Victoria’s chief veterinary officer Graeme Cooke at the ALSA conference in Bendigo. THE increasing longer term global risk and ‘inevitability’ of Foot and Mouth Disease reaching Australia was highlighted to saleyard managers at a conference in Bendigo yesterday. Victorian chief veterinary officer Graeme Cooke said he had bad and good news for the delegates at […]

BEEF production and slaughter statistics for the April-June quarter, released last week by the ABS, allow analysts to consider the industry’s medium-term trajectory, in light of new information. One of the key figures for stakeholder participants to consider is the female slaughter rate (FSR), a technical indicator used to determine if a cattle herd is […]

U.S. consumers remain interested in plant-based meat alternatives, but higher prices have led many prospective return consumers to taper off their purchases. The price of plant-based meats is often several dollars a pound higher than for equivalent meat and poultry products. Beyond cost, lingering negative perceptions surrounding taste, value and versatility are also obstacles the […]

USDA Rural Development Acting Under Secretary Roger Glendenning has announced that USDA is making more funding available for meat and poultry processors to expand operations, transform the food supply chain and create new and better markets for producers. This funding advances President Biden’s commitment to grow the economy from the bottom up and middle out […]

If you are one of those who relies on social media for market information you would sure think the only thing hotter than the weather this week was the breeding stock market. If you are one of those who actually pays attention to market, you would know that some of those sky-high prices were for […]

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), in partnership with the American Soybean Association, CropLife America, and National Corn Growers Association, has released a study quantifying how widely available precision agriculture technology improves environmental stewardship while providing economic return for farmers. The Environmental Benefits of Precision Agriculture study highlights how policies and technological advancements can help […]

A MICROCHIP device that allows livestock managers to monitor their animals’ health status remotely, around the clock, is about to hit a development milestone, with the company behind the technology ready to launch a commercial trial. Spearheaded by Fremantle-based veterinarian, Dr Garnett Hall, the VetChip microchip is implanted subcutaneously under the animal’s skin, using a […]