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Meet the 4th Generation Rancher Driving a Regenerative Cattle Collective Forward

Posted 2023-09-29 12:00:31

Meet the 4th Generation Rancher Driving a Regenerative Cattle Collective Forward

Posted 2023-09-29 12:00:31

For Cory Carman, choosing to raise cattle outside of the feedlot system always seemed intuitive. Upon leaving her family ...

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Weekly property review: Vendors recognising that market parameters are changing

Posted 2023-09-29 06:41:19

Weekly property review: Vendors recognising that market parameters are changing

Posted 2023-09-29 06:41:19

When it comes to supply and demand, the rural property market appears to have done a complete backflip this year, with ...

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Drier than median October to December likely for much of Australia

Posted 2023-09-29 06:40:38

Drier than median October to December likely for much of Australia

Posted 2023-09-29 06:40:38

The Bureau of Meteorology's latest three month climate outlook statement indicates October to December rainfall is likely ...

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Australia’s strong livestock sustainability story shared on the global stage

Posted 2023-09-29 06:39:35

Australia’s strong livestock sustainability story shared on the global stage

Posted 2023-09-29 06:39:35

Australia’s strong livestock sustainability story was shared during the first Global Conference on Sustainable ...

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Scientists suggest changes to Australia’s soil carbon methodology

Posted 2023-09-29 06:12:46

Scientists suggest changes to Australia’s soil carbon methodology

Posted 2023-09-29 06:12:46

A group of soil and agricultural scientists have raised concerns about the way Australia's soil carbon credits are ...

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Big crops, values lift Aus ag exports to record high: Rural Bank

Posted 2023-09-11 22:57:03

Big crops, values lift Aus ag exports to record high: Rural Bank

Posted 2023-09-11 22:57:03

Cropping generated 39pc of Australia's agricultural export value in 2022-23, according to Rural Bank's 2022-23 report ...

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Canola field day to put Wagga in the global spotlight

Posted 2023-09-11 04:40:00

Canola field day to put Wagga in the global spotlight

Posted 2023-09-11 04:40:00

A canola field day at Wagga Wagga will precede the International Rapeseed Congress being held in Sydney later this ...

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Port of Newcastle gets first regular container service

Posted 2023-09-26 02:14:50

Port of Newcastle gets first regular container service

Posted 2023-09-26 02:14:50

In a milestone development for NSW's northernmost agricultural port, a shipping line has launched a monthly service for ...

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Govt white paper provides road map on jobs for the future – but what about today?

Posted 2023-09-25 05:34:10

Govt white paper provides road map on jobs for the future – but what about today?

Posted 2023-09-25 05:34:10

The Federal Government today issued a white paper on jobs and employment opportunities for the future, but pays only ...

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Ballandean Station: A legacy of agriculture and sustainability

Posted 2023-09-25 06:34:17

Ballandean Station: A legacy of agriculture and sustainability

Posted 2023-09-25 06:34:17

Situated on the eastern edge of Sundown National Park, Ballandean Station not only preserves its historical charm but ...

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Sheep Central News

Weekly property review: Vendors recognising that market parameters are changing

Posted 2023-09-29 06:41:19

When it comes to supply and demand, the rural property market appears to have done a complete backflip this year, with listings now outstripping buyers. This week, three industry experts give ...

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Drier than median October to December likely for much of Australia

Posted 2023-09-29 06:40:38

The Bureau of Meteorology's latest three month climate outlook statement indicates October to December rainfall is likely to be below median for much of ...

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Australia’s strong livestock sustainability story shared on the global stage

Posted 2023-09-29 06:39:35

Australia’s strong livestock sustainability story was shared during the first Global Conference on Sustainable Livestock, staged in Rome this week by the UN's Food and Agriculture ...

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Scientists suggest changes to Australia’s soil carbon methodology

A group of soil and agricultural scientists have raised concerns about the way Australia's soil carbon credits are ...

Posted 2023-09-29 06:12:46

Quality sheep properties hit the market in SA, NSW & WA

A collection of quality sheep properties have been put to market recent in South Australia, Western Australia and New South ...

Posted 2023-09-29 05:29:25

Weather, climate biggest drivers in sheep producers’ on-farm decision-making

Weather and climate are the biggest factors influencing on-farm decision making, lamb and wool producers have indicated in the industry’s most recent Sheep Producer Intentions ...

Posted 2023-09-29 05:07:24

Report shows impact of new and proposed environmental regulations on NZ farmers

The raft of new and proposed environmental regulations in New Zealand has created significant administrative and financial burden on farmers, according to new research released by Beef + Lamb New ...

Posted 2023-09-29 04:50:57

Sheep export ban will cause irreversible harm, 23 farm groups tell PM

23 agricultural groups have collectively written to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese today warning that his Government’s policy to ban live sheep exports will cause “irreversible harm” to ...

Posted 2023-09-28 05:52:55

Midfield Lamb wins Sydney Fine Foods for second year running

Victorian lamb brand, Midfield Meats, has been crowned the overall champion of the Sydney Fine Foods Show for the second year ...

Posted 2023-09-27 07:19:01

Introducing Sheep Central’s new National Feedbase Summary

From today Sheep Central will publish a fortnightly National Feedbase Summary developed by Cibo Labs, providing an overview of the national feedbase as well as changes in seasonal rankings against ...

Posted 2023-09-27 07:12:48

Sheep Central - Lamb Processing

‘Negative’ lamb skin values hit processors and producers

Posted 2023-08-02 06:43:24

SHEEP and lamb producers have been charged up to $5 for skin disposal as depressed global enquiry for leather products and low crossbred wool values limits marketing and cost-recovery options for ...

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More female wool classers graduating as demand grows

Posted 2023-07-26 02:22:46

MORE women than men were graduating as wool classers for the first time across Australia, according to the Australian Wool ...

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WoolProducers gets $800,000 grant for wool processing study

Posted 2023-03-27 05:23:09

PEAK grower body WoolProducers Australia has won an $800,000 grant to undertake the second phase in its study into developing domestic and early-stage wool ...

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Oceania beef processors poised to capitalise on beef exports

SENSORX Accuro makes meeting export regulations and consumer demands easy, with accurate fat-to-lean ratios, reliable contamination detection and product ...

Posted 2023-01-30 06:24:12

Meat processing research shows good return on investment

A RECENT evaluation of the Australian Meat Processor Corporation’s research and development investments from the 2021-22 financial year indicates the red meat processor R&D body is on track ...

Posted 2023-01-16 06:21:21

Wool technology and shearing results will feature at Elmore

WOOL technology and the latest study results on a six-monthly versus annual shearing comparison will be outlined at Elmore next ...

Posted 2023-01-13 03:21:35

Growers surge into WoolClip digital platform

UPTAKE of Australia’s world-leading digital on-farm wool platform surged last year, reaching more than 100,000 bales for the first ...

Posted 2023-01-11 04:18:42

AWN to take largest holding in The New Zealand Merino Co

AUSTRALIAN agri-services wool and livestock business AWN will become the largest single shareholder in The New Zealand Merino Company in a deal set to conclude in April this ...

Posted 2023-01-11 04:16:35

PALM plans to fill metro meat processor and wool jobs

METROPOLITAN meat processor access to the expanded Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme has been welcomed by the sector’s peak ...

Posted 2022-12-16 00:20:17

Grain Central - Cropping

Research shows benefits of soybeans for canegrowers

Posted 2023-09-29 03:30:25

Qld DAF is working with the farming sector and GRDC to double soybean production as the crop is promoted as a rotational option for sugarcane ...

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SA on track for 9Mt crop despite dry Jul-Aug: PIRSA

Posted 2023-09-29 03:22:20

SA is expected to harvest a winter crop of around 9Mt, according to the latest PIRSA Crop and Pasture Report released ...

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SA on track for 9Mt crop despite dry Jly-Aug: PIRSA

Posted 2023-09-29 03:22:20

SA is expected to harvest a winter crop of around 9Mt, according to the latest PIRSA Crop and Pasture Report released ...

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SA on track for 9Mt crop after dry Jly-Aug: PIRSA

SA is expected to harvest a winter crop of around 9Mt, according to the latest PIRSA Crop and Pasture Report released ...

Posted 2023-09-29 03:22:20

Canola’s opportunities abound as breeding, uses advance: IRC

More than 500 delegates from 31 countries are gathered in Sydney this week for the International Rapeseed Congress to hear about the opportunities that exist for the seed's oil and meal markets, ...

Posted 2023-09-26 04:41:36

Cotton ginning nears completion as planting starts

Almost 90pc of Australia's cotton crop estimated at 5.5M-bale crop has been ginned and classed as planting of new-crop starts in southern ...

Posted 2023-09-25 03:12:23

Lucrative lupin varieties developed in WA

AGT has released two new lupin varieties with superior yield potential, Gidgee and Rosemont, in time for planting next ...

Posted 2023-09-24 14:01:16

Hot spell tests NSW crops as harvest fast approaches

Many crops west of the inner slopes in NSW are unlikely to achieve average yields as conditions remain ...

Posted 2023-09-20 23:44:46

Project to optimise mice bait spreading methods

A WA-based research project is underway to help Australian grain growers reduce crop losses due to mouse damage by optimising their bait spreading ...

Posted 2023-09-18 03:24:43

Qld growers hungry to learn more about hybrid canola

More than 90 growers, agronomists, consultants and retailers attended a series of canola field walks on the Western Darling Downs last month to signal a regional surge interest in growing ...

Posted 2023-09-15 04:06:17

Beef Central - AgTech

Norco launches AR game to give kids a taste of farm life

Posted 2023-09-15 04:20:19

Australia’s oldest and largest dairy co-operative has developed an augmented reality game to help spread the word to children about where their food really comes ...

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EOFY deals focus on tractors, grain sensors, precision ag

Posted 2023-06-29 05:25:49

Manufacturers are dangling some end-of-financial-year deal sweeteners in addition to Government tax-time measures for ...

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Australian agritech award winners announced

Posted 2023-06-27 04:57:34

Innovators in the agritech sector have been acknowledged for their contributions to the adoption of on-farm and agri-food supply chain technology at the Australian Agritech Awards Gala in ...

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Federal govt gives $11M tech boost to ag trade

The Federal Government has this week announced $11 million in funding via grants to improve Australia’s agricultural traceability systems and make it easier for producers to get their goods to ...

Posted 2023-06-14 05:39:09

New iPhone safety feature labelled potential ‘lifesaver for the bush’

In a move that has been welcomed as a potentially major step forward for safety in the rural sector, a new feature has today been activated in the latest generation of Apple iPhones available in ...

Posted 2023-05-15 05:59:02

Norco signs distribution agreement with Ceres Tag

Norco AgriSolutions has annonuceda new distribution agreement with animal welfare and location monitoring platform Ceres ...

Posted 2023-05-09 06:26:23

Artificial Intelligence awake and counting sheep

With human error a common problem in counting livestock, a new company is trialling artificial intelligence to generate more accurate ...

Posted 2023-05-08 05:58:54

Smart ear tag delivers pasture feed intake breakthrough

The amount of pasture consumed by individual grazing animals can now be estimated accurately, smart ear tag manufacturer Ceres Tag has announced, enabling accelerated selection of higher ...

Posted 2023-04-20 05:25:44

Ceres Tag signs distribution agreement with Swiss company

An Australian satellite ear tag company has signed a distribution agreement with a Swiss Government-owned company to promote the automated technology throughout the ...

Posted 2023-04-06 01:56:21

New tech fast-tracked to transform meat processing

Beef brands are on the cusp of being able to market eating quality characteristics based on intramuscular fat ...

Posted 2023-03-31 04:28:57

Grain Central - News

Harvest starts in Western and South Australia

Posted 2023-09-27 11:39:38

First loads for the 2023-24 harvest have been received this week by CBH Group in Western Australia and Viterra in South ...

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Port of Newcastle gets first regular container service

Posted 2023-09-26 02:14:50

In a milestone development for NSW's northernmost agricultural port, a shipping line has launched a monthly service for containers passing through the Port of ...

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Australia updated canola greenhouse status with EU assures trade

Posted 2023-09-25 06:36:12

The low-emissions status of Australian canola has been acknowledged by the European Commission to assure EU market access for the oilseed in the medium ...

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Australia’s updated canola emissions status keeps EU open

The low-emissions status of Australian canola has been acknowledged by the European Commission to assure EU market access for the oilseed in the medium ...

Posted 2023-09-25 06:36:12

Australia’s updated canola greenhouse status with EU assures trade

The low-emissions status of Australian canola has been acknowledged by the European Commission to assure EU market access for the oilseed in the medium ...

Posted 2023-09-25 06:36:12

Australia’s updated canola emissions status keeps EU door open

The low-emissions status of Australian canola has been acknowledged by the European Commission to assure EU market access for the oilseed in the medium ...

Posted 2023-09-25 06:36:12

Canola field day kicks off International Rapeseed Congress + PICS

International and Australian delegates gathered at the Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute for a canola field day which kicked off the International Rapeseed Congress ...

Posted 2023-09-24 11:27:59

Rain arrests slide in yield potential: GIWA

GIWA's September crop report has forecast WA's winter crop at 15.5Mt, down 1.5Mt from the August estimate, with recent rain arresting the slide in yield ...

Posted 2023-09-22 06:23:59

Murray-Darling water compliance review launched

The Federal Government has announced a review into the Inspector-General for Water Compliance aimed at strengthening water compliance in the Murray-Darling ...

Posted 2023-09-21 04:08:42

Farmer gets payout from yields reflecting reduced N

A Queensland cane farmer has received an insurance payout on income lost through yield potential lost because of reduced nitrogen ...

Posted 2023-09-20 04:03:04

Beef Central - Weather

Drier than median October to December likely for much of Australia

Posted 2023-09-28 06:18:38

The Bureau of Meteorology's latest three month climate outlook statement indicates October to December rainfall is likely to be below median for much of ...

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Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 27 September 2023

Posted 2023-09-27 06:31:36

A cold front crossed south-eastern Australia last week, bringing showers mostly to western Tasmania; another cold front moved over southern Australia at the end of the week, with little ...

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Introducing Beef Central’s new National Feedbase Summary

Posted 2023-09-20 23:08:56

From today Beef Central will publish a fortnightly National Feedbase Summary developed by Cibo Labs, providing an overview of the national feedbase as well as changes in seasonal rankings against ...

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National Feedbase Summary – 27 September 2023

From today Beef Central will publish a fortnightly National Feedbase Summary developed by Cibo Labs, providing an overview of the national feedbase as well as changes in seasonal rankings against ...

Posted 2023-09-20 23:08:56

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 20 September 2023

A strong cold front crossed western and southern Western Australia mid-week with most of Australia received little to no rainfall during the ...

Posted 2023-09-20 06:07:51

Weather bureau officially declares El Niño

The Bureau of Meteorology has officially declared an El Niño weather pattern, which often brings dry weather the eastern ...

Posted 2023-09-19 06:00:44

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 13 September 2023

An upper trough in the east brought showers and thunderstorms early in the week in south-eastern Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales before moving ...

Posted 2023-09-13 04:40:19

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 6 September 2023

Weekly totals of 25 to 50 mm were recorded in north-east New South Wales and south-east Queensland from local thunderstorm ...

Posted 2023-09-06 05:51:30

Warmer and drier spring forecast

The Bureau's long-range forecast for spring 2023 shows below average rainfall is likely for most of Australia along with warmer than usual ...

Posted 2023-09-01 02:01:28

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 30 August 2023

Weekly rainfall totals greater than 15 mm were recorded in western and northern Tasmania, parts of north-eastern Victoria, south-eastern New South Wales, the Northern Tropical Coast in ...

Posted 2023-08-30 03:44:02

Sheep Central Wool Production

Sheep sustainability is the focus of the Katanning showcase

Posted 2023-08-02 06:55:22

WESTERN Australian sheep producers will get insights into the latest research on sustainability, greenhouse gas measurement and land management in Katanning on 17 ...

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Former WoolProducers leader Storey seeks AWI board seat

Posted 2023-08-01 04:09:10

FORMER WoolProducers Australia president and Yass grower Ed Storey has confirmed he is seeking support to be a candidate in the 2023 Australian Wool Innovation director ...

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Merino breeder Mark Mortimer wins Helen Newton Turner medal

Posted 2023-07-31 07:54:19

NEW South Wales Merino breeder Mark Mortimer has been awarded the prestigious Helen Newton Turner Medal for his major contributions to Australia’s livestock genetics research and ...

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New Zealand shearers shape-up for big match at Royal Welsh Show

THE Wools of New Zealand Shearing Sports New Zealand team is closing in on the last stages of its 2023 UK tour with hopes of scoring its first win in the last two tests against ...

Posted 2023-07-26 02:22:52

Italians alert Australian growers of non-mulesed wool crisis

ITALY’S wool trade has told Australia’s superfine growers it is facing a crisis with customers soon to cease accepting products originating from mulesed Merino ...

Posted 2023-07-26 00:20:45

NSW Police investigate Merino ewe flock theft near Harden

NEW South Wales Police’s Rural Crime Prevention Team is investigating the theft of almost 300 sheep near Harden ...

Posted 2022-12-12 06:14:20

TraitSelect livestock app wins prestigious Australian eChallenge

A TRIO of South Australian university students have big plans for their livestock Trait Select app – the winner of the University of Adelaide’s latest ...

Posted 2022-12-09 04:47:10

York family plans sheep flock rebuild in WA wheatbelt

WESTERN Australia's York family at Tammin is planning to rebuild its sheep numbers next year in order to ensure risk is spread in what looks like being another year of high input costs for ...

Posted 2022-12-02 03:38:52

AWI non-mulesed wool inaction slammed in ANAO submission

AUSTRALIAN Wool Innovation has been called out on its lack of targets on mulesing, non-mulesed wool production and sheep welfare, in an animal welfare group submission to the Australian National ...

Posted 2022-11-30 05:41:44

Non-mulesed wool adds colour to yarn’s positive path

Demand for yarn made from Australian wool has surged, and is offering growers a chance to become a known part of the supply ...

Posted 2022-09-16 04:23:15

Modern Farmer - News

Meet the 4th Generation Rancher Driving a Regenerative Cattle Collective Forward

Posted 2023-09-29 12:00:31

For Cory Carman, choosing to raise cattle outside of the feedlot system always seemed intuitive. Upon leaving her family farm to study agriculture at Stanford, she took up a work-study program ...

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Harvesting Shellfish? Get the App

Posted 2023-09-28 12:00:26

Jeff Harrison has been a waterman for just shy of five decades. Based in Maryland, he gets up around four in the morning to head out and dredge and tong for oysters. A lot changes over the course ...

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Making SNAP Recruitment More Equitable Across Language Barriers

Posted 2023-09-27 12:00:34

Perched on top of a narrow hilltop ridge in Seattle, Washington’s Beacon Hill neighborhood, El Centro de la Raza serves as a voice and resource hub for the city’s Latino/a community. The ...

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The Future is CRISPR

Alison Van Eenennaam, a professor at the University of California, Davis, has a few very pregnant patients to look after this fall and into the new year. These patients require some extra care, as ...

Posted 2023-09-26 12:00:37

To Reverse a Troubling Trend, Farmers Are Adding Rocks to Their Fields

Chris Rauch was strolling past booths at the annual ag show in Spokane last summer when he spotted a large jar full of basalt powder. A nearby sign urged him to spread it on his croplands to help ...

Posted 2023-09-25 12:00:21

Why Seeds Matter

In mid-March 2020, California became the first state to order its nearly 40 million residents to stay home and all nonessential in-person businesses to close down in an effort to stop the spread ...

Posted 2023-09-23 12:00:25

States Want to Put More Local Food on School Lunch Trays. What Does That Mean, Exactly?

In Utah, kids moving through the school cafeteria line at lunchtime can come across the Elliott apple, a yellow-gold fruit with a light blush of red. Discovered in-state and hard to get elsewhere, ...

Posted 2023-09-22 12:00:48

Digging In: Why Don’t Americans Eat Mutton?

“Why can we only get lamb in the US, as opposed to mutton?” That’s what Bobbie Kramer, a veterinarian near Portland, Oregon, was wondering when she responded to our recent call for reader ...

Posted 2023-09-21 12:00:47

In Defense of Wasps

When I am talking to folks about wasps, I usually have to stop a couple of times and explain that when I say I love wasps, I truly do mean wasps. Yes, the stinging ones. Yes, the ones that stung ...

Posted 2023-09-20 12:00:01

Opinion: The EATS Act Threatens Animal Welfare and Public Health While Protecting Corporate Profits

For too long, the pork industry has been permitted to inflict what amounts to criminal animal cruelty—with the help of billions of dollars in public funding. Approximately two-thirds of mother ...

Posted 2023-09-19 12:00:54

Beef Central - Processing

Weekly kill: Signs of panic evident, as sustained grid and saleyard price plunge continues

Posted 2023-09-26 05:17:47

Both direct consignment and saleyards-derived cattle prices continue their plunge this week, as the first use of the word, ‘panic’ starts to come into play in describing current market ...

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Meat processing and export conference returns, with trade, climate and animal welfare among a host of hot topics

Posted 2023-09-22 06:45:05

After an an eight-year hiatus due to COVID and other disruptions, the Australian Meat Industry Council is hosting its 2023 Meat Processing and Export Conference on the Gold Coast from 31 October ...

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Weekly kill: Forward bookings now deep into October, as grids continue to slip

Posted 2023-09-19 06:08:49

Despite the activation of Saturday overtime shifts at numerous beef processing plants across eastern Australia to try to clear the backlog of cattle, forward bookings on slaughter cattle now ...

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Weekly kill: Cattle bookings extend forward, as supply congestion continues to gather pace

Poor seasonal conditions across an ever-expanding footprint of Australian grazing country are only adding to current slaughter cattle congestion, with some Queensland processors now taking direct ...

Posted 2023-09-12 05:51:24

WA’s Shark Lake abattoir closes 14 months after re-opening, while V&V Walsh adds Saturday shifts

WA's Shark Lake abattoir near Esperance has closed its doors, barely 14 months after the troubled plant re-opened under new ownership. Meanwhile another WA beef and lamb processor, V&V Walsh, has ...

Posted 2023-09-11 04:54:17

Weekly kill: Processor grids softer again as challenging conditions extend wider

The wave of price corrections in direct consignment slaughter cattle shows no sign of letting up, as many eastern states beef plants are now more or less fully-booked for September deliveries, and ...

Posted 2023-09-05 06:07:02

Weekly kill: No end in sight for slaughter cattle price deterioration

The sustained slide in slaughter cattle prices has continued unabated this week, as many direct consignment grids knock another 10-20c/kg off an already severely challenged ...

Posted 2023-08-29 06:19:28

Brazilian beef giant Minerva buys 16 meat plants from rival, Marfrig

Brazilian beef giant Minerva has bought some of South American competitor, Marfrig’s meat processing facilities, in a deal worth about A$2.4 ...

Posted 2023-08-29 05:04:42

Harvest Road CEO depart suddenly

WESTERN Australian meat processor Harvest Road, owned by Twiggy Forrest, has lost its chief executive officer, Paul Slaughter. Mr Slaughter (the aptness of the surname defies being ignored) left ...

Posted 2023-08-29 03:11:59

Weekly Kill: Cattle oversupply continues to pressure prices

Direct consignment slaughter cattle offers continue to come under pressure this week, with some Eastern states processors now heavily booked through to the third week in September, and taking ...

Posted 2023-08-22 06:15:02

Beef Central News

Applications open for 2024 Zanda McDonald Award program

Posted 2023-09-29 05:01:28

The search is on for the next generation of game-changers who are making a difference in agriculture, with applications now open for the 2024 Zanda McDonald ...

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Australia’s strong livestock sustainability story shared on the global stage

Posted 2023-09-29 04:24:11

Australia’s strong livestock sustainability story was shared during the first Global Conference on Sustainable Livestock, staged in Rome this week by the UN's Food and Agriculture ...

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Recruitment: Five top reasons to hire for ‘cultural fit’

Posted 2023-09-28 14:00:00

When selecting job applicants to interview, employers consider factors like skills, experience and educational background which are easy to quantify based on a resume. However it is essential that ...

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Korean livestock farmers targeted for access to Aussie-made methane-reducing feed additives

Methane reducing feed additive producer CH4 Global has done a deal with Korean business giant Lotte International to supply its products to Korean livestock ...

Posted 2023-09-28 06:46:06

UNE starts first tertiary succession planning course in Australia

The University of New England is hoping to make farm succession conversations a little easier, with the creation of two new online postgraduate courses tackling succession and family business ...

Posted 2023-09-28 05:57:34

A deep-dive into Australia’s female slaughter ratio

While the proportion of female cattle involved in national slaughter has been on the rise as seasonal conditions have worsened across eastern Australia this year, there’s also evidence of ...

Posted 2023-09-28 05:51:46

Report recommends funding extension to drought hubs and other changes to drought policy

A review of the Federal Governments main drought policy has recommended some tweaks to program, with a focus on facilitating changes to make Australian agriculture more resilient to a changing ...

Posted 2023-09-27 06:31:11

JBS announces plans for second processing shift at Dinmore

JBS Australia could add up to 1700 head per day to its Dinmore (Qld) processing plant roster next year under plans announced today to introduce a second daily production ...

Posted 2023-09-27 06:11:16

Kilcoy poised to restart operations at Victoria’s resurrected Lance Creek beef plant

Queensland-based Kilcoy Global Foods will start processing cattle next month at its newly acquired Lance Creek beef plant in Victoria’s Gippsland ...

Posted 2023-09-27 05:44:45

Celebrate rural women in ag with three Queensland chiefs

Three Queensland ‘chiefs’ at the forefront of the State’s $23 billion ag sector will share their personal journeys, perspectives and insights into leadership at a special Rural Press Club of ...

Posted 2023-09-26 05:00:50

Sheep Central - Lamb Production

Victoria to host national fodder conference and field day

Posted 2023-07-31 05:47:57

AUSTRALIA’S leading fodder field day and conference – the 2023 FODDERGANZA - will be held in the Goldfields region of Victoria next ...

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New Zealand to apply genomics in working dogs in new study

Posted 2023-07-31 05:46:47

A NEW Zealand study aims to develop new genetic criteria for desirable working dog traits by undertaking the most detailed genomic investigation of the NZ dog breeds ever ...

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South Australian footrot measures send sheep into Victoria

Posted 2023-07-31 05:46:32

SOUTH Australian livestock agents have suggested building saleyards in Victoria to avoid the state government’s footrot monitoring regimen, Sheep Central has been ...

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Report highlights links between anti-animal agriculture groups

THE US-based Animal Agriculture Alliance has released two reports detailing the interconnectedness of the animal rights movement around the world, as well as tactics targeting animal ...

Posted 2023-07-28 03:28:32

Are electric motorbikes a viable option for the livestock industry?

A NEW South Wales producer says technology improvements have led to electric two-wheel motorbikes becoming a practical option for working ...

Posted 2023-07-28 03:26:21

Carbon neutrality is goal of sheep supplement study

RESEARCH to define how methane-reducing supplements can be fed to sheep efficiently in paddocks is aimed at helping Australia’s flocks achieve carbon ...

Posted 2023-03-21 01:05:29

How much downgraded grain will end up in feedlots this year?

THE winter grain harvest has once again been plagued by consistent wet weather and flooding, with high yields and plenty of downgrades reported across large areas. By all reports, ...

Posted 2022-12-16 00:20:22

Hay shortage emerges after floods drown growing area

A SHORTAGE of high quality hay across the country has been attributed to a combination of widespread flooding in prime growing areas and high grain ...

Posted 2022-12-08 02:03:31

Correct lamb tail length message reinforced at Dunkeld

THE importance of tail length and best practice pain relief in sheep to minimise breech flystrike and other animal health issues was highlighted at a recent seminar at Dunkeld in ...

Posted 2022-12-07 05:49:39

Beef Central - Lot Feeding

Feedgrain Focus: Spreading dry lifts southern values

Posted 2023-09-26 05:14:42

Deteriorating crop conditions in much of NSW are driving wheat and barley prices higher in the southern market, where trade remains thin on limited ...

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Feedgrain Focus: Harvest starts in CQ, frost impact feared

Posted 2023-09-18 03:39:49

Harvest has started in earnest this week in CQ as frost sparks some yield concerns in pockets of the crop in ...

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Shifting trends in feeder prices, grain costs, and days-on-feed

Posted 2023-09-15 06:16:07

The price relationship between feeder cattle and feedgrain pricesis now returning to similar levels to those last seen in early 2020. The national feeder steer price currently sits at 250¢/kg ...

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Feedlot innovation competition: Simple ideas, big paybacks

An online competition invites Australian feedlots and their employees to showcase clever, practical and low-cost innovations that have genuinely made a difference to the functionality of their ...

Posted 2023-09-14 05:24:54

Short abattoir lairage can increase yields and profitability for grainfed cattle, study

New research has found shortening the period of time between arrival at an abattoir and slaughter can increase yields and profitability for grainfed ...

Posted 2023-09-12 06:14:32

Feedgrain Focus: Prices lift as dry creeps south

Wheat and barley traded mostly higher last week as dry conditions move south in New South Wales to further limit grower ...

Posted 2023-09-12 05:56:45

Feedgrain Focus: North firms, gate shuts on Sep homes

Prices for northern wheat and barley have ratcheted up in the past week as dry conditions bring new-crop to a fast finish, and values have eased in the south in thin ...