The Sheep’s Back's is AWI's producer network in Western Australia and our mission is to champion the Western Australian Merino sheep industry and improve grower confidence and their capacity to make better and timelier decisions.
The Sheep's Back delivers information to WA wool producers and other industry representatives on our network of over 2100 contacts via newsletters, workshops, timely text reminders, major events such as Sheep Easy and more.
A Services Menu giving some further information about what The Sheep's Back can provide can be found here: https://sheepsback.com.au/tools/
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Network Composition
Job Title Number
Farmers 1,425
Agribusiness 256
Student 28
DAFWA 25
Animal Health 22
Education 23
Farm Employee 23
Total 1,802
Wool & Sheep Numbers
Area 5,098,567
Sheep Total 8,083,238
Ewe Numbers 4,500,407
Wool Bales 221,861
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Featured News
Western Australia worms, flies and lice update - May 2020
Albany: Brown Besier, Brown Besier Parasitology (brown@bbpara.com.au)
It’s the merry month of May, and lambs are hitting the ground in droves! Unfortunately, worms seem to know that, and are getting
Western Australia worms, flies and lice update - January 2020
Albany: Brown Besier, Brown Besier Parasitology (brown@bbpara.com.au)
Mid-summer is the easiest time for parasite control, as dry and hot conditions mean that worms and blowflies are on holiday, as a
Western Australia worms, flies and lice update - November 2019
Albany: Brown Besier, Brown Besier Parasitology (brown@bbpara.com.au)
Worms are on the slide across the state, and with harvest in full swing, many sheep will be moving onto crop stubbles. That will