Five snapshots from Beef 2024’s sustainability framework update

The Australian Beef Sustainability Framework has today released its eighth annual update – with live export, carbon accounting and deforestation all on the agenda. Beef Central went along and has pulled together five snapshots from the event…Read More

Eric Barker, 07/05/2024

The ‘grand old lady’ of Australian beef – AA Co celebrates its bicentenary in style at Beef 2024 + PHOTOS

The Australian Agricultural Co celebrated its two-hundredth anniversary since its foundation by Royal Decree in 1824 with a lively long lunch during the early stages of Beef 2024 in Rockhampton this afternoon…Read More

Beef Central, 07/05/2024

Genetics is a serious contributor to sustainability progress, Beef 2024 audience hears

Beef Central genetics editor Al Rayner is at Beef 2024, reporting on issues and challenges in the animal genomics and genetics field. Here is the first of his observations from the early seminar programs…. ..Read More

Genetics editor, Alastair Rayner, 07/05/2024

Beef 2024 Trendsetters podcast series – Nancy Crawshaw

As part of Beef Central’s coverage of this week’s Beef 2024 event in Rockhampton, the industry’s national exhibition held every three years, we present our special daily podcast series, Trendsetters. Today’s second episode features dynamic young New Zealand livestock producer Nancy Crawshaw, who recently received the 2024 Zanda MacDonald award…Read More

Beef Central, 07/05/2024

Govt announces $500m extension to Future Drought Fund

The Albanese Labor Government has announced $519.1 million investment into the Future Drought Fund to help farmers and regional communities prepare for the next drought and build climate resilience…Read More

Beef Central, 07/05/2024

Street Talk Beef 2024 videos: Is carbon still a hard sell to producers?

As part of Beef Central’s Beef 2024 event coverage, we’re launching today our daily Street Talk video series, seeking responses from industry stakeholders attending the event to the hot industry topics across the grounds…Read More

Beef Central, 06/05/2024

Cattle Australia’s Adam Coffey named 2024 Red Meat Achiever of the Year

Queensland beef producer and Cattle Australia vice-president, Adam Coffey from Miriam Vale took home the Red Meat Achiever of the Year Award last night in front of a crowd of industry leaders who gathered to celebrate the achievements of their peers at the end of a big first day of Beef 2024…Read More

Roger Desailly, 07/05/2024

44,000ha best-in-class grassfed beef operation in Paraguay comes to the market

An unprecedented land and beef production investment opportunity is available in the ‘best business climate in South America in 2024’ – Paraguay. The 44,000ha, institutional-scale acquisition of 54,000 head of high value, grassfed brand-renowned Brangus cattle in the Chaco region of Paraguay is for sale for circa US$90 million, through Brown&Co…Read More

Sponsored Content, 06/05/2024

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 7 May 2024

WA’s cropping and mixed-farming regions received some much-needed rain in the past week, and widespread falls were recorded in NSW and parts of south-west Qld…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, 07/05/2024

Beef 2024: What’s on – Wednesday, May 8

Selected highlights at Beef 2024 on Wednesday, May 8…Read More

Beef Central, 07/05/2024

Beef 2024: It’s hard, but it’s no time to be humble, beef producers told

There was no sugar-coating at a major Beef 2024 symposium this morning a recurring theme that the global beef industry is locked in a fight for its future, and may not be doing enough to win the trust of busy, middle-ground consumers who are vital to its future but remain uncertain if everything they hear from the loud voices opposing the livestock sector opponents are true…Read More

James Nason, 06/05/2024

Embryo transfer technology promises to ‘condense seven years into seven days’

A revolutionary suite of artificial breeding technologies is hitting the beef industry this year, promising to condense seven years of selective breeding into just seven days. Nbryo’s project will be outlined at a Beef 2024 genetics session on Wednesday ..Read More

Jon Condon, 06/05/2024

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