ewes realised terrific interest for well bred stock

Exporters speed up accreditation of stock handlers to keep boats afloat

Exporters speed up accreditation of stock handlers to keep boats afloat

LiveCorp is speeding up accreditation of stock handlers to ensure live sheep and cattle boats keep sailing.

Panic meat buying can't stop slide in lamb prices

Panic meat buying can't stop slide in lamb prices

Export uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic is continuing to impact Australia's lamb and mutton markets.

Merino ewes sell for $400 at Young sale

Merino ewes sell for $400 at Young sale

Dispersal of Merino ewes realised terrific interest for well bred stock

Lamb prices continue to back-pedal amid Covid-19 fears

Lamb prices continue to back-pedal amid Covid-19 fears

A big yarding of lambs at Monday's Bendigo sale added to fears producers are keen to sell amid fears coronavirus will cause more headaches in the red meat supply chain.

MLA office doors still open despite coronvirus spread

MLA office doors still open despite coronvirus spread

Meat & Livestock Australia's officers remain open - for now - as coronavirus continues to spread.

Keep your working dogs safe while baiting

Keep your working dogs safe while baiting

There are ways to keep working dogs safe from accessing baits without having to cease baiting operations.

Thomas Foods International is keeping calm and carrying on

Thomas Foods International is keeping calm and carrying on

Thomas Foods International says meat processing at its two major plants is operating as normal.

Lamb prices continue to back-pedal amid Covid-19 fears

Lamb prices continue to back-pedal amid Covid-19 fears

A big yarding of lambs at Monday's Bendigo sale added to fears producers are keen to sell amid fears coronavirus will cause more headaches in the red meat supply chain.

Panic meat buying can't stop slide in lamb prices

Panic meat buying can't stop slide in lamb prices

Export uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic is continuing to impact Australia's lamb and mutton markets.

Keep your working dogs safe while baiting

Keep your working dogs safe while baiting

There are ways to keep working dogs safe from accessing baits without having to cease baiting operations.

Exporters speed up accreditation of stock handlers to keep boats afloat

Exporters speed up accreditation of stock handlers to keep boats afloat

LiveCorp is speeding up accreditation of stock handlers to ensure live sheep and cattle boats keep sailing.

Thomas Foods International is keeping calm and carrying on

Thomas Foods International is keeping calm and carrying on

Thomas Foods International says meat processing at its two major plants is operating as normal.

Store sales calendar hit with cancellations, concerns remain

Store sales calendar hit with cancellations, concerns remain

Concerns over sustainability of current high saleyard numbers

Your Kelpie unlikely to spread virus

Your Kelpie unlikely to spread virus

Working dogs, or pets, are extremely unlikely to spread the coronavirus according to the Australian Veterinary Association.

MLA office doors still open despite coronvirus spread

MLA office doors still open despite coronvirus spread

Meat & Livestock Australia's officers remain open - for now - as coronavirus continues to spread.

Wool

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Wool market makes a modest recovery

Wool market makes a modest recovery

A recovery of sorts occurred as expected for the wool market last week.

Keep your distance, shearers and shed hands told

Keep your distance, shearers and shed hands told

New protocols have been released for wool harvesting in the era of Covid-19.

Saleyards and wool auctions ruled essential services

Saleyards and wool auctions ruled essential services

Federal Agriculture Minister, David Littleproud, has announced wool auctions and saleyards are an essential part of the agriculture supply chain.

Vic, Tassie and NSW growers dominate the Zegna awards

Vic, Tassie and NSW growers dominate the Zegna awards

The luxury menswear brand from Italy runs the awards in collaboration with the Australian Superfine Wool Growers Association.

Keep your distance, shearers and shed hands told

Keep your distance, shearers and shed hands told

New protocols have been released for wool harvesting in the era of Covid-19.

Wool loses sickening feeling as EMI rises 4c

Wool loses sickening feeling as EMI rises 4c

Some hope returned to the wool market this week with the EMI posting a small gain of 4 cents.

$21m jackpot for growers as defunct company finally wound up

$21m jackpot for growers as defunct company finally wound up

The Graziers Investment Company has finally been wound up with woolgrower shareholders receiving $21m.

Wool faces weak world demand for six months warns AWI boss

Wool faces weak world demand for six months warns AWI boss

Australian Wool Innovation chairman Colette Garnsey has written to grower shareholders to update them on how the company is dealing with coronavirus.

AWEX freezes push for new alternative mulesing category

AWEX freezes push for new alternative mulesing category

AWEX has bowed to pressure and will defer its push to add a new non-mulesed category on the National Wool Declaration.

Wool loses sickening feeling as EMI rises 4c

Wool loses sickening feeling as EMI rises 4c

Some hope returned to the wool market this week with the EMI posting a small gain of 4 cents.

Vic, Tassie and NSW growers dominate the Zegna awards

Vic, Tassie and NSW growers dominate the Zegna awards

The luxury menswear brand from Italy runs the awards in collaboration with the Australian Superfine Wool Growers Association.

Wool faces weak world demand for six months warns AWI boss

Wool faces weak world demand for six months warns AWI boss

Australian Wool Innovation chairman Colette Garnsey has written to grower shareholders to update them on how the company is dealing with coronavirus.

Saleyards and wool auctions ruled essential services

Saleyards and wool auctions ruled essential services

Federal Agriculture Minister, David Littleproud, has announced wool auctions and saleyards are an essential part of the agriculture supply chain.

AWEX freezes push for new alternative mulesing category

AWEX freezes push for new alternative mulesing category

AWEX has bowed to pressure and will defer its push to add a new non-mulesed category on the National Wool Declaration.

Wool market defies coronavirus as EMI rises by 7c

Wool market defies coronavirus as EMI rises by 7c

The wool market shrugged off more coronavirus gloom on Wednesday with a modest rise in the EMI.

Victorian couple takes Zegna's 'golden fleece' award

Victorian couple takes Zegna's 'golden fleece' award

Growers from Victoria and Tasmania have dominated this year's Zegna wool awards.

$21m jackpot for growers as defunct company finally wound up

$21m jackpot for growers as defunct company finally wound up

The Graziers Investment Company has finally been wound up with woolgrower shareholders receiving $21m.

Sales

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Race on to secure sheepmeat

Race on to secure sheepmeat

As the global COVID-19 pandemic continues to grow, caution has hit our lamb markets.

Prices propelled into unchartered waters

Prices propelled into unchartered waters

Mutton prices surged to new price levels boosted by a shortage of supply and recent rain, which propelled rates into uncharted waters.

AuctionsPlus: Weekly sheep and goat sale report

AuctionsPlus: Weekly sheep and goat sale report

Nearly 70,000 sheep and 1500 goats were offered on AuctionsPlus in the past week.

Wool cut is king at Wardlaws

Wool cut is king at Wardlaws

The Merino is the sheep of choice for David and Sally Wardlaw, Avoca.

Bungaree the connection in lamb price record

Bungaree the connection in lamb price record

The red soils of Bungaree have produced the joint Australian record priced lambs.

Exceptional lamb prices recorded

Exceptional lamb prices recorded

The tightening of lamb supplies in Victoria is a typical summer trend this time of year which has caused some exceptional prices to be recorded in the past week.

Lamb finishing is a perfect fit

Lamb finishing is a perfect fit

Farm fencing and lamb finishing program keeps Phil Davies a busy man.

Lamb rates continue to climb

Lamb rates continue to climb

The lamb and mutton markets will enter autumn on a high, with record prices being driven by lower supplies.

Wycheproof first-cross ewes to $382, Merinos to $285

Wycheproof first-cross ewes to $382, Merinos to $285

Joined first-cross and Merino breeders sold to strong demand at Wycheproof with buyers from a wide area attending.

Studstock

Wool cut is king at Wardlaws

Wool cut is king at Wardlaws

The Merino is the sheep of choice for David and Sally Wardlaw, Avoca.

Wurrook tops GSSM sale at $12,000

Wurrook tops GSSM sale at $12,000

A Merino ram which had previously been judged grand champion ram of show sold for top price at GSSM auction.

Chrome's early ram sale a success

Chrome's early ram sale a success

The buying gallery almost cleared the pens at Chrome's early-season ram sale.

All the photos from the Loddon Valley Merino Field Day

All the photos from the Loddon Valley Merino Field Day

Thirteen Merino and Poll Merino studs showed off their flocks at the Loddon Valley Merino Field Day.

Aussie White rams hit $5000 at Narrandera

Aussie White rams hit $5000 at Narrandera

Fifty one Australian White rams were on offer during the annual multi-vendor sale at Narrandera on account the Gilmore family, Tattykeel, Oberon and Josh Clinton, Camden Valley, The Oaks.

Trefusis rams headed over Bass Strait

Trefusis rams headed over Bass Strait

Victorian buyers bought big at a Tasmanian Merino ram sale.

AuctionsPlus: Weekly sheep and goat sale report

AuctionsPlus: Weekly sheep and goat sale report

Nearly 70,000 sheep and 1500 goats were offered on AuctionsPlus in the past week.

Johno's ends its stud sheep chapter

Johno's ends its stud sheep chapter

Johno's Border Leicester and Southdown stud cleared the decks at its stud dispersal sale.

Robust Stockman Merino rams sell well

Robust Stockman Merino rams sell well

Stockman Merino stud manager and classer Kip Gray was exceedingly pleased to have an almost perfect clearance of rams and a top price of $7250, much higher than the $5400 achieved the year before.