The National Farmers’ Federation has welcomed the Coalition’s announcement showing bipartisan support for a mandatory Food and Grocery Code of Conduct and significantly increased penalties for breaches by retailers…Read More
Beef Central, 03/07/2024
Researchers from UNE have unsparingly laid out the uncomfortable paradox experienced by women who marry into intergenerational family farming businesses…Read More
Beef Central, 03/07/2024
Australia’s next generation of meat industry professionals has embarked on five days of intensive industry education at the ICMJ National Conference in Wagga Wagga today…Read More
Beef Central, 03/07/2024
The Victorian Farmers Federation’s (VFF) livestock biosecurity and welfare initiative, Stock Sense, is experiencing record high attendance at its Victorian events and workshops, reflecting a growing appetite amongst producers and the community for its resources…Read More
Beef Central, 03/07/2024
A series of Queensland community renewable energy forums will kick off in Miles next week, with more to regional events to follow…Read More
Partitioning slaughter cattle drawn from separate paddocks on separate vendor declarations before consignment, and avoiding overnight lairage before slaughter were listed among a bunch of handy tips to help mitigate dark cutting in slaughter cattle offered to producers recently. The University of New England’s Dr Peter McGilchrist told a producer audience that there were a number of methods to try to reduce dark cutting penalties in cattle sold weight and grade…Read More
Jon Condon, 01/07/2024
Cattle Australia has been urged to go “toe-to-toe” with environmental groups on deforestation targets, as the organisation works towards developing a definition of deforestation in the Australian context…Read More
Eric Barker, 01/07/2024
‘It is difficult to make predictions, especially about the future’, is a maxim (attributed to Yogi Berra, an American baseball player and coach) that I subscribe to. Another is Warren..Read More
Ian McLean, Bush Agribusiness, 01/07/2024
Legislation to end live sheep exports by sea was debated in the Senate today, limited by a government ‘guillotine’ motion as a Keep The Sheep delegation arrived in Canberra to lobby key senators…Read More
Terry Sim, 01/07/2024
The owners of the Victorian Livestock Exchange say expansions to the Leongatha saleyards are close to being completed to accomodate additional numbers following the final sale at the Pakenham saleyards last week…Read More
Beef Central, 01/07/2024
Industry service delivery company Meat & Livestock Australia has released its annual investment plan for the 2024-25 year ahead. The report (click here to access) proposes expenditure of just short..Read More
Jon Condon, 28/06/2024
In one of his first major industry engagements since taking over as Meat & Livestock managing director in late May, Michael Crowley will address a Rural Press Club of Queensland lunch in Brisbane on Wednesday, July 17…Read More
Beef Central, 25/06/2024