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Refrigerated transport and cold storage icon closes doors

Eastern states refrigerated transport and coldstore icon the Don Watson Group suddenly announced its closure on Thursday, after 77 years of operations…Read More

Beef Central, 07/06/2025

Albanese says biosecurity will not be compromised in negotiations with Trump

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he will not compromise on biosecurity after reports this morning he was planning to use beef as a bargaining chip in negotiations with United States president Donald Trump…Read More

Beef Central, 06/06/2025

UK to move to mandatory electronic cattle ID

Cattle identification and traceability in England will change over the next two years, in a major step forward in disease control and trade across the farming sector, the UK’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs announced this week…Read More

Beef Central, 06/06/2025

Recruitment: Five things extraordinary people managers say every day

Employers and managers can make a difference in the way they interact with employees by saying these five simple things in day-to-day dealings with staff. Each has the power to dramatically change someone’s day – including their own…Read More

Beef Central, 06/06/2025

Opinion: What does the Teys processing business look like under outright Cargill ownership?

While this morning’s news that Australia’s second largest beef processor, Teys, will sell its 50pc stake in the business to its US-based joint-venture partner Cargill has come as a surprise to many, it quickly becomes apparent that we should have seen this coming. In some ways, Teys may be a victim of its own longevity…Read More

Jon Condon, 05/06/2025

Teys family exits processing industry, with sale to US-based JV partner, Cargill

THE nation’s second largest beef processor will pass into US hands following a surprise announcement this morning that Teys Investments Pty Ltd will sell its 50pc stake to joint venture partner Cargill…Read More

Jon Condon, 05/06/2025

2025 National Beef Leaders graduate

Cattle Australia’s first cohort of National Beef Leaders have graduated from their 12-month training program, after being put to final test this week in how to handle a hypothetical crisis scenario facing the industry…Read More

Beef Central, 05/06/2025

How much does weather impact slaughter cattle prices?

How much does weather impact slaughter cattle prices? A recent statistical and economic analysis highlighted the significant influence of weather on Australian cattle and lamb markets, suggesting that up to 54pc of cattle price and 32pc of lamb price variability can be attributed to weather, over the long-run…Read More

Jon Condon, 04/06/2025

Fuel Blind: National security expert warns Australia still ignoring a crisis

Australia is still sleepwalking into a national crisis due to a dangerous lack of fuel security, with significant implications for the country’s food supply and economy, national security expert Air Vice-Marshal John Blackburn (Ret’d) has warned…Read More

James Nason, 04/06/2025

FarmFest pulls a crowd for 50th birthday + PICS

Visitors from across southern Queensland and beyond turned out in their thousands for the opening day of FarmFest, which this year is celebrating its 50th birthday…Read More

Liz Wells, 03/06/2025

Victorian spy-cam inquiry side-steps farm trespass activist raids

Victorian law-makers have side-stepped a call to ban animal activists from illegally filming on farms, feedlots and abattoirs, and then sharing the images publicly…Read More

Sue Webster, 03/06/2025

Beef Central Quiz – June 2025

Questions to test your grey matter on the red meat industry and recent news events…Read More

Beef Central, 03/06/2025

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