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How to get half-a-dozen breeding cattle into Cambodia

A small shipment of cattle is heading for Cambodia to help a charity. Photo: Cows for Cambodia THE South-East Asian cattle trade is well-known for its massive logistical efforts, with 20,000 head boatload shipments procured from some of the most remote parts of Australia. So it might be a surprise to hear that carrying four […]

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Syndicate seeks solution to save Longreach Pastoral College

A CONSORTIUM of private and corporate pastoral interests has lodged an application seeking to gain private control of the land and associated infrastructure assets of the former Longreach Pastoral College in Western Queensland. AAM Investment Group is coordinating the bid to retain and return critical training services to the agricultural industry and local community. On […]

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Slow progress on new Australian plant-based protein facilities

There is strong demand for plant-based protein ingredients made in Australian from locally-grown pulses. Photo: Unigrain MAJOR developments towards increasing the production of plant-protein ingredients made from pulses in Australia have slowed with proposed fractionation facilities in South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia yet to start manufacturing at a commercial scale. This comes as the […]

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Bureau monitors tropical cyclones north of Australia

Severe Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle remains well offshore of the central Queensland coast as a Category 3 system. Despite being offshore and posing no threat to the mainland, the system is likely to produce wind gusts of 224 km/h  causing hazardous coastal conditions for parts of Queensland and New South Wales. A Hazardous Surf Warning is […]

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S3 Ep2: MLA managing director Jason Strong

Welcome back to the 2023 third series of Beef Central podcasts, the Weekly Grill, with host Kerry Lonergan. Today’s second episode is a start-of-year assessment of the cattle and beef industry’s state of health in 2023, and the issues at hand with MLA managing director Jason Strong. Jason Strong Among other topics, the pair discuss […]

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Coconut Rough Semifreddo Recipe – Australian Country

A semifreddo is a no-churn ice cream that is usually made by creating a whipped custard first. In this instance, you’re letting someone else do all the work of whipping air into the mix by using a store-bought vegan ice cream. Peruse the ingredients list and you’ll note that this one is also very plant-friendly. […]

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Lady Marmalade Melting Moments Recipe

You know that version of the song Lady Marmalade, where Christina Aguilera pumps out that EPIC note as she begins her verse? What a MOMENT, right!? That’s what these melting moments remind me of. The slightly bitter tang of the marmalade in the buttercream is enough to splice through the richness of the biscuit and […]

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