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Spraying now for poison hemlock could harm cattle

Looks can be deceiving. Those white spring flowers that dot many Midwest pastures are toxic to humans and animals. Your first instinct may be to kill the weed by spraying pastures, but one university Extension specialist warns against it. Poison hemlock is one of the first weeds to green up in spring, and it grows […]

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Vale John Armstrong – Beef Central

PIONEER northern cattle industry veterinarian John Armstrong passed away on the weekend, aged 85. Over more than 50 years, John showed a deep love of the northern cattle industry, particularly the iconic ‘big runs’ and the people who operated them. His influence and contribution extended well beyond animal health issues and other veterinary matters to […]

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Canada pushing for health warnings on mince

CANADA’S health authority has created a beef with its cattle industry over proposed new labels to put a health warning on mince. The new labelling requirements put forward by Health Canada are an attempt to limit sodium, sugars, saturated fats and trans fats in diets – ultimately aiming to reduce obesity and chronic non-communicable diseases, […]

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Sustainability report shows increase in groundcover, decrease in emissions

THE Australian Beef Sustainability Framework has today released its 2022 report card, showing an increase in groundcover and pain relief and decrease in CO2 emissions. Key findings of the report include 6pc Natural Resource Management (NRM) regions achieved healthy groundcover thresholds in 2021 39 million tonnes of food waste was recovered and diverted from landfill […]

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Vale well-known NSW stock agent Ashley Dingle | The Land

With the formation by the rural co-operative companies of the Australian Stud Stock and Land, and known as Austock, Ashley, as an auctioneer worked along side David Marshall, who was the general manager Sydney, John Collier, based in Tamworth and John Atkins who covered the Victorian and Riverina business. Click to check the original article.

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Agribusinesses anticipated to top-up FMDs amid global volatility

NAB expects Australia’s agribusiness sector to invest more in Farm Management Deposits (FMDs) to manage risk and build business resilience amid rising farm input costs and interest rate movements. NAB Executive Regional and Agribusiness Julie Rynksi. Data released in NAB’s Regional and Agribusiness Horizons Report shows agribusinesses deposited 20.6 percent more into transactional accounts year-on-year […]

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