There are no halters and no fitting chutes. Just pens of fat cattle straight from the feedyard, and a judge with an eye for beef carcass traits on the hoof and on the rail. It’s Beef Empire Day in Garden City, Kan., and it’s a unique celebration of the cattle feeding industry in the state […]
Prices have been moving up gradually over the past month. It started with a small increase of 5c/litre, then 9, followed by 11, 12 and now 13c/L increase. On average, Lactalis appears to be leading the way now with a price of around 85c/L. Norco appears to be around 1c/L behind and Bega around 2c/L […]
Queensland farmers will slash chickpea plantings by 37pc, amounting to a reduction of more than 100,000 hectares, ABARES is forecasting. Instead, farmers will plant more wheat with the planted area tipped to climb to 885,000 hectares, the largest in more than a decade. Click to check the original article.
Cattle were drawn from Rolleston, Biloela, Theodore, Eidsvold and the local Monto area. Click to check the original article.
Tamworth-based school wins 2022 Goongunyah Shield at NSW State Sheep Show, Dubbo. Click to check the original article.
Judge Simon Drury, Condabri Feedlot, Miles, Ray White Longreach and Barcaldine principal Bill Seeney, and Frame Rural representative Matt McLane, with Aaron and Cassie Looker, Jaccondol, Barcaldine, winners of the grand champion pen. Picture: Sally Gall Click to check the original article.
Rod Knutsen and Jane Lindner first saw Belmont Reds at Beef Australia in Rockhampton, nine years ago and are now working towards forming a pure Belmont Red herd. Click to check the original article.
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth. Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor […]
A new, online one-stop information portal for Lumpy skin disease (LSD) and foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) preparedness is now available to livestock owners and other industry stakeholders. Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries and Minister for Rural Communities Mark Furner said the Queensland Government was working closely with its industry taskforce partners to prevent and […]
NEW TEAM: Michael Ovia, PNG shed attendant, Luke Brown, commercial director, Agri Labour Australia, Eliz Quinlan, HR manager, DA Hall, Boe Arua Mahuru John, PNG relocation technician, Lote Tuqiri, Rohi Garia, PNG shed attendant, Lawrence Gavera, PNG relocation technician leading hand, and Casey Brown, managing director, Agri Labour Australia. Click to check the original article.
Station managers were encouraged to prepare their female herds ahead of time. Click to check the original article.
ALFA BeefEx 2022 conference ready to connect and celebrate. Click to check the original article.