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Full list of cattle transaction levy review meetings to be held across Australia

WA cattle producers are encouraged to register for upcoming face-to-face consultation meetings as part of the national Cattle Transaction Levy Review. Published here is the full list of 27 remaining town hall meetings being between tomorrow and the end of August. ..Read More

Beef Central, 20/07/2026

Zoetis’ planned acquisition of Neogen attracts ACCC scrutiny

The ACCC says the proposed acquisition of Neogen Genomics by Zoetis Holdings would combine the two largest suppliers of genomic testing services for cattle in Australia, and the merger will be subjected to an in-depth phase two assessment…Read More

Beef Central, 20/07/2026

Decision-making tools for producers in drought

When a drought hits, the pressure to sell stock fast is real. But sell too many, or sell the wrong ones, or not planning for the recovery, and you’re setting yourself up for a slower, harder rebuild…Read More

Beef Central, 07/07/2026

Smithfield feedlot purchase sees Hughes/Shaw alliance rapidly expand

Settlement has been reached this afternoon for the sale of the Shearer Smith family’s large Smithfield feedlot located near Proston in Queensland’s South Burnett region…Read More

Jon Condon, 17/07/2026

JBS walks back key component of net zero target

The world’s largest meat processor, JBS, says it will walk back a key part of its “net zero by 2040” target, bringing the focus to reducing its own operational footprint…Read More

Beef Central, 17/07/2026

Beef exempt from Trump’s new tariffs on Brazil

The United States Government has announced a new 25 percent tariff on imports from Brazil to start next week, with beef on the exemption list…Read More

Beef Central, 17/07/2026

Recruitment: Building a talent pipeline for management roles before the need to hire

A talent pipeline for management isn’t complicated in principle, this week’s recruitment article emphasises. It’s about maintained group of people who could be right for upcoming management roles in your agribusiness: identified, kept warm, and understood well enough that when a management vacancy opens you’re not starting from zero…Read More

Beef Central, 17/07/2026

People on the Move: Appointments, retirements, achievements

Michael Finucan joins NAPCo in intensive production/sales management role | Casino chairman passes | New look Markets Information team at MLA | Other MLA appointments, departures | Transition on Livecorp board as Prue Bondfield steps down | Austrade veteran on secondment to AMIC | New valuation path for Doug Knight | New business for former Dalby property agent | Leadership changes at Bentleys | Progressive farm operators saluted for land stewardship | Vale Angus matriarch, Joan Woodruff..Read More

Jon Condon, 16/07/2026

Scientists warn ‘carbon tunnel vision’ risks misguided climate policies on livestock

“Carbon tunnel vision” that over emphasises greenhouse gas emissions as the primary metric evaluating environmental impacts risks compromising reasonable pathways to reducing livestock emissions, a new scientific paper warns…Read More

James Nason, 16/07/2026

Podcast: Feedlot sale with a difference | Levy review starts | Where are the NSW cattle?

In this episode: The team hear from the agents about to sell the cattle that came out of Northern NSW earlier this year; Jon Condon looks in the Myola Feedlot sale; and James Nason reports from the Cattle Australia levy review meeting in Theodore…Read More

Beef Central, 16/07/2026

Zoetis pushes past $1 million in Beyond Blue mental health charity support, as 2026 campaign starts

Animal health company Zoetis has partnered with the Beyond Blue mental health support charity since 2016, donating more than $1 million over that period to help fund support services for people living outside major cities. This year marks the 11th year of the partnership, with Zoetis aiming to raise another $100,000 by donating $5 from each sale of the company’s livestock and companion animal vaccines and parasiticide products from now until the end of October..Read More

Beef Central, 16/07/2026

Sale and leaseback plan launched for Bindaree’s Myola feedlot

Vertically-integrated beef producer Bindaree Food Group is about to launch a plan to sell and lease back its large Myola feedlot in Northern NSW…Read More

Jon Condon, 15/07/2026

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