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AWI Extension NSW Webinar - Unpacking wool performance and measuring your flock's productivity
In the midst of industry speculation, and seasonal conditions, objective insights into wool enterprise performance are essential. In this webinar from AWI Extension NSW, Jess Paton, Agrista, takes a clear, evidence-based look at how wool enterprises are really performing, using recent Agrista benchmarking data. The session unpacks what the numbers are telling us, what is driving enterprise performance, and what this means for individual businesses. Jess also shares insights into the strengths and challenges of managing a wool enterprise, as well as take a look at how flock structure is changing. The aim of this webinar is to provide producers with clear, actionable steps to better understand their own enterprise performance and feel empowered to calculate key performance metrics within their own business.
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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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