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Improving MSA compliance in Queensland

15 June 2018

With late winter and spring identified as a challenging time for Queensland beef producers targeting Meat Standards Australia (MSA) requirements, here are some timely tips to help improve compliance.

MSA’s 2017 Australian Beef Eating Quality Insights  revealed average non-compliance for Queensland cattle throughout 2015–17 was the highest in August 2015, peaking again around spring in 2016, as a result of high pH (above 5.71).

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2019 Leading Breeder Conference

The 2019 Leading Breeder conference will be held on the 20th and 21st of March at the Dubbo Convention Centre.

The bi-annual conference will be held in conjunction with the Sheep CRC's Final Conference.

Please save the dates and further details on the agenda and registrations will be provided closer to the date.

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2019 Regional Forums

Regional Forums are a great way for Sheep Genetics clients to keep up to date with LAMBPLAN and MERINOSELECT and discover new ways to utilise ASBVs in your ram breeding enterprise.

16th May 2019 - Glen Innes NSW 23rd May 2019 - Bendigo VIC 30th May 2019 - Wagga Wagga NSW 6th June 2019 - Adelaide SA t.b.a July 2019 - Perth WA

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Goat prices gain ground

30 May 2018

Goat indicators are on the rise, while slaughter and exports have been tracking below year-ago levels.

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Over-the-hook (OTH) goat indicators, which typically increase over winter as supply tightens, have risen to 508¢/kg carcase weight (cwt) this week, up 24¢ from a fortnight ago. This is the first time the indicators have risen above 500¢/kg cwt since the market found a new level in September 2017. The recent upward trend may be influenced by the eastern states goat slaughter dropping to its lowest point since the beginning of the year, in contrast to 2017, which saw more numbers processed and uneventful price movements.

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A flavour-filled celebration

11 May 2018

Chefs at Beef Aust 2018

Celebrating the diversity of beef, including the 'hidden gems' of the beef carcase, was the focus of MLA’s chefs and butchers at Beef Australia 2018 this week.

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Young Sires Looking for Luuuuurve…..

​Unfortunately none of the Stanley Vale Ram team were successful in their applications for Bachelor in Paradise so Stanley Vale currently has limited 2 tooth rams available for sale. ​Average micron of the 2016 ram drop was 16um with an average greasy fleece weight of 3.2 kg when shorn at 10 months of age. All sale rams have individual fleece meas...
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2018 Sydney Royal Easter Show Wrap-up

The Lett Family, Conrayn Stud receiving their trophies at the Sydney Royal Easter Show
After a few busy weeks on the farm we managed to escape down to Sydney for the Easter Show. As always it was a fantastic few days catching up with everyone and viewing the sheep.Congratulations to Conrayn Stud on taking out Supreme Exhibit with their March Shorn Superfine Ram and to Nerstane Stud for taking out Supreme Merino Ewe with their March S...
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Positions Vacant - Manager and LAMBPLAN Development Officer

LAMBPLAN Development Officer

We are seeking a Development Officer to join our Sheep Genetics team in Armidale. This role is responsible for client interactions, service delivery and extension activities that increase the adoption and awareness of Sheep Genetics’ LAMBPLAN services, Australia’s system for describing the genetic potential of terminal and maternal meat sheep, to the ram breeding sector of the Australian sheep industry.
Applications close: 7th August 2018

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It never rains but it pours: 2018 New England Field Day Report

Weaning at Stanley Vale, Jan 2018. Before 50mls of rain fell
It never rains but it pours..... by Author At least that's how it felt (both literally & figuratively) when the New England Merino Field Days rolled around again on 12th and 13th January. In the week leading up to field days not only were we busy weaning at Stanley Vale but we also had (a very welcome) 50mls of rain fall during prepara...
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