Markets

Young cattle continue to firm in AuctionsPlus, Stocklive catalogues

Young cattle listings on online marketing platforms AuctionsPlus and Stocklive continued their upwards price trajectory this week…Read More

Carbon

Debate emerges over plans to cut carbon market

Debate has emerged this week over the future of one of Australia’s longest standing climate policies, with One Nation and the Coalition planning to scrap a key part of carbon market if either of them come into Government at the next election…Read More

News

‘It’s not the machines, it’s how we use them’ a warning on farm vehicle safety

‘It’s not the machines, it’s how we are using them’ – side-by-side vehicles are meant to be safer than quad bikes, but are causing similar numbers of deaths.

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News

AA Co’s Dolly’s Dream fundraiser musters incredible $404,000 + PICTURES

Industry stakeholders dug deep for a much-loved cause yesterday, raising an incredible $404,501 for the Dolly’s Dream program at AA Co’s annual long lunch and charity auction held in Brisbane…Read More

News

Ground cover the key pillar of positive environmental outcomes

AgForce members say reformed federal environmental laws offer a chance to recognise the positive outcomes for Australia’s landscapes and the heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef, by acknowledging the importance of ground cover and how different tree species function in an ecosystem.  ..Read More

Sponsored Content

You can’t afford to lose a calf you didn’t have to lose

What got Australian beef to where it is today is not what will keep it there. The margin for avoidable loss has all but disappeared. After four decades on the frontline of bovine reproduction, Dr Ced Wise reflects on how far the Australian beef industry has come and what it now costs producers to leave reproductive outcomes to chance…Read More

The Weekly Grill

S6 Ep18: Beef 2027 boss, Simon Irwin, as industry counts down to its biggest event

This week on The Weekly Grill, host Kerry Lonergan sits down with Simon Irwin, CEO of Beef 2027, to talk about learnings from Beef 2024 and the plans for the next event in Rockhampton; they discuss record attendances, exhibitor demand, new features planned for next year, and the event’s economic impact…Read More

Recruitment

Recruitment: Is automated farming a threat to future job security?

There is a digital revolution underway in Australian agriculture, with the timely confluence of record production levels marking agriculture as one of the key ‘industries of the future’. But will the pace of implementation of automated farming technologies threaten or enhance the farm sector’s job opportunities of the future?..Read More

News

2026 tax time guides for ag employees, meat workers and truck drivers

This year’s tax time message from the ATO: pause and check the facts. Taking a moment to consider where the information comes from can save you time, reduce mistakes and avoid the need for amendments later..Read More

Markets

Dubbo sale 11 June 2026: Stronger market for 2584 head

There were more weaners that varied a lot in condition and the yearlings suited the feeders and restockers more than the trade buyers…Read More

Live Export

SE Asia Report: Vietnam trade draws fresh interest | China recognises Brazil as FMD free

The big news this month came from outside the region, China recognising the whole of Brazil as free of foot-and-mouth disease and opening the world’s largest beef market fully to the world’s largest beef exporter. The reason it matters here is twofold…Read More

News

Is it time to review, adjust – or even shelve – the industry’s Female Slaughter Ratio herd measurement?

Is it time to review, adjust or even shelve the industry’s widely-publicised Female Slaughter Ratio metric – one of the beef sector’s key performance indicators used to judge whether the national herd is expanding or contracting?..Read More