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Weekly genetics review: Are there alternatives to predicting birth weight in extensive production systems?

Weekly genetics review: Are there alternatives to predicting birth weight

IN ANY beef breeding system, the primary driver of productivity and profitability is determined by the number of calves that
Farmers urged to travel the world and see what’s possible

Farmers urged to travel the world and see what’s possible

Farmers and agriculture industry professionals are invited to grasp a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, as Nuffield Australia opens applications for 2025 scholarships.
In a landscape of climate change, what is the issue with soil carbon?

In a landscape of climate change, what is the issue

Stuart Austin DEBATE is raging about the legitimacy of the new soil carbon industry after a handful of Australian producers
NCC Brahman stud herd changes hands in major pre-auction dispersal deal

NCC Brahman stud herd changes hands in major pre-auction dispersal

Brett Nobbs, left, with new NCC herd owner Ray Vella, centre, and GDL Rockhampton manager Josh Heck. Picture: Kent Ward,
Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 12 Mar 2024

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 12 Mar 2024

ONSHORE flow brought rainfall totals above 100 mm along fringes of the Queensland coast, and more than 200 mm in
Cattle Australia fronts supermarket pricing inquiry

Cattle Australia fronts supermarket pricing inquiry

Increasing transparency throughout the supply chain is the key to reassuring producers that the price they receive for their cattle
Weekly kill: Handbrake comes on slaughter market, in a big way

Weekly kill: Handbrake comes on slaughter market, in a big

THERE’S been a sharp change in the supply/demand dynamics in eastern states processing this week. A number of large multi-site
Beef Connections member’s journey towards Beef 2024: Beefing up innovation, and how you can too

Beef Connections member’s journey towards Beef 2024: Beefing up innovation,

THE Graeme Acton Beef Connections mentoring project being held in the lead-up to Beef 2024 in Rockhampton in May is
Agencies sign MOU on civil enforcement of Animal Welfare Act

Agencies sign MOU on civil enforcement of Animal Welfare Act

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division
Registration opens for Beef Improvement Federation event

Registration opens for Beef Improvement Federation event

Registration is now open for the 2024 Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) Research Symposium and Convention that will be hosted June
House floats plan to address farm labor crisis

House floats plan to address farm labor crisis

There’s never a shortage of agriculture news. Here are a few policy stories you may have missed over the past
Saving the herd with milo grazing

Saving the herd with milo grazing

Missouri cattle producer John Chamberlin didn’t want to sell his cows when drought lingered and hay supplies and forages dwindled