West Australian farmer Peter Reid has ridden the highs and lows of the wool industry for his entire working life and knows ...

In the early 1980s, a massive drought known as the "Great Dry" swept through eastern Australia. Massy's traditional farming practices had allowed his sheep to intensely graze the landscape, stripping ...

The industry that once carried the fortunes of regional Australia on its back is in the midst of a ­“profitability crisis”, ...

The disease, known as "fly strike," costs the Australian sheep farming industry an estimated $280 million a year. This study was carried out at 18 sites across the Marna Banggara Rewilding Project ...

A Western Australia-based CSIRO program manager with high level political experience has been appointed the transition ...

Live sheep exports hit a record low in 2024, but industry experts still say it's not a declining trade, with nations ...

AUSTRALIA is already well-prepared for the possibility of avian influenza spreading to livestock species such as sheep, ...

Issy Armstrong, Wagga Wagga, NSW, will compete at the SA Sheep Expo for the third year in a row. This year she has been ...

To phase out the trade, the Federal Government has offered $107 million to expand local sheep processing plants to try and boost capacity to buy local meat. But, Western Australia's Agriculture ...

West Australian police are urging livestock producers to bolster their farm security, saying the theft of 50 sheep could be the start of a broader trend. The sheep were stolen from a property in ...

With the rising cost of sheep per head, police are concerned the theft may be the start of a trend. West Australian police are urging livestock producers to bolster their farm security ...