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Be alert, not alarmed over FMD/LSD threats, urges RMAC chair

Be alert, not alarmed over FMD/LSD threats, urges RMAC chair

AUSTRALIAN livestock producers should be ‘alert, but not alarmed’ over the looming threat of Foot & Mouth Disease and/or Lumpy
Littleproud voted Nationals Leader, Labor ag minister still coming

Littleproud voted Nationals Leader, Labor ag minister still coming

Nationals’ deputy leader Perin Davey, leader David Littleproud and senate leader Bridget McKenzie. Picture: David Littleproud Twitter MARANOA MP David
Southern cattle producers urged to convert surplus grass into cash

Southern cattle producers urged to convert surplus grass into cash

SOUTHERN NSW producers have been encouraged to convert their surplus pasture into cash through an innovative liveweight gain program run
Feedgrain Focus: South eases, northern squeeze prevails

Feedgrain Focus: South eases, northern squeeze prevails

  Sowing wheat at Berriwillock in the Victorian Mallee. Photo: Crop Smart LOGISTICS issues in the northern market have held
Chief vet to visit Indonesia as FMD, LSD infection widens

Chief vet to visit Indonesia as FMD, LSD infection widens

Australian Chief Veterinary Officer Dr Mark Schipp and Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer Dr Beth Cookson are visiting Indonesia to meet
This Week in Agribusiness, May 28, 2022

This Week in Agribusiness, May 28, 2022

Mike Pearson opens the broadcast with a planting progress update. Clint Chaffer, Asgrow brand manager, reports from Dyersville, Iowa, at
Young steer and heifer categories trend higher in 19,500 head online offering

Young steer and heifer categories trend higher in 19,500 head

From Forbes NSW, this line of 50 Shorthorn weaned steers 9-10 months averaging 290kg returned 771.6c/kg or $2240/head. AN increased
JBS Foods USA reaches settlement with OSHA

JBS Foods USA reaches settlement with OSHA

Four JBS Foods USA subsidiaries and affiliates have agreed to assemble a team of company and third-party experts to develop
Muddy bottom line ahead for 2022 cattle markets

Muddy bottom line ahead for 2022 cattle markets

At first glance, 2022 cattle prices are higher than 2021. At $140, slaughter steer prices are 17.5% above 2021 prices,
Even today’s market offers opportunity

Even today’s market offers opportunity

If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. We have all heard and said that line
Veterinarians urge cattle producers to add anthrax vaccine this spring

Veterinarians urge cattle producers to add anthrax vaccine this spring

South Dakota State University Extension and South Dakota Animal Industry Board veterinarians are encouraging South Dakota cattle producers to include the
Steps to tighten the calving season

Steps to tighten the calving season

Remember the phrase earning your keep? Whether that was doing household chores as a child or bringing in a salary