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SA sheep numbers back without Naracoorte

14 May 12 | ONLY two sheep markets were held last week with Naracoorte not having a sale, and as a result there were less numbers of both lambs and sheep yarded.

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Moby sails through

12 May 12 | A DESIRE to increase production on the family farm led young Mid North farmer Andrew Hall down the path of trialing Moby forage barley three years ago.

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Walk over weighing one step away

11 May 12 | The Cooperative Research Centre for Sheep Industry Innovation (Sheep CRC) is calling for proposals to develop and commercialise an integrated walk over weighing system for sheep, and is offering significant funding towards the manufacture and marketing of the best prototype.

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Evidence mounting for targeted worm treatment in sheep

11 May 12 | Evidence is mounting that selective treatment of adult sheep to control worms can work under south east Australian conditions and help prevent the build-up of drench resistance, following the completion of year one of a two-year field trial. |

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Lamb slides on large yardings

03 May 12 | LAMB'S golden run has come to at least a temporary end as prices ease by more than $1.50 a kilogram on the same time last year. |

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Can earlier joining accelerate flock rebuilding?

01 May 12 | High lamb prices and low supply mean that many producers are keen to build flock numbers, but how best to do it?

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Lamb prices set for wild market ride

29 Apr 12 | What a shocker for lamb producers last week: buyers slashed prices in saleyards and on-hooks at rates that made many agents' and vendors' heads spin. | Producers unscramble free-range ... | Strategies to boost the ...

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How to Holt environmental degradation

28 Apr 12 | THE ENVIRONMENT has always been a key consideration for the Holt family, Burn Brae, Flaxman's Valley. |

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Strategies to boost the productivity of your ewe flock

23 Apr 12 | TARGETED genetic selection, good animal nutrition and best practice management will produce high performance sheep that maximise profits.

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Fox control can boost State’s lambing rates

23 Apr 12 | EFFECTIVE fox control strategies can boost lambing percentages by 30 per cent, according to Natural Resources Management North Para district officer David Hughes.

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Medics nourish Merinos

22 Apr 12 | MERINOS are the focus of Brad Davey's sheep grazing and cropping property at Port Neill on the Eyre Peninsula and medics play an important tool in helping him get the best out of his livestock.

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GPS trackers keep an eye on sheep habits

19 Apr 12 | GPS technology could soon be used to boost productivity gains in the livestock industry, with several university research projects yielding positive results. New South Wales

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Information Nucleus delivers for sheep industry in all climates

16 Apr 12 | A NATIONAL sheep genetic research program is tackling head-on the dramatically different environmental conditions sheep producers encounter in different parts of Australia.

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It's personal preference

08 Apr 12 | THERE has been a whole lot of information available to livestock producers about the falling numbers of the national flock and despite the build-up of numbers in the past few years of reasonable climatic conditions, the composition of our flock deserves some inspection. | Sheep bring diverse gains | High-tech sales take big steps

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