Livex Council responds to Wilkie bill17 May

Australian Livestock Exporters Council chief executive officer Alison Penfold responds to independent MP Andrew Wilkie's latest legislative push to ban live exports.
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Indonesian people the latest victims in live export fiasco13 Mar

The live-cattle export industry should be an example of how Australia and Indonesia can build extensive and mutually beneficial partnerships, however it is an example of what can go terribly wrong when international diplomacy is conducted on the run.
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Roma Store 12 Feb 2013: Weaners to 210c13 Feb

Very large numbers of cattle were drawn from across western Queensland, as good competition pushed prices up by 8c/kg for better quality medium weight yearling steers, according to the NLRS.
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Pasture run-down cost runs into $billions28 May

The cost to industry of the widely-acknowledged rundown in sown pasture productivity across northern Australia has been estimated to be about $17b over the next 30 years.
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$2m Cash Cow project targets answers to costly calf losses22 May

An unexplained 10pc calf loss from when females are preg-tested in-calf through to weaning has been identified as a major cause of production inefficiency across northern Australia.
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Monitoring breeder body scores delivers dollars 18 May

By putting in simple management practices including monitoring an animal's body score condition, northern beef producers can tighten an inefficient 12-month calving pattern into a 7-month cost-effective breeder management system.
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JBS head calls for industry-wide focus on competitiveness17 May

Despite spending $500m on improvements and upgrades since arriving in Australia in 2007, the cost of production of beef here, relative to major international competitors, has actually worsened rather than improved, a JBS spokesman told a Beef 2012 audienc
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Glenn McGrath bowls into Beef 201216 May

When you are a national identity and the owner of a livestock property, there is a certain inevitability about where conversation will lead when you wander into the judging ring of Australia's largest stud cattle show.
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'Virtual' seminars big hit among Beef 2012 visitors15 May

The trail-blazing inclusion of a series of 'virtual' seminars where experts from across the world were imported into the Beef 2012 conference room via the Skype internet platform has been given a rousing thumbs-up by event patrons.
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Aussie farmers apply Hadrick's social media message15 May

When US agricultural advocates Troy and Stacy Hadrick visited Australia last year, they urged Australian livestock producers to find their influential power. When they returned to Australia last week, they discovered just how much the class of 2011 had l
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Measuring and managing soil carbon and emissions15 May

Livestock producers attending Beef 2012 learnt about practical management decisions they can make to reduce their carbon footprint, while maintaining productivity.
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Winner of Beef Central iPad competition announced14 May

The winner of a competition involving all new subscribers to Beef Central's free daily e-newsletter since March 26 was drawn on Beef Central's first birthday last Friday.
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Northern financial management issues exposed13 May

DEBT levels for northern Australia's cattle producers are at an all time high with many guilty of operating unprofitable, economically unstainable businesses attributed to poor cash-flow and falling equity.
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FutureBeef program launch: Solutions needed for R,D & E in crisis12 May

FutureBeef was launched at Beef 2012 on Wednesday as a collaborative extension approach for Northern Australia's cattle industry, as part of a revitalised National Beef RD&E strategy.
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Highlights from Thursday's stud beef judging rings12 May

The powerful genetics of the Bondfield family's Palgrove Charolais stud came to the fore once again at Beef Australia 2012 on Thursday with Palgrove Formula winning the junior and grand bull championship double.
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Handshakes creating international export linkages12 May

THE bringing together of some 500 international visitors with more than 100 registered domestic businesses at Beef Australia 2012 has been an extremely succesful initiative that promises to chalk up millions of dollars in export trade.
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Sustainable beef on menu at roundtable seminar11 May

Representatives of the largest players in Australia's beef supply chain and the WWF addressed a packed room of cattle producers in Rockhampton yesterday to discuss their expectations for the Roundtable for Sustainable Beef.
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NCBA joins sustainable beef roundtable11 May

In a significant step forward for the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, the largest beef producer organisation in the United States has thrown its support behind the process.
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Beef 2012: Beneath a big Akubra, young Cory calls the shots10 May

He might be too young to drive, or even graduate from high school, but 13 year old Cory Evans is already demonstrating an ability to judge livestock that is beyond his years.
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Get rid of AusMeat/MSA anomolies, MLA told10 May

Contradictions between AusMeat language-based requirements applied under processor specifications and MSA grading came under heavy fire during MLA's producer forum held during Beef 2012 this afternoon.
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Leucaena stands and delivers beef profits10 May

By planting leucaena into improved pasture grasses, cattle producers are now consistently doubling both their stocking rate and kilograms of beef per hectare turnoff to deliver long term profitability.
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US cattle leader urges beef focus10 May

The head of the United States cattle industry says all players in the beef industry need to think in terms of the product they produce, not just the animals they raise.
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Droughtmaster, Red Angus take Beef 2012 interbreed10 May

A Droughtmaster bull and Red Angus cow have emerged from a field of more than 2000 entries to win the Beef 2012 interbreed grand championship.
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WA, Tassie share carcase honours09 May

Far flung exhibitors from Tasmania, WA and Central Qld shared in the top honours at Beef 2012's National Carcase Competition.
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Beef 2012: What's on - Thursday, May 1009 May

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Beef 2012 in pictures: Tropical breeds take centre stage09 May

The tropical breeds took centre stage at Beef 2012 on Wednesday and crowds responded with stands and ringside tents filling to capacity as paraders led their charges onto the grounds.
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World's largest composite program delivers for NAPCo 08 May

An international genetics conference at Beef 2012 in Rockhampton has heard about the significant role composite cattle breeding has played in improving branding percentages, growth rates and carcase quality for one of Australia's largest cattle companies.
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Australian producers urged to embrace fixed-time AI08 May

Argentinian cattle reproductive physiology specialist Dr Gabriel Bo has urged commercial cattle producers in Australia to embrace fixed-time artificial insemination as a breeding tool to increase pregnancy rates and to produce heavier calves.
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MLA's mission to 'sell the sizzle' on secondary cuts + VIDEO08 May

Developments such as the use of seam-cutting of primals like rump, blade and chuck, together with the use of new product enhancement technologies offer enormous scope to extend carcase value and better target end-user requirements.
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Beef 2012: 'DNA to the dinner-plate' 08 May

The world's largest cattle producer is focusing on aspects of innovative and sustainable beef production - from DNA to the dinner-plate - at Beef 2012.
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