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Kristen Frost
Kristen Frost
National Sheep and Wool Writer

FMD vaccine included in first response strategy
NOT THE CURE: Alone, the vaccine for FMD will not completely eradicate the disease.
Kristen Frost
Lamb prices rebound after giving in to increased supply
Kristen Frost
DEARER: Roy Russell, Mildura, was at last week's Ouyen sale where lambs were up to $10 ahead dearer, and mutton was $10-$20 dearer.
How will Australia's wool industry respond to an FMD outbreak?
Kristen Frost
HEAT IT UP: In an FMD outbreak, contaminated wool should be stored at 4°C for four months, 18°C for four weeks or 37°C for eight days to eliminate the risk of FMD transmission through export.
Sobering outlook for wool
Kristen Frost
NO LIFT EXPECTED: The EMI is expected to trade between 1300c/kg and 1400c/kg for the remainder of 2022, down from the predicted 1350c/kg to 1500c/kg last month.
Sportcraft launches new traceable wool collection
Kristen Frost
THE REAL DEAL: Under the website's "Made for Life' tab, the campaign heralds the company's support of Australian woolgrowers committed to protecting the vibrant landscape we call home.
US lamb demand predicted to ease
Kristen Frost
TRENDING LOWER: The ESTLI, at the end of April was at 791c/kg cwt, 2pc below the same time in 202.
Generation Z tipped to save wool demand destruction
Kristen Frost
AWI director Georgia Hack believes there is significant demand growth in the luxury apparel sector and that is good news for producers.
Lamb prices jump about from state to state
Kristen Frost
MARKET REGULARS: Greg Dew and Annette Cushion, Birdwood, SA, at a recent Mount Pleasant, SA, market.
FMD outbreak heeds warning to wool industry
Kristen Frost
HEADS UP: WoolProducers Australia CEO Jo Hall said the impacts of FMD would be severe not just to the wool industry, not just agriculture, but our entire economy.
Kangaroo Island company's radical switch from timber to sheepmeat
Melody Labinsky Kristen Frost
Bold venture: Kiland plans to to transition out of forestry and into agriculture. Pictured is remediation works conducted by its project manager, AAG Investment Management, in western Victoria.
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