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On the nose: University of Western Australia’s Graeme Martin has supervised a study looking into which odours from Merino wool attract blowflies. Photo courtesy Graeme Martin.

Lateral thinking leads to innovative work towards flystrike management

New UWA paper looks at which sheep odours attract blowflies in a step towards resistance breeding.

06 March 2024

The national sheep flock is set to decline, says MLA. Picture Mark Saunders.

National sheep flock set to decline

Australian sheep flock set to drop 2.9 per cent to 76.5 million in 2024.

04 March 2024

Updated: University of New England’s Sam Wilkom, with sheep producers John Keiller, Portland, Victoria, and Matt Kelly, Hamilton, Victoria, pictured at the Bendigo MLA Update in November last year. Photos: Claire Harris.

SBV on the cards for shedding trait

New breeding value set to simplify transition to shedding sheep.

29 January 2024

The WA Government has extended its eID Tag Incentive Scheme until the end of next year. Photo courtesy of DPIRD.

WA electronic tag discount scheme extended

WA sheep and goat producers have until the end of next year to get discounted eID tags.

17 November 2023

A footrot case has been confirmed in WA. Image courtesy DPIRD.

DPIRD confirms footrot detection in WA

Footrot has been detected in WA.

30 November 2022

Producers who participated in MLA's adoption programs are reaping the benefits.

Adoption programs bring huge benefits to producers

Almost 11,000 participated in MLA adoption learning activities.

07 October 2022

Wool harvesting innovations from AWI

A key priority for AWI is to encourage the development of new technological innovations.

09 June 2022

Electronic tagging allows for lifetime traceability for disease outbreaks and food safety.

Victorian sheep producers set NLIS tag record

More than 51 million NLIS sheep tags have been purchased in Victoria.

17 February 2022

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RESEARCH

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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.

Research Report: Sheds

Sheds play a vital role in farming, offering shelter and protection for people, machinery, livestock and valuable inputs like chemicals and fertiliser.

Research Report: Harvest Weed Seed Mills

The Report includes a round up of commercially-available batching plants as well as farmer-made approaches.

Research Report: Agritechnica 2023

Kondinin Group’s Mark Saunders, Ben White and Josh Giumelli went to Agritechnica, Germany. This report covers the key award winners from the event and some of the latest autonomous platforms displayed.

Research Report: Fronting Up

This Research Report looks at harvester fronts including research and expertise from Kondinin Group’s Ben White, with input from harvesting specialists Brett Asphar, Kassie Van Der Westhuizen, Murray Skayman and Martin Reichelt.

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