AMIC appoints industry affairs GM Tim Ryan as interim CEO

Posted 2024-11-06 05:59:39 by: ONFARM Support

THE Australian Meat Industry Council has announced the appointment of its general manager of industry affairs, Tim Ryan, as interim chief executive officer while it undertakes the process of selecting the next permanent ...

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Australia wins shearing and wool handling trans-Tasman tests

Posted 2024-10-28 06:26:09 by: ONFARM Support

A GALLANT bid to claim New Zealand’s first trans-Tasman machine shearing test win in Australia since 2010 has again fallen short with a defeat by almost 29 points in the series’ 50th anniversary match in Western ...

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Kiwi shearers and wool handlers chase trans-Tasman clean sweep

Posted 2024-10-25 06:08:04 by: ONFARM Support

NEW Zealand’s shearing and wool handling team is gathering in Western Australia this weekend hopeful of a rare clean sweep of the trans-Tasman machine shearing, blade shearing and wool ...

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Full value of MSA lamb grading to come from cuts-based model

Posted 2024-10-18 05:43:21 by: ONFARM Support

  AUSTRALIAN lamb producers are putting more lambs through Meat Standards Australia pathways to boost eating quality for consumers — more than 2.37 million lambs in 2023-24. However, Australia’s ...

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Dubbo shearer sets new nine-hour Merino wether record

Posted 2024-10-14 05:24:16 by: ONFARM Support

DUBBO shearing contractor Steven Mudford became the only person to hold three world shearing record simultaneously when he took the wool off 421 Merino wethers in nine hours on ...

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Lamb carcase competition winners support quality payments

Posted 2024-10-14 04:44:39 by: ONFARM Support

WIDER payment of lambs on eating quality traits is supported by the organisers and winners of the Central Murray BestWool Bestlamb Hoof and Hook Carcase ...

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Carving a path to the future with robotic meat cutting innovation

Posted 2024-10-10 06:59:01 by: ONFARM Support

RESEARCHERS at the University of Southern Queensland are advancing the development of automated meat cutting technologies, teaching robots to ‘feel’ their way around a meat sample the way a boner or slicer does in the ...

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Chinese wool investment lifts and growers outline price concerns

Posted 2024-10-09 04:49:30 by: ONFARM Support

AUSTRALIAN wool growers and brokers were impressed by evidence of increased investment in wool processing in China during a recent Australian Wool Innovation-organised tour by future industry ...

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AMIC seeks new head as CEO Patrick Hutchinson steps down

Posted 2024-10-09 04:49:17 by: ONFARM Support

THE Australian Meat Industry Council will shortly start the process to find a new chief executive following the sudden announcement yesterday that chief executive officer Patrick Hutchinson will step down at the end of ...

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WA shearer Danielle Mauger joins NZ Merino Shears elite

Posted 2024-10-07 06:14:22 by: ONFARM Support

WESTERN Australian shearer Danielle Mauger has won the NZ Merino Shears senior shearing title – the third woman to do this in the history of the ...

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