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Peak wool grower body WoolProducers Australia has described the Albanese Government’s budget denial of $2 million to establish a trade policy program as another “kick in the teeth” for Australian growers Read for free 👉 loom.ly/CwNWJOw

AUSTRALIA’S sheep and wool industries, and regional communities, are being treated as sacrificial lambs to meet other political agendas, according to New South Wales wool broker Moses and Son managing director Martin Moses Read for free 👉 loom.ly/NyzZ3_0

Winton wool grower and classer Jodi Axford has received the prestigious Dr Jim Watts Memorial Medal for her skill at marketing sheep, meat and wool in a challenging environment, and commitment to bettering her community 👉 loom.ly/z_kigys

Use of the Australian Farmers’ Fighting Fund, a political campaign and legal challenges were being considered to defeat the Albanese Government’s proposed live sheep export phaseout by 2028, Sheep Central 👉 loom.ly/lEkDM3A

The Animal Justice Party has confirmed it did a preference deal with the Albanese Government to secure its policy to phase out live sheep exports by sea, just months after Agriculture Minister Murray Watt claimed he had no knowledge of such deals 👉 loom.ly/IH0miBk

In this week’s property review, Rabobank’s Brad James talks about a range of financial issues that can impact rural property buying decisions 👉 loom.ly/4_5ZpXs

Victoria's BestWool BestLamb and BetterBeef conference will be held together for the first time in Ballarat next month. Agriculture Victoria senior specialist, Lyndon Kubeil said it is the first time 👉 loom.ly/VtShqoo

World record shearer Catherine Mullooly has helped fill a two-day shearing workshop in Victoria within 24 hours, highlighting the growing role of women on the handpiece in Australian wool sheds 👉 loom.ly/sYBffIs

Australian farmers will be able to access almost $520 million in Future Drought Fund programs from 1 July Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced at Beef2024 in Rockhampton today 👉 loom.ly/oVwgBEE

King Island farmers are expected to receive sorely needed drought fodder from the Lions charity Need for Feed by 19 May after the Port of Welshpool was finalised as the shipment’s Victorian departure point 👉 loom.ly/kTdN0zg

A new world record of $40,000 for a border collie is just the latest in a series of votes of confidence in the stock-rating working dogs of Casino breeder Joe Leven 👉 loom.ly/jm0WibQ

Meat & Livestock Australia has launched its new Sheep Genetics podcast to help producers make the best use of the genetic tools available 👉 loom.ly/cxcvvPY

The overall clearance rate of last week’s AuctionsPlus commercial sheep and lamb offering fell by a quarter to 32 percent on the back of reduced listings before the ANZAC Day public holiday 👉 loom.ly/O-5H64U

The main drivers for reporting of sustainability credentials in Australian red meat value chains are not consumers but banks and Government, which are under pressure to implement their own sustainability reporting requirements 👉 loom.ly/d4mr1pg

Lions charity Need for Feed has been denied access to Victoria’s Apollo Bay port for a shipment of fodder and cattle pellets destined for drought-stricken King Island farmers 👉 loom.ly/Q79tIDU

Western Australian sheep and cattle producers have been given an extra week to complete a seasonal and market conditions survey 👉 loom.ly/sw7BEvs

New South Wales livestock producers have been promised electronic identification ear tags for sheep and goats for a net cost of $1, under a discounting program announced today 👉 loom.ly/n_ES52Y

Online sheep purchasers paid more for selected lines of scanned in-lamb and joined ewes on AuctionsPlus last week 👉 loom.ly/SmRt2xQ

More than 500 tonnes of fodder bound for drought-affected livestock producers on King Island has passed biosecurity checks, but Victorian authorities are yet to decide what port it will be shipped from 👉 loom.ly/vp_QNJc