Lower beef production during October caused by rain disruptions and producers electing to hold cattle back until next year is already starting to impact beef exports…Read More
Jon Condon, 03/11/2026
A producer group in North Queensland is calling for more transparency in the way council rates are calculated allocated, with calculations suggesting each animal leaving the local area has a $150 rate burden tied to it…Read More
Eric Barker, 03/11/2026
Could cows eating grass now trigger a land clearing event under the Federal Government’s new environment rules? DAFF could not give a definitive answer…Read More
Lydia Burton, 03/11/2026
Shadow Minister for Northern Australia, Senator Susan McDonald has condemned the extraordinary length of the live cattle export class action after Senate Estimates revealed the Commonwealth has made no revised compensation offer following the latest Federal Court ruling, while another procedural process remains unresolved…Read More
Beef Central, 03/11/2026
Australian agtech company AirAgri believes that every person deserves to go home safely at the end of the day. This simple objective is what is driving its latest approach of farm safety integration of the familiar WhatsApp platform with its established safety and compliance platform, with the potential to extend access through emerging satellite-to-mobile services. ..Read More
Sponsored Content, 02/11/2026
In a transaction worth around $6.6 million, a record 4000 NT-bred Brahman steers and spayed heifers were sold in a single line in Friday’s AuctionsPlus online sale. It’s the single largest lot offering ever seen in the online platform’s 40-years of operation, and sent a signal that on the current rising market, domestic operators are prepared to tackle live export buyers for good Top End cattle. ..Read More
Long range forecasts have again been called into question after a forecasted dry spring across the Eastern Seaboard has finished with record breaking rainfall…Read More
Eric Barker, 02/11/2026
The Australian Livestock Exporters’ Council (ALEC) has announced that CEO Mark Harvey-Sutton will step down after eight years at the helm, leaving a significant legacy of effective advocacy, industry leadership and collaboration across Australia’s livestock export sector…Read More
Beef Central, 02/11/2026
In this contributed article, AgForce cattle board chair Lloyd Hick explains why the organisation has chosen to throw its support behind a $1 increase to the cattle transaction levy…Read More
AgForce cattle board chair Lloyd Hick, 02/11/2026
A finish of contrasts in south-western NSW vs northern NSW and southern Qld is pushing lightweight barley into the feed market as a blending option for growers and consumers…Read More
Liz Wells, 02/11/2026
Following a fundraising tradition stretching backed 11 years, animal health company Zoetis has raised another $100,000 this year for mental health organisation Beyond Blue through its annual Helping Rural Australians Start The Conversation campaign. This year’s contribution brings the total raised to $1.1 million since the partnership was struck in 2016…Read More
Beef Central, 02/11/2026Following recent rain, restockers were operating strongly in AuctionsPlus on Friday, where cattle listings surged 47 percent to 18,054 head…Read More
Beef Central, 02/11/2026