Cattle were drawn from Wandoan, Theodore, Eidsvold, Mundubbera, Gayndah, Booubyjan, Goomeri, Proston, Murgon, Tiaro, Maryborough, Hervey Bay, Bundaberg, Gin Gin, Miriam Vale, Ubobo and all local areas. Click to check the original article.
Dingoes come in all colours. Image – UNSW. VICTORIA’S livestock industry will be at risk of more wild dog attacks with recent changes in the state’s dingo ‘unprotection order’ laws, an anti-dingo campaigner believes. The Allan Labor Government yesterday said effective from 14 March, a dingo ‘unprotection’ order will conclude in north-west Victoria and will […]
Panelists during last week’s risk management forum in Brisbane THERE’S now broad agreement that the United States presents the best demand opportunity for Australian beef in the medium-term, but the key question remains, when does it really start? The topic came into focus during a panel session held as part of an Argus risk […]
These bulls were selected by Mountain Valley Angus and Poll Herefords, Coolatai, New South Wales; Callaway Poll Herefords, Irvingdale, Queensland; MCN Braford, Bell and Strathgyle Brafords, both in Bell; Cobblegun Brangus, Glenmorgan; Mountview Charolais and Droughtmasters, Cambooya; Wattlebray Charbrays, Chinchilla; Meldon Park Simmentals, Cecil Plains; Noanga Simmentals, Curlewis, NSW; Rodlyn Simbrahs, Droughtmasters, and Brahmans, Bell; […]
DIRECT consignment slaughter cattle prices continued their recent downwards trend this week, with some Queensland offers on export weight steers and cows down another 20-40c/kg, as supply outstrips demand. The upcoming succession of short processing weeks, with Easter followed soon after by May Day and ANZAC Day, mean some Queensland processors will lose four and […]
Nutrien Ag Solutions agronomist Brad Hussey has had over 25 years of experience working for Sugar Research Australia, Mackay, in extension agronomy on sugarcane farms, while his son, Kayden, studied Ag Science at UQ, Gatton, specialising in agronomy. Click to check the original article.
Tyreel Stud has continued its reputation of breeding talented racehorses. These include recent Wallings Bloodstock-bred and Tyreel Stud-sold headliners, including Classique Legend (won three stakes and the 2020 The Everest), Behemoth (triple group one winner), and dual group winner Every Rose. On behalf of a client, Tyreel also prides itself on breeding, raising, and selling […]
A biocontrol program has commenced on the South Coast, where Australian-bred parasitoid flies have been released to help control snail pests and protect crop yields, quality and growers’ profitability. Click to check the original article.
A MONSOON trough that redeveloped across the Top End of the Northern Territory and far north Queensland, and Tropical Cyclone Megan brought heavy rain, widespread showers and thunderstorms to northern Australia. During the first half of the week, a near-stationary low pressure trough across central and south-eastern Western Australia interacted with tropical moisture advected from […]
Monthly Australian cattle shipments totalled 23,021 head in February. An RTA road train loading cattle onto a livestock vessel at Darwin. Image courtesy of NTLEA. The volume was 56 percent below the rolling five-year average for the month, and reflected the delayed release of 2024 cattle import permits by the major market of Indonesia until […]
Opinion piece submitted by Northern Territory cattle producer and former Cattle Council of Australia president Markus Rathsmann No one likes extra taxes but Australian farmers are major beneficiaries of a robust well funded Biosecurity system. Former Cattle Council of Australia president Markus Rathsmann. Our island continent has been free of many of the worlds major […]
David Jochinke NFF President David Jochinke said despite the mounting evidence the levy was poor policy and should be scrapped, the Government had the numbers to wave it through the lower house. “We call on Senators to see commonsense and hit pause on this legislation so they can listen carefully to the criticism this flawed […]