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
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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
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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
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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...