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Lab-grown meat approved for consumption – is it a threat to red meat?

Lab-grown meat is now allowed to be consumed in Australia, what impact could that have on the red meat industry? ..Read More


Europe’s Vegetarian Butcher gets put on the chopping block

In further evidence of the struggling plant-based protein movement, UK-based global processed food and consumer goods giant Unilever is looking for a buyer for its much-touted Vegetarian Butcher division…Read More


Opinion: The missing methane factor

Sadly, it is very quick and easy to say cattle emit methane therefore cattle are bad.  It takes a considerably longer and rational discussion to counteract the delusional assertion that cattle can be bad for the environment, it is about as logical as saying fish are bad for the oceans. ..Read More


“Nourishment table” a new approach to dietary guidelines that prioritises protein

A new approach to dietary guidelines is hoping to steer people away from diet-related disease by encouraging them to prioritise nutrient-dense foods…Read More


Diet affordability: Plant-based diets “considerably” more costly

A plant-based diet that is nutritionally equivalent to one comprising both plants and animal proteins is “considerably more costly” a newly published research paper shows…Read More


Opinion: Let’s get the real story on vegetation management

Southern Queensland producer Grant Maudsley is the chair of AgForce’s vegetation management committee. In this contributed article, he argues that the deforestation debate also needs to consider vegetation thickening…Read More


Activists stalking Qld feedlots with drones

A spate of animal activist-operated drone flights over feedlots in Queensland has left family operators owners and employees on edge and questioning the legality of aerial spying activity.
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Olympics organisers under fire for vegan push in athletes village

Olympics organisers have had to bring in reinforcements to the athletes village, in the form of a ton of meat and 700kg of eggs – after reports athletes were becoming dissatisfied with a focus on plant-based options…Read More


CSIRO report highlights how “cargo cult science” is misrepresenting livestock

A report published in a CSIRO Scientific Journal has highlighted a concerning trend for the livestock industry, using three examples where cult-like science has made a globally influential push for vegan diets…Read More


Cattle groups call out Govt’s approach live sheep phase out

A parliamentary inquiry into the phase out of live sheep exports has heard from several cattle industry groups keen to defend their Western Australian counterparts…Read More


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