Mark Grave, CEO AWEX Martin Oppenheimer Mark Murphy Karbullah Poll Merino Non-Mulesed reaction to Freeze Branding Sheep Central | Terry Sim | December 9, 2019 AWEX is maintaining silence on its position on sheep freeze branding as some Merino breeders mount a campaign opposing [...]
Dr Andrew Whale Pain Relief, Gold Standard Required Sheep Central | James Nason | November 20, 2019 RESEARCH to identify a ‘gold standard’ for sheep pain relief should be fast-tracked to enable producers to effectively compare the available pain relief products, a Victorian veterinarian [...]
Freeze mulesing Sheep Central, November 6, 2019 6 November 2019-The latest procedure touted as an alternative to mulesing, developed by Victorian vet Dr Steinfort, is not the solution says leading animal welfare groups, Humane Society International (HSI) and FOUR PAWS. [...]
Shirley Handy Wild Pigs around trap Biodiversity Field Day Feral Cats on Five Corners Biodiversity Conservation Trust The Land | Lucy Kinbacher | October 17, 2019 A growing number of NSW landholders are voluntarily converting their properties into conservation areas as a result of the [...]
Brands force Authentico scheme to drop wool from mulesed flocks Sheep Central | Terry Sim | October 16, 2019 AUSTRALIA’S arm of international luxury fibre processor The Schneider Group has decided to accept only wool from non-mulesed or ceased mulesed flocks for branding under its Authentico integrity scheme. The Authentico scheme was launched last [...]
Click logo to visit petition page To all those growers who have ceased mulesing, we recommend you sign this petition. Help improve demand for non-mulesed wool. Four Paws "Wear it Kind" A petition Every year millions of Australian lambs raised for wool production continue to suffer the brutal mutilation [...]
Mulesing Ban Risks Millions of Sheep - NSW Farmers Farmonline | Vernon Graham | October 2, 2019 The NSW Farmers Association says a new push to ban mulesing in the state would put millions of sheep at risk. Legislation to ban mulesing in NSW has been introduced into the State Parliament by the Animal [...]
Production continues to decline Australian Wool Testing Authority | October 1, 2019 The progressive total (YTD September) of wool tested by the AWTA compared to the same period last year has declined by 14.2% (by volume). Wool production is now forecast to fall to 285 million kgs, the lowest level since 1924. Clearly, the [...]
Confusion in China - Stocks low Farmonline | Vernon Graham | Sept 23, 2019 Greasy wool stocks are running low in China which should be good news for prices in the next few weeks. Speaking from China after the annual Nanjing Wool Market Conference at the weekend, Australian Wool Innovation's trade consultant, Scott Carmody, [...]
Proposed Mulesing Definition Change Sheep Central | Terry Sim | September 16, 2019 OPPOSITION is mounting this week to a proposed change “by stealth” of the definition of sheep mulesing in Victoria. Under the Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Sheep, mulesing is [...]
