Weekly property review: North Qld grazing market shows resilience despite rising costs

Solid to excellent seasonal conditions, recovering cattle prices and strong inquiry for quality breeder country are helping underpin North Qld’s grazing property market. According to valuer Roger Hill, the region’s grazing property market is showing resilience in 2026, with values for improved coastal country holding firm and buyer confidence still evident across well-presented breeder and backgrounding assets…Read More

Property editor Linda Rowley, 03/06/2026

Australia’s China exports grind to a halt, ahead of 55pc tariff trigger

Consignments of Australian export beef for the China market have now effectively ground to a halt, in anticipation of the triggering of the harsh 55pc out of quota tariff in the next couple of weeks. The result has been an immediate and sharp decline in domestic wholesale beef prices, as the China tap turns off ..Read More

Jon Condon, 03/06/2026

As Murray Watt plays down environmental laws, a deep dive suggests big problems

While Murray Watt says his new environmental laws were not designed to interrupt routine agricultural practices, a spate of recent land clearing investigations and a closer look at the legislation suggests the complete opposite…Read More

Eric Barker, 03/06/2026

May beef exports soar to all-time record volume above 152,000t

Australia’s beef exports surged to their highest monthly level on record in May, driven by high levels of production, export quota/tariff pressures adding urgency in some markets, and underlying global protein demand…Read More

Jon Condon, 03/06/2026

Industry leaders push back on ‘reductionist’ view of ag emissions

Emissions discussions must move beyond isolated accounting measures toward a broader understanding of food production systems, ag industry stakeholders speaking at Protein 2026 in Dalby noted, while also advising that farmers still need to understand their own emissions profiles…Read More

James Nason, 03/06/2026

Opinion: Livestock producers face methane crossroads: engage, ignore, or offset?

In this contributed opinion piece Farmers for Climate Action director Peter Holding says Australia’s livestock industries cannot afford to sit out the methane debate, arguing the sector’s future will depend on whether producers reduce emissions, rely on offsets, or let climate impacts dictate outcomes…Read More

Beef Central, 03/06/2026

Profitability is sustainability, in that order

Producers are being asked to care about emissions, but Collin Kramer argues chasing the wrong number could come at a real cost. In this opinion piece, he identifies the figure that really matters…Read More

Collin Kramer, C-Lock Inc, 03/06/2026

Primary producers urged to inspect heavy vehicles before seasonal work

The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) is reminding primary producers to prioritise the maintenance of their heavy vehicles to prevent critical mechanical failure…Read More

Beef Central, 03/06/2026

Australian Wagyu beef and dairy genetics return to China after five-year absence

A major export agreement to supply Australian-bred Wagyu and dairy genetics into China is marking the first export of Australian cattle semen into that market for five years. Five years..Read More

Beef Central, 03/06/2026

Roma sale 2 June 2026: Numbers hold firm at 8300 head

Quality remained good and most categories of restocker steers held firm to slightly easier however heavy feeders improved by 5c and grown steers to the processor remained firm…Read More

Beef Central, 03/06/2026

Weekly kill: Qld grids soar 30-40c/kg, as supply tightens further after rain

Some of the biggest slaughter cattle price increases seen since the 2022-23 era when cattle supply was greatly hampered by herd rebuilding have been seen this week…Read More

Jon Condon, 02/06/2026

‘Only a court case will bring clarity’: Landholder advocate’s stark warning on EPBC

ONE of Australia’s longest-serving voluntary rural property rights advocates believes landholders may only gain meaningful certainty about what they can and cannot legally do on their properties under the amended EPBC Act when somebody is forced to defend themselves in court (+ VIDEO)..Read More

James Nason, 02/06/2026

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