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Stock Journal Articles

Fertiliser planning in grazing paddocks for 2024

Monday, November 20, 2023

Stock Journal Feature article - November 2023

Author: Tim Prance, T Prance Rural Consulting

Key points

  • Soil sampling is essential for fertiliser planning 
  • Soil testing is meaningless unless the correct rules are followed
  • Soil analysis is best used for pH, P, K and S but not trace elements
  • Soil sampling in 2 ha zones can...Read More

Red Meat Producers – Financial Management for Lean Times

Monday, November 20, 2023

Stock Journal Feature - November 2023

Author: Chris Scheid, Moore Consulting

Red meat prices are down 50% since last year, an official El Niño forecast, interest rates have doubled in nearly 12 months… it’s not the situation that matters, but how you react! 

 If you can see the tidal wave coming it...Read More


Stubble Grazing

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Stock Journal Technical Column - October 2023

Author: Deb Scammell, Talking Livestock

Stubbles are a useful grazing option over the summer period in a mixed farming enterprise. However, it’s important to assess stubbles to determine the nutritional value and suitability for each class of stock on the property.  

As harvesting efficiency...Read More


Supplementing on dry pastures or stubbles

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Stock Journal Technical Column - November 2023

Author: Deb Scammell, Talking Livestock

Grazing dry pasture and stubble over the summer and autumn months often results in a nutrient deficiency, dependent on the class of stock. Once the valuable components of a stubble, like the grain and green material, are gone, it...Read More


New option for treating lice

Thursday, October 05, 2023

Stock Journal Technical Column - July 2023

Sheep lice can cause significant economic impacts through lost production but also through cost to control. If lice are left unmanaged, they can cause reductions in wool cut of up to 1 kilogram per head (Paraboss, 2022). Lice may also impact colour, staple...Read More


Support for wool industry training program

Thursday, October 05, 2023

Stock Journal Technical Column - August 2023

The South Australian Wool Training Advisory Group (WoolTAG) is committed to supporting skilled wool training programs within the state and to work with training providers to deliver a reliable training program into the future. The Group is a voluntary committee launched in...Read More


Weaning: Managing the tail

Thursday, October 05, 2023

Stock Journal Technical Column - September 2023

Author: Emma Shattock,  Elders Livestock Production Advisor

Everyone knows them. That tail end in a drop of weaners that fail to meet sale targets, produce less and lower quality wool or have high mortality rates. This can be a long-term problem too, with higher...Read More


Australian wool bales leap towards the future with AWEX’s eBale rollout

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Stock Journal Feature, August 2023

Author: Katyana Armen, Australian Wool Exchange Ltd

On July 1, the Australian wool industry took its next step leading the world in wool traceability technology with the much-anticipated rollout of the eBale program led by the Australian Wool Exchange (AWEX).

The program sees Australian wool bales move to...Read More


Modular Race Delivery

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Stock Journal Feature, August 2023

The AWI sheep delivery units provide a system that delivers sheep directly to the shearer, eliminating the time and energy that shearers spend on the catch and drag. It also minimises the chance of injury to the shearer from the dragging and twisting movements.

The design...Read More


New option for treating lice

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Stock Journal Technical Column, July 2023

Sheep lice can cause significant economic impacts through lost production but also through cost to control. If lice are left unmanaged, they can cause reductions in wool cut of up to 1 kilogram per head (Paraboss, 2022). Lice may also impact colour, staple length...Read More