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FINAL SALE: Naracoorte Regional Livestock Exchange livestock caretaker Peter Sinclair has retired after 46 years working in the yards and feeding livestock in the holding paddocks.

The Naracoorte Regional Livestock Exchange has been Peter Sinclair's second home for the past 46 years - he even has a bed there. This week the drover and yardman retired.

Peter calls time at Naracoorte yards after 46 years

Thomas Elder Markets analyst Matt Dalgleish says there are many opportunities for Australian beef and lamb exports but producers also need to keep the labour shortages and disease threats at the front of their minds.

Australia's sheep and beef industries are in a strong rebuild phase and export demand is strong but in these good times Thomas Elder Markets analyst Matt Dalgleish says there are also a few risks including labour shortages and disease threats.

Track and trace system essential to keep livestock exports strong

Allan Piggott, Illoura stud, Geoff Gale, Galaxy Park stud, Hedley Krieg, Aylesbury Farm Ian Turner, Renrut stud and at front Peter Heinrich, Ella Matta stud, Andrew Michael, Leahcim stud, Don Ferguson and Malcolm Piggott at the first SA Foundation Breeders sale in 1990.

After 32 years of providing elite White Suffolk stud genetics the annual SA Foundation Breeders Invitation sale has been disbanded.

End for era for SA Foundation Breeders Sale

OPPORTUNITY: National deer management coordinator Annelise Wiebkin says SA has an opportunity to reduce the feral deer population to less than 1000 animals and the increased funding will go a long way to achieve this.

Feral deer are wreaking havoc on SA farms and the environment as well as being a safety risk on roads but an increase in funding is aiming to have the pest nearly disappear from the landscape in the coming decade.

More doe to target SA feral deer

Sophie Burt, Clements Gap, started her Sandy Hill Murray Grey stud in early 2021 and already has six stud females.

STUDBREEDERS UNDER 30 TO WATCH: A generous offer by Ballyvaughan Murray Grey stud principals Katrina and Steve Sanders at Clare to allow Sophie Burt to take her pick of their 2020-drop heifers has given her a dream start in the stud game.

Sophie catches 'stud bug' for Murray Greys

STEPPING DOWN: After nearly 20 years as chief executive of the Royal Agricultural & Horticultural Society of SA John Rothwell will retire later this year.

The hunt is on for a new chief executive for the Royal Agricultural & Horticultural Society of SA with John Rothwell to retire later this year.

Adelaide Showground CEO set to retire

Tim Merrett, Merrett Livestock, Millicent, with the EU cows and calves from one of his clients Woodlands Grazing, Millicent. The Simmental cross cows with March/April drop calves sold for $3950.

Prices for feeder weight cattle at the the Naracoorte combined agents' monthly store cattle sale last Thursday remained close to the previous month, but middle weight runs were back.

Dispersal females reach $3950 at Naracoorte sale |PHOTOS

HEALTHY CROP: Sam Schinckel, Kybybolite, shows the 19 different types of seed he has sown together.

NSW based soil ecologist Christine Jones says many farmers need to re-think their high input farming practices.

SE farmer hopes to hit paydirt with polyculture crops

Kayla Starkey, Mount Pleasant, loves the sheep industry and breeding Merinos and Polwarths in her Hill View and Bel-Antha studs.

STUDBREEDERS UNDER 30 TO WATCH: Fifth-generation stud breeder Kayla Starkey from Hill View Merino and Bel-Antha Polwarth studs, Mount Pleasant cannot remember a time when sheep were not a huge part of her life.

Mt Pleasant breeder continues century-old tradition

Eyre Peninsula stud White River achieved a rare feat, winning both the champion hogget ram and ewe at the 70th annual Hay, NSW, Merino Sheep Show at the weekend.