Southern multi-breed cattle feeding at University of New England’s Tullimba feedlot. A NEW global research project is looking to make a link between specific genomic traits and eating quality, in a bid to influence genetics programs and eating quality scores. The program is being run by researchers from Ireland, the United States and Australia – […]
DUNROBIN, a well-developed irrigation property on Central Queensland’s Fitzroy River near South Yaamba has sold prior to auction for an undisclosed price. The auction of the 335ha holding in two freehold titles included a 300Ml underground water allocation and two, 12 Ml allocations from the Fitzroy River. Dunrobin currently has 80ha of cultivation with the […]
Regenerative agriculture was the key focus of a recent webinar hosted by the UWA Public Policy Institute. Photo: Soil CRC SHOULD the term ‘regenerative agriculture’ be changed to encourage more growers to adopt the practices encompassed within the emerging industry? This was the topic that was debated by speakers during the University of Western Australia […]
A historic collaboration between the Young Livestock Exporters Network (YLEN) and LiveCorp has seen the training course for on-board live export stockpersons held in Darwin for the first time in over a decade. “Exporters draw a lot of stockmen and women from stations in the Northern Territory, but we traditionally had to send them to […]
RAIN continues to play havoc with beef processing operations across parts of eastern Australia, with plants from Rockhampton to Melbourne anticipating more dark days this week or next due to cattle supply challenges. There were further heavy falls across parts of inland Queensland and NSW towards the end of last week, and more rain is […]
NT Livestock Exporters chairman David Warriner says a blow-out in both regulatory charges and additional compliance costs in the export supply chain is threatening to dangerously undermine the northern cattle export trade. The Federal Government has a cost-recovery policy requiring that the costs Departments incur to provide regulatory services to agricultural exporters be paid by […]
Mount Isa’s Multicultural Festival returned over the weekend as thousands gathered to celebrate the cultural traditions of New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. Click to check the original article.
“Your assistance would be truly appreciated.” The Island BMX Club will host a community clean up event this weekend. Officials will be at the track from 8am on Saturday and Sunday to help. Click to check the original article.
There were 207 cattle offered at Woodford on Monday. Click to check the original article.
Andrew Whitelaw looks at some of the drivers in the canola market and its recent pricing. Click to check the original article.
Rainfall raised the confidence of attendees at the Charters Towers store sale on Friday. Click to check the original article.
The very well developed Callide Valley irrigation farm Maloa has hit the market, to be auctioned by Elders in Biloela on October 12. Click to check the original article.