National slaughter surges to four-year highs

Rates of national beef slaughter have hit four-year highs this month, although weather has continued to challenge logistics in getting cattle to processing plants heading into Easter break. Last week saw the national adult cattle slaughter tally soar to 136,503 head, the highest tally since April 2020, at the tail end of the continental-scale drought.   ..Read More

Jon Condon, 28/03/2024

When North Queensland turned P!NK

The capital of North Queensland became “Pinksville” as (very full) trains, planes and automobiles, not to mention dusty utes, Toyota wagons and bush buses, poured in from all corners of the north for the final two concerts of singing superstar P!NK’s 2024 national Summer Carnival tour…Read More

Roger Desailly, 20/03/2024

Cause of NT cattle deaths still being investigated

The cause of the deaths of over 100 Australian cattle on a livestock shipment to Indonesia last weekend, and a further 50 cattle from the same cohort which simultaneously died at an export quarantine facility near Darwin, is still yet to be determined, officials say…Read More

James Nason, 28/03/2024

S4 Ep10: Celebrating the success of the ICMJ program, with Peter McGilchrist

On the eve of the annual Inter-Collegiate Meat Judging northern conference in Rockhampton, Kerry Lonergan chats with ICMJ chairman Peter McGilchrist and recent graduates Ethan Mooney and Chloe Gould about the valuable educational role the program serves for the Australian beef and sheepmeat industries…Read More

Beef Central, 28/03/2024

National Feedbase Summary 28 March 2024

On a national basis, there has been a largely positive trend to biomass accumulation and growth…Read More

Al Rayner, Cibo Labs, 28/03/2024

Dining for a Dream a great fundraiser during Beef 2024

The Dolly’s Dream foundation will be the beneficiary of a lively fundraising luncheon being held in Rockhampton during Beef 2024 in May…Read More

Beef Central, 28/03/2024

Recruitment: Four ways to help retain valued employees

In the lead-up to Easter, there’s been another avalanche of new and exciting jobs listed in our recruitment section this week. Click on this item to view latest listings, and read this week’s HR article offering advice on ways to help retain good staff…Read More

Beef Central, 05/02/2016

Recent property listings – SA, NSW, VIC

$30m+ for historic SA holdings | Four quality properties list in NSW’s New England region | Low input grazing in western NSW | Southern NSW cattle & sheep grazing | High country VIC grazing should make $7m+..Read More

Property editor Linda Rowley, 27/03/2024

Recent property listings – Queensland

Last of Sinclair Hill’s Qld properties for sale | $22.5m for CQ bullock country | Exclusion fenced aggregation lists for $40m | Ievers family offers NQ’s Marathon | UK family offloads Charleville’s Raceview Station | Versatile SQ grazing heads to auction | Coastal breeder block presents well | SQ’s Belmont offers cash flow possibilities | Western Downs grazing priced at $6.2m..Read More

Property editor Linda Rowley, 27/03/2024

Australian-focused definition of deforestation to be launched at Beef 2024

Cattle Australia says it hopes to have a definition of deforestation in the Australian context across the supply chain ready for launch at Beef 2024. It comes amid a recent ramping up of reporting requirements across suply chains, which Rabobank’s Angus Gidley-Baird covered in detail at last week’s NTCA annual conference. ..Read More

James Nason, 27/03/2024

Capital gravitates to better quality assets when markets peak, HTW property briefing hears

There’s been a pronounced easing in the growth trend in rural land valuer, Herron Todd White’s Australian Grazing Property Index during 2023. Regional Queensland HTW director Will McLay suggested that this year’s index result, set a tone for some of the market trends and broader picture about what’s going on in the property market…Read More

Jon Condon, 27/03/2024

JBS reports full year pre-tax earnings of $US3.5b, down 49pc    

THE world’s largest animal protein producer, JBS, has filed its full year results for the year ended December 31, reporting global business net revenue of US$73 billion – much the..Read More

Jon Condon, 27/03/2024

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