The little things living in a calf’s nose could be key to combating bovine respiratory disease, the single most costly illness affecting the beef industry. Jiangchao Zhao, associate professor of animal science at the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station and in the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, uses next-generation sequencing to identify […]
After a slow start to the year U.S. pork exports to Colombia rebounded strongly in the second quarter, and are now 10% ahead of last year’s record pace. Beef exports are also soaring, up 55% in volume and 78% in value over 2021. U.S. Meat Export Federation representative Don Mason says U.S. red meat has a growing presence […]
Max Armstrong shares that Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack made an announcement to spend $1 billion to help develop markets for farmers. Vilsack announced the investment for climate-smart investment projects. Vilsack told the Farm Progress Show audience that U.S. farmers can get to net zero farming without sacrificing production. The secretary says there’s a renaissance […]
Helping drive the success of the sale was volume buyers such as LR and DM Faireather, Rolleston, who purchased four bulls at an average of $12,500, the Booth Family Trust, Wandoan, which purchased four bulls at an average of $20,750 and Wallockatoo Pastoral Company, Wandoan, which purchased four bulls at an average of $15,375. Click […]
Customers already anticipating the next order from Cambray Cheese’s Tom Wilde. Click to check the original article.
Vendors, Lilly, Ben, Mitchell and Amanda Adams, Dangarfield Santa Gertrudis stud, Kingswood, Taroom, auctioneer Colby Ede, Nutrien Ag Solutions, Toowoomba, and buyer on behalf of Ryalsea Santa Gertrudis stud Lachlan Martin, Inverell, NSW with the top price bull. Picture: Billy Jupp Click to check the original article.
Looking back over the past year across NLRS-reported cattle sales in NSW and Qld, the price difference on offer for yearling steers in the range of 280-400kg has the average difference in muscle score (B to C, or C to D, for example) – averaging 67c/kg. This far exceeds the expectations of many observers, and […]
Devon Court Herefords 32 bulls sold for a top price of $40,000, to average $11,935. Click to check the original article.
As consumers at home and around the world continue to navigate uncertainty in terms of inflation and future economic conditions, it is encouraging to see demand for U.S. beef remain solid on so many fronts. Beef exports have only accounted for 12.7% of U.S. beef production for the first half of the year, but the […]
THE beef industry is increasingly following the dairy sector’s lead in the adoption of sexed semen in artificial breeding programs Dairy was the early adopter in pioneering the use of sex-sorted semen, principally because of the industry’s overwhelming focus on the value of female calves over males, for milk production. Any opportunity to bump the […]
The high cost of bulls, strong cattle prices and good seasonal conditions are driving an increase in the uptake of Artificial Insemination in commercial beef herds. For those wondering how to get started with AI, artificial breeding company Vetoquinol has produced a useful podcast, featuring Dr Jo Connolly from Impact Veterinary Services. Jo and Vetoquinol’s […]
Significant sales included Onslow Prelude R229 bought by IC and P Crawford, Yarra, for $25,000: EJ Merriman and Son Pty Ltd, Yass, paid $29,000 for Onslow Hallmark R161 and Rossgole Pastoral Co, Aberdeen, paid $24,000 for Onslow Genesis S80, and $15,000 for Onslow Hallmark R162. Click to check the original article.