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Research team receives grant to study alfalfa autotoxicity

Research team receives grant to study alfalfa autotoxicity

A multi-institutional research team led by Michigan State University has received a $946,349 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s
More U.S. pork, beef plants approved for export to China

More U.S. pork, beef plants approved for export to China

China’s General Administration of Customs recently approved 18 U.S. beef establishments and 12 U.S. pork establishments for export to China
Cow and heifer slaughter indicates continued herd liquidation

Cow and heifer slaughter indicates continued herd liquidation

The January 1, 2023 Cattle inventory report included a beef cow herd of 28.9 million head, down 3.6 percent year
Rural dwellers less likely to develop dementia, study finds

Rural dwellers less likely to develop dementia, study finds

Australians who enjoy life in the bush could be at less risk of suffering from dementia. City slickers are 1.12
Glencore sticks by carbon capture project with calls for Govt intervention

Glencore sticks by carbon capture project with calls for Govt

A CONTROVERSIAL plan to inject waste CO2 from a coal-fired power station into an aquifer of the Great Artesian Basin
Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 28 November 2023

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 28 November 2023

DURING the week ending 27 November, widespread showers and thunderstorms impacted much of northern and eastern Australia as a series
First female chair for red meat processor R&D body

First female chair for red meat processor R&D body

FLETCHER International Exports chief executive officer Melissa Fletcher has been elected as the first female chair of the Australian Meat
Weekly kill: Rain impact being seen in sharply higher slaughter pricing and lower availability

Weekly kill: Rain impact being seen in sharply higher slaughter

WIDESPREAD rain over the past three weeks has had a considerable direct and indirect impact on slaughter cattle pricing and
Legislation passes to establish Inspector-General of Animal Welfare and Live Animal Exports

Legislation passes to establish Inspector-General of Animal Welfare and Live

Legislation to establish a new Inspector-General of Animal Welfare and Live Animal Exports was passed in Parliament on Monday. Australian
Cattle exports to Indonesia and Vietnam show improvement

Cattle exports to Indonesia and Vietnam show improvement

Australian cattle exports totalled 55,127 head in October, 26 percent below the five-year-average for the month and about 10,000 less
Beef industry gears up for CattleCon24

Beef industry gears up for CattleCon24

CattleCon, the cattle industry’s largest event of the year, will bring producers and their families to Orlando, Florida, Jan. 31-Feb.
Organizations partner to strengthen future agriculture talent pipeline

Organizations partner to strengthen future agriculture talent pipeline

In the dynamic landscape of American agriculture, two powerhouse organizations, Agriculture Future of America (AFA) and the National FFA Organization,