‘Outliers’ excelling in meat quality and yield top National Beef Carcase competition 

Cattle carrying the magic combination of meat quality, carcase attributes and meat yield dominated results in the National Beef Carcase Competition – results from which were announced at a glittering dinner at Beef 2024 last night…Read More

Jon Condon, 08/05/2024

Beef 2024 Trendsetters podcast series – Richard Heath

As part of Beef Central’s coverage of this week’s Beef 2024 event in Rockhampton, the industry’s national exhibition held every three years, we present our special daily podcast series, Trendsetters. Today’s third episode features Zero Net Emissions from Agriculture CRC chief executive, Richard Heath…Read More

Beef Central, 08/05/2024

Supermarket senate inquiry recommends divestiture powers and stronger laws

A senate inquiry into the pricing practices of supermarkets has recommended stronger laws to crack down on price gouging and powers to make companies divest parts of the business as punishment…Read More

Beef Central, 08/05/2024

Street Talk Beef 2024 videos: What are the hot-ticket items among Beef 2024’s vast trade displays?

As part of Beef Central’s Beef 2024 event coverage, we’re launching today our daily Street Talk video series, seeking responses from industry stakeholders attending the event on key industry topics across the grounds. Today we ask producers about their picks for ‘hot ticket’ items are among the event’s vast trade displays..Read More

Beef Central, 08/05/2024

Big production cost savings to be had in breeding more feed-efficient cattle

The role of breeding and genetic improvement within the context of sustainable beef production was a focus of today’s breeding technologies seminar hosted by international breeding company Vytelle. ..Read More

Genetics editor, Alastair Rayner, 08/05/2024

Vietnamese trade delegation soaks up knowledge at Beef 2024

Breed characteristics were the main focus of questioning from a delegation of 20 Vietnamese meat industry leaders visiting this week’s Beef 2024 in Rockhampton…Read More

Sue Webster, 07/05/2024

Beef 2024: Speaking home truths on succession planning

More than three decades of counselling families gives Lynn Sykes the right to speak home truths when it comes to succession planning for farmers…Read More

Sue Webster, 08/05/2024

MSA stalwart honoured for selfless 25 year contribution

ONE of the Australian meat industry’s unsung heroes has been honoured for her 25-year indelible contribution to the progress of the world-leading Meat Standards Australia grading program. MSA’s Research, Development..Read More

Jon Condon, 07/05/2024

Roma store sale 7 May 2024: Market stronger for restockers

All the regular processors were present with one extra exporter also feedlotters and backgrounders…Read More

Beef Central, 08/05/2024

Beef 2024: What’s on – Thursday, May 9

Selected highlights at Beef 2024 on Thursday, May 9…Read More

Beef Central, 08/05/2024

Five snapshots from Beef 2024’s sustainability framework update

The Australian Beef Sustainability Framework has today released its eighth annual update – with live export, carbon accounting and deforestation all on the agenda. Beef Central went along and has pulled together five snapshots from the event…Read More

Eric Barker, 07/05/2024

The ‘grand old lady’ of Australian beef – AA Co celebrates its bicentenary in style + PHOTOS

The Australian Agricultural Co celebrated its two-hundredth anniversary since its foundation by Royal Decree in 1824 with a lively long lunch during the early stages of Beef 2024 in Rockhampton this afternoon…Read More

Beef Central, 07/05/2024

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