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Slow is fast and fast is slow: Safe cattle handling

Slow is fast and fast is slow: Safe cattle handling

An old cowboy once told me “If you work cattle like you gotta be done quick, it takes all day;
Vytelle announces Kansas City as global headquarters

Vytelle announces Kansas City as global headquarters

Vytelle announced today the relocation of their global headquarters from Hermiston, Oregon, to Lenexa, Kansas, effective immediately. Kansas City –
5 Tips to reducing hay loss

5 Tips to reducing hay loss

Good-quality hay bales are like precious gems. They’re valuable and worthy of your safest storage, says Charles Ellis, University of
Input costs, interest rates weigh on farmers’ minds

Input costs, interest rates weigh on farmers’ minds

Unlike the two most recent presidential elections, the November mid-term election outcomes did little to swing farmer sentiment. The Purdue
Farm Progress America, December 6, 2022

Farm Progress America, December 6, 2022

Max Armstrong reports on denial of a request to get an exemption from the 11-hour driving rule and 14-hour driving
Queensland passes tougher animal welfare laws

Queensland passes tougher animal welfare laws

Offenders will face up to three years in prison under a new animal welfare law if they breach their duty
Too early to tell true cost of floods: ABARES

Too early to tell true cost of floods: ABARES

  Australia’s official Government commodities forecaster says it is too early to tell what the true costs of widespread flooding
Dutch govt to shut down up to 3000 farms, sparking more protests

Dutch govt to shut down up to 3000 farms, sparking

Dutch farmers are again taking to the streets to protest plans to shut down up to 3,000 farms. Photo: Twitter
Weekly kill: Processor grids continue to descend, as all cattle indicators hit 2022 lows

Weekly kill: Processor grids continue to descend, as all cattle

THE late-season decline in slaughter cattle prices continued this week, with some processors again pulling offers sharply lower. With many
Chris Howie: Contracts trump rainbows and unicorns

Chris Howie: Contracts trump rainbows and unicorns

Old fashioned business sense – As a seller or a buyer why didn’t you sign a contract ?? – too
MEQ’s objective carcase measurement tools receive further approvals

MEQ’s objective carcase measurement tools receive further approvals

AUSMeat’s Language and Standards Committee has approved new traits and extension to existing ones for MEQ’s growing suite of objective
Aussie processors head to Vietnam for industry study tour + VIDEO

Aussie processors head to Vietnam for industry study tour +

Tour group members visiting the Intercontinental Hotel Saigon included Brett Stockings and Gabi Ryan, Fletcher International Exports; Lachlan Teys, Teys