AUSTRALIA’S cattle herd is still a way off from being anywhere near “a full paddock”, Tuesday’s 2022 RNA Paddock to Palate weight gain awards field day in Toowoomba heard.
But a high turn off year could have been diabolical for the industry, given the chronic labour shortage currently being experienced across the entire economy.
Recent industry estimates place the size of Australia’s national beef cattle herd in 2022 at 27.6 million head, with projections of further…