Posted August 10, 2015 16:13:20

Photo: The Australia Arab Chamber of Commerce and Industry wants farmers to consider exporting more red meat to the Middle East (Charlie McKillop)

Middle East business advocates are calling for a greater focus on Australian agricultural exports to Arab nations.

The Australia Arab Chamber of Commerce and Industry spent last week touring South Australia, selling the export benefits of the Middle East.

By Melinda Hayter

Updated August 07, 2015 16:09:49

Photo: Wagga Wagga Magistrate Erin Kennedy has ordered reports on the suitability of Intensive Corrections Orders for James Flakelar and Blake Cowled. (Melinda Hayter)

A Wagga Wagga magistrate has described the actions of a Junee man, who stole sheep from his neighbours, as greedy.

Updated August 07, 2015 13:09:50

Photo: Hannah Betts gets her hands on a Poll Dorset ram at Cowra (Melissa Hamling)

Photo: Young ag students judging lamb chops at Cowra (Melissa Hamling)

A new generation of livestock farmers are learning about ram genetics, the best cuts of meat and how to ensure their animal's welfare.

About 50 high school students from across the central west of NSW got their hands-on some poll dorset sheep in Cowra at a lamb industry field day.

Updated August 07, 2015 07:25:41

Photo: Western Queensland contractors Matt Brownlie, Craig Neuendorf and David Brownlie. (ABC Rural: Lydia Burton)

They are perhaps the forgotten ones in the drought still affecting western Queensland after more than three years.

Contractor workers around the area are now struggling to find work.

Updated August 12, 2015 15:01:37

Photo: British farmers are facing increased competition from cheap Australian and New Zealand lamb imports. (Rose Grant)

British farmers, fed up with poor prices, are venting their anger at the major supermarket chains in the United Kingdom.

Sheep producers are participating in the #NoLambWeek social media campaign, which urges farmers to avoid selling to supermarkets this week.

Updated August 07, 2015 10:00:33

Photo: Wool retailers say consumers are willing to pay high prices for quality and a good yarn

When a big chain store is selling children's singlets for 50 cents, will people fork out $35 for a pure wool version that looks remarkably similar?

Consumers from across the globe are demanding the story behind their food and, as Australian companies have found, they are willing to pay a premium for products that are safe, produced in an ethical manner and of high quality.

Updated August 06, 2015 12:52:16

It might seem an unlikely alliance, but farmers and conservationists are being drawn together by a shared desire to better control wild dogs.

One group wants to protect valuable stock, the other wants to save the dingo.

Posted August 05, 2015 15:14:10

Photo: Beyond the classroom: It is believed young people can learn more about the sheep industry under the guidance of farmers. (Laurissa Smith: ABC Rural)

The Western Australian sheep industry is pinning its hopes on traineeships to help solve the labour gap in agriculture and encourage a new generation of farmers.

The Sheep Industry Leadership Council (SILC), together with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, is urging farmers to take part in the program, which works much like an apprenticeship.

Updated August 05, 2015 12:26:33

Photo: A summary of dingo research in Australia has been released by CSIRO publishing. (Jim Shrimpton, file photo: AAP)

Graziers should look for opportunities to co-exist with wild dogs and dingoes.

That is according to the latest research summary published by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) on dingoes in Australia.

Updated August 05, 2015 11:51:54

Photo: As red meat prices remain buoyant, cattle and sheep producers cautioned to separate fact from fiction. (Rose Grant)

Livestock producers are being cautioned by the dairy industry to separate fact from fiction while red meat prices remain buoyant.

The global trade in dairy foods has delivered another sign of major over-supply.