SHEEP

Challenging conditions prompt producers to cut back ewe numbers

The national ewe flock is expected to drop by nine per cent over 12 months.

Almost a fifth of WA breeding ewes could be gone by next year, with 58 per cent of WA producers intending to cut back numbers, which could have lasting consequences on the national flock.

Almost a fifth of WA breeding ewes could be gone by next year, with 58 per cent of WA producers intending to cut back numbers, which could have lasting consequences on the national flock. | Credits: Mark Saunders, Kondinin Group.

CHALLENGING conditions have prompted sheep producers to re-consider the size of their breeding ewe flocks, with a recent survey revealing 41 per cent intended to cut back numbers.  Results from the...

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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 Kondinin team.

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