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Farm Progress America, December 15, 2022

Max Armstrong shares some insight about the value of export markets to the U.S. animal industry. For beef, the export number is about $425 per head of the fed cattle harvested. While down 3% from a year ago but Max reports that in the first 10 months the value was up 17%. For hogs, October […]

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Weekly property review: Relections on the 2022 year for property

  FOR the third year running, the grazing property transaction space saw Australian farming families continue to expand their businesses in 2022, with a scarcity of properties offered putting upward pressure on land values. In our final weekly property review for the year, industry experts reflect on the year that was. Mark Barber, Elders Mark […]

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Gun crutcher is Jen's dream job

A crutching trailer in a western Queensland summer isn’t where you would expect to find an 18-year-old woman who had just finished at boarding school in Toowoomba, but Quilpie’s Jen Sheehan was so keen to get started, she forewent a week at Schoolies. Click to check the original article.

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Laporan Pasar: Industri Daging Sapi Asia Tenggara – November 2022

See Bahasa Indonesia translation   See Vietnamese translation   Edisi ke-108 : November 2022. Poin-poin Utama :                    Penyakit Kulit Lumpy (LSD) kini telah dikonfirmasi di Jawa Timur, hal ini menghadirkan ancaman baru ke daerah Bali dan gugusan Pulau Timur Indonesia. Vaksinasi Penyakit Mulut dan Kuku (PMK) Indonesia tembus 8 juta dosis.   Indonesia : […]

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SE Asia Report: LSD marches on | Gulf Livestock 1 tragedy | 5 star butcher shop

See Bahasa Indonesia translation   See Vietnamese translation     108th Edition: November 2022 Key Points                                 Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) has now been confirmed in East Java presenting a new threat to Bali and the Eastern Island chain. Click here to view Beef Central’s earlier story. Indonesian Foot & Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccinations pass 8 […]

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Forecast wet summer presents potential heat stress issues

HEAT stress management is on the minds of lotfeeders this summer, with forecast wet weather potentially causing some issues. There are many factors that present a heat stress risk, with a Meat & Livestock Australia factsheet saying excessive heat load can be caused by a combination of two or more of the following environmental conditions: […]

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US drought tearing the heart out of cattle industry

Josh Eilers inspects Wagyu feeder cattle during October’s AWA Japan Wagyu tour     A YOUNG Texas beef producer has given a graphic account of how the severe drought that has swept across the United States this year is tearing the heart out of the nation’s cattle industry. Josh Eilers was one of 37 Wagyu […]

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