All the winners from the NBPE commercial cattle competition
Producers gathered in Charters Towers for the Northern Beef Producers Expo’s annual commercial cattle competition. Click to check the original article.
Processing labour crisis threatens to deepen, as ‘first-round’ Pacific workers head home
THE red meat processing industry’s labour crisis looks like worsening in coming months, as some workers involved in the first round of Pacific Island labour recruitment programs complete their four year contractual terms, and have to head home. One large multi-site processor told Beef Central last week that it stood to lose around 90 Samoan […]
My favourite painting: Ronnie Archer-Morgan
The Antiques Roadshow expert picks A Muse by Cosimo Tura. Ronnie Archer-Morgan on A Muse by Cosimo Tura ‘I love this Renaissance painting, partly because of the sheer precocious talent of the artist, Cosimo Tura, only 30 when he painted it for a duke of the d’Este family of Ferrara, Italy. The sumptuously dressed beauty […]
250 rural doctors to descend on CQ
More than 250 current and future doctors are heading to a Central Queensland town this week to tackle some big issues. Click to check the original article.
Prices up at Wodonga
Quality and prices were strong at NVLX Wodonga last Thursday with weaner steers up $100-$200 a head. Click to check the original article.
Wauchope bullocks to $2440, heifers $1840 | The Land
Angus steer weaners ranged in price from $1800 to top at $1980 for a pen of nine, offered by MJ and RD Buller, and bought by Boon Farm, Tamworth. Another pen of five Angus cross steers made $1900 and was offered by A and YB Hobbs, Huntingdon and bought by Ben Nicholls of Gunnedah. Mr […]
Evolution of Landsborough Flock Ewe Show celebrated at Muttaburra | Queensland Country Life
“What a gift for this district it was when the show started again,” Ms Webb said, adding that while it had been decided that it would be a men-only committee, they made such a hash of the opening night cocktail party, the women rose up and formed a ladies auxiliary, eventually becoming fully integrated into […]
Industry insight galore at ICMJ National Conference
For the first time the ICMJ National Conference will open its doors to the public to attend keynote seminars as part of the program to be held in Wagga Wagga, NSW. Young meat science students in the audience during a presentation at the 2019 ICMJ seminar at Wagga. While registration for the full four-day conference […]
Chris Howie: Rain boosts optimism heading into winter
Chris Howie offers his perspective on market trends and opportunities in coming weeks and months, drawing from his own observations and from a wide contact network of producers, agents, processors, industry associates and leaders developed during his extensive career as a livestock agent. Chris is Stockco’s Business Development Manager. Well the rain has filled […]
Godolphin’s Exceed and Excell sires Magic Millions sale topper | The Land
This sale concludes the annual Gold Coast headquartered auction house’s National Sales’ series, which grossed over $161 million via its 1126 lots sold at an average of $143,390. In the two-days of selling yearlings, buyers spent over $14m, on the 264 sold lots for a $53,076 average and a clearance of 72 per cent. Click […]
Fine and superfine Merino wool in demand | The Land
Chinese-based entities still operated, albeit at a low basis given they are still obliged to store the wool in the Cape pending a resolution of the Foot and Mouth Disease protocols, which to date have been zero. China has bigger problems on its plate it would seem, and it is difficult to gain access to […]
A chilly weekend across WA
Rain this week follows a cold snap across the weekend. Click to check the original article.