May beef exports surge to third highest on record

Australia’s beef exports in May surged to their third highest volume level on record, reaching 129,478t. The big question on everybody’s minds in latest trade data is how much impact the recent tariff wars, especially those between the US and China, have had on Australia’s recent export beef performance…Read More

Beef Central, 06/06/2025

Albanese says biosecurity will not be compromised in negotiations with Trump

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he will not compromise on biosecurity after reports this morning he was planning to use beef as a bargaining chip in negotiations with United States president Donald Trump…Read More

Beef Central, 06/06/2025

Costs of transitioning the livestock sector to net-zero

By focusing on productivity and stacking several interventions producers can transition to net-zero in a profitable way. ..Read More

Lydia Burton, 06/06/2025

UK to move to mandatory electronic cattle ID

Cattle identification and traceability in England will change over the next two years, in a major step forward in disease control and trade across the farming sector, the UK’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs announced this week…Read More

Beef Central, 06/06/2025

S5 Ep17: Troy Setter, CEO Consolidated Pastoral Co

IN today’s podcast episode, host Kerry Lonergan sits down with Consolidated Pastoral Co managing director Troy Setter. The pair discuss topics of high interest within the beef industry presently, including the impact of Queensland’s foreign owner land tax on investment appetite; the likely trade impacts of Brazil’s recent gaining of FMD-freedom without vaccination; CPC’s diversification/expansion out of beef into large-scale wool production; biosecurity developments and the trading environment in Vietnam, China and Indonesia…Read More

Beef Central, 06/06/2025

Recruitment: Five things extraordinary people managers say every day

Employers and managers can make a difference in the way they interact with employees by saying these five simple things in day-to-day dealings with staff. Each has the power to dramatically change someone’s day – including their own…Read More

Beef Central, 06/06/2025

Next generation of lot feeders to host inaugural forum

ALFA will host its inaugural Future Feeders Network Forum in September aimed to inspire and empower the next generation…Read More

Beef Central, 06/06/2025

Dubbo sale 5 June 2025: Numbers lift with 3145 yarded

Quality yarding with good numbers of young cattle to suit the feeders and processors…Read More

David Monk, 06/06/2025

Opinion: What does the Teys processing business look like under outright Cargill ownership?

While this morning’s news that Australia’s second largest beef processor, Teys, will sell its 50pc stake in the business to its US-based joint-venture partner Cargill has come as a surprise to many, it quickly becomes apparent that we should have seen this coming. In some ways, Teys may be a victim of its own longevity…Read More

Jon Condon, 05/06/2025

Teys family exits processing industry, with sale to US-based JV partner, Cargill

THE nation’s second largest beef processor will pass into US hands following a surprise announcement this morning that Teys Investments Pty Ltd will sell its 50pc stake to joint venture partner Cargill…Read More

Jon Condon, 05/06/2025

FarmFest shows how side-by-sides are shifting gears

At FarmFest 2025 Beef Central and Grain Central went in search of Side-by-Side Vehicles to explore how they have evolved to meet Australian ag’s needs in recent years, and what big developments lie ahead. ..Read More

Lydia Burton, Emma Alsop, Eric Barker and James Nason, 05/06/2025

Bright idea: World-first solar-powered cattle crush at FarmFest

Looking for a hydraulic cattle crush but don’t have power at your yards? A solar-powered crush could be the answer…Read More

James Nason, 05/06/2025

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