A GIPPSLAND producer has pled guilty of several animal cruelty charges and was fined $2,500 plus $224.69 service costs in the Bairnsdale Magistrates Court recently. Barry Sellings did not appear before the court and the case was heard ex-parte to charges of animal cruelty, including aggravated cruelty, leading to the serious injury of a cow […]

AUSTRALIA is in a good position to capitalise on rising global meat demand as a mass herd liquidation in the United States provides a positive outlook for export markets, according to the Australian red meat and livestock industry State of the Industry Report 2022 released today. The report produced by Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) […]

NEW laws have been introduced in Victoria to allow livestock owners to voluntarily establish extra biosecurity measures on their properties, to protect them from trespassers. Changes to the Livestock Management Act 2010 and Livestock Management Regulations 2021 have introduced offences for non-compliance with prescribed biosecurity measures, including entering agricultural premises without consent. Offenders will face on-the-spot fines […]

AS THE carbon industry awaits the findings of a Federal Government-commissioned review into the framework used to award carbon credits, calls are growing louder for an overhaul of the industry regulator. Earlier this year, the newly elected government appointed former chief scientist Ian Chubb to head up the review, after former government advisor Andrew MacIntosh […]

THE New Zealand government has today unveiled its plans tax emissions from sheep and cattle, prompting a wave of concerns from the industry. A partnership between agricultural representatives, called the He Waka Eke Noa Partnership, made a series of recommendations to help the country meet the Zero Carbon Act 2030, which plans to reduce emissions […]

A NEW price risk management tool, which was launched to the Australian cattle industry earlier this year, has executed its first cattle swap with a major lot feeder involved in the trade. StoneX launched its Australian Feeder Cattle Swap offering in February, which settles against the Australia northern feeder cattle index, published by Argus Media. […]

See Bahasa Indonesia translation   See Vietnamese translation   106th Edition : September 2022 Key Points                                 Indonesian Foot & Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccination program now stalling in many areas due to shortage of logistics and operational funding. FMD risk to Australia continues to recede as Bali is getting priority for vaccine delivery.   Indonesia […]

Australian cattle exports edged higher from August to September, but remained around 38 percent below the five year average for the month, according to the latest data released from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Australia exported 47,588 cattle in September, slightly up on the 44,907 head exported in August. Exports to Indonesia totalled […]