Alpaca numbers in Australia are estimated to be between 170,000 and 450,000, with the higher estimate considerable in view that the sheep flock only numbers around 70 million. Wool ranging from 24 through to 26.8 micron is blended with alpaca. The combination of alpaca numbers and some relationship of the alpaca fibre to wool are...Read More

The season of fluffy ponies, rugging horses in the pitch black and freezing cold morning rides is in full swing. Just like you and me, your horse’s health requires a little more TLC in the winter months. Horses burn more calories in the winter months by metabolising fat stores to produce heat and stay warm....Read More

Controlling worms in foals and young horses is important. The immature immune systems of foals and young horses make them far more susceptible to worms than older animals. Some worm species are very common in young horses but rarely seen in older horses as their immune system develops with age. Young animals are also more...Read More

The seasonal nature of fly activity provides unique opportunities for strategic control that can significantly reduce fly pressure and reduce the risk of flystrike. Treating sheep early in the season with an effective and long lasting chemical removes the host environment required for the flies to reproduce and prevents fly numbers from building up. In...Read More

Feeding grain to livestock continues to grow in popularity – whether in a lot feeding, or supplementary capacity. The potential for value adding grain through sheep is currently much more profitable than selling a tonne of grain. However, to ensure maximum profitability and return on investment, certain considerations need to be made – maximising feed...Read More

Virbac recently launched Tridectin, a new class of combination drench backed by the power of moxidectin, and developed with micellar technology, for improved efficacy. Tridectin is designed to provide maximum protection against highly resistant worms. It is the only combination drench in Australia to include moxidectin, the most potent and persistent mectin. Tridectin is the...Read More

It’s a statement heard regularly for the past century. The world is growing and it will need to eat. The logic is that with more mouths, there will be more demand. As demand rises, then prices should follow. However, in grain that doesn’t seem to be the case, why is that? A couple of weeks...Read More

At Whole Earth Farms™ we believe that simple, wholesome nourishment is the foundation of happy and healthy dogs. We believe that this foundation all starts with the right combination of “goodness from the earth”, and we take pride in providing wholesome nutrition. Our recipes are packed with the natural flavours from high quality and wholesome...Read More

Winter frosts can wreak havoc on metal valves and fittings causing them to freeze and sieze up. But with Philmac’s state-of-the-art, poly ball valves you have one less thing to worry about. Now is the time to prepare your farm for winter with the original poly ball valve from Philmac. The iconic blue handled ball...Read More

TALINOR is a new post emergent cereal selective herbicide from Syngenta which delivers robust and broad spectrum control of hard to kill broadleaf weeds. TALINOR containing 37.5g/L Bicyclopyrone + 175g/L Bromoxynil combines two herbicide modes of action (Group H & C) for resistance management and robust weed control in wheat and barley. To get the...Read More