Weekly kill: Southern processors making their presence felt in Qld

With only a fortnight left in the 2024-25 financial year, tax considerations are coming into play for some cattle producers, with some electing to push slaughter cattle back until after June 30 on accountants’ advice. The same thing happens every year, but the impact is amplified in years like this when kill space becomes tight in some areas.    ..Read More

Jon Condon, 17/06/2025

VIDEO: Qld producers push for industry support on deforestation

With environmental groups consistently accusing the cattle industry of cutting down forests and supply chains making “deforestation-free” promises, a group of Central Queensland producers have come together to show why trees need to be managed…Read More

Eric Barker, 17/06/2025

WTF is a Flux Tower?

At first glance they could be mistaken for the world’s loneliest mobile phone towers. ..Read More

James Nason, 17/06/2025

Western Qld producers claim multiple sections in Paddock to Palate weight gain

Queensland beef producers have dominated the first phase of the RNA’s prestigious Paddock to Palate Competition presented by JBS Australia in Toowoomba this morning delivering standout performances in weight gain…Read More

Beef Central, 17/06/2025

Indonesia lifts quota restrictions on live cattle imports

After issuing two cattle import permit allocations so far in 2025, the Indonesian Government has made the surprise move of lifting quota restrictions on live cattle imports altogether…Read More

James Nason, 17/06/2025

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

Red barns turn into high-rises as US loses more than 800ha of farmland/day

Red barns are being turned into high rise apartments at a rapid rate across the United States, with the beef industry now trying to find ways of preventing a “runaway sprawl” scenario…Read More

Eric Barker, 17/06/2025

Agriculture Victoria offers free biosecurity service for fodder

Importers looking to bring fodder into Victoria from interstate can go through Agriculture Victoria to apply for a Plant Biosecurity Permit (PBP) to ensure biosecurity risks are properly managed…Read More

Beef Central, 17/06/2025

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 16 June 2025

Cold fronts and associated low pressure systems and troughs led to scattered rainfall and storms across southern parts of Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and eastern New South Wales…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, 17/06/2025

People on the Move: Appointments, retirements, achievements

New MLA North America region manager has strong brand marketing pedigree | ABSF welcomes five new Steering Group members | Who are some possible contenders for the new Cargill Australia CEO role? | ABRI extension services team expands | New award for agricultural education | ALFA casts net for new GM marketing..Read More

Beef Central, 16/06/2025

Big questions yet to be answered on atmospheric methane

The question of why methane concentrations in the atmopshere have increased has not yet been properly answered or satisfactorily explained, according to a recent Animal Frontiers Journal article, with suggestions that changes in what destroys methane the atmosphere could be the key driver…Read More

James Nason, 16/06/2025

JBS shares trade strongly in opening day on New York Stock Exchange

Shares in JBS, the world’s largest animal protein producer, surged strongly during their historic first day’s trading on the New York Stock Exchange overnight…Read More

Beef Central, 14/06/2025

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