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WEBINAR RECORDING AVAILABLE: Pregnancy scanning
During February 2025 AWI Extension NSW in collaboration with AWI Extension QLD (Leading Sheep) delivered a series of webinars espousing the benefits of pregnancy scanning, delivered by Dr Sue Hatcher and Josh Cousins. If you missed these webinars you can view the recordings online anytime.
Scanning: an ultra sound investment (part one) – delivered by Dr Sue Hatcher from Makin Outcomes, this webinar covers the new AWI and MLA pregnancy scanning resources; the value of scanning with insights from a cost-benefit analysis; and making data-driven management and selection decision.
I have my scanning results: what now? (part two) – delivered by Josh Cousins, Cousins Merino Services, this webinar explains how to best prepare your sheep for scanning to enable optimum information capture (think accuracy and a smooth scanning process). Josh discusses how to manage the data you capture to provide productivity gains in your flock – with one, or more, years' worth of data. Plus plenty of questions answered from the perspective of a scanning contractor.
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Pre-joining management the key to reducing risk of Border disease
Border disease virus has recently been confirmed in Tasmania, following the investigation of a large composite ewe flock that experienced abortions, high lamb losses and the birth of multiple ‘hairy shaker’ lambs.
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Australian wool production forecast
The latest Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee's (AWPFC) third forecast of shorn wool production for 2025/26 season is 244.7 million kilograms greasy. This is 12% lower than the 2024/25 estimate and a 6.8 Mkg greasy downward revision of the August 2025 forecast.
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WEBINAR RECORDING AVAILABLE: Why stay in wool sheep?
The recording is now available of John Francis' recent webinar discussing the details of his independent analysis of the profitability of wool-growing enterprises.
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