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Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 12 July 2023

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 12 July 2023

At the beginning of the week an upper level trough and associated cloud band brought widespread weekly rainfall totals of
Roma sale 11 July: Yarding lifts by 4702

Roma sale 11 July: Yarding lifts by 4702

Yarding 7665 Change +4702 Agents at Roma penned 7665 cattle for yesterday’s weekly store sale – an increase of 4702
Soil carbon credits starting to flow with another project awarded

Soil carbon credits starting to flow with another project awarded

The Fysh project at Mount Tom, near Gladstone, has become the fourth to receive carbon credits for sequestering carbon in
SE Asia Report: Qurban reflects depressed live sales in region

SE Asia Report: Qurban reflects depressed live sales in region

114th Edition: July 2023   Regional Livestock Movements and Trends The South East Asian region will approach the second half
Weekly slaughter slides, in line with rain

Weekly slaughter slides, in line with rain

THERE was a clear impact from rain in rates of beef processing activity across eastern Australia last week. The National
Australia-EU trade deal talks stall once again over meat quotas

Australia-EU trade deal talks stall once again over meat quotas

The Australian Government’s latest push to finalise a free trade agreement with Europe has stalled for the second time in
Meat processor fined for child labor violations

Meat processor fined for child labor violations

A federal court in Minnesota has entered a consent judgment that requires Monogram Meat Snacks LLC in Chandler, Minnesota, to
Beef and cattle trade responds to market conditions

Beef and cattle trade responds to market conditions

Cattle and beef markets are undergoing a sharp transition in 2023 with ever-tighter cattle numbers, declining beef production and sharply
Weekly genetics review: “Don’t send a hungry man to the supermarket without a shopping list”

Weekly genetics review: “Don’t send a hungry man to the

Going to a bull sale without a defined breeding objective is like sending a hungry man to the supermarket without
RDCs come together to create carbon footprint calculator

RDCs come together to create carbon footprint calculator

THE innovation arm of Australian agriculture’s research and development corporations is on the verge of developing a carbon footprint calculator
Selecting for immune-competent cattle could deliver economic advantage for beef industry

Selecting for immune-competent cattle could deliver economic advantage for beef

BEEF producers could improve the health and welfare of cattle in their herds and reduce their reliance on antibiotics to
Methane reduction: First seaweed, now daffodils

Methane reduction: First seaweed, now daffodils

For several years trials have been underway in Australia testing the potential of adding several naturally occurring compounds from certain