The Australian Conservation Foundation last week launched its latest attack on Australian beef producers, with several media outlets quickly turning around the conservation giant’s allegations of illegal land clearing with little scrutiny – forcing the industry to defend itself. But with a quick online search and thorough read of the report, more scrutiny was warranted…Read More
Eric Barker, 27/06/2025
The Australian pork industry has condemned the light sentence handed out to a Sydney woman convicted this week of illegally importing 62 tonnes of pork and other animal protein from Thailand. ..Read More
Beef Central, 27/06/2025
A Grafton man has been charged with allegedly stealing wagyu cattle semen and embryos from his employer in the state’s north coast…Read More
Beef Central, 27/06/2025
Whether yours is a small beef business, a large cattle feedlot, or a global agribusiness, employer branding is a powerful business tool…Read More
Beef Central, 27/06/2025
In a major policy reset, the Australian red meat industry is walking away from the Carbon Neutral 2030 target set in 2017…Read More
A woman convicted of illegally importing 62 tonnes of pork and other animal protein from Thailand has escaped a jail sentence, instead being given an Intensive Correction Order to be served in the community…Read More
Beef Central, 26/06/2025
Food scientist and nutritionist Dr Anneline Padayachee takes a deep dive into the subject of fat in a healthy diet. Her conclusion? Dietary choices should be guided by balance, variety, and nutritional quality rather than a fear of fat itself. Whether it’s the rich marbling of beef, the omega-3s in salmon, or the creamy texture of dairy, fat plays a central role in both nourishment and enjoyment…Read More
By Dr Anneline Padayachee*, 26/06/2025
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria pose a growing threat to food crops and livestock, but promising new methods to destroy them are being introduced by a synthetic biology researcher at Flinders University, who has been awarded a prestigious ARC Laureate Fellowship…Read More
Beef Central, 26/06/2025
The pioneering, industry-initiated Pasturefed Cattle Assurance Scheme (PCAS) will cease to exist at the end of this year. Over the last 12 years that the program has run, it has helped reposition quality Australian grassfed beef, including the establishment of hefty premiums for the right cattle ..Read More
Jon Condon, 25/06/2025
IT has been 16 years since Australian cattle producers were last formally asked for their views on the $5 per head Cattle Transaction Levy, and soon they’ll be asked again…Read More
James Nason, 25/06/2025
Boosting biosecurity was a central feature of both the Queensland and New South Wales 2025-26 budgets released on Tuesday, with a combined $184.9 million in extra funding announced across the two states…Read More
Emma Alsop, 25/06/2025
Friends and colleagues of larger-than-life Queensland stock agency identity Stan Wallace are invited to attend a gathering to mark his life in Brisbane early next month…Read More
Beef Central, 25/06/2025