29 Sep 00 |
A BIG crowd was on hand at the York Showgrounds last week to support the inaugural York Prime ram sale where prices reached a top of $390.
While the sale didn't reach fantastic heights, there was plenty of optimism from the breeders involved to sug
29 Sep 00 |
A GOOD group of consistent High Valley buyers saw good competition on rams offered at last week's on-property sale where prices reached a top of $3500.
High Valley principal Ken Gray was pretty happy with the sale result, which saw an 82 per cent c
29 Sep 00 |
AFTER only eight years of on-property sales, Rathmona Merino stud hit the jackpot last week, reaching a top price of $1150 to record its best sale to date.
With an extra 22 rams on offer this year, including six 1999 drop Poll Merinos, the average
29 Sep 00 |
EVERYTHING was up at Barloo's outstanding ram sale last week ‹ averages, top price plus everyone's spirits.
There was a definite air of optimism about the wool industry on the day that woolgrowers voted to stick with WoolStock and at the Gnowanger
29 Sep 00 | FOUR years after Australia was on the brink of losing the important Middle Eastern live sheep trade, due to the increased prevalence of scabby mouth, incidents of the disease are now almost negligible.
The problem was overcome by an industry wide pro
29 Sep 00 | THE WA Farmers Federation has successfully lobbied the State Government for dairy farmers to convert their Dairy Structural Adjustment Package (DSAP) entitlement into up-front payments.
WAFF Dairy Section sent a letter in August to Primary Industry M
29 Sep 00 | THE joint live export support program between Livecorp and Meat and Livestock Australia reached an important milestone recently with the completion of a cattle restraining facility for Indonesian abattoirs.
Livecorp chief executive officer Kevin Shie
29 Sep 00 | THE cost of restructuring and redundancies has left a deep hole in Bonlac Food's earnings this year, despite an increase in sales and revenue.
Bonlac reported a 6.7 per cent increase in total revenue to $1.3 billion for 1999-2000, but low commodity
29 Sep 00 | NEW draft labelling laws warning parents not to replace breast milk with cows milk for infants under 12 months old have been shelved by the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Authority (ANZFA).
The proposed new labelling was to have been included i
28 Sep 00 |
STEERS were hot property at the Yanrey special cattle sale run by Wesfarmers Dalgety last week at Midland, where they sold for a top of 145c/kg.
Yanrey station, Carnarvon, sent 900 cattle, including steers and heifers, while Mardathuna, Yinnithara
28 Sep 00 |
AN excellent yarding and keen buyers pushed the top price to $1500 at the inaugural combined Perenjori/Morawa ram sale last week.
With rams ideally suited to the region's environment, with tremendous growth and frame along with good constitutions,
28 Sep 00 |
MILLSTON stud once again offered a spectacular display of Merino rams, with the top price almost double last year's at $2250, paid by Muntadgin farmers TR Major.
The Elders, Wesfarmers Dalgety joint sale was certainly not one to be missed with a la
28 Sep 00 |
A LARGE gathering at the annual Kooringal Valley on-property ram sale pushed the top price to a huge $1250, $800 up on last year's top.
The sale grossed $28,150 and had a huge clearance of 85 per cent with 60 rams selling under the hammer and the m
28 Sep 00 |
YET another good, positive ram sale was pencilled in on the WA Merino calendar last week where $1500 was top at Wongan Hills.
At the Elders-Wesfarmers Dalgety multi-vendor sale, where four Merino studs sold 59 rams, there was an 88 per cent clearan
28 Sep 00 |
NOT exactly coffin-cheaters, but 4.5yo ewes fetched the $23.40 top price at a ripper Narngulu sale last week.
Every one of the 5300-head offering at the buoyant Wesfarmers Dalgety special ewe sale was sold to great demand from graziers and the trad
28 Sep 00 | TWO of Riverina's best known wool industry identities, Bill Lamb and Alec Morrison, have been awarded life memberships of the Riverina Stud Merino field days.
The pair was commended by Federal MP Tim Fischer for their solid contribution to the Merino
28 Sep 00 |
SLIGHTLY less than the advertised number of store cattle were offered at the Elders Boyanup sale held last Friday.
Buyers were still presented with a good selection of excellent store types and values were fully equal with recent sales.
Beef steer
28 Sep 00 |
INTEREST, enthusiasm and prices were all up at the annual Merredin pre-mating sale as Seven Oaks South again topped the sale, with a magnificent Poll Merino, which was bought by Hiscox and Son, Gabbin, for $2600.
The top priced Seven Oaks South Mer
28 Sep 00 |
A QUALITY offering of Poll Dorset rams and ewes at the Jolma stud ram sale resulted in a top price of $1000 on a stud ram and a solid 95 per cent clearance overall.
A total of 144 rams were offered at last week's sale, with flock ram numbers reduce
28 Sep 00 |
QUALITY was rewarded at last week's Cramphorne ram sale where a top sale price of $3050 and a 93 per cent clearance was recorded along with both Merino and Poll Merino categories gaining higher averages than last year.
Elders stud stock auctioneer
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