In a move to unify the industry behind one effort to accomplish a nationally significant, voluntary animal disease traceability system, U.S. CattleTrace and IMI Global, the nation’s largest third-party cattle verification company, have entered into a strategic alliance. The move bolsters U.S. CattleTrace’s mission to build a rapid contact tracing database along with IMI Global’s […]
Our columnist Agromenes ridicules the notion the bee-free honey is a kindness to bees. People in Britain are eating less bread. Last year, sales were down by more than 4% and prices went up by more than 16%. That’s bad news for the bakers, but it is also very bad news for those who produce […]
U.S. Meat Export Federation President and CEO Dan Halstrom Halstrom just completed a market visit to Hong Kong for the first time since COVID-19 restrictions were lifted. He reports that Hong Kong’s foodservice sector, which was decimated by limitations on restaurant hours and traffic, as well as travel and tourism restrictions, is achieving a gradual […]
Fans of the Bush Races took to social media, expressing mixed thoughts about the decision to host the three-day event on the same weekend as the grand final, with some hoping they’ll be able to score a ticket if others decide to take the trip to Melbourne. Click to check the original article.
Scientists at the University of Oxford have developed a tool that could prevent hedgehogs from being mangled by robotic lawnmowers. Hedgehogs have had a tough time of it recently. Humanity has spent the past 100 years building all over the landscape, ripping up their habitats and then, for good measure, running them over or letting […]
An investigation is underway into pricing practices for irrigation. Click to check the original article.
All the regular processors and feeder buyers were present and operating with improved prices for processor cattle also heavy feeder steers and heifers with quality restocker yearling steers and heifers selling to dearer trends with the exception of the plainer lines which received limited competition from the restockers. Click to check the original article.
Lawrence Di Bella has spent a lifetime within the growing industry, and has taken his decades of expertise across the world Click to check the original article.
Focus on future country housing needs Click to check the original article.
Yarding 4955 Change -1362 With reduced numbers Roma Agents yarded 4,955 head. Cattle were drawn from NSW with large consignments from the usual supply districts. All the regular processors feedlotters and backgrounders were in attendance with one additional feeder operator present and active. Light weight yearling steers under 200kg returning to the paddock topped at […]
Cell grazing provides the inspiration for Coonabarabran grazier. Click to check the original article.
More than 1300 of Australia and New Zealand’s most progressive farmers have graduated from Rabobank’s Business Management Programs over the past 25 years. And this year, more will have the opportunity to join their ranks, with applications now open for the 2024 intake of the programs. Mark Wiessing Tailored for farmers at different stages in […]