Blog Post

6 strategies for mineral supplementation

Vitamins and minerals are a small portion of the beef diet, but they are important for normal cattle body function, which results in optimum health, growth and reproduction, says Patrick Davis, University of Missouri Extension regional livestock field specialist. Davis offers six strategies to promote optimum cattle mineral and vitamin status, which will result in […]

Read More

Aussie pro-gamer wins millions in e-sport competition

Australia’s top pro-gamer has made millions by turning his love for gaming into a career similar to becoming a pro-athlete. Speaking on news.com.au podcast I’ve Got News For You, James Giezen described his rise to become one of Australia’s top three pro-gamers – competing in international tournaments worth millions of dollars. Specialising in Player Unknown […]

Read More

Export beef customers raising concerns, following yesterday’s inaccurate FMD publicity

AUSTRALIAN red meat exporters have fielded urgent inquiries from overseas customers overnight over the safety of Australian beef, following inaccurate and misleading headlines in metropolitan Australian media yesterday. The developments came after agriculture minister Murray Watt told a press briefing yesterday that fragments of FMD (not the disease itself) had been found in samples of […]

Read More

FMD and LSD: Lots of talk but no meaningful action

Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) infection in Indonesia was officially announced on 3 March 2022. Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) infection was officially declared on 12 April. Since that time, four months for LSD and three months for FMD, action to control both diseases has been slow, uncoordinated, under-funded and generally ineffective. For both diseases the most […]

Read More

FMD ‘uncontrolled’ in Indonesia as higher biosecurity fines mooted

Minister for Agriculture Murray Watt. HIGHER fines for breaching Australia’s biosecurity laws are being investigated following the detection of confirmed Foot and Mouth Disease virus fragments in a pork product on sale in Melbourne. When asked about the possibility of increasing fines and penalties, Federal Minister for Agriculture Murray Watt last night told more than […]

Read More