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Setting a break-even for bull prices

Setting a break-even for bull prices

  BULL prices continue to dominate discussion among cattle producers as records continue to tumble for beef breeds this month.
Weekly kill: Grids rise, despite deeper processor losses

Weekly kill: Grids rise, despite deeper processor losses

There’s been further rises in Queensland export processors’ slaughter grid offers this week – driven in no small part by
Why these ICMJ students are pursuing a career in ag

Why these ICMJ students are pursuing a career in ag

ICMJ students touring Mort & Co’s Grassdale feedlot, south Dalby. STUDENTS from the Australia’s Intercollegiate Meat Judging program are this
$15m project assessing the genetic traits of cattle methane

$15m project assessing the genetic traits of cattle methane

Christian Duff, General Manager Genetic Improvement, Angus Australia, Sam Clark, Associate Professor in Animal Genetics School of Environmental and Rural
Taskforce completes review of Australia’s biosecurity systems

Taskforce completes review of Australia’s biosecurity systems

Australia will be more prepared to respond to any future biosecurity outbreak, after four weeks of rigorous testing of national
Aussie dollar slumps to three-year lows, below US65c

Aussie dollar slumps to three-year lows, below US65c

THE Australian dollar has plunged to three-year lows versus the US dollar this week, buffeted by international uncertainty and a
‘Safe set of hands’, as AA Co appoints Dave Harris as new MD and Chief Executive

‘Safe set of hands’, as AA Co appoints Dave Harris

THE Australian Agricultural Co has appointed David Harris as the company’s new managing director and chief executive officer, effective today.
White House actions target livestock concentration

White House actions target livestock concentration

During a White House Competition Council meeting on Sept. 26, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced USDA is publishing a proposed rule
Trump-era Endangered Species Act regulations reinstated

Trump-era Endangered Species Act regulations reinstated

Modernized Endangered Species Act regulations instituted by the Trump administration will be reinstated after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
Cattle Contracts Library becoming reality

Cattle Contracts Library becoming reality

The Cattle Contracts Library is one step closer to reality with the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service launch of a pilot
Longhorned tick discovered in northern Missouri for first time

Longhorned tick discovered in northern Missouri for first time

The Longhorned tick causes the loss of millions of dollars in agricultural revenue to cattle producers worldwide, and it is
Feedlot Production and Cattle Slaughter

Feedlot Production and Cattle Slaughter

The latest USDA Cattle on Feed report shows that the September 1 feedlot inventory was 11.279 million head, 100.4 percent