The ram, who was highly regarded by the Pooginook stud has Australian Sheep Breeding Values which indicated 7.1 post weaning weight, 8.3 yearling weight, 0.0 yearling fat, 1.2 yearling eye muscle depth, -1.9 yearling fibre diameter, 19.4 yearling clean fleece weight, 13.9 yearling staple length, -0.4 early breech wrinkle score, and 0.11 weaning rate. Click […]
The Big Weekend is on September 29-30 in Julia Creek Click to check the original article.
This ram had an ASBV of 8.84 post weaning weight (PWWT), 12.52 yearling clean fleece weight (YCFW), -0.34 yearling fibre diameter (YFD), 2.34 yearling eye muscle depth (YEMD), 0.54 yearling fat (YFAT), 0.15 number of lambs weaned (NLW) and a Dohne Plus index of 206.07. Click to check the original article.
Agents reported some cattle were starting to show the effects of the dry conditions. Click to check the original article.
The Murray-Darling Basin has been making headlines lately. This river system is home to Australia’s food bowl, producing a staggering 40% of our food and fibre. Yet the Basin Plan that manages it is about to be overhauled and a lot of people are extremely worried. It is an incredibly complex issue but an equally […]
Stockyard Beef has won the beef section of the Sydney Fine Food show. Photo: Stockyard SOUTHERN Queensland beef brand Stockyard has been awarded the Champion Beef Medal at the 2023 Sydney Royal Fine Food Awards. The company’s Stockyard Gold entry beat 33 other entrants to secure the coveted award. Stockyard Gold had previously won a […]
SUPERIOR and consistent eating quality performance has been recognised in the 2023 Meat Standards Australia Excellence awards released by Meat & Livestock Australia today. The awards recognise producers from across the country who consistently deliver beef of superior eating quality, based on compliance rates and Index performance under the MSA program. MSA is based on […]
‘I know they will thank me in the end,’ says our columnist, with tongue in cheek — though who knows how firmly? Some years ago, the parents of an old friend retired from the diplomatic service. They took a flat in Maida Vale and began by choosing carpets and arranging their ethnic furniture, sourced from various […]
Export cattle maintained last week’s rates with all major processors present. Click to check the original article.
RLF is putting considerable effort into expanding its operations in several Asian countries. Click to check the original article.
It’s a perfect storm for lamb lovers: red meat prices have come down, barbecue weather is here and there’s some seriously good recipe inspiration from a new campaign. MasterChef alumni and founder of Marion’s Kitchen, Marion Grasby has teamed up with Meat & Livestock Australia to “Say More With Lamb” this spring. The partnership serves […]
BOTH direct consignment and saleyards-derived cattle prices continue their plunge this week, as the first use of the word, ‘panic’ starts to come into play in describing current market sentiment. Evidently, many producers do not want to let themselves get into a 2019-type situation, and are going ‘hard and early’ in their herd adjustment strategy, […]