Typical flatback feeder steers entering a shortfed program this week and closing in early October would deliver a small $10 loss, Beef Central’s latest 100-day grainfed trading budget calculation suggests…Read More
In two weeks young Toowoomba butcher Luke Thomas from Millers Gourmet Meats will make the long trek to England to put his skills to the test against the world’s best…Read More
James Nason and Eric Barker, 19/06/2025
Legendary Queensland stock and station agent Stan Wallace – known to his thousands of friends and colleagues as ‘Old son’ – has passed away overnight, following a short illness…Read More
Jon Condon, 19/06/2025
Following an extensive review, the definitions of ‘genetically modified’ included in the Australia-NZ Food Standards Code have been modernised to address advances in gene technologies and maintain strong food safety protections. Significantly, foods made using new breeding techniques like genome editing will not be classified as GM food, if the genetic change doesn’t introduce DNA from another species…Read More
Beef Central, 19/06/2025
The annual GroWQ Innovation Expo is returning this July, taking participants on farm to showcase new technology. ..Read More
Beef Central, 19/06/2025
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
Southern export buyers were included in the buying panel along with the regular feed and trade operators. Restocker buyers operated selectively on yearling steers and heifers under 300kg with the steer portion 8c cheaper and the heifers over 30c/kg less…Read More
Beef Central, 19/06/2025
Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) is bringing two of its most popular adoption events to Rockhampton this July, offering Central Queensland beef producers and livestock advisors a unique opportunity to engage with cutting-edge research, tools, and strategies to enhance productivity and profitability…Read More
Beef Central, 19/06/2025
This week’s property review continues our two-part examination of the impact of the Federal Government plans to tax unrealised gains in superannuation for rural landholders. This week, three senior financial advisors and accountants add their perspective to the likely impact of the tax on rural landholders…Read More
Property editor Linda Rowley, 18/06/2025
With lighter cows under considerable price pressure in parts of eastern and southern Australia over the past six months, there’s evidence that some cows have been directed into grain-assist programs, either in commercial feedlots or using self-feeders in the paddock. Much of the current momentum in grain-assisting light cows is built on the strong global demand for manufacturing meat, particularly into the US and China. ..Read More
Jon Condon, 18/06/2025
Chinese-owned Australian-based red meat processor and exporter Kilcoy Global Foods has filed for a public listing in the United States, in a move designed to raise capital for strategic investments and acquisitions, expanded production and greater automation…Read More
Jon Condon, 18/06/2025
The Qld Government’s foreign ownership land tax is forcing companies to divest in the sunshine state and purchase farms in other states. ..Read More
Kerry Lonergan and Lydia Burton, 18/06/2025