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Stock welfare panel numbers revealed as charities' role under new scrutiny
10+ hour, 29+ min ago (485+ words) A state budget estimates hearing has revealed exactly how many farmers have been required to attend stock welfare panels, as a new inquiry interrogates the role of animal charities in administering welfare enforcement. Stock welfare panels, made up of representatives…...
A tribute in wool: Grathlyn's record-breaking sweep honours the late Max Rayner
15+ hour, 34+ min ago (540+ words) Fleeces from sheep selected in 2024 by Andrew Rayner and his father, the late Max Rayner, Grathlyn Merinos, Hargraves, have swept aside the competition at the Sydney RAS fleece show. The Grathlyn fleeces were shown mainly in the housed or rugged…...
A masterclass in heritability: how four generations delivered this stud a major win
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (849+ words) A Poll Dorset ewe has capped off a collection of ribbons by claiming the supreme prime lamb exhibit of the 2026 Sydney Royal meat and dual purpose sheep interbreed, in a close contest with a formidable Border Leicester ram rival. Tattykeel…...
The ultimate tribute: grandfathers' legacy echoes in Young Auctioneer's win
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (382+ words) Sam Thomas might have been the one holding the microphone, but the voices of Mervin Thomas and Gregory Shanks were right there with him. The newly sashed Australian Livestock and Property Agents Association NSW Young Auctioneers champion credits his success…...
'We've been holding onto hope': wool price boom validates faith in Merinos
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (969+ words) Walcha wool producers Deanne Baines and Will Nicholls, Ruby Hills, were questioning whether it was worth sticking with Merino sheep. High shearing costs and low prices faltered confidence across the industry in recent years, but sticking to tradition has paid…...
Reggae icons The Wailers pack out regional pub after Bluesfest cancellation
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (23+ words) The Land Reggae icons The Wailers pack out regional pub after Bluesfest cancellation...
No compromise: change in bloodlines leads to lift in wool cut and carcase
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (637+ words) A change in breeding has helped boost carcase returns and wool cut, lower micron and made "life easier" for Robyn Cosgrove, West Charlton, Rockley. Ms Cosgrove took on management of the family farm in 2017, alongside partner Scott Burns. They run…...
'History made': national 2026 ALPA Young Auctioneers winner crowned in Sydney
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (515+ words) For the newly crowned 2026 Australian Livestock and Property Agents Association National Young Auctioneer champion, the win is more than just a trophy, it is the culmination of a childhood dream. And it was certainly a 'big sigh of relief' following…...
Can you hear the woolshed sigh? The restoration of a Liverpool Plains icon
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (1159+ words) Work has begun, in a studied and methodical manner, on the restoration of the state heritage-listed Windy Station woolshed at Pine Ridge on the Liverpool Plains. The woolshed is a historic, cathedral-like, 44-stand structure dating back to 1901 and is one…...
Meet the Tenterfield couple changing the way people think about pork
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (1065+ words) A commitment to producing what they describe as "unadulterated, ethical and sustainable" pork is paying off for small-scale pig farmers Emily Pierce and Glen Moir. Five years since they established their organic pig farm Le Bon Terroir D'emj near Tenterfield…...