“However, real estate agents are generally reporting waning enthusiasm from local buyers as debt servicing increases due to continuing RBA interest rate rises combined with retreating commodity prices for cattle, prime lambs and wool tightening cash flows and impacting farmer confidence,” the company said in a report on the market this week. Click to check […]
A North Queensland prime farming development block with irrigation is up for grabs. Click to check the original article.
Bion Environmental Technologies Inc., a leader in advanced livestock waste treatment technology and premium sustainable beef, announced that it has initiated integrated system startup at its Fair Oaks, Indiana, demonstration and optimization facility. The system will allow Bion to demonstrate the effectiveness of its core ammonia recovery technology at a commercial scale. Bion will operate […]
“Activists are escalating because ordinary people are switching off from this rhetoric.” Click to check the original article.
2023 Win a Pen of Santa Gertrudis Steers competition underway. Click to check the original article.
Guy and Suz Lord, Branga Plains Walcha, bought the top-priced Angus bull, Curracabark Slingshot S666, sired by Murdeduke Quarterback Q011, for $26,000. Branga Plains also paid $20,000 for Curracabark Snowman S53, another sired by Quarterback. Its EBVs for 200-day growth were +46, +83 for 400-day growth and +117 for 600-day growth. Its Angus Breeding Index […]
The health checks look at residents cholesterol, blood pressure and blood sugar levels. Click to check the original article.
The Michigan Beef Industry Commission (MBIC) recently voted to restore a state checkoff program on the sale of cattle in Michigan. The move is expected to generate as much as $500,000 annually for MBIC, which works to inform consumers about the dietary benefits of beef consumption, build consumer trust and promote the safe, responsible practices […]
USDA’s July “Cattle” report showed that the U.S. beef cow herd continued to decline through the first half of the year. The July 1 beef cow inventory was 29.4 million head, down 2.6% year over year. This is the fifth year of smaller beef cow inventories since the 2018 cyclical peak, with the beef cow […]
Red Meat Advisory Council John McKillop chairman and James Wagstaff discuss the outlook for beef and lamb, biosecurity and what’s in store for the livestock industry over the next 12 months. South Australian farmer Tristan Baldock leans in ‘Over the Fence’ to chat about a tough seasonal outlook and what impact it might have on […]
Feedlot placements, as well as feeder and stocker sales receipt data, during the first half of 2023 point to a faster pace than what was expected at the beginning of this year, USDA economists Russel Knight and Hannah Taylor noted in the latest USDA “Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook.” Further, improving pasture conditions, relatively cheaper […]
Safety on the farm is always important, but especially when working with large equipment and implements. Taking simple precautionary steps could save a life. But attention to safety is even more important during the busy part of production season, said Tawnie Larson, a project consultant for agriculture health and safety in Kansas State University’s Carl […]