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S3 Ep9: Cattle market update, with Chris Howie & Matt Dalgleish

  Australian young cattle and slaughter cattle prices have continued to descend since our opening markets summary podcast with regular commentators, Stockco’s Chris Howie and Ep3’s Matt Dalgleish  back in late January. Two months on, are we near the bottom of the price cycle? Is there still a way to go? What impact will the forecast drier […]

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New tech fast-tracked to transform meat processing

Beef brands are on the cusp of being able to market eating quality characteristics based on intramuscular fat percentage (IMF%). Technologies such as the QFOM camera and the MEQ probe are being trained to measure IMF%, and in the case of the MEQ probe within an hour of slaughter – a measurement which was previously […]

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Awards for excellence in Southern Australian livestock industries now open

The Southern Australia Livestock Research Council (SALRC) has announced the call for nominations for the 2023 Awards for Excellence in Southern Australian Livestock Industries. The annual SALRC Awards have been developed to recognise, reward and celebrate excellence in the contributions of individuals to research and development, extension, communication and practical application of innovation on farm, […]

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Drier than average April to June forecast for majority of Australia

  For April, below median rainfall is likely (60pc to 80pc chance) for most of Western Australia, South Australia, western and northern Victoria, western and central New South Wales, and areas near the southern Gulf of Carpentaria coast. Above median rainfall is likely for the northern Cape York Peninsula (60pc to 80pc chance) and some […]

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Cell-based salami deemed unsafe as Italy bans lab meat

Lab-grown meat burger CELL-based salami, prosciutto and scaloppine appear to be off the menu in Italian households, with the government voting to ban the production, marketing and importation of lab-grown meat products. The conservative Government, led by the country’s first female prime minister Giorgia Meloni, introduced the bill to protect its local farmers – with […]

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