Sheep
Agribusiness News February 2024 – Sheep
From a Land Down Under The 1st of January 2024 saw Year 2 of the Australian Free Trade Agreement begin. Where an allowance of 30,556 tonnes of sheep meat can…
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Sustainable Sheep Systems: Low Labour Input Genetics
In this webinar Daniel Stout, SAC Sheep Specialist, and Tim White, SIG, will discuss breeding for low labour genetics including lambing traits, worm resistance, tail length, dags and wool shedding.…
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Building Good Financial Habits With Cash Flow Forecasting
The statistics are clear; 80% of small businesses go under due to cash flow problems, not lack of profit. Building business resilience with good financial habits can make all the…
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Agribusiness News December 2023 – Sheep
Christmas is Coming! The national Christmas feast, the traditional turkey had supply issues last year, with the impact of avian influenza. This saw some families moving to other meats, where…
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Agribusiness News December 2023 – Input Costs: Ewe Management
Be conditioned about Conditioning Ewe Condition in Mid-Pregnancy Body condition scoring (BCS) is an essential tool for assessing the nutritional status of ewes. During mid-pregnancy, ideally, the BCS should be…
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Sheep mineral supplementation
Throughout the year and production cycle, the ewe goes through different phases requiring varying nutritional requirements. Part of these are minerals which are vital for growth, productivity, and immunity. Various…
Read More >Data Driven Decision Making: Flock Management
“You can’t manage what you can’t don’t measure!” This article has been written as a continuation of a series of webinars on flock management between Sheep Specialist, Daniel Stout,…
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Data Driven Decision Making: Flock Breeding Selection
Daniel Stout, SAC Sheep and Grassland Specialist alongside Duncan Nelless, farmer at Thistleyhaugh Farm, discuss using individual animal data to make more informed breeding decisions. It is very important to…
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Veterinary Declaration Requirements for EU Exports
From the 13th of December 2023, a new veterinary declaration rule is coming into force across the country. The new rule requires farmers to certify that any POAO (Products of…
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Agribusiness News October 2023 – Sheep
Prime sheep sales are starting to pick up pace after a slow start, with lambs taking longer to finish this year. The price is currently above that of the previous…
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