The recent update to the Australian Veterinary Association's (AVA) policy on mulesing has once again placed this issue under the spotlight. While much attention has focused on the AVA's support for a phase-out of mulesing, it is equally important to acknowledge what the policy also recognises, that flystrike remains a severe animal welfare problem, and an immediate ban on mulesing would create significant adverse consequences for sheep welfare. The AVA has deliberately not ca

Hi All, It is great to see some strong positives in the wool and sheep industry currently. Wool prices have got near to where they need to be and although they have eased slightly let’s hope we see these values for some time. Meat prices are forecast to hold well. There is always however a list of challenges that we continue to manage as wool and sheep producers and primary producers in general. I would like to focus on the re-emerging threat of rabbits. A couple of interesti

A delegation from Indian wool processor, Wool India, has completed a visit to Australia to explore opportunities to process greater volumes of Australian wool through its operations, in a further sign of India’s growing potential as a destination market for Australian wool. Wool India, a multigenerational family-owned wool processing business based in Bikaner, Rajasthan, has traditionally focused on coarser wools suited to carpet and interior textile applications. The company