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U.S. cattle inventory reaches 73 year low

Not many ranchers active today will remember the last time the U.S. cattle industry was this small.  On January 1, 2024, the All Cattle and Calves inventory was 87.15 million head, the smallest total inventory since 1951.  The All Cattle and Calves inventory is 1.9 percent smaller year over year and is the fifth consecutive […]

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Late surge expected for Beef 2024 stud entries

  STUD cattle entries for Beef 2024 are already past 900, but if past events are anything to go by, there will be a late surge in numbers as the nomination deadline draws closer. The deadline for this year’s stud entries has been extended to Monday 19 February. Despite the challenges around COVID, the previous […]

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Accelerating change for farmers at the Wilmot Cattle Co. Field Day 2024

Photo by Mike Terry Australian agriculture is experiencing a dramatic shift in momentum following the unprecedented global declaration at COP28 in December, signed by more than 150 countries, including Australia, where for the first-time food production will be front and centre of national pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The game changing nature of the […]

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