Online listings hit four-month high, at 21,399 head

Online cattle listings on AuctionsPlus hit a four-month high this week, reaching 21,399 head, up 30pc on last week. Most young cattle categories came under price pressure, with the exception of heavy feeder steers and heifers +400kg…Read More

Beef Central, 20/04/2024

Credible science needed to underpin livestock narrative, RPC hears + PHOTOS

Australia’s largest pork producer says basing business decisions on science is key to making sure vital context is going into the narrative being created about the industry…Read More

Eric Barker, 19/04/2024

How much will each sector pay under proposed biosecurity levy?

The Federal Government has released greater detail on the proposed contribution of agricultural industry sectors under its biosecurity protection levy proposal…Read More

Beef Central, 19/04/2024

Tropical Pacific Ocean now ENSO neutral

The tropical Pacific Ocean has returned to ENSO-neutral according to the latest monitoring by the Bureau of Meteorology…Read More

Beef Central, 19/04/2024

S4 Ep13: Regular cattle market update, with Matt Dalgleish and Chris Howie

In today’s Weekly Grill podcast RMA’s Chris Howie and Ep3’s Matt Dalgleish provide a cattle and beef markets update, as the industry heads into the thick of the mid-year production cycle. Challenges lay ahead, but on balance the industry is in strong shape to meet the growing beef demand challenge over the next couple of years, the pair suggest. ..Read More

Beef Central, 19/04/2024

Webinar: Enhancing preparedness for emergency animal diseases in northern Australia

  BIOSECURITY for livestock businesses has always been and is even more so top of mind for all livestock owners and managers. Join us on Tuesday, 23 April from 12.30pm..Read More

Beef Central, 19/04/2024

Recruitment: Recent trends in ag job demand and talent availability

A study released this week has looked at the current trends in job demand and talent availability in the agriculture and agribusiness sector in Australia, measured  over the second half of 2023 and the first quarter of 2024. It found there was a weakening of job demand in the sector, but a slight improvement in candidate availability and job interest during the nine-month period…Read More

Beef Central, 19/04/2024

Feedgrain Focus: Sowing focus, lower dollar lift wheat, barley

Prices for winter cereals have risen by up to $10/t in the past week to reflect stronger export demand for wheat and a local call for barley…Read More

Liz Wells, 19/04/2024

Blindsided farmers left unprepared by lifting of dingo unprotection order: VFF

The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) is calling for a number of key government commitments to ensure farmers have confidence and certainty following last month’s shock announcement to lift the unprotection order for dingos in north west Victoria…Read More

Beef Central, 19/04/2024

Qld’s Kilcoy export beef plant first to achieve carbon neutral certification

Kilcoy Global Foods’ grainfed processing facility north of Brisbane has become the first and only large-scale beef plant in Australia, and potentially the world, to reach certified carbon neutral status…Read More

Beef Central, 18/04/2024

Better access to finance key reason for NCMC considering move away from co-op structure

After operating for 90 years under a cooperative business model, the Northern Cooperative Meat Co processing business near Casino is asking its members to consider a move to an unlisted public company structure…Read More

Beef Central, 18/04/2024

Organisation setting beef industry targets changes carbon credit rules

An organisation which has been quietly setting a lot of beef industry targets has made a big shift in its position on carbon credits…Read More

Eric Barker, 18/04/2024

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