3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (307+ words) countryman.com.au Millions of dollars have been awarded to more than 100 producers across WA’s sheep regions ahead of the approaching deadline to ban live sheep exports out of Australia in May 2028 The second round of grants through the…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (328+ words) countryman.com.au A Great Southern agricultural supplier that has become the WA agent for an automatic sheep feeder says interest has been enormous since launching the product two weeks ago Kojonup Agricultural Supplies exhibited at last week’s Newdegate…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (302+ words) countryman.com.au WA will be home to 10 trial sites for a new farmer-led national collaborative research project, which will focus on improving the resilience and productivity of sheep in low-rainfall systems Climate-Resilient Sheep Systems was designed to develop practical…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (367+ words) Newman Farms wins the champion fleece and ewe hogget competition at the 2026 Newdegate Machinery Field Days countryman.com.au A family operation has claimed a double at this year’s Newdegate Machinery Field Days, winning two major sheep competitions at…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (316+ words) countryman.com.au A family-run mixed sheep and cropping farm outside of Esperance is enjoying a bumper season thanks to “magnificent” rainfall on coastal sandplain country But the big wet threatened to be a drama for Stephen and Michelle…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (382+ words) countryman.com.au A father-son duo has secured 35 per cent of the Lewisdale Poll Merinos sale draft for their respective farming operations at Esperance Joe Della Vedova and son, Joey, put a substantial floor at Ray and Helen Lewis’ on-property…...

2+ week, 5+ hour ago   (349+ words) countryman.com.au There was plenty of talent on display in the ram shed at the Dowerin Machinery Field Days, with students from across WA putting their skills to the test in the young judges competition All up, 56 students participated…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (309+ words) countryman.com.au The Button family of Manunda Merino Stud claimed this year’s Katanning sheep expo supreme title, with their ram narrowly beating out a competing ewe The 2026 Rabobank WA Sheep Expo and Ram Sale was held in Katanning…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (278+ words) countryman.com.au A few weeks ago I wrote that livestock markets don’t necessarily price what is in front of them today — they price what they expect to be in front of them tomorrow I think the recent…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (215+ words) countryman.com.au Sheep and lamb prices have corrected from the record levels reached in July, but I’m not convinced increasing livestock supply is the reason I’ve compared national processing from July through to early August with the…...