May young cattle disposals across eastern Australia have started with a bang, with Friday’s AuctionsPlus cattle offering hitting just over 27,000 head – the largest catalogue seen in five years. Despite the volume on offer, steer prices generally lifted, especially for medium and heavier lines, while heifer prices and breeding females showed mixed results. The surge in offering impacted clearance, which dropped to 58pc…Read More
Beef Central, 04/05/2025
As the Australian beef industry prepares to welcome the world for the World Angus Forum in Brisbane and Tamworth this week, Killain Angus based near Tamworth stands out for both its deep-rooted heritage and forward-thinking approach to breeding. The benefits of Vytelle’s hormone-free approach to IVF have been transformative for the Duddys’ breeding program…Read More
Sponsored Content, 05/05/2025
In a landmark moment for the global livestock industry in disease management, gene-edited pigs produced for resistance to one of the world’s most costly livestock diseases have been approved for sale to US consumers…Read More
Beef Central, 02/05/2025
It was the sight of a black swan floating serenely on the Indian Ocean that helped Bruce Cheung make up his mind that the Pilbara was the right place to build a pioneering high-value Wagyu production enterprise…Read More
One of the first Australian producers to make a large sale of soil carbon credits says he plans to use the income to make more off-farm investments and set the operation up for the future…Read More
Eric Barker, 02/05/2025
Organic certifier Australian Organic Ltd has asked for right of reply to UQ Professor Ian Godwin’s recent opinion piece published on Beef Central which claimed to uncover some dirt on what the real differences are when consumers buy Certified Organic foods. Here is AOL’s response…..Read More
Josefine Pettersson, Operations & Technical Manager, Australian Organic Ltd, 02/05/2025
A large scale commercial feedlot trial involving more than 10,000 grainfed cattle has demonstrated the effectiveness of a live yeast probiotic in reducing the incidence and severity of Bovine Respiratory Disease and associated treatment costs…Read More
Lallemand, 02/05/2025
The Australian Wagyu Association has bestowed its highest honour – the Honorary Life Membership Award – on industry innovator, leader and visionary, Scott de Bruin. The prestigious accolade was announced..Read More
Beef Central, 02/05/2025
In today’s episode podcast host Kerry Lonergan catches up with Dairy Australia’s Dr Andy Hancock, on progress in beef production from dairy calves. A project called ‘Calfways’ (a contraction of Calf Pathways) is aiming to input 300,000 to 400,000 extra animals per year into the Australian beef supply chain…Read More
Beef Central, 02/05/2025
Unfortunately in today’s meat and livestock industry job environment, an employee can never assume their role is completely secure or safe, regardless of the industry involved. This is why it’s essential to always go above and beyond and to be a real contributor in the workplace. Here’s some ways staff can make themselves indispensable and a more valued team member to their employer…Read More
Beef Central, 02/05/2025
Livestock SA is calling on the South Australian Government to urgently reform outdated regulations that continue to block livestock producers from using virtual fencing, as New South Wales becomes the latest state to legalise the technology…Read More
Beef Central, 02/05/2025
Almost a month after Trump imposed so-called ‘reciprocal’ tariffs on goods sold into the United States, clearer export beef trade trends are now starting to emerge. Demand out of China is sharply higher, but US demand remains subdued – albeit at prices almost exactly 10pc higher than before the tariffs were imposed. ..Read More
Beef Central, 01/05/2025