What started as a bet for Australian stockman Bill Oram — writing to the Queen asking for a job — ends with a position at the Royal stables in Windsor.
Source: ABC Livestock
‘If you don’t ask, you don’t get’: How an Aussie stockman roped a job in Prince Philip’s stables
Buyers showing signs of hesitancy at current market levels in online trading
AuctionsPlus cattle offerings increased a further 13pc this week to 22,234 head, with prices fluctuating on the previous week, as buyers appeared to be hesitant at current market levels for the proven breeding lines.
Source: Beef Central
Buyers showing signs of hesitancy at current market levels in online trading
Young cattle price makes history by surpassing 900 cents but there is a downside
Young cattle price makes history by surpassing 900 cents/kilogram but there is a downside.
Source: ABC Livestock
Young cattle price makes history by surpassing 900 cents but there is a downside
Beehives for good behaviour: Sweet Justice originator gives young parolees an option they can stick with
Kyneton beekeeper Claire Moore is sweetening the job prospects for young men ending their time in the Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre.
Source: ABC Livestock
Beehives for good behaviour: Sweet Justice originator gives young parolees an option they can stick with
Light forward wool trading as auctions resume
FORWARD wool trading was light as the physical auction sales made a relatively tepid after the Easter recess.
Source: Sheep Central
Light forward wool trading as auctions resume
Sheepvention scaled back to Sheep Connect event
HAMILTON’S popular Sheepvention expo will be replaced with a smaller single event over two days in August, organisers said today.
Source: Sheep Central
Sheepvention scaled back to Sheep Connect event
Fine Merino wool in demand at post-Easter auction sales
FINE Merino fleece prices improved in national auctions this week, reaching a two-year high for 17 micron wool in Melbourne, as sales resumed after the annual one-week Easter recess.
Source: Sheep Central
Fine Merino wool in demand at post-Easter auction sales
Ouyen saleyards upgrade set to lift capacity
VICTORIAN Mallee town Ouyen expects to increase its sheep saleyard throughput after a $111,000-plus upgrade that was officially opened yesterday.
Source: Sheep Central
Ouyen saleyards upgrade set to lift capacity
Costing a national sheep EID system is one thing…
A MAJOR livestock tag manufacturer believes a national electronic identification system for sheep and goats could be quickly costed without an expensive inquiry or consultation process.
Source: Sheep Central
Costing a national sheep EID system is one thing…
Meat yield and potential traceability gains in Nolan Meats’ new $20m boning room
Queensland export and domestic beef processor Nolan meats yesterday unveiled its expanded and modernised boning room, featuring technology that is already delivering results in increasing carcase yield, and laying a platform for individual cuts traceability.
Source: Beef Central
Meat yield and potential traceability gains in Nolan Meats’ new m boning room
Mustering safely with drones at Beeac + VIDEO
Victcorian farmers Tom and Bill Alston use drones to take some of the stress and injury risk out of mustering sheep and cattle on their Beeac property in the state’s south-west.
Source: Beef Central
Mustering safely with drones at Beeac + VIDEO
Applications open for Biodiversity Stewardship Scheme
Cattle producers can now apply to take part in the Federal Government’s Agriculture Stewardship Carbon + Biodiversity Pilot Program.
Source: Beef Central
Applications open for Biodiversity Stewardship Scheme
Feedgrain Focus: Transport squeeze lifts prices
Prices for feedgrain have rallied this week as a shortage of available trucks leaves domestic consumers battling to book deliveries, but cottonseed prices have eased on improved production prospects for this and next year.
Source: Beef Central
Feedgrain Focus: Transport squeeze lifts prices
Red meat R&D: Magnetic conveying could leverage high-speed train technology for beef processing
Readers who are familiar with Japan’s famous Shinkansen bullet trains may have also heard about the magnetic conveying system the service uses – an incredible technology that zips Japanese commuters from one stop to the next at breathtaking speeds. But speed is not the only advantage of magnetic conveying, and research is now looking at how the technology might fit into the red meat processing sector.
Source: Beef Central
Red meat R&D: Magnetic conveying could leverage high-speed train technology for beef processing
What does the rising oil price mean for agriculture?
The oil price has returned to pre-COVID levels which is a good signal of economic recovery, but the question is, how does this impact agriculture?
Source: Grain Central
What does the rising oil price mean for agriculture?
Riverina rice harvest heralds industry revival
The largest rice harvest in three years is underway in the NSW Riverina where the industry is regaining its feet after drought slashed farm production over the previous two seasons.
Source: Grain Central
Riverina rice harvest heralds industry revival
SA records first case of tick-borne disease that killed hundreds of dogs in the Top End
South Australia’s Chief Veterinary Officer urges pet owners to protect their dogs against ticks after a case of the potentially deadly canine ehrlichiosis disease is recorded in the state’s far north.
Source: ABC Livestock
SA records first case of tick-borne disease that killed hundreds of dogs in the Top End
EYCI cracks record 900c – but is it sustainable?
The national cattle industry benchmark, the Eastern Young Cattle Indicator pushed beyond 900c/kg for the first time yesterday, but current trading levels may be hard to sustain, evidence suggests.
Source: Beef Central
EYCI cracks record 900c – but is it sustainable?
March cattle exports slip to 55,073 head
Australian cattle export volumes slipped to 55,073 in March, well below the rolling five year average for the month of 82,955 head.
Source: Beef Central
March cattle exports slip to 55,073 head
'This will be one of the hardest years on record': Beef industry prices reach record high
For the first time in history, the national benchmark for young cattle prices has passed the 900 cents a kilogram mark, putting “massive” pressure on producers and the meat processing sector.
Source: ABC Livestock
‘This will be one of the hardest years on record’: Beef industry prices reach record high
Episode 5: Arcadian Organic’s Alister Ferguson
Australia is the world’s largest producer of Certified Organic beef, but while supply is expanding, it goes nowhere near filling global demand, Alister Ferguson from Toowoomba’s Arcadian Organic Meat Co tells host Kerry Lonergan in this week’s episode of The Weekly Grill podcast series.
Source: Beef Central
Episode 5: Arcadian Organic’s Alister Ferguson
Grazier condemns 'callous' shooting of cows by illegal hunters
Queensland grazier Kevin O’Brien says illegal hunters shot and partially butchered two of his prized cows while trespassing on his property near Esk late last month.
Source: ABC Livestock
Grazier condemns ‘callous’ shooting of cows by illegal hunters
Vale Lex Heinemann
Rural property marketing legend Lex Heinemann passed away suddenly yesterday after a heart attack, aged 80. Spanning more than 50 years, Mr Heinemann forged a career as a deal-maker without peer in the northern Australian rural property marketing space
Source: Beef Central
Vale Lex Heinemann
Dalby sale 7 April 2021: Strong demand in bigger yarding
Light weight yearling steers returning to the paddock averaged 18c/kg better. Yearling steers to feed the domestic market averaged 4c/kg dearer.
Source: Beef Central
Dalby sale 7 April 2021: Strong demand in bigger yarding
Study looks at ways to enhance electronic NVDs
A recent study investigating potential enhancements to the electronic National Vendor Declaration system is being used to develop solutions to enable offline capability and provide a more streamlined and user-friendly experience for eNVD users.
Source: Beef Central
Study looks at ways to enhance electronic NVDs
NT cattle producers welcome drought hub announcement
The Northern Territory Cattlemen’s Association (NTCA) has welcomed today’s announcement of $8m in funding to support the development of a northern NT/WA drought hub in Darwin.
Source: Beef Central
NT cattle producers welcome drought hub announcement
LifeFlight Rescue airlifts man struck by cattle yard gate
The Bundaberg RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter has airlifted a man, after he was injured while herding cattle, in the Gladstone region, this morning.
Source: Beef Central
LifeFlight Rescue airlifts man struck by cattle yard gate
Farmers, academics urge land valuation changes, among fears fees will skyrocket for producers
A recent spike in Queensland agricultural land values has prompted calls from the industry and academics to change the way council rates and state government rents are calculated for farmers.
Source: ABC Livestock
Farmers, academics urge land valuation changes, among fears fees will skyrocket for producers
Environment Protection Authority to investigate Tasmania's largest dairy farm
The EPA will investigate Van Dairy Limited’s compliance, after it was issued with environment protection notices and had an operating licence suspended because of overflowing animal waste systems.
Source: ABC Livestock
Environment Protection Authority to investigate Tasmania’s largest dairy farm
Sale of a 'lifetime': Family-owned cotton farm sells for speculated $100 million
One of Australia’s best mixed farming operations, near the border town of Goondiwindi, sells for a “significant” price in a rare offering of premium irrigation cotton country.
Source: ABC Livestock
Sale of a ‘lifetime’: Family-owned cotton farm sells for speculated 0 million
Bunge buys into Australian Plant Proteins
Bunge has bought a stake in high-level pulse processor Australian Plant Proteins in a move which mirrors an investment made last year in Canada’s Merit Functional Foods.
Source: Grain Central
Bunge buys into Australian Plant Proteins
'No plans to ban': Australian live cattle exporters may win contracts as NZ ends the trade
We’re different: Australia’s livestock export industry has distanced itself from the New Zealand trade which has been banned from exporting livestock by sea.
Source: ABC Livestock
‘No plans to ban’: Australian live cattle exporters may win contracts as NZ ends the trade
800 entries in Beef 2021 carcase competition, exceeding expectations
Australia’s largest carcase competition being staged next month has attracted 804 steer and heifer entries from 84 exhibitors located in all states.
Source: Beef Central
800 entries in Beef 2021 carcase competition, exceeding expectations
Ewe and lamb survival webinar is webinar focus
TOOLS to optimise ewe and lamb survival and manage risk will be outlined in a webinar next week.
Source: Sheep Central
Ewe and lamb survival webinar is webinar focus
Young Farmer Business Conference to focus on innovative thinking
INNOVATIVE thinking and skills will be explored at the second annual NSW Department of Primary Industries’ Young Farmer Business Conference in Dubbo next month.
Source: Sheep Central
Young Farmer Business Conference to focus on innovative thinking
Most sheep producers to rebuild flocks without buying ewes
MOST Australian sheep producers intend to maintain or increase their breeding ewe flock without buying in over the next 12 months, a recent survey has indicated.
Source: Sheep Central
Most sheep producers to rebuild flocks without buying ewes
Roma store sale 13 April 2021: Steers dominate larger yarding
Demand remained strong across the yarding with price fluctuation reflective of quality variations.
Source: Beef Central
Roma store sale 13 April 2021: Steers dominate larger yarding
Weekly rainfall wrap + rain outlook, 14 April 2021
SEVERE tropical cyclone Seroja and its remnants produced heavy daily rainfall in the Central West and south-west of Western Australia, while cold fronts produced moderate rainfall in far south-east of Australia, with snow across the southern Alps.
Source: Sheep Central
Weekly rainfall wrap + rain outlook, 14 April 2021
Australia backs livestock exports despite NZ sea shipment ban plan
AUSTRALIA’S Government and exporters have backed continuing live sheep and cattle exports despite a New Zealand plan to end all livestock shipments by sea by 2023 being applauded by the RSPCA.
Source: Sheep Central
Australia backs livestock exports despite NZ sea shipment ban plan
Weekly rainfall wrap + rain outlook, 14 April 2021
Severe tropical cyclone Seroja and its remnants produced heavy daily rainfall in the Central West and south-west of Western Australia, while cold fronts produced moderate rainfall in far south-east of Australia, with snow across the southern Alps.
Source: Beef Central
Weekly rainfall wrap + rain outlook, 14 April 2021
TFI launches $10m automated lamb boning project at Tamworth
Australian meat processor Thomas Foods International has awarded a $10 million automated lamb boning systems contract to New Zealand’s Scott Technology Ltd.
Source: Beef Central
TFI launches m automated lamb boning project at Tamworth
Scott wins $10m lamb boning system contract with TFI + VIDEO
Australian meat processor Thomas Foods International has awarded a $10 million automated lamb boning systems contract to New Zealand’s Scott Technology Ltd.
Source: Sheep Central
Scott wins m lamb boning system contract with TFI + VIDEO
NZ announces ban on live cattle exports, with two-year phase out
The New Zealand Government has this morning announced a ban on live cattle exports by sea, with a two-year period to phase out the trade.
Source: Beef Central
NZ announces ban on live cattle exports, with two-year phase out
Warakirri looks beyond dryland in farm fund
Warakirri Farmland Fund (WFF) was launched this week to capitalise on Australia’s growth path in the global food supply chain.
Source: Grain Central
Warakirri looks beyond dryland in farm fund
New glyphosate resistance mechanism discovered in plants
In a world-first breakthrough for research into herbicide resistance, a team of Australian and international scientists has discovered a new glyphosate resistance mechanism in plants.
Source: Grain Central
New glyphosate resistance mechanism discovered in plants
Weekly genetics review: Getting to grips with temperament
This week’s genetics review focuses on temperament – and the point that it can’t just be improved on selection alone. Temperament is moderately heritable, which means if producers don’t think about on-farm practices, any genetic gains won’t count for much.
Source: Beef Central
Weekly genetics review: Getting to grips with temperament
National sheep electronic identification system costing call
SHEEP Producers Australia is seeking a full assessment and costing of a national electronic identification system for sheep and goats by the Federal Government.
Source: Sheep Central
National sheep electronic identification system costing call
Webinar: The role of reference populations in genetic evaluation for beef cattle
In this upcoming webinar presented by FutureBeef and Beef Central, AGBU scientist Dr Matt Wolcott examines the role of genomic information in modern genetic evaluation and discusses how breeds and breeders can identify traits for which intensive recording strategies will yield the greatest benefit.
Source: Beef Central
Webinar: The role of reference populations in genetic evaluation for beef cattle
Weekly kill: Grids steady, as first hint of winter approaches
Direct consignment price grids are largely unchanged across eastern and southern Australia this week, as country starts to dry out after earlier rain and the first glimpse of winter appears on the horizon.
Source: Beef Central
Weekly kill: Grids steady, as first hint of winter approaches
US beef price rally augers well for grinding meat exports
There’s a more positive mood emerging in export beef trade circles this week, as a strong rally in US grinding meat prices lifts spirits somewhat, after what has been a particularly bleak trading period. Imported grinding beef prices have hit levels unseen since panic buying in the US in May last year, when up to 40pc of US processing capacity was knocked out due to COVID measures.
Source: Beef Central
US beef price rally augers well for grinding meat exports
Wait, trees emit methane?
Trees are the Earth’s lungs – it’s well understood they drawdown and lock up vast amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. But emerging research is showing trees can also emit methane, and it’s currently unknown just how much.
Source: Beef Central
Wait, trees emit methane?
Holy Cow beef rinds turn cattle hides into snacks
Tw business partners in the US have begun repurposing cow hides into a snack product.
Source: Beef Central
Holy Cow beef rinds turn cattle hides into snacks
New season test for northern live export prices
Northern export cattle prices have softened from record highs, albeit slightly, as the annual nexus arrives between new season supply coming on and the passing of the traditional pre-Ramadan rush on demand in Indonesia.
Source: Beef Central
New season test for northern live export prices
Claravale station and farm sold for $8.5 million
The Northern Territory’s Claravale pastoral lease and an adjoining freedhold block has sold for $8.5 million, to two Queensland businessmen.
Source: ABC Livestock
Claravale station and farm sold for .5 million
‘Mules with pain relief’ reminder for Victorian sheep flocks
AGRICULTURE Victoria has reminded sheep producers and contractors mulesing lambs, it is now a requirement to administer a registered pain-relief product.
Source: Sheep Central
‘Mules with pain relief’ reminder for Victorian sheep flocks
Wool sales continue online during Easter auction recess
WOOL sales continued online on the AuctionsPlus platform last week, despite the one-week Easter recess for physical auctions.
Source: Sheep Central
Wool sales continue online during Easter auction recess
Joined Merino ewes sell to $417 on AuctionsPlus
JOINED Merino ewes carrying plenty of wool sold to $417 and lambs of all types were popular at firm to dearer prices in reduced offering on AuctionsPlus last week.
Source: Sheep Central
Joined Merino ewes sell to 7 on AuctionsPlus
Wool exporters seek finalised sheep freeze branding report
AUSTRALIA’S wool exporters and brokers believes industry stakeholders must be given the opportunity to adjust their submissions to a National Wool Declaration review after viewing a finalised sheep freeze branding research report.
Source: Sheep Central
Wool exporters seek finalised sheep freeze branding report
Mustering sheep safely with drones at Beeac + VIDEO
VICTORIAN farmers Tom and Bill Alston use drones to take some of the stress and injury risk out of mustering sheep and cattle on their Beeac property in the state’s south-west.
Source: Sheep Central
Mustering sheep safely with drones at Beeac + VIDEO
Will our sheep dogs need to learn how to fly? + VIDEO
FARM quality assurance programs could one day specify the use of drones rather than dogs or motorbikes to muster livestock, after research showing mustering with an unmanned aerial vehicle was less stressful for sheep and goats.
Source: Sheep Central
Will our sheep dogs need to learn how to fly? + VIDEO
Govt must rule out massive truck rego hike: Trucking Association
Registration charges for about half of Australia’s heavy vehicle fleet would increase significantly under a proposal developed by Austroads to lower emissions.
Source: Beef Central
Govt must rule out massive truck rego hike: Trucking Association
International market briefings set for Beef 2021
THE strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in three of Australia’s most significant boxed beef and live cattle export markets will be explored during a series of market briefing sessions to be held during Beef 2021 in Rockhampton next month.
Source: Beef Central
International market briefings set for Beef 2021
Tractors, earthmoving equipment top agribusiness shopping list
The Australian agriculture sector is capitalising on improved seasonal conditions and government incentives including the instant asset write-off scheme to invest in farm equipment.
Source: Beef Central
Tractors, earthmoving equipment top agribusiness shopping list
Levy funded research from 15 RDCs now searchable in one place
Farmers, researchers and businesses can now see levy funded research from all the Research and Development Corporations in one location.
Source: Beef Central
Levy funded research from 15 RDCs now searchable in one place
Cyclone sets up WA for record canola seeding
Cyclone Seroja, which crossed the Western Australian coast north of Geraldton yesterday, feeding substantial rain throughout the WA grainbelt, has set the state up for its biggest canola planting on record.
Source: Grain Central
Cyclone sets up WA for record canola seeding
New quarantine facility to speed up plant evaluation at Horsham grains genebank
A new plant quarantine facility at the Australian Grains Genebank at Horsham in Victoria will allow researchers to rapidly evaluate genetic material from overseas and accelerate the delivery of new crop varieties.
Source: Grain Central
New quarantine facility to speed up plant evaluation at Horsham grains genebank
Big jump in numbers online as weather clears
A disrupted and short selling week failed to dampen the surge in cattle offered online this week, with AuctionsPlus numbers hitting 19,631 head – up 167pc on the previous week. Most young cattle retracted in price.
Source: Beef Central
Big jump in numbers online as weather clears
Thoroughbred prices bolting as Easter Yearling Sale surpasses $132m
Australian thoroughbred prices have been riding high this year and the Easter Yearling Sale in Sydney was no exception with the highest turn-over since pre-GFC days.
Source: ABC Livestock
Thoroughbred prices bolting as Easter Yearling Sale surpasses 2m
Dogs risk it all to help their owner save his cattle in flood
A cattleman almost lost his trusty companions when rescuing dozens of stranded cattle in the NSW Mid North Coast floods.
Source: ABC Livestock
Dogs risk it all to help their owner save his cattle in flood
Is carbon farming destroying small communities while fighting global warming?
It has been touted as a way to combat climate change on a vast scale, but for one small south-west Queensland community carbon farming is irreparably eroding its foundations.
Source: ABC Livestock
Is carbon farming destroying small communities while fighting global warming?
'How did it get to this?': Fresh concerns about operating standards on Australia's largest dairy farm
An audit report reveals Van Dairy failed to upgrade its effluent systems to keep up with growing herd sizes, and allowed unqualified people to work on them.
Source: ABC Livestock
‘How did it get to this?’: Fresh concerns about operating standards on Australia’s largest dairy farm
On-farm energy cost-cutting options explored in webinar series
ON-FARM energy options that might assist in reducing costs will be explored in a series of webinars hosted by Agriculture Victoria over the next three months.
Source: Sheep Central
On-farm energy cost-cutting options explored in webinar series
Saudi live sheep trade not good for animal welfare – RSPCA
A PLAN to re-open the live sheep trade to Saudi Arabia is bad news for the welfare of Australian animals, according to the RSPCA.
Source: Sheep Central
Saudi live sheep trade not good for animal welfare – RSPCA
Scabby mouth is one of many obstacles to Saudi sheep trade
AUSTRALIAN sheep will need to vaccinated just once for scabby mouth to be eligible for export to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under a new pathway announced this week.
Source: Sheep Central
Scabby mouth is one of many obstacles to Saudi sheep trade
AWEX rejects industry calls to delay National Wool Declaration Review
THE Australian Wool Exchange has rejected a call from brokers and exporters to extend the submission period for the National Wool Declaration review.
Source: Sheep Central
AWEX rejects industry calls to delay National Wool Declaration Review
AWI to propose that 10-year director terms are not for everyone
AUSTRALIAN Wool Innovation intends to find a way around a performance review recommendation for a 10-year director term limit for at least one sitting director, even as it asks shareholders to approve the measure.
Source: Sheep Central
AWI to propose that 10-year director terms are not for everyone
Recruitment: Big surge seen in Australian jobs listings – agriculture included
There has been a sharp surge in new jobs listings across Australian business and industry in the past couple of months – and agriculture is one of the leaders of the charge.
Source: Sheep Central
Recruitment: Big surge seen in Australian jobs listings – agriculture included
Kay’s Cuts: Best and worst of times for US and Australian meat processors
It surely is the best and worst of times for beef processors in North America and Australia, respectively, Beef Central’s monthly US market commentator Steve Kay suggests. Australian processors’ struggles to stem hefty operating losses have been well-documented, and there will be no letup the rest of this year, while in contrast, US grainfed beef packers are enjoying profits that would have been unimaginable ten years ago.
Source: Beef Central
Kay’s Cuts: Best and worst of times for US and Australian meat processors
Recruitment: Big surge seen in Australian jobs listings – agriculture included
There has been a sharp surge in new jobs listings across Australian business and industry in the past couple of months – and agriculture is included.
Source: Beef Central
Recruitment: Big surge seen in Australian jobs listings – agriculture included
ICMJ Northern Conference offers meaty market and research insights
The 2021 Australian Intercollegiate Meat Judging Association’s (ICMJ) Northern Beef Conference has begun with more than 80 attendees arriving in Rockhampton for four days of action.
Source: Beef Central
ICMJ Northern Conference offers meaty market and research insights
Uni of Southern Qld $19 million drought hub first in nationwide program
The University of Southern Queensland (USQ) has become the first of eight Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation hubs to be tasked with helping farmers and regional communities better prepare for future droughts.
Source: Beef Central
Uni of Southern Qld million drought hub first in nationwide program
Feedgrain Focus: Prices soften despite subdued selling
Prices for feedgrain have softened over the Easter week by up to $10 per tonne as consumers price in the Northern Hemisphere inverse from July onward, and planting of eastern Australia’s winter crop gathers pace in mostly ideal conditions.
Source: Beef Central
Feedgrain Focus: Prices soften despite subdued selling
Beef 2021: Prime beef rolled out as Beef Barbarians tackle Classic Wallabies
In country towns around Australia old footy boots are being dusted off and middle-aged legs are being pushed through laps of local ovals as a team of cattle industry identities prepares to return to the rugby paddock to take on the best of the best, a team of former Wallaby internationals, at Beef 2021 in Rocky on May 7.
Source: Beef Central
Beef 2021: Prime beef rolled out as Beef Barbarians tackle Classic Wallabies
Uni of Southern Qld $19 million drought hub first in nationwide program
The University of Southern Queensland (USQ) has become the first of eight Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation hubs to be tasked with helping farmers and regional communities better prepare for future droughts.
Source: Grain Central
Uni of Southern Qld million drought hub first in nationwide program
Got maggots? Researchers want them for sheep blowfly research
Researchers from the University of Melbourne are calling for farmers to send in maggot samples from their sheep.
Source: ABC Livestock
Got maggots? Researchers want them for sheep blowfly research
Crime is rife on farms, yet reporting remains stubbornly low
A survey of NSW farmers by the University of New England has found that four in five, or 80.8pc, reported having been a victim of some type of farm crime.
Source: Grain Central
Crime is rife on farms, yet reporting remains stubbornly low
Booming stud beef cattle entries received for Beef 2021
COVID 19 has had little impact on cattle numbers heading for Beef 2021 in Rockhampton next month, with booming entries received for stud cattle, commercial cattle and carcase competitions from across Australia by the time late entries closed at the end of March. Find out who the 21 judges are who will officiate across 30 beef breeds during the event.
Source: Beef Central
Booming stud beef cattle entries received for Beef 2021
Dalby sale 7 April 2021: Most classes dearer
Most classes sold to a dearer trend with yearling steers to feed and restockers improving by 6c to 16c/kg. Yearling heifers also experienced some price improvements.
Source: Beef Central
Dalby sale 7 April 2021: Most classes dearer
The rise, fall and rise again of Australia’s cattle trade to Vietnam
Australia’s cattle export trade to Vietnam has grown quietly but surely in recent years, to the surprising point where it almost surpassed Indonesia as Australia’s highest value cattle export market last year.
Source: Beef Central
The rise, fall and rise again of Australia’s cattle trade to Vietnam
Crime is rife on farms, yet reporting remains stubbornly low. Here’s how new initiatives are making progress
Crime on farms can have devastating effects on farmers and their families —financial, psychological and social. Crime can also have national implications, too, if it disrupts or damages farm production.
Source: Beef Central
Crime is rife on farms, yet reporting remains stubbornly low. Here’s how new initiatives are making progress
Proposed gas pipeline in western Queensland would significantly impact vulnerable species, including koala
An environmental assessment has found the 585km pipeline would likely have an adverse effect on habitat critical to the koala’s survival.
Source: ABC Livestock
Proposed gas pipeline in western Queensland would significantly impact vulnerable species, including koala
March beef exports hit ten-year lows
Continuing a trend seen since late last year, Australia’s March beef exports totalled just 83,438 tonnes – down 11pc year-on-year, and hitting a ten-year in-month low.
Source: Beef Central
March beef exports hit ten-year lows
Are current high ag land prices sustainable?
With most agri commodity prices also trading at or near record highs, rural lender Rabobank looks at whether rural land prices are sustainable at these levels, or if farmers and graziers should plan for price downside in 2021.
Source: Beef Central
Are current high ag land prices sustainable?
Property people – Recent appointments and departures
Danny Thomas joins LAWD | NT’s Andy Gray departs Nutrien Harcourts | JLL growing its agribusiness team | Russell Wolff heads ‘home’ to Emerald |
Source: Beef Central
Property people – Recent appointments and departures
Weekly property review: How can younger, entry-level producers get a start?
This week’s property review looks at how young people looking to establish a foothold in the cattle industry should approach land purchasing opportunities, and some examples of specialised government loans available to young stakeholders starting out in the cattle business.
Source: Beef Central
Weekly property review: How can younger, entry-level producers get a start?
Fine micron preference shows in online wool sales
ONLINE wool bale sales increased on AuctionsPlus last week as prices lifted at physical auctions.
Source: Sheep Central
Fine micron preference shows in online wool sales
Australian White and in-lamb crossbred ewes sell well online
STRONG demand for Australian White and shedding breed ewes and for lines of in-lamb or joinable crossbred ewes featured in AuctionsPlus online sales last week.
Source: Sheep Central
Australian White and in-lamb crossbred ewes sell well online
Weekly rainfall wrap + rain outlook, 7 April 2021
A MONSOON trough developed to the north of Australia this week and produced moderate rainfall in the north Kimberley in Western Australia, the Northern Territory’s top end, the north Cape York Peninsula and north tropical coast in Queensland.
Source: Sheep Central
Weekly rainfall wrap + rain outlook, 7 April 2021
Shearing contractors welcome new New Zealand travel rules
AUSTRALIA’S shearing contractors have welcomed the pending introduction of quarantine-free travel to New Zealand later this month.
Source: Sheep Central
Shearing contractors welcome new New Zealand travel rules
Saudi sheep exports back on, but no mention of ESCAS
LIVESTOCK exporters have welcomed the establishment of a new pathway to export Australian sheep to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Source: Sheep Central
Saudi sheep exports back on, but no mention of ESCAS
