The Overall Champion Team – West Texas A&M University – pictured with MLA’s Laura Garland (left) and ICMJ Australia founder John Carter (right). University of Queensland student Katja Zapf was crowned overall individual meat judging champion at the 2022 ICMJ National Competition held in Wagga Wagga last week. Katja finished five points ahead of Cole […]
Wet paddocks near the Bogan River southwest of Narromine in New South Wales. Photo: Mick Harris WHEAT, barley and sorghum prices have continued to fall with wet weather conditions in southern Queensland and New South Wales adding to the already cemented market hesitancy across the board. The uncertainty around new crop prospects has reduced the […]
Click on image for a larger view AUSTRALIA’S beef and lamb is enjoying strong consumer support in its major markets for its fat content, supporting continued selection for intramuscular fat in cattle and sheep. At the 2022 Intercollegiate Meat Judging Association Conference at Charles Sturt University’s Wagga Wagga campus last week, Meat & Livestock […]
Over 30 intrepid locals and visitors braved the cold and got up early to take part in this week’s 5km parkrun on the Tharrapatha Way. Click to check the original article.
Samantha Campbell (nee Walton) has worked for regional and rural publications across News South Wales, Queensland and the Northern Territory and is currently the senior journalist at the North West Star in Mount Isa. Sam enjoys family life on their cattle station with her husband and two kids and competes in local campdraft and rodeo […]
Saline land dishes up gourmet bush foods for markets and restaurants. Click to check the original article.
“Saturday night was pretty well gang busters for everyone.” Click to check the original article.
Only a handful of cows were presented and sold to a market with no change. Click to check the original article.
YOUNG red meat industry stakeholders were told to treat tradition as an opportunity, during the 2022 Intercollegiate Meat Judging Association Conference in New South Wales last week. At Charles Sturt University’s Wagga Wagga campus, NSW prime lamb seedstock producer Tom Bull described how he moved on from industry tradition to succeed. He said the sheep […]
WITH agricultural show season in full swing in some parts of Australia, young livestock competitors at the 582 agricultural shows held across the country each year are being encouraged to complete a free online course in animal welfare and handling standards. The course is being offered by the peak body for the nation’s agricultural […]
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth. Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor […]
From Cobrunga Station, Omeo, Victoria, this line of 80 Angus weaner steers 10-11 months averaging 305kg returned 665c/kg or $2030. A further 93 of their lighter steer brothers 232kg made 656-705c/kg, while 70 weaned heifer sisters 210kg made 657c or $1380. IT WAS a subdued first week of July through AuctionsPlus commercial cattle sales this […]