Tag: lamb
Sheep producer raises concerns over ‘silent robber’
A NARACOORTE sheep producer says copper deficient pastures could be silently robbing woolgrowers and lamb producers of valuable yield.
Martin Flower - who managed the...
Mount Gambier holds first sale of new year
BUYERS and vendors from far and wide flocked to the Mount Gambier and District Saleyards on Wednesday for the facility's first sale of the...
Saleyard increase forecast despite decline in volume
SALEYARD prices for sheep meat will skyrocket in the 2019/20 financial year despite a decrease in volume and value, a national report has predicted.
This...
Jed rounds up the competition
CONMURRA Border Collie Jed has raced into the lead of the annual Cobber Dog Challenge after two weeks of competition.
Eleven farm dogs are vying...
Record-breaking ram the best, baa none
A RECORD price was set at Hamilton's Sheepvention ram sale this week with a Limestone Coast producer fetching $35,000 for a poll merino ram.
Keith...
Lamb restrictions eased as market prices sit at record high
REGULATIONS about what constitutes a lamb at market have changed, with further flexibility in regard to the rupturing of a lamb's permanent incisors.
Under the...
Lamb prices continue to soar across South East
AS lamb prices continue to soar across the nation, South East farmers have been making a mint, with the Naracoorte Regional Livestock Exchange breaking...
Primary producers ride sheep’s back
SOUTH East livestock producers are experiencing a market price surge fueled by demand for high quality cattle and sheep products.
With farmers yarding the tail-end...
Lamb definition set
SHEEP Producers Australia has endorsed a change in the industry definition of lamb to be the same as the New Zealand definition, based on a formal, industry-wide call for feedback [...]
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Tough way to finish
IT was a tough night at Horsham's Blue Ribbon Raceway on Saturday night for Penola’s Dave Gartner, despite a solid effort in his heat...
