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Webinar: Enhancing preparedness for emergency animal diseases in northern Australia

  BIOSECURITY for livestock businesses has always been and is even more so top of mind for all livestock owners and managers. Join us on Tuesday, 23 April from 12.30pm..Read More

Beef Central, 19/04/2024

Building drought resilience into ‘Karalee’, Enngonia

Enngonia farm managers Martha Lindstad and Robert James have set out to build more drought resilience into ‘Karalee’, a rangeland grazing operation and part of the SLM Group…Read More

Beef Central, 16/04/2024

Pasture dieback spreading to new parts of Queensland

Graziers are being urged to keep an eye out for pasture dieback, which is continuing to spread to new areas of Queensland…Read More

Beef Central, 15/04/2024

NSW Govt inquiry scrutinises virtual fencing, on animal welfare grounds

A proposed amendment to the NSW Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act would clear the path for the use of virtual fencing technology on NSW livestock properties…Read More

Beef Central, 09/04/2024

Clarification sought on dingo classification change

Australia’s Wild Dog Action Plan and the South Australian Government are seeking clarification on how classification and regulatory changes concerning the dingo in Victoria will affect control programs in the state…Read More

Terry Sim, 09/04/2024

Is Artificial Insemination economical for commercial beef breeding herds?

AI has been generating a lot of discussion lately – not just in the form of Artificial Intelligence, but also Artificial Insemination for beef breeding herds. Bush Agribusiness has had a number of clients implement an AI program with their heifers so, to get an understanding of the economics of the option, it has analysed their data from the exercise…Read More

Ian McLean, Bush Agribusiness, 03/04/2024

Potholes and blind corners: five themes from the livestock transporters conference

Livestock transporters say foresight is needed to smooth out the potholes and blind corners ahead for industry’s most important roles of keeping animals moving through the supply chain…Read More

Eric Barker, 25/03/2024

Long-term legumes providing options for Southern Qld mixed farmer

As the livestock industry works to learn about the value of legumes for nutrition and environmental health, the owner of a Southern Queensland mixed farming operation says they are likely to be part of the operation for the coming decades…Read More

Eric Barker, 25/03/2024

MLA launches online hub for livestock transport information

A one-stop shop for livestock transport information has been launched by Meat & Livestock Australia at the combined Queensland and Australian Livestock Transporters’ Associations’ National Conference in Toowoomba this week…Read More

Beef Central, 22/03/2024

Clean and dirty topics explored at livestock transporters conference + PHOTOS

Whether it is a decent feed at the roadhouse, a place to dump effluent or a bridge big enough to handle the weight of an extremely heavy electric truck, livestock transporters have called for foresight at the industry’s national conference today…Read More

Eric Barker, 21/03/2024

An update on leucaena toxicity: Is inoculation really necessary?

Researchers Max Shelton, Graham Kerven and Michael Halliday from University of QLD, and, and Scott Dalzell (Leucaena Research and Consulting) provide this valuable update about some new findings regarding the management of leucaena toxicity……Read More

Beef Central, 21/03/2024

ACCC clears path for sale of Performance Feeds supplement business to Graincorp     

The ACCC says it will not oppose the acquisition of animal feed supplement supplier Performance Feeds by Graincorp Ltd. At the time the takeover was announced last November, some concerns were raised about concentration of ownership in the livestock liquid feed supplement field…Read More

Beef Central, 21/03/2024

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