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Truckie calls for regulator to find solutions after fleet grounded for two weeks

A North Queensland livestock transporter is calling for big changes to the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) after his fleet was recently grounded for two weeks…Read More

Eric Barker, 11/09/2026

‘Education is both the lock and key’: Anthony Lee

The appointment by Australian Country Choice of a full-time Agriculture Education and Engagement Officer is an industry-first initiative that Chief Executive Officer Anthony Lee is urging other corporate beef and agriculture businesses to adopt within their own organisational structures…Read More

Roger Desailly, 11/09/2026

AgForce takes EPBC reform fight to the regions with a statewide roadshow

AgForce is taking its campaign for changes to federal environmental regulations that better reflect the realities of agricultural production to regional Queensland with a statewide EPBC Roadshow. ..Read More

Beef Central, 11/09/2026

Qld horse trader convicted of 35 animal welfare offences 

The Department of Primary Industries (DPI) has reinforced its commitment to protecting animal welfare, following the sentencing of a Queensland man for multiple offences under the Animal Care and Protection Act 2001 (the Act). ..Read More

Beef Central, 11/09/2026

Recruitment: Ten tips for getting the best out of your employees

Somewhere in their mission statements and values, most companies and businesses involved in agriculture claim that their employees are important, yet many fail to fully utilise the intelligence and creative talents of their people…Read More

Beef Central, 11/09/2026

SFOs say business case needed before cattle levy overhaul

State farm organisations have backed the first major review of the $5-per-head cattle transaction levy in two decades, but say any proposed changes must be backed by detailed business cases demonstrating clear benefits for levy payers…Read More

James Nason, 10/09/2026

Majority of beef producers remain committed to herd plans as calf numbers hold firm 

More than eight in 10 producers have maintained the same herd intentions they reported in April, signalling ongoing confidence across the beef industry…Read More

Beef Central, 10/09/2026

Podcast: This season’s silent assassin | Major stock theft | Changing NT property market

In this episode: Climate mate VIcki Mayne talks about what she is looking at this wet season; Colliers Agribusiness Rawdon Briggs explains the rush of sales in the northern property market and Howard Yelland Award winner Pete McGilchrist reflects on his career…Read More

Eric Barker and Lydia Burton, 10/09/2026

Study maps carbon and biodiversity costs of global food trade

The University of Oxford this month announced that international trade in cattle products – beef and dairy – accounted for 29 pecrcent of global carbon loss. However, a drill-down shows that Australia is a very small part of that tally…Read More

Sue Webster, 10/09/2026

Cattle Australia passes amendments to constitution

Cattle Australia has completed a constitutional review with several changes to its constitution passed at an extraordinary general meeting on September 1…Read More

James Nason, 09/09/2026

Measuring What Matters: The $375 million blind spot in Australian beef

Why has Australia never properly measured or paid for carcase yield? There is potentially $375 million a year on the table, hidden inside carcases that nobody is measuring.
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Lydia Burton, 09/09/2026

Call for Inquiry after Prime Minister’s ‘social licence’ pledge for renewables

Nationals leader Matt Canavan is calling on the Labor Government to support Senator Ross Cadell’s motion today to investigate the impacts of large-scale renewables on agricultural landholders and rural, regional and First Nations communities…Read More

Beef Central, 09/09/2026

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