A happy Patrick Galbraith celebrates his engagement by tempting fate in inspiringly cavalier fashion. I had every intention of asking while we were standing beneath that blackthorn bush on the edge of the pond, but before I summoned up the courage, a pair of teal appeared over the top of the willows. Constance lifted her […]
International wheat futures markets have had little impact on local markets in recent weeks, trading a sideways trend. Click to check the original article.
Further road closures will come into place tonight with more rainfall expected to hit an already swamped north west town Click to check the original article.
Sustainable livestock systems can contribute to climate action in several ways – reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving resource efficiency, enhancing carbon sequestration and minimizing environmental impacts. At the same time, there needs to be recognition of the role of livestock in meeting the public’s dietary needs. What is at stake? How important is collaboration when […]
Australia Day weekend draws a crowd at Deepwater Cup meeting Click to check the original article.
Cattle suitable to return to the paddock were in limited numbers. Click to check the original article.
Electric exclusion fencing on a property in Victoria. Image: DEPI THE future of wild dog control is front of mind for sheep and cattle producers in Victoria, as they await detail on how the Victorian government will conduct its review process on the state’s wild dog regulatory arrangements over the coming months. Of key concern […]
SEVERE tropical cyclone Kirrily made landfall on the north Queensland coast as a Category 2 system on the evening of 25 January between Townsville and Ingham, before being downgraded to a tropical low as it moved south-west towards inland Queensland. Ex-tropical cyclone Kirrily remained slow moving over Queensland, feeding tropical moisture across central and south-eastern […]
The Qinghai-Xizang Plateau in China. Scientists in China have successfully cloned two endangered local cattle breeds, Chinese media outlets have reported. An article in Chinese state-owned media outlet Global Timesreported overnight that the world’s first cloned endangered Xizang cattle species have been born. The reports cited a local government official from Southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region […]
Driven by favourable weather across eastern Australia, the 2024 cattle market has opened with a flourish, as slaughter cattle, young cattle and breeder replacements all trend sharply higher in value. Today’s return of Beef Central’s Weekly Grill podcast series begins with host Kerry Lonergan talking with regular markets commentators RMA’s Chris Howie and Ep3’s Matt Dalgleish […]
Raw dried Asparagopsis seaweed before it is refined into a feed supplement. THE developer of methane reducing feed additive, asparagopsis, has outlined its priorities for 2024 – with a focus on generating value out for producers using the product. FutureFeed says the commercialisation of asparagopsis has generated more than $350m in investment from grants, equity […]
A livestock export ship at the Port of Darwin. AUSTRALIA’S northern cattle trade is in limbo as the industry waits for Indonesia to issue official cattle import permits for 2024. The Indonesia Government has wasted little time in allocating import permits for Indian Buffalo Meat for the year ahead, which include a 100,000 tonne quota […]