Three Western Australian farming women who took their case to parliament this week believe the live sheep export industry has a sustainable future, beyond whichever major party forms government. Wongan Hills wheatbelt farmer Sue Middleton, Woodanilling sheep producer, Bindi Murray, and mixed farmer from Kendenup, Lyn Slade, made up the all-female delegation that opened...
THE snow-covered fields of Minnesota, North America, are a far cry from the rolling hills of West Gippsland where Kristie and Mick Connors run their livestock operation. However, a bad feed of lamb during their four-year term abroad was the catalyst for their “farm to fork” business, Tennessee Tasty. “When...
One of Australia’s biggest agribusiness companies, Webster Limited, has bounced back from the closure of its cotton venture, using funds from the $78 million sale of its water entitlements to diversify. Tandou Station, near Menindee in western New South Wales, will be turned into one of the biggest feedlots in the...
THE live sheep trade had one of its most unsettling and uncertain years in its history during 2018. The impact has been felt among exporters, sheep producers, transport operators, regional towns and feed mill operators – with the issue becoming a potential political timebomb in the lead-up to next year’s...
Asia’s salivating appetite for quality red meat is firming as a lucrative opportunity for WA producers, with the State’s small businesses tapping into burgeoning demand for high-end foods. Dorper Lamb owner Graeme Howie is expecting to double annual turnover in gross sales to $6 million within two years, citing mounting...
A controversial move from wool to meat sheep is paying off for a western Queensland family. The area has long been renowned for its wool production but in recent years sheep numbers have dropped as drought and wild dogs took a hold on the west. Exclusion fencing in recent years...
South African Inspector Raymond Read is available to do inspections at properties during his visit to Australia. His days are filling up very quickly and there is limited availability left, so if you would like Raymond to perform typing at your property please contact the office as soon as possible....
Nick & Melissa Pagett will be available to perform Dorper Inspections in Tasmania 18th January – 17th February, or VIC & SA 17th February – March. For more information or to book, call Melissa Pagett on 0487 270 719 or Nick Pagett 0428 643 900. Nick and Mel are both...
A LIGHTNING strike on Friday killed 17 sheep instantly on a property west of Nyngan. The picture to the right shows “Salty” Taylor surveying the damage on “Rosedale”. His sister Kristal Sztybel took the photo after stumbling upon the bodies while scouring the property for goats with her son Alex, 11....
THE live export industry continued to improve its performance throughout 2017 with a new record low mortality level for cattle and a 11 per cent fall in sheep mortalities. The figures were released in the comprehensive National Livestock Export Industry Sheep, Cattle and Goat Transport Performance Report 2017, which was...
