John Gilliland, a farmer from Northern Ireland, has developed a reputation for proving wrong those who tell him things can’t be done, and doing so with “forensic” levels of measurement and evidence to support his case…Read More
James Nason, 17/05/2024
A system described as a world-first for the delivery of Bovaer methane-reducing feed additives to cattle in extensive environments was showcased during Beef 2024 in Rockhampton last week. It produced significant improvements in methane inhibiting performance as well as average daily gain ..Read More
Jon Condon, 17/05/2024
While many headlines push the message that pushing consumers to eat less red meat is an effective way to reduce global emissions, a recent United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation Report suggests improving livestock productivity is a far more power lever to pull…Read More
James Nason, 17/05/2024
Exciting new and emerging value-added beef products were on show during Beef 2024 last week – mostly using lower-value cuts and trimmings to produce tasty snack-based items in tune with consumers’ changing eating habits. Here are three exciting examples……Read More
Jon Condon, 16/05/2024
As thousands of beef industry delegates descended on Rockhampton last week to learn about the latest trends and information, there was a clear sense of frustration at the confusing nature of Australia’s carbon market…Read More
Eric Barker, 16/05/2024
Expect more superannuation funds to back natural-capital-based agriculture, but also be ready to be told how to farm, says a beef fund manager who has been delivering double-digit returns to his investors…Read More
Sue Webster, 16/05/2024
A well-known ecologist has called on Governments to focus their koala conversation efforts on managed grazing lands…Read More
Eric Barker, 16/05/2024
Australia’s beef export opportunity to the United States in coming years would be more like a ‘slow-moving storm,’ rather than a ‘tsunami,’ a leading US beef industry analyst told a Beef 2024 breakfast audience last week. Rabobank’s Kansas-based US beef and cattle analyst Lance Zimmermann told a packed room in Rockhampton that the weather analogy might suggest that to a ‘slow moving storm’ might be kinder, and less impactful…Read More
As the industry looks to make sure it can continue routine land management in the face of international regulation, vegetation management was a hot topic at Beef 2024 in Rockhampton last week…Read More
Eric Barker, 14/05/2024
In what is being described as the biggest addition to BreedPlan in over 50 years, a new DNA-Only genetic evaluation product is being launched for commercial cattle herds…Read More
James Nason, 14/05/2024
Like many successful family cattle producers, Mark Eisele’s own story is one founded on self-reliance…Read More
James Nason, 13/05/2024
Transport cost would be a factor in any future prospect of Aussie feeder steers entering the United States, as the country enters a lengthy herd rebuilding phase after earlier drought. That’s the view of US National Cattlemen’s Beef Association president Mark Eisele, speaking during Beef 2024 last week…Read More
Jon Condon, 13/05/2024
