The third national survey of pests and weeds shows 85 percent land managers spent on average around $21,950 in 2022 on pest and weed species management. Executive Director of ABARES Dr Jared Greenville said the results of the 2022 ABARES pest animal and weed management land manager survey demonstrates that the level of commitment required […]

A strong cold front and a low pressure system with an associated rainband impacted southern and south-eastern Australia during the week. This resulted in widespread rainfall totals greater than 10 mm in Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales, Tasmania and south-eastern Queensland. This system also produced heavy rainfall totals greater than 25 mm across large […]

More than 2000 cattle that were aboard a vessel that experienced an engine room fire soon after departing Darwin last week have been successfully reloaded onto another ship which is now sailing to Indonesia. The Brahman Express was just underway from Darwin with 3600 cattle last Wednesday when the engine room fire was detected. The […]

MOST direct consignment slaughter cattle grids continued their downwards trajectory this week, pushing prices into realms unseen since 2015. Many processors are now heavily booked with slaughter cattle until early November with a price attached, and rapidly filling with unpriced space-only slots through to Christmas closures. Adding further to seasonal turnoff-driven congestion was the fact […]