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Outlook for sheep flock

<p>MECARDO looked at flock size predictions in August last year. In mid-2015 the sheep offtake was falling, and the scene looked set for the flock to increase. However, a dry spring scuppered the increase thereby maintaining downward pressure on the flock size. By Andrew Woods</p>

Jessica Strauss
Outlook for sheep flock

  With the southern sheep regions on the cusp of a new pasture season, it is time to look at flock projections for the coming year. Figure 1 shows the year on year change in the official estimate of...

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A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the farming sector, brought to you by the Farming Ahead team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the farming sector, brought to you by the Farming Ahead team.

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Research Report: Fronting Up

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