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Merino ewes to $216 at Urana

10 Feb 12 | GENUINE Riverina-bred sheep commanded the top money at the 77th annual special sheep sale at Urana today.

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Merino buyers spoilt for choice at GSSM

10 Feb 12 | MERINO buyers still rolling in confidence from the buoyant sheep and lamb prices and regular spikes in the wool market in the past 12 months came armed with the cash to buy quality stud rams at last week’s Great Southern Supreme Merino ram sale at Canberra.

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Sticking to Merinos pays off

10 Feb 12 | THE challenge of breeding good Merinos has always stuck with Barry Carruthers, who enjoys producing sheep that consistently grow “good genuine medium wool fleeces”, soft handling and plenty of it.

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Mungadal takes out Peppin Shaw

09 Feb 12 | A TWO man show has snagged the top gong in the prestigious Riverina Peppin Shaw ewe competition.

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Peppin-Shaw finally comes of age

08 Feb 12 | THE annual Peppin-Shaw Riverina ewe flock competition has finally reached its 21st birthday, a milestone that had eluded the world class event for five extra years since its inception due to a checkered history of droughts and flooding rains.

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Tara Park impresses at GSSM

08 Feb 12 | AFTER a couple of years out of the showring, the Evans family’s Tara Park Merino stud, Boorowa, burst back on the scene with a bang by taking out the supreme exhibit title at the Great Southern Supreme Merino (GSSM) Show on January 21 and 22.

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Genetics the key to Merino profit

01 Feb 12 | THOSE that breed Merinos are in no doubt it is a profitable enterprise, but now there is also plenty of trial data to prove it. |

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Getting the sums right at Beckom

31 Jan 12 | WHILE lotfeeding can be a challenging option, it can provide profitable returns – if the sums are done right.

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Keeping lamb on the table for years to come

26 Jan 12 | While Lambassador Sam Kekovich is again out fighting ‘un-Australianism’ in the public arena, the sheep industry’s top researchers are quietly doing their bit to ensure lamb remains the country’s national dish on Australia Day for years to come. |

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Tea tree oil beats fly strike and sheep lice

26 Jan 12 | THE war against fly strike and lice infestations in sheep has taken a positive turn with new research showing that tea tree oil is very effective in treating both of the afflictions.

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Delungra’s $45,000 record ram

25 Jan 12 | SELLING six head of sheep for a grand total of $78,000 isn't a bad day's work, particularly when one ram alone makes a record breaking $45,000.

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New England Merino Field Days a big hit

18 Jan 12 | ORGANISERS and stud breeders are celebrating yet another successful New England Merino Field Days (NEMFD) with record numbers recorded across the two-day bi-annual event.

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Finewool benchmark

18 Jan 12 | OBJECTIVE selection for fleece weight and fibre dia- meter at a Parkes Merino operation is proving fruitful.

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Sales strength raises hopes for Canberra

17 Jan 12 | AN INCREASED offering at the Great Southern Supreme Merino (GSSM) sale later this month is expected to draw a good crowd of keen buyers.

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Concerns expressed after 200 sheep killed in truck crash

16 Jan 12 | OVER 200 sheep were killed after a heavy vehicle rolled on Millthorpe Road on Friday evening. |

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Cashing in on lamb plan

13 Jan 12 | TAMWORTH lamb producer Tony McCulloch jokes the best thing about running prime lambs is the price, so he’ll be happy later this month when more go to market.

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Sheep supply strong as Goulburn first-cross ewes hit $262

12 Jan 12 | SUPPLY more than doubled from last year and there was plenty of enthusiasm from the large crowd of buyers to match at last Friday’s annual Goulburn-Crookwell crossbred ewe sale.

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Stable year predicted for lamb

09 Jan 12 | LAMBS rounded out 2011 on a strong note after a year of price volatility, but 2012 holds hopes for more consistency as well as an increase in national production. |

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Cooma ends year on high

01 Jan 12 | PRICES rose across the board for the final Cooma sheep and lamb sale in NSW for 2011, where 6500 lambs and 3800 sheep were yarded.

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Howzat: Pink lambs raise a pretty penny at Trangie

21 Dec 11 | TUBBY Taylor and Warnie both sold at $500 each while another dozen cricketing namesakes ended up grossing $6750 to average $482 at last week’s Dubbo sheep and lamb sale.

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