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Being told 'you cry too much' just made Maxi more determined to excel at shearing
By Angus Verley

Once a rare sight in a shearing shed, women are now working alongside men in one of the toughest jobs in the country. Here's why that's very good news for the industry.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-01/female-shearers-save-industry-as-demand-soars/103906656

#WomenInAgriculture #SheepProduction #Women #WomensRights #FarmLabour #Farmers #RuralWomen #AngusVerley

French shearer facing deportation amid worker shortage says visa regulations need to change
By Lucas Forbes

Nicolas Hardy arrived in Australia at the peak of a shearer shortage and "went to the sheds" to back up the wool industry. Three years later, his employer wants to keep him but his visa options are running out.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-10/french-shearer-claims-visa-regulation-hurting-wool-industry/103291722

#FarmLabour #Wool #Livestock #SheepProduction #Work #ImmigrationPolicy #LucasForbes

Mixed lockdown messages create shear confusion for SA sheep industry SA Police says shearing contractors can continue to work despite some of them being told by officers to stop on the first day of lockdown yesterday. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-20/shearing-industry-covid-19-confusion-during-sa-lockdown/12903184 #SheepProduction #Agribusiness #Lockdown #COVID-19 #Wool

Planning Christmas lunch? Here's everything you need to know to support Aussie producers Australia's supply of popular Christmas foods is plentiful heading into the holiday season as food sectors bounce back from the pandemic. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-18/a-guide-to-supporting-farmers-with-your-2020-christmas-spread/12890344 #PoultryandEggProduction #Fishing,Aquaculture #AgriculturalCrops #SheepProduction #FoodandBeverage #FoodProcessing #FoodandCooking #PigProduction

The 'skeleton in the farmyard closet': New methods and technologies aim to eliminate pain from livestock procedures Some wool growers are investing in pain-free methods for mulesing, docking and castrating their lambs. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-15/new-methods-for-pain-free-mulesing-docking-castration-in-lambs/12875426 #ScienceandTechnology #VeterinaryMedicine #LivestockWelfare #SheepProduction #Livestock #Rural

Aphid outbreak prompts animal welfare concerns from authorities Farmers in south eastern NSW battle an aphid infestation on a scale never seen before, prompting animal welfare concerns. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-21/cowpea-aphid-outbreak-prompts-animal-welfare-alert-for-graziers/12797184 #AgriculturalCrops #SheepProduction #PestManagement #Pests

Facelift on the cards for historic Tasmanian property Tasmanian farm property which is home to two historic homesteads, gets a facelift as it diversifies to welcome farm tourists. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-07/historic-enstone-park-tasmania-diversifies-into-farm-tourism/12734676 #SheepProduction #HistoricGardens #RuralTourism #History

Shearing the Rams mural unveiled to celebrate 130 years of famous Tom Roberts painting Australian artist Tom Roberts painted Shearing the Rams in 1890, now 130 years later a mural is introducing an old masterpiece to a new generation. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-04/shearing-the-rams-mural-corowa-by-tracy-hancock/12729114 #ArtsandEntertainment #CommunityandSociety #SheepProduction #RuralTourism #VisualArt #Livestock #Painting #History #Person

Wide Bay locals moving to acreages are buying sheep Raising sheep becomes popular with people moving to acreage properties in the Wide Bay for a tree change. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-02/sheep-popular-with-acreage-dwellers-in-the-wide-bay/12721860 #SustainableandAlternativeFarming #SheepProduction #Agribusiness #Livestock

Wild dogs, drought, drove the shearers away. But one man is bringing wool back to wool country Built on the back of the sheep, this small outback town slowly lost all its shearers. Now, thanks to predator-proof fencing, Matthew 'Bear' Baillie follows in his father's and grandfather's footsteps to revive a homegrown shearing team. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-01/wool-returning-to-western-queensland/12716438 #SheepProduction #RuralYouth #People

Click go the shears for 70 years: Why this 86-year-old has no plans to swap his clippers for slippers Colin McGillivray has been shearing sheep since the 1940s but he's "never had a sore back" and has no intention of giving up his passion in life. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-30/echucas-colin-mcgillivray-86-has-been-shearing-for-70-years/12716716 #LivestockWelfare #SheepProduction #Agriculture #People #Wool

Record rain has outback SA stations rejoicing as SES warns of flash flooding Rain brings relief to pastoralists who have suffered through another drier-than-average winter, while rain and wind damages trees and properties. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-19/record-rain-has-sa-outback-stations-rejoicing/12681156 #SheepProduction #StormEvent #BeefCattle #Livestock #Rainfall #Weather #Drought #Rural

742km, $37.5m and hopes of priceless peace of mind as dog fence extension gets underway Work to extend a predator-proof fence along NSW's borders with Queensland and SA has begun, and for many farmers it's a welcome relief in more ways than one. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-14/nsw-37m-dog-fence-extension-underway/12660420 #LivestockWelfare #SheepProduction #PestManagement #BeefCattle #Livestock #Pests

No Royal Show? No worries: School sheep show goes on, celebrating 10 years Despite the Royal Adelaide Show being cancelled for 2020, school students have taken part in the South Australian merino wether competition at the showgrounds. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-09-11/wether-sheep-competition-goes-ahead-10-years/12649016 #SheepProduction #RuralYouth #Livestock #Rural

How these farmers lost homes, cattle and their faith in the Rural Fire Service Farmers from some of the most isolated parts of the Riverina Highlands say they've lost faith in the RFS after the devastating Black Summer bushfires. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-11/farmers-angry-at-rfs-bushfire-fighting-strategy/12614042 #RoyalCommissions #SheepProduction #FireService #BeefCattle #Bushfire

Meet the most northern grazier in the country, holding on despite the odds While the once booming wool industry has long been vacant from the paddocks of north-west Queensland, this family are battling environmental and market conditions to make sure some sheep stay in the area. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-09-11/north-queensland-grazier-still-holds-onto-sheep-wood-production/12651390 #SheepProduction #RuralWomen #Wool

Wool industry body cops 50 per cent hit to revenue Australian Wool Innovation is reviewing 'every single' area of expenditure, after annual revenues collapsed by half following a wool price freefall. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-09-09/wool-industry-body-cops-hit-to-half-its-revenue/12646434 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #GovernmentandPolitics #AgriculturalMarketing #CorporateGovernance #AgriculturalPrices #AgriculturalPolicy #AgriculturalCrops #SheepProduction #Agribusiness

'Seismic' shift on the way as next-generation farmers take the reins Young farmers say the next 10 years will see a major transfer of land ownership to a new, educated, and business-savvy generation focused on sustainable, organic opportunities. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-04/young-farmers-land-ownerhip-shifts-to-next-generation/12533696 #SustainableandAlternativeFarming #AgriculturalPrices #SheepProduction #CropHarvesting #BeefCattle #RuralYouth

Privacy and tough love, boosting survival rates for spring lambs Farmers learn that there are a lot of dos and don'ts of rearing lambs, from privacy during birth to a bit of tough love. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-09-03/lamb-survival-practices-being-developed-for-farmers/12623922 #LivestockWelfare #SheepProduction #Livestock #Rural

Could working dogs help farmers improve their business and the environment? Farmers say moving livestock more often as part of a rotational system with the help of their working dogs improves management systems. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-09-03/sheep-cattle-grazing-environments-with-working-dogs/12619082 #SheepProduction #BeefCattle #Livestock #Rural

Positive weather forecast draws cautious optimism from outback graziers After a patchy and late wet season in north-west Queensland, a cautious sense of optimism is starting to creep in with a higher than average rainfall forecast in the coming months. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-08-28/positive-la-nina-weather-forecast-draws-cautious-optimism-from-/12593414 #SheepProduction #BeefCattle #Drought #Weather

End of an era for historic Killafaddy saleyards Killafaddy saleyards on the outskirts of Launceston holds its last auction to make way for a multi-agent facility at Powranna. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-08-27/last-sale-at-killafaddy/12588716 #AgriculturalMarketing #SheepProduction #BeefCattle #History

Early results of four-year trial of sheep grazing under solar panels sheds light on impact Grazing near and under panels has been debated for years, especially with the use of prime agricultural land for solar farms, but there are positive results from a new study. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-08-25/parkes-solar-panel-sheep-trial-early-positive-results/12581756 #SustainableandAlternativeFarming #AgriculturalPolicy #SheepProduction #SolarEnergy

Change to midweek Cowra lamb sales divides farming community A New South Wales community famous for its lamb has found itself stuck in a debate over which day of the week the livestock sales should be held. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-08-20/cowra-lamb-sale-day-divides-community/12577126 #LivestockWelfare #SheepProduction #Regional

'Thought she was joking': Farmers told to put sheep, hay on planes to 'avoid' border restrictions Forget snakes on a plane, border residents have been told they should stash hay bales, sheep and beekeeping equipment on aircraft to overcome coronavirus restrictions. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-08-20/farmers-told-to-fly-livestock-to-avoid-covid-19-restrictions/12574610 #LivestockWelfare #SheepProduction #FarmLabour #Beekeeping #Livestock #Rural

Victorian agriculture workers can now cross into NSW without quarantining Farmers, contractors and those employed in the agriculture sector can now cross from Victoria into New South Wales without quarantining in Sydney for two weeks. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-08-18/victorian-agriculture-workers-can-cross-into-nsw-coronavirus/12558944 #AgriculturalCrops #LivestockWelfare #SheepProduction #DairyProduction #Horticulture #RuralWomen #BeefCattle #FruitCrops #Livestock #COVID-19

Mrs Lambkin knits up a storm to help orphaned lambs A passion for helping lambs survive the cold has reignited a Perth resident's love of knitting, and saved her from "going nuts" during coronavirus restrictions. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-08-13/perth-resident-knits-jumpers-orphaned-lambs/12545784 #CommunityandSociety #SheepProduction #Animals #Craft #Rural

Coronavirus concerns prompt interest in on-farm meat processing A pork producer says interest in on-farm meat processing has increased since the coronavirus pandemic. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-10/covid-prompts-interest-in-on-farm-meat-processing/12540894 #SheepProduction #GoatProduction #PigProduction #Livestock

'You never surrender': Old tapes reveal 'Bunda's' life on the Darling Downs after frontier wars Old tape recordings of a renowned Queensland Aboriginal elder gives an insight into life on the Darling Downs after the frontier wars. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-04/old-tapes-unearth-aboriginal-history-of-jimbour-station/12454214 #IndigenousPolicy #SheepProduction #Colonialism #Aboriginal #BeefCattle

Shortage of shearers in WA as pandemic, diminishing flock take their toll Western Australia is facing a shortage of shearers and woolshed workers as contractors struggle to fill teams for the upcoming spring harvest. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-08-02/covid-19-and-industry-changes-drive-shearing-shortage/12505218 #AgriculturalPrices #SheepProduction #Rural #Work

Animal Justice Party tells wool industry to adapt or move on, as calls to ban mulesing reignite The practice of mulesing sheep could be banned in NSW by next year, if the Animal Justice Party gets its desired outcome from a New South Wales Upper House inquiry next month. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-30/mulesing-ban-attempt-by-nsw-animal-justice-party/12503440 #LivestockWelfare #SheepProduction #AnimalWelfare #Livestock #Animals #Rural #Wool

Animal Justice Party tells wool industry to adapt or move on, as calls to ban mulesing reignite The practice of mulesing sheep could be banned in NSW by next year, if the Animal Justice Party gets its desired outcome from a New South Wales Upper House inquiry next month. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-30/mulesing-debate-flares-up-again/12503440 #LivestockWelfare #SheepProduction #AnimalWelfare #Livestock #Animals #Rural #Wool