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Monday, June 23, 2025
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Sheepish view of Iceland

This week’s Over the Fence comes directly from Iceland where I have been examining the condition of Icelandic livestock, mainly sheep, which have recently lambed...

March shorn merinos set saleyards record

SA LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE DUBLIN REPORT Sheep - June 17 Numbers increased substantially as agents offered 10,000 lambs and 1500 sheep. Quality was generally fair to good...

Plovers and lapwings

WHAT BIRD IS THAT with Paul Taylor Occasionally, names of some birds are changed. Classification can be altered with recent advances in ornithology, resulting in...

Heavy lambs a highlight with new saleyard records

SA LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE DUBLIN REPORT Sheep. -June 10 Numbers reduced significantly as agents offered 4304 lambs and 425 sheep. Quality was again extremely mixed, however some...

Vater Machinery Season Break Competition called!

I am going to call it, this years break is as dodgy as last years and I am calling it Sunday, June 8. There...

Rural Aid relief bound for Eudunda

With many communities across the Mid North continue to battle drought conditions, Rural Aid is delivering a Farm Recovery Event to Eudunda from from...

New record lamb prices at Dublin

SA LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE DUBLIN REPORT Sheep - June 3 Another mixed quality offering came forward as agents offered 7500 lambs and 1800 sheep. The usual trade...

Season break not called yet

Finally some rain, but still not enough to declare a break. But it would appear that hopefully the season is on the turn. There...

Blessings upon the farmers

Adrian Cook has provided an account from Arise a Farmer's Hope, held across four days on May 14-17 at his property north of Mintaro....

Good competition for sheep off feedlot

SA LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE DUBLIN REPORT Sheep - May 27 Numbers remained similar as gents offered 9342 lambs and 2357 sheep. Quality was fair to good with...

Livestock SA collaborate for two-day event

Livestock SA has announced a collaboration with Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) and the University of Adelaide to deliver two days of industry events...