Both direct consignment and saleyard-sourced slaughter cattle have come under price pressure this week, as meatworks types try to hit the market in heavy numbers. Queensland grid prices have slid another 10-20c/kg on top of earlier falls, as processors fill available slots deep into June and even early July. ..Read More
Jon Condon, 06/05/2025
Early election projections show the Greens are on track to hold the balance of power in the Senate in Australia’s 48th Parliament…Read More
Beef Central, 06/05/2025
Cattle Australia will hold a Cattle and Climate event at Marcus Oldham College, Geelong, this Friday, featuring a deep-dive into the beef industry’s climate impact, the importance of accurate accounting methodologies and why industry needs to be a strong voice in the climate debate…Read More
Beef Central, 06/05/2025
Matching cows to the environment and production system was the key message from United States animal scientist Professor Dan Shike during a session exploring the topic of “What’s the Ideal Cow?” during the World Angus Expo in Tamworth on the weekend. He identified feed efficiency as a future selection target ..Read More
Brett Tindal, 06/05/2025
Using bands of light to measure hump height on cattle and Ultru-violet light to sterilise knives were two efficiency improvements suggested by University of New England students at a meat processing ‘pitchfest’ held earlier today…Read More
Sue Webster, 06/05/2025
A new yard record has been set at the Wagga selling centre with numbers up more than 2000 head on last week. ..Read More
Leann Dax, 06/05/2025
As the Australian beef industry welcomes the world for the prestigious World Angus Forum this week, Killain Angus in Tamworth NSW, stands out for both its deep-rooted heritage and forward-thinking approach to breeding. The benefits of Vytelle’s hormone-free approach to IVF have been transformative for the stud’s breeding program…Read More
Sponsored Content, 05/05/2025
There was only light rainfall across Australia over the past seven days, with scattered showers and isolated storms and locally heavy rainfall driven by coastal low-pressure troughs and onshore flow impacted coastal regions of NSW, Queensland and eastern Victoria…Read More
Bureau of Meteorology, 06/05/2025
In a landmark moment for the global livestock industry in disease management, gene-edited pigs produced for resistance to one of the world’s most costly livestock diseases have been approved for sale to US consumers…Read More
Beef Central, 05/05/2025
Australia’s chilled and frozen beef exports surged to near record highs in April, reaching 127,172t, as the red meat industry’s production surged sharply. That figure is up 14,800t from the previous month, and 21pc higher than April last year. Is trade starting to reflect tariff impacts?..Read More
The mindset of Australian beef producers was challenged during the cattle chats at the World Angus Expo in Tamworth over the weekend, with producers urged to focus on kilograms of beef produced, rather than running capacity…Read More
Brett Tindal, 05/05/2025
The links between how history has created where we started, how technology has driven where the beef industry is currently at, and how genetic opportunity will drive where the industry goes next was explored during the World Angus Forum in Tamworth on the weekend…Read More
Brett Tindal, 05/05/2025