THE closure of 11 JBS beef plants in Brazil this week is expected to further underpin the strong global demand for Australian sheep meat, especially mutton, according to Global AgriTrends analyst and ...

FOR the first time in 40 years, Hamilton district wool growers Michael and Cathy Blake will sell their Merino clip without a wool quality assurance brand. They have been with SustainaWOOL since 2015, ...

IN property editor Linda Rowley’s final weekly property review for the 2024 year, three experts from rural property marketing agencies reflect on the year that was and what lies ahead. Mark Barber is ...

The Seasonal Bushfire Outlook for Summer 2024 shows an increased risk of fire for south-west and eastern Victoria, central and western New South Wales, south-east and far west Western Australia and ...

A DRAMATIC drop in Australia’s forecast wool production and shorn sheep numbers next year is expected to put pressure on industry strategy and levy spending plans. The Australian Wool Production ...

IT was another lacklustre week on Australia’s wool auction and forward trading markets, with supply and demand seemingly in balance as the spot market stumbles into the recess. Most fine Merino ...

The Bureau of Meteorology has released a statement outlining changes to its climate information which it says are designed to help the community better understand forecasts for the season ahead. The ...

NEW Zealand’s shearing royalty packed a remote Wairarapa wool shed yesterday for what was the first trans-global attack on a world shearing record. But the ultimate prize proved beyond all the effort ...

AUSTRALIA’S auction wool market has had another week of minimal price movements, culminating in an overall marginal decrease in the benchmark. The Australian Wool Exchange said market movements were ...

CONFIDENCE in the lamb job is starting to reappear after the release of early 2025 contracts — around 850c/kg — by processors provided the ability to manage margin. In turn this has reintroduced ...

AUSTRALIA’s carbon market has softened in recent weeks after going over $40 for the first time in three years last month. According to the Jarden ACCU benchmark, the market started to fall at the ...

A GENETICS project aiming to have one of the largest research reference population for goat meat production in the world has been given a $3.7 million boost. The Measured Goats project to enhance ...