A $3 million funding injection to improve cattle loading yards for rail services at Cloncurry, Hughenden, and Maxwelton has been announced by the Queensland Government this week. “We want more cattle on rail and are planning to have more capacity to load cattle onto trains moving into 2024 and beyond,” Queensland Minister for Transport and […]
AUSTRALIA’S new chief veterinary officer is Dr Beth Cookson, replacing former CVO Dr Mark Schipp after his recent retirement. New CVO Dr Beth Cookson A release from Minister for Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry Murray Watt said Dr Cookson brings a wealth of diverse experience across the agriculture, fisheries and forestry portfolio. “Her work on the […]
SOME see the annual ‘Conference of Parties’ meeting as a crucial part of global climate policy setting, where important discussions that are crucial to the world’s bid to limit climate change are held. Others have described it to Beef Central as a circus where the animals have been removed for welfare reasons and the clowns […]
A feed test will show the nutritional composition of feed, or in other words, the feed value, be it hay, silage, grain, pasture or pellets. It will reveal the number of megajoules of metabolisable energy per kg of DM (MJ ME/Kg DM), Crude Protein (CP) and Dry Matter (DM) per kg of the feed. This […]
Antique John Deere tractor sells for record price at auction. Click to check the original article.
The current soil bicarbonate – extractable P map of Queensland. The measure of P is shown on the map in milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg) equivalent to parts per million (ppm). For beef production, soil P levels with 6mg P/kg or less are considered deficient to acutely deficient, 6–9mg P/kg are marginal and more than 9mg […]
If you believe there are explosives on your property, call RSHQ’s 24-hour Explosives Hotline on 1300 739 868. Inspectors are there to help. It is illegal to have explosives in Queensland without a licence or authority to do so, however, there is no penalty for surrendering explosives. Click to check the original article.
If you believe there are explosives on your property, call RSHQ’s 24-hour Explosives Hotline on 1300 739 868. Inspectors are there to help. It is illegal to have explosives in Queensland without a licence or authority to do so, however, there is no penalty for surrendering explosives. Click to check the original article.
CHANGE, confidence and cyclicity will be remembered as the hallmarks of the Australian cattle industry in 2023, Meat & Livestock Australia says in its 2023 cattle market year in review issued today. Compared to 12 months ago, the industry is in a very different but similarly positive state, analyst Ripley Atkinson said. “The industry has […]
Maitland pumpkin crop is in ruins due to a lack of honey bees. Click to check the original article.
A monthly column written for Beef Central by US meat and livestock industry commentator, Steve Kay, publisher of US Cattle Buyers Weekly THIS coming year will see the US and Australian beef industries continue to go in opposite directions, as they did last year. The US will see a further […]
John Deere delivers powerful, big capacity combine machine. Click to check the original article.