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Henry Moore: The sculptor who achieved the impossible

Henry Moore achieved international fame as a sculptor, despite once being denounced for promoting ‘the cult of ugliness’. And he also remained a most unassuming man, finds Laura Gascoigne, as two new exhibitions of his work prepare to welcome visitors. Sculptors are very rarely household names, but no one who lived through the 1960s could […]

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Videos emerge of heat stress deaths in US feedlot cattle

A HEATWAVE in the American state of Kansas has been blamed for thousands of cattle deaths in a feedlot in the south-west of the state. Videos have appeared on social media showing the dead cattle piled up in a yard, most of them finished black cattle. The video has drawn plenty of debate about how […]

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How artificial intelligence is depicting the cattle industry

A NEW tool has emerged online, which uses artificial intelligence to generate a sketch of subjects based on a phrase typed into a search bar. Artificial intelligence refers to computers which have been given the ability to solve problems like humans. In this case, the DALL-E-mini generator uses images from a series of large internet […]

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May cattle exports near 60,000 head

May was notable for the resumption of trade by the re-laucnched Northern Australian Cattle Company, with a small consignment loaded for Indonesia on the Nine Eagle (pictured) which was in port in Darwin on the last day of the month. ALMOST 60,000 cattle were exported from Australia in May, the largest monthly volume for the […]

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Recruitment: Strategies to avoid the cost and inconvenience of being understaffed

Latest listings on Jobs Central: Monogastric Business Unit Manager Australia – via Agricultural Appointments Livestock Manager, Opal Creek – Australian Country Choice Territory Sales Manager, Valmont irrigation – via Rimfire Resources Station Manager, Brickhouse Station – Harvest Road Property Manager, Western Downs Qld – Butler Grazing Business Development Manager, WA – via Rimfire Resources Station […]

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Beef sustainability continues to improve, says Cattle Council

CATTLE Council has welcomed the 2022 Australian Beef Sustainability Framework Update which shows significant, ongoing improvements in the beef industry’s sustainability credentials. CCA’s environment and sustainability spokesperson Jenny O’Sullivan said the report (click here to view yesterday’s summary) showed steady improvement towards the red meat industry’s goal of net-zero emissions by 2030. “We’ve seen a […]

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