It was great to talk with sheep producers and industry representatives about the current issues facing the sector, as well as the projects underway through Sheep Producers Australia.

Our visit formed part of SPA’s ongoing international engagement - ensuring Australian sheep producers are well-represented in global conversations which shape our trading environment and long-term competitiveness.

Great to be at MerinoLink talking about Sheep Producers Australia projects - The Future Flock and the Green Sheep Project - and hearing directly from producers about what they want and need from industry initiatives. Did we catch you there?

A survey is being disseminated to Australian sheep producers to investigate the demand for such technology, how seed contamination is being managed, identify the gaps in knowledge and the barriers to management. If you a sheep producer over 18 years of age the research team would love to receive your responses.

Kaylan Pugh is a Quality and Compliance Officer with Integrity Systems Company (ISC) - the organisation at the forefront of Australia’s red meat food-safety and traceability systems.

On February 20 the US Supreme Court ruled to uphold the lower court’s finding.  Following the Supreme Court ruling, the US Administration introduced a revised approach using an alternative legislative pathway under Section 122 of the US Trade Act (1974).  

Thank you to producers and the wider Sheep Producers Australia network for sharing, watching and engaging with recent social media content on the Australia–EU Free Trade Agreement - and to those producers who helped bring the issue to life through video contributions and on-farm perspectives.

For years, the European Union- Australia Free Trade Agreement has been viewed within industry as a key plank in a diversified trade strategy - the last remaining affluent, high-value consumer market where Australian sheepmeat does not yet enjoy commercially meaningful access.

Sheep Producers Australia supports the continuation of negotiations only on the clear and non-negotiable condition that Australian sheepmeat receives substantially increased, commercially meaningful market access.

Who’s made a New Year’s resolution this year? Not me! I’ve learned the hard way that resolutions often fail because they focus on the end goal, without a clear plan for how to get there. I find it much easier to set a goal and then figure out the small, practical steps to reach it. It’s those little actions, done consistently, that keep us moving forward. For example, if your goal is to eat healthier, maybe it’s just drinking one extra glass of water each day. Or if you want

Sheep Producers Australia’s Policy Director Corinne Dooley, recently presented to the South Australian Livestock Research Council (SALRC) about the organisation’s key policy priorities, including market access, climate and environment, animal welfare, product integrity, biosecurity and the red meat transaction levy review.

Sheep Producers Australia welcomes the ABS move to update the national sheep flock estimates through until FY2024. Accurate, timely data is critical for benchmarking, profitability and informed decision-making, and this is something Sheep Producers Australia has advocated for on behalf of producers.  This move by ABS helps address the information gap created by the disontinuation of the ABS Agricultural Commodities Survey. Based on the information released by ABS on December