Weekly kill: Qld grids slip 20-30c/kg, on meat trade pressure and supply momentum

There are some big slides evident in Queensland direct consignment grid offers this week, as the combined effects of export meat market price pressure and some momentum in bigger pastoral turnoff takes effect…Read More

Jon Condon, 23/06/2026

Labor strikes deal with Greens to pass tax changes through the Senate

Controversial changes to capital gains tax and negative gearing are set to pass the Senate, with Labor and the Greens announcing they have struck a deal this morning…Read More

Beef Central, 23/06/2026

Has Australian agriculture ever faced more policy uncertainty?

As new Federal environmental laws take effect next week, many producers still don’t know what could trigger costly referrals, investigations or fines…Read More

James Nason, 23/06/2026

Paraquat, diquat escape APVMA ban in good news for growers

The APVMA’s long-awaited decision on paraquat and diquat has banned neither herbicide, but has imposed greater restrictions to their use…Read More

Grain Central, 23/06/2026

The cattle costing you the most money are probably not the ones you think

The cattle costing the most to run are not always the ones that look like poor performers, with new tools now helping cattle producers to measure feed efficiency at an individual level…Read More

Sponsored Content, 22/06/2026

Farmers unable to access mental health care, new data shows

Just one in seven farmers can easily access mental health support, new data presented at this morning’s NFF-Suicide Prevention Australia (SPA) Parliamentary Breakfast reveals — even as psychological distress and..Read More

Beef Central, 23/06/2026

Could US supply crisis provide blueprint for Beef-on-Dairy in Australia?

An Australian meat judging team member says the US beef-on-dairy crossbreeding experience could become a blueprint for Australian producers…Read More

Beef Central, 23/06/2026

Livestock transporters cautiously welcome fuel excise cut extension

Livestock transporters have cautiously welcomed the Albanese Government’s plan to gradually walk but its cuts to the fuel excise and heavy vehicle road user charge…Read More

Eric Barker, 22/06/2026

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 22 June 2026

During the week, a cold front and complex low pressure system crossed southern Australia and linked up with a cloudband containing moist tropical air, bringing widespread rain, with storms, to the south coast of mainland Australia, western Tasmania, and parts of the interior…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, 23/06/2026

Gunnedah 22 June 2026: Feeder steers jump 20c

A smaller but better-quality offering attracted solid buyer support, with feeder steers and lighter restocker lines trending dearer…Read More

Beef Central, 23/06/2026

Feeder cattle market: Prices move quickly as Angus shortage grows

Angus feeder cattle prices have continued to climb in the past fortnight as feedlot buyers work hard to keep pens full…Read More

Eric Barker, 22/06/2026

Wagyu producer Laird Morgan buys Gina’s Rockybank aggregation

Prominent Queensland Wagyu producer Laird Morgan and family have purchased the majority of Gina Rinehart’s substantial Roma district backgrounding and breeding property aggregation, Rockybank…Read More

Jon Condon, 22/06/2026

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