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Which beef production system works best for WA’s Southern Rangelands?

DPIRD economist Christophe d’Abbadie’s analysis has identified the ideal balance to optimise beef production in the Southern Rangelands.

TURNING off 500-560 kilogram slaughter steers and heifers at a low stocking rate was the most environmentally and financially beneficial production system  in Western Australia’s Southern Rangelands, bio-economic modelling by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) shows.

The modelling which aimed to show the ideal balance to optimise the profitability, sustainability and drought resilience of beef production in…

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