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Mungatta Xantos U66 lot 80, pictured, by M Uranium is one of 10 bulls to be offered at the Gingin Bull Sale by the Stickland family, of Mungatta Murray Grey stud.

Mungatta bull line upPremiumMungatta Murray Grey stud to offer 10 bulls at Gingin

Wongan Hills-based Mungatta Murray Grey stud, run by John and Leon Stickland, will offer 10 bulls at the Gingin Multibreed Bull Sale on March 6.

Bob Garnant

At last year's sale with the $25,000 top-priced Black Tara bull, Black Tara Thunderstruck T44, were Dexter Kanny, 15, with parents Alanna and Jason Kanny, who bought the bull, pictured with Black Tara Angus stud co-principal Brad Kupsch, of Allanooka, with Elders Gingin manager Geoff Shipp, and Nutrien Livestock Geraldton agent Richard Keach, and Black Tara stud co-principal Peter Kupsch, of Allanooka.

Gingin Bull SalePremiumGingin Bull Sale to offer 86 bulls, including four breeds

The 37th Annual Gingin Bull Sale, set for Thursday March 6, promises to be packed with quality, with 86 bulls from four breeds in the line-up from some of the State’s best northern studs.

Bob Garnant

Tony, Maddy, Liz, Kay and Ian Sudlow, of Kapari Angus in Northampton.

Kapari sale bullsPremiumKapari Angus offers standout sire line at Gingin

In its golden anniversary, Northampton-based Kapari Angus will offer 32 bulls at the Gingin Bull Sale on March 6, including four new standout sire lines.

Bob Garnant

Cookalabi Angus stud will offer 12 Angus bulls at the Gingin Bull Sale on March 6.

Cookalabi Angus PremiumCookalabi Angus to offer 12 well-bred bulls at Gingin

Coomberdale-based Cookalabi Angus Stud will offer 12 well-bred bulls at the 37th annual Gingin multibreed bull sale on March 6.

Bob Garnant

Black Tara Upload U57, pictured, sired by Schiefelbein Showman 338, is one of 18 Angus bulls to be offered by the Kupsch family at the Gingin Bull Sale on March 6.

Tara’s sale bullsPremiumTara Angus and Limousin bulls set for Gingin sale

The Kupsch family of Allanooka in the WA’s Midwest will once again present a quality line-up of 18 Angus and nine Limousin bulls at the 2025 Gingin bull sale. 

Bob Garnant

Pollies tour Sheep Loading Facilities in North Fremantle today: Pictured is a truck arriving at the centre. Michael Wilson, The West Australian.

LIVE EXPORTPremiumLive sheep exports dip, industry not concerned

Australia’s live sheep exports hit a record low last calendar year, with Jordan inching out Kuwait to become the nation’s biggest live sheep customer. 

Cally Dupe

Flood damage at De Grey Station after tropical cyclone Zeila. Mark Bettini

CYCLONE ZELIAPremiumPilbara pastoralists count the cost of cyclone Zelia

Pilbara pastoralists are waiting for floodwaters to recede before starting to pick up the pieces after cyclone Zelia tore through, with De Grey and Carlindie stations believed to have been the worst hit.

Cally Dupe

More than 20 speakers are expected to attend the events.

BeefUp ForumPremiumNorthern pastoralists set to gather for BeefUp Forum

Northern pastoralists will gather in Broome next month for Meat and Livestock Australia’s annual BeefUp Forum, with on-farm research and technology on the meaty agenda. 

Cally Dupe

Australian researchers might have found a new low-cost way to reduce climate emissions from cattle. (David Mariuz/AAP PHOTOS)

BusinessPremiumNew additive shows promise in taming cattle emissions

Backers of a new livestock feed additive say its breakthrough key ingredient provides a low-cost solution for reducing methane emissions from cattle.

Poppy Johnston

Agora Livestock values.

BEYOND THE SALEYARDSPremiumBeyond the Saleyards: WA sheep and lamb remain in oversupply

The WA sheep and lamb market has remained in oversupply for the last week with most major feedlots and processors booked out for the coming months. 

Rob Kelly

Nutrien Livestock agent Chris Waddingham, who secured the stud record $42,000 top-priced bull, with Blackrock Angus stud co-principal Ken MacLeay, of Vasse, with Virbac agent Tony Murdoch, Elders Bunbury livestock agent Jacques Martinson, Blackrock stud manager Clemens Kiessig, and Zoetis agent Kylie Ward.

Blackrock record salePremiumBlackrock Angus soars to a record top of $42,000

A Vasse-bred Angus bull, Blackrock U177, sold for the stud’s record top-price of $42,000 at the MacLeay family’s Annual Angus Bull Sale, attracting a successful bid from Donnybrook-based Cherylton Angus stud.

Bob Garnant

Agora Livestock values.

BEYOND THE SALEYARDSBeyond the Saleyards: Booking space limited

Sheep markets in WA have been congested for the last week with booking space limited at feedlots and processors, however grids have held relatively firm. 

Bob Garnant

Lake Grace beef producer Luke Bairstow, of Arizona Farms, who secured the $22,500 top-priced bull, with Nutrien Livestock Great Southern livestock manager Bob Pumphrey.

Arkle Angus sale resultsPremiumArkle Angus’ renowned genetics hit $22,500 top

A Munglinup-bred Angus bull reached the pinnacle price of $22,500 at the Cowan family’s Arkle Angus On-property Bull Sale, with buyers selective on renowned genetics to put weight in their calves.

Bob Garnant

Manjimup’s CharCol Springs battled some adverse weather during the week starting on January 20.

HeatwavePremiumManjimup’s CharCol Springs hens suffer during heatwave

A South West egg farmer was hit hard by a heatwave in January, when record heat had an adverse effect on production levels.

Melissa Pedelty

Cattle await auctioning at the cattle yards in Dalby, west of Brisbane.

BEEF EXPORTPremiumAussie beef exports could hit another record in 2025

Australian beef exports could continue to surge to record highs for a second year in a row, with the United States’ insatiable appetite for showing no sign of waning any time soon. 

Cally Dupe

A national survey found WA's lamb flock of 5.15 million head for 2022, will increase to 5.25M in 2023, up 2 per cent.

CUSTOM KILL PremiumDardanup Butchering Company backflips on custom-kill change

Dardanup Butchering Company has backflipped on a controversial plan to its end custom-kill service, instead closing its books to new farmers and putting new rules in place for existing clients.

Cally Dupe, Bob Garnant and Sofia Fimognari

Boyanup saleyards.

LIVESTOCKPremiumEffluent scandal leads to saleyard price hike

The South West’s biggest livestock saleyard has introduced a $3 “effluent fee” for all cattle after WA’s environmental regulator imposed “drastic” new waste removal conditions following a sewage dumping probe.

Adam Poulsen

Agora Livestock values.

BEYOND THE SALEYARDSPremiumBeyond the Saleyards: Large lines create market pressure

With a lot of farmers coming back from holidays, feedlots and processors have been hit with large lines of stock, putting the market under pressure. 

Rob Kelly

Asparagopsis contains the bioactive chemical Bromoform, which can reduce methane by up to 98 per cent when passed into the stomach of ruminant livestock.

METHANE-BUSTINGPremium‘World first’ commercial asparagopsis farm now in Australia

Livestock feed supplement maker CH4 Global has turned the sod on what it says is the world’s first example commercial-scale production of the seaweed asparagopsis.

Cally Dupe

Former Angus Society of Australia WA Committee chair Mark Muir.

OPINIONPremiumA message from WA Angus Society Committee chair Mark Muir

I reflect back over this period and feel proud of what our committee has achieved.

Mark Muir

Meat and Livestock Australia chair John Lloyd.

MEET AND GREETPremiumMeet Meat and Livestock Australia’s new chair John Lloyd

There’s a new leader at the helm of Meat and Livestock Australia, with John Lloyd taking the role of chair late last year after five years as a director of the levy-funded organisation.

Staff Reporter

The Australian Meat Industry Council has updated the standards for its Australian Livestock Processing Industry Animal Welfare Certification System.

‘Best practice’PremiumAMIC backflips on mandatory CCTV

CCTV cameras will be mandatory in most abattoirs nationwide from next year after the peak body for Australia’s meat processing sector overhauled its certification system.

Adam Poulsen

Awarded a 50-year WA Angus Society membership was Tony, Maddy, Liz, Kay and Ian Sudlow, of Kapari Angus in Northampton.

Kapari Angus salePremiumKapari Angus offers elite sire potential at Gingin Bull Sale

In its golden anniversary, Northampton-based Kapari Angus will offer 32 bulls at the Gingin Bull Sale on March 6, including four new standout sire lines.

Bob Garnant

The Dewar family of Ardcairnie Angus stud will offer 55 elite genetic bulls at their annual bull sale at Gingin on March 20.

Ardcairnie Angus salePremiumArdcairnie Angus to offer elite genetics in 55 bull line-up

The Dewar family, of Ardcairnie Angus stud, will present 55 commercially focused Angus bulls with elite genetics at their 2025 Annual Bull Sale on Thursday, March 20, at the Gingin selling complex at 11am.

Bob Garnant