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Australian sheepmeat exports hit all-time monthly high
Darren Carty
Exports of sheepmeat in February were recorded at some 52,351, with Meat and Livestock Australia reporting that it marks the highest export volume for any month on record.
 
 
Sheep Management:  weather challenges and marketing hoggets
Sheep Management: weather challenges and marketing hoggets
This week’s torrential rainfall is hitting at a disastrous time for farmers in the midst of peak lambing, and is creating significant challenges.
Sheep Management: early lactation feeding and suitability of sheep for slaughter
Sheep Management: early lactation feeding and suitability of sheep for slaughter
Grass supplies are fair-to-good on many farms, but adverse weather is hampering utilisation in many areas and complicating early lactation feeding.
Sheep price update: Trade brimming with confidence
Sheep price update: Trade brimming with confidence
Plants are keen to make up for a day’s less processing and have been active over the weekend in sourcing sheep to get the kill back on track quickly on Tuesday.
Slump in New Zealand beef and sheep farm incomes
Slump in New Zealand beef and sheep farm incomes
New Zealand beef and sheep farm incomes for the 2023/24 season are expected to fall to levels last experienced in the 1980s.
Prioritising fertiliser to get grass moving
Prioritising fertiliser to get grass moving
Above normal winter temperatures supported relatively positive winter grass growth but fertiliser will now be required to drive on spring grass growth.
Multi-species sward and red clover silage measures - your questions answered
Multi-species sward and red clover silage measures - your questions answered
The Department of Agriculture has compiled a list of frequently asked questions and answers for the measures which opened for applications this week.
Orf vaccine available in coming days
Orf vaccine available in coming days
Scabigard vaccine, manufactured by Zoetis Animal Health, is currently being dispensed to veterinary practitioners and should be available to purchase next week.
Changing circumstances increasing liver fluke risk
Changing circumstances increasing liver fluke risk
A combination of favorable climatic conditions, drug resistance, greater animal movements and agri-environment scheme measures, are said to be giving the risk of liver fluke a greater edge.
Tullamore Farm update: calving, lambing and selling bulls
Tullamore Farm update: calving, lambing and selling bulls
Inclement weather is making life on Tullamore Farm busier in a week when calving is progressing nicely, lambing is ramping up and 11 yearling bulls were sold in Roscrea Mart.
Soil test results: 34% of samples at optimum P, K and pH on Footprint Farms
Soil test results: 34% of samples at optimum P, K and pH on Footprint Farms
Using soil test results to target fertiliser applications can boost soil fertility, reduce costs and minimise environmental damage, writes Emma Hart.
Tullamore Farm: lambing kicks off with cows and calves turned to grass
Tullamore Farm: lambing kicks off with cows and calves turned to grass
The Tullamore Farm ewe flock has kicked off with lambing for 2024, while the dry spell has allowed for Shaun Diver to get some cows and calves to turn out some more cattle.
Shorthorn cows and short supply chains in Co Antrim
Shorthorn cows and short supply chains in Co Antrim
It’s tempting to be sentimental – or dismissive - about such a small traditional system but, make no mistake, this herd pays its way, writes Brendan Dunford.
Intra-nasal vaccination: a corner stone in calf rearingSPONSORED
Intra-nasal vaccination: a corner stone in calf rearing
Tom Crowley is a busy man! As well as being a family man, he works off farm doing farm building and repairs. On the farm he’s built up a pedigree herd of Aubracs and is rearing 50 dairy-to-beef calves
Bolstering immunity with Bovilis Bovipast RSP: reduce and control pneumoniaSPONSORED
Bolstering immunity with Bovilis Bovipast RSP: reduce and control pneumonia
Sarah Higgins, ruminant and equine veterinary manager with MSD Animal Health, answers some frequently asked questions on bovine respiratory disease (BRD) and Bovilis Bovipast RSP.
Labour friendly vaccination in Co. MayoSPONSORED
Labour friendly vaccination in Co. Mayo
John Sheridan’s family farm near Ballinrobe, Mayo, combines cattle and pigs, but it’s the 500-sow farrow to finish pig unit that is his passion. It’s a high-welfare operation and it’s PRRS virus free.
Beware of fallen poles and cablesSPONSORED
Beware of fallen poles and cables
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