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WEB5 days ago · Organic probiotic success with lambs in feedlot trial. A SMALL-SCALE trial with an organic probiotic has resulted in a 25 percent increase in lamb liveweight gain, while also reducing methane intensity by 30pc…. Read More. 1. Sheep Central, September 16, 2024. Live Export.
New National Vendor Declarations now available - Sheep Central
WEBSheep Central July 2, 2020. SHEEP, cattle and goat producers and other value chain stakeholders are reminded that new versions of the Livestock Production Assurance National Vendor Declarations for all species are now available, identified by version number 0720. The LPA NVD communicates the food safety and treatment status of every animal ...
Woolworths restructures red meat business across Australia
WEBJon Condon February 26, 2021. AUSTRALIA’s largest supermarket retailer, Woolworths, is restructuring its red meat business, forming a stand-alone business called GreenStock. The move is designed to better organise the company’s end-to-end meat supply chain, it said. GreenStock will bring together team members involved in Woolworths Group ...
Australian Sheep & Wool News - Sheep Central
WEB5 days ago · Farmer activists, live exporters, MPs and truckies rally in Canberra. NATIONAL Farmer Rally speakers today protested at the influence of animal activism in Federal Government decisions, as the Australian Alliance for Animals urged the sheep industry to not blame animal.. Read More. 3. Terry Sim, September 10, 2024. News.
Fletcher embarks on $14.5m expansion of Dubbo sheep plant
WEBJun 1, 2021 · Member for the Dubbo electorate Dugald Saunders said a $4.5 million grant from the New South Wales Government’s Regional Job Creation Fund will help deliver a $14 million expansion of the company’s plant at Dubbo. Fletcher International Exports director Roger Fletcher said the funding would help the …
Kilcoy Global Foods buys VIC lamb and beef processor Hardwicks
WEBJon Condon July 2, 2021. QUEENSLAND grain-fed beef export processor Kilcoy Global Foods has finalised its purchase of Victorian beef and lamb processor Hardwicks Meats. Rumours of the deal have been widespread across the industry for the past week and staff at Hardwick’s Kyneton plant were informed of the change of ownership this morning.
Early results in on Gundagai’s world-first lamb IMF grid
WEBJul 21, 2021 · In the first results, from mainly old lamb consignments, GMP chief executive officer Will Barton said that in the best mob of lambs sent to GMP on the grid, 85 percent of the consignment had an IMF higher than 5 percent. “Which means that producers got the bonus 85pc of the time, which over the consignment amounted to 43c/kg carcase weight.
Keep the Sheep calls for support for first national rally
WEBAug 21, 2024 · Keep the Sheep calls for support for first national rally. Sheep Central August 21, 2024. Keep the Sheep spokesman Ben Sutherland. THE Keep the Sheep campaign to reverse the legislated phaseout of live sheep exports by sea will hold its first national rally outside Parliament House in Canberra next month. Campaign spokesman Ben Sutherland said ...
Most shearing contractors back 15pc pay rate increase
WEBFeb 3, 2021 · Most members of the Shearing Contractors Association of Australia have adopted a 15pc pay rate increases to help them attract and retain staff from 1 February to 30 March this year. The increase means the pay rates with participating SCAA members would rise to a flock shearing rate of $3.73 a head, to …
Wool processing feasibility options to be explored
WEBSheep Central November 22, 2021. Minister for Agriculture David Littleproud. NEW wool market and processing opportunities will be explored with a $662,000 Federal Government grant to peak grower body WoolProducers Australia. The grant is part of the Australian Government’s Agricultural Trade and Market Access Cooperation (ATMAC) program and ...