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Three takeaways from the Global Sustainable Beef Conference in Uruguay

The organisation put together to spearhead a global effort to demonstrate and improve the sustainability credentials of the beef industry has met in the South American country of Uruguay this week. Here are three quick takeaways from the gathering..Read More

Beef Central, 04/10/2024

Wagyu dominates beef battle as Stanbroke wins fifth consecutive award + PICTURES

Queensland-based vertically integrated beef business Stanbroke has picked up one of the top awards at the Darling Downs Beef Battle for the fifth consecutive year…Read More

Eric Barker, 04/10/2024

US wharf strike ends – temporarily, at least

The United States East Coast and Gulf Coast waterside strike that threatened to disrupt Australian red meat shipments to the US was suspended this morning, Australian time – at least temporarily…Read More

Beef Central, 04/10/2024

Recruitment: Is Chat GPT being used in some job applications?

ARE some of the new AI technologies like ChatGPT being used to generate covering letters and other information by some job applicants? The University of NSW School of Information Systems and Technology Management recently looked into the topic, and how AI should best be used in the jobseeking process…Read More

Beef Central, 04/10/2024

Northen Territory Livestock Exporters Association announces CEO

The Darwin-based association which represents licenced Australian livestock exporters, road and maritime transport and logistics businesses, accredited livestock veterinarians, fodder specialists and quarantine yard operators has announced the appointment of a CEO following a nationwide recruitment process…Read More

Beef Central, 04/10/2024

Rats’ delight in NW Qld chickpea crops a hit to growers

The establishment of broadacre farming in north-west Queensland has hit its latest hurdle with with native rats decimating promising grain crops over the past 12 months…Read More

Emma Alsop, 04/10/2024

Red meat at 30,000 feet

You may not know of the company chef Rob Smithson works for, but if you’ve flown out of Australia, chances are you’ve eaten a meal he and his team of 400 chefs have made…Read More

James Nason, 03/10/2024

Europe proposes to delay deforestation regulations

The European Commission has proposed to delay its incoming deforestation import rules to give more clarity to regulating authorities and exporters from other countries…Read More

Eric Barker and Jon Condon, 03/10/2024

Leather Cattle Co recognised as one of the most sustainable cattle enterprises globally

Leather Cattle Co, a grassfed and EU certified humane cattle enterprise from Central Queensland, has been awarded as the Success Through Collaboration Award at the Global Conference on Sustainable Beef in Punta del Este, Uruguay…Read More

Beef Central, 03/10/2024

ICMJ names Australian meat judging team to tour USA

Five talented university students have been selected for the Australian ICMJ team to tour the United States…Read More

Beef Central, 03/10/2024

US port strike causes first shutdown in 50 years

Almost 50,000 US waterside workers have executed their threat to go on strike over a wages claim overnight, causing the first shutdown on US East Coast and Gulf Coast ports in 50 years. The effects of the indefinite strike are expected to ripple through the country, with perishable food items like chilled beef one of the first to be affected…Read More

Jon Condon, 02/10/2024

National Park cull plan riles Cape York cattle producers

Tensions are rising between Cape York cattle producers and National Parks, with stations given until the end of this week to remove branded livestock from parks before they are seized by the Department…Read More

Eric Barker, 02/10/2024

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