Channel Country bursting back to life after the floods + PICTURES

From complete devastation to the best season in decades – the flood recovery is mixed for the Channel Country. ..Read More

Lydia Burton, 25/06/2025

Sun sets on PCAS pasturefed cattle assurance era

The pioneering, industry-initiated Pasturefed Cattle Assurance Scheme (PCAS) will cease to exist at the end of this year. Over the last 12 years that the program has run, it has helped reposition quality Australian grassfed beef, including the establishment of hefty premiums for the right cattle ..Read More

Jon Condon, 25/06/2025

Is the $5 cattle levy still fit-for-purpose?

IT has been 16 years since Australian cattle producers were last formally asked for their views on the $5 per head Cattle Transaction Levy, and soon they’ll be asked again…Read More

James Nason, 25/06/2025

Biosecurity leads NSW, Qld budget ag spends

Boosting biosecurity was a central feature of both the Queensland and New South Wales 2025-26 budgets released on Tuesday, with a combined $184.9 million in extra funding announced across the two states…Read More

Emma Alsop, 25/06/2025

Brisbane gathering to remember the late Stan Wallace

Friends and colleagues of larger-than-life Queensland stock agency identity Stan Wallace are invited to attend a gathering to mark his life in Brisbane early next month…Read More

Beef Central, 25/06/2025

Littleproud calls for phone service reform, as local tower goes down for two weeks

LEADER of The Nationals David Littleproud is calling for Universal Service Obligation (USO) reform, as a mobile phone outage in the Western Downs continues to cause havoc. Mr Littleproud said..Read More

Beef Central, 25/06/2025

CarbonLink trials new soil tech to lower carbon farming costs

Soil carbon service provider, CarbonLink, has commenced early-stage trials of emerging soil sensing technologies, aiming to make soil carbon measurement faster, more affordable, and more accessible for Australian producers…Read More

Sponsored Content, 17/06/2025

Roma sale 24 June 2025: Well bred weaners and feeders come forward

The market was solid throughout with restocker steers slightly stronger also medium weight domestic steers and feeders…Read More

Beef Central, 25/06/2025

Weekly genetics review: Lifting heifer productivity – lessons from GirlPower

The four-year GirlPower project reinforces the importance of clear structured management for heifers supported by timely and effective phosphorus in rangelands and northern areas. The value can accumulate to around $29/AE, and if genetic selection improvement is going to be worthwhile, we need to get the base performance sorted first…Read More

Genetics editor Alastair Rayner, 24/06/2025

Heifers dominating supply in many yards feeding domestic cattle for Woolies, Coles

Big price differences between lighter feeder steers and heifers this year have motivated a large swing towards feeding heifers for Coles and Woolworths supermarket supply. While heifers typically perform worse that steers in the feedyard and in the chillers, cheaper feeder purchase cost has been a big factor. ..Read More

Jon Condon, 24/06/2025

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

Lydia Burton and Eric Barker, 24/06/2025

Weekly kill: Southern processors remain active in northern procurement

Despite a few slaughter cattle now being held back by vendors until July delivery for tax reasons, last week’s national beef kill hit another five-year record at 153,442 head…Read More

Beef Central, 24/06/2025

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