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Lack of support ends World Sheep and Wool Congress

05 Mar 10 | IT is not the cancellation of the World Sheep and Wool Congress (WSWC) that its chairman Roger Fletcher finds hard to deal with. |

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Most dominant sheep breed by 2020: cleanskin sheep breeders make call

03 Mar 10 | THEY were cautious of the response in Australia’s Merino dominated state. But what the organisiers of the first Australian shedding sheep, or cleanskin organisation, did not bank on was packing out an Adelaide showground’s exhibition room with 230 people – 90 per cent producers - from six states of Australia and United States, South Africa and New Zealand at its first Australian symposium. |

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Stud pioneer touts sheep of the future

01 Mar 10 | LEADING South African sheep stud stock producer Clynton Collett, who pioneered the introduction of several dual purpose sheep breeds into Australia, has made possible a new meat breed for Australian producers that he said is the “low cost sheep of the future”. |

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Merino tops sheep profit test

26 Feb 10 | WATCH out Merino knockers: Western Australian researchers have identified that run under optimal Australian Lifetime wool conditions the Merino ewe storms ahead in a gross margin per breed comparison after finding “surprising” evidence that over conditioned cleanskin sheep breeds impaired reproduction capability. |

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Sheep flock decline near its end: MLA

18 Feb 10 | THE end is near – Meat and Livestock Australia has forecast the rate of decline in Austraia’s sheep flock will slow to just two per cent this year. | First-timers Yandembah win ... Visit The Land

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Middle East will power lamb market says MLA

17 Feb 10 | MIDDLE East demand will continue to power a strong lamb market in 2010. |

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Merino ewes to $200 a reality

17 Feb 10 | THE LIVESTOCK industry is entering a period where prices of $200 a head for Merino ewes will not be uncommon, according to Elders’ Riverina livestock coordinator, Ron Rutledge.

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VIDEO: Urana's record $188 joined ewes

15 Feb 10 | Joined Merino ewes sold for $188 a head at Urana, in the NSW Riverina, in what is believed to be a record price for the district. Stock & Land market analyst Murray Arnel reports.

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Joined Merino ewes to record $188 at Urana

12 Feb 10 | Joined Merino ewes sold for $188 a head at Urana, in the NSW Riverina, in what is believed to be a record price for the district.

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Merino ewe value underrated, supply undercut

11 Feb 10 | AS SHEEP breeders across the State continue to cash in on the high prime lamb market, concern about the future ewe supply strengthens. | Barellan first-cross ewes to $173 Visit The Land

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Barellan first-cross ewes to $173

09 Feb 10 | BUYERS competed under muddy conditions for first-cross ewes and lambs at the annual Barellan breeders' first-cross ewe sale, last Friday, where first-cross ewe lambs reached $170 and older ewes reached $173.

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Worms on the outer as kit success prevails

09 Feb 10 | WHEN Michael Mayled receives summer rain on his New England sheep property, the panic over what a Barbers Pole worm outbreak will deliver sets in. | Rain delivers price boost to ... Visit Stock & Land

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Poll preference gathers momentum

06 Feb 10 | THE Australian Poll Merino campaign might have finally pulled its biggest trump card over the Horn Merino faction after early stage reports from a new HornPoll DNA test reveal strong interest. | Coorong to Queensland: 5000 ... Visit Stock Journal

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Mt Ascot sets $8000 sale record

30 Jan 10 | THE sale of a Mount Ascot Merino ram last week for $8000 has set what is believed to be a record for a Queensland ram sold at auction within the State. | Exporters hope to get big bite ... Visit Queensland Country Life

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Lucerne flushing multiplies ovulation rates up to 22 per cent

29 Jan 10 | EWES flushed with lucerne have up to 22per cent higher ovulation rates than those grazing on dormant grass pasture. |

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| VIDEO: Dunedoo Merino ewes to $150

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And it's not just wool that's on the up

28 Jan 10 | COMMENTS that 2010 marks the start of a “golden era” for the Australian sheep industry may still be premature according to some analysts but figures continue to stack up in favour of sheep. |

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Record sheepmeat prices

22 Jan 10 | Despite numbers lifting 30 per cent at saleyards this week to be 6pc higher than this time last year, lamb prices are at record levels for January, according to Meat and Livestock Australia. | Tenderness keeps them cheering ... | Win a bull or $5000 worth of ...

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Ewe prices tipped to continue climbing

22 Jan 10 | BUYERS needed deep pockets to even get a bid in at sheep sales during the past fortnight, and agents are tipping ewes are only going to get dearer.

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WA hosts national lamb expo

21 Jan 10 | LAMBEX 2010 was launched by Minister for Agriculture and Food Terry Redman this week, with the national event set to showcase all facets of the lamb production industry.

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Soaring prices trigger rise in lamb production

21 Jan 10 | JUST on half of Australia’s lamb producers intend to increase production at the expense of alternate agricultural enterprises, as soaring demand for lamb and weak supply conditions caused prices to boom. |

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