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Retailers cut using wool from mulesed sheep

Leading Australian fashion retailers Country Road Group and David Jones have recently made the commitment to phase out mulesed sheep wool from their lines in an attempt to advocate better animal protection in the fashion industry.

Rodney Woods
Livestock

Ram sells for $35,000 in Hamilton

A ram by the name of Moorundie 219 sold for a top price of $35,000 at Sheepvention in Hamilton last week, eclipsing the previous record of $31,000.

Sophie Baldwin
Livestock

Tooborac and Euroa to host nutrition and management workshops

Agriculture Victoria invites sheep and beef producers to a nutrition and management workshop with Dr Paul Cusack.

Rodney Woods
Livestock

Apply now for on-farm grant

Livestock producer groups interested in running local projects to validate the on-farm benefits of research and development findings have until the end of August to apply for funding.

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Livestock

Find answers at genetic hub

A range of short ‘how-to’ videos to help beef and sheep meat producers get started setting breeding objectives using breeding values in their herd or flock are part of the suite of genetics resources being rolled out by Meat & Livestock Australia.

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Livestock

Video prompts investigation

An alleged illegal abattoir near Melbourne is being investigated following claims of sheep being slaughtered inhumanely.

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Livestock

Greens welcome potential audit of government’s live export branch

The Auditor-General has responded to The Greens, who sent a letter to the Australian National Audit Office requesting the Auditor-General conduct an examination of the live exports branch of the Department of Agriculture in light of allegations of mismanagement and falsification of official records.

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Research to highlight export weak links

Agriculture Victoria is holding a meeting for cherry growers on August 16, with research scientist Glenn Hale presenting the results from his research on temperature monitoring for Victorian cherries via air-freight to Vietnam.

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Incentive for buyers at ram sale

The chance for one lucky buyer to receive $400 off the purchase price of a ram is the incentive the North East Merino Breeders Group hopes will bring buyers to its 24th annual ram sale.

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Reward for hard work

Raised on a sheep property at tiny Costerfield, a 15-minute drive from Heathcote, Alan Harris never saw himself doing anything else.

Vanessa Wiltshire
Livestock

Flies attracted to wool odour

A global research project, led by The University of Western Australia in collaboration with the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development Western Australia, has identified compounds in Merino sheep wool that are attractive to Australian blowflies.

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Livestock

Take care of nutritional needs

It is important to remember, even if the current dry seasonal conditions wane, many farmers will still be feeding-out to livestock due to the lack of nutritious pastures.

Jeff Cave
Livestock

Mulesing pain relief urged

A push to make pain relief mandatory when mulesing sheep has been welcomed by the VFF Livestock Group, which says it will help to achieve the highest animal welfare outcomes.

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Learning vital skills

Young auctioneers with their eyes firmly on the future learnt new skills at Echuca Selling Centre last week, as part of a two-day training course hosted by the Australian Livestock and Property Agents Association.

Sophie Baldwin
Livestock

Helping calves warm up in winter

With much of Australia blanketed by a cold and wet winter, our attention once again turns to calves and the challenges associated with rearing during these chilly months.

Gemma Chuck
Livestock

Greens want action

The Greens have written to the Australian National Audit Office requesting the Auditor-General conduct an examination of the live exports branch of the Federal Department of Agriculture in light of allegations of mismanagement and falsification of official records.

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Livestock issues on agenda

Members of the cattle, sheep, wool and goat industries will gather at the VFF Livestock Group’s annual meeting to discuss the key challenges facing livestock producers.

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Livestock

Taking a closer look at heifers

Acknowledging the connection between whole herd profitability and heifer conception rates, calving ease, mothering and early re-breeding, a new Davies Research Centre, University of Adelaide-led project will seek to identify the impact of growth path from weaning to joining on heifer productivity.

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Echuca man charged with murder over Cohuna shooting

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Fatal collision on Goulburn Valley Highway

Emergency services are responding to a major collision on the Goulburn Valley Hwy near Gillespies Rd. The highway is closed in both directions and is under Victoria Police control. It will re-open when it is safe to do so. Drivers have been asked to...

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Nestle Tongala to close

Nestlé today announced plans to close its Tongala factory meaning all 106 roles at the factory will be made redundant. The closure of the factory, which primarily produces tinned milk products, will be staged progressively throughout a period of up...

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