Summer Newsletter 2025

Welcome to AWI Extension WA’s Summer Newsletter for 2025. This newsletter is jam-packed full of information to help set you up for success over the coming months. 
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In this newsletter we cover:

1. Sheep nutrition over summer and autumn - This article covers some of the key nutritional supplements that may be required and animal health issues to keep an eye out for over summer and autumn
2. Why Western Australian woolgrowers should stay with wool - In this article we share the results from a recent enterprise comparison study that suggests that switching enterprises is unlikely to significantly increase profits and provides some practical tips to help woolgrowers
3. Reaping the benefits of pregnancy scanning - This article dives into the latest economics of pregnancy scanning, including how to optimise the accuracy of scanning and how to turn the investment into profit
4. Where to start with addressing salty land - This article provides the latest practical tips for best-practice saline land management, salinity risk identification, and the latest decision-support tools to help with managing saline land in your enterprise
5. Wool trivia challenge - Test your knowledge with a quick 10-question trivia challenge. Wool ewe take the challenge? 
6. Upcoming AWI Extension WA workshops and events

We've also provided a bunch of additional resources and information to help throughout the articles in this newsletter. 

As always, please get in touch with Georgia or Amy with any comments, suggestions, feedback or requests for workshops in your region, visit contact us.

Wool trivia challenge!

Upcoming Workshops and Events

We are currently arranging several workshops and events for the year. Please stay tuned via our social media platforms for announcements with specific workshop and event details. See below for more information on these.

If you are interested in chatting to the team about our workshops and events, or are keen to have a workshop or event in your region, then please register your interest by getting in touch with Georgia at georgia@awiextensionwa.com or on 0408 947 488. 

See below for more information on the AWI workshops we can run:

• SimpliFly
• RAMping up Repro
• Winning with Weaners
• Picking Performer Ewes

Event topics for 2025:

• Making money out of wool 
• Driving productivity with EID 
• Sustainability: Best-practice & baselining 101
• Managing water quality 
• Making sense of ASBVs & Selection Indexes 
• Containment feeding and feed budgeting 
• Drought-proofing your farm

Newsletter Articles Summer 2025

We’ve carefully crafted four articles for your perusal to support you through the current season and to help set you up for success for the remainder of the year.

Sheep nutrition over summer and autumn

Dry pastures and stubbles lack energy and protein and hence supplementary feeding is a large component of sheep diets later in summer and autumn. In addition, some vitamins and minerals may be lacking during the dry period. In this article, we cover some of the key nutritional supplements that may be required and animal health issues to keep an eye out for over summer and autumn

Why Western Australian woolgrowers should stay with wool

The WA wool industry is currently facing significant challenges, so it's no surprise that many woolgrowers are considering moving away from wool. This article shares the results from a recent enterprise comparison study that suggests that switching enterprises is unlikely to significantly increase profits and provides some practical tips to help woolgrowers

Reaping the benefits of pregnancy scanning

With rams now in or soon to go in with the ewes, it’s time to book in your pregnancy scanner or consider pregnancy scanning if this is not yet a practice you’ve adopted. This article dives into the latest economics of pregnancy scanning, including how to optimise the accuracy of scanning and how to turn the investment into profit

Where to start with addressing salty land

Best-practice management of salinity on your farm will improve productivity and prevent further degradation of the land. This article dives into the latest practical tips for best-practice saline land management, salinity risk identification, and the latest decision-support tools to help with managing saline land in your enterprise.