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US and Aus cattle leaders sign agreement to unite voices on joint priorities

Cattle Australia (CA) has joined the United States National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) in signing a statement of priorities for Australian and American cattle producers…Read More

Beef Central, 09/05/2024

Beef 2024: Betoota launches audacious 2032 Olympics bid

The best (and only) advocates for Betoota have launched an audacious bid to steal the 2032 Olympics from Brisbane…Read More

Roger Desailly, 09/05/2024

Supermarket senate inquiry recommends divestiture powers and stronger laws

A senate inquiry into the pricing practices of supermarkets has recommended stronger laws to crack down on price gouging and powers to make companies divest parts of the business as punishment…Read More

Beef Central, 08/05/2024

Five snapshots from Beef 2024’s sustainability framework update

The Australian Beef Sustainability Framework has today released its eighth annual update – with live export, carbon accounting and deforestation all on the agenda. Beef Central went along and has pulled together five snapshots from the event…Read More

Eric Barker, 07/05/2024

Financial institutions, not consumers, main driver of sustainability credentialling in red meat industry: Study

The main drivers for reporting of sustainability credentials in Australian red meat value chains are not consumers but banks and Government, which are under pressure to implement their own sustainability reporting requirements, according to a newly published study…Read More

James Nason, 06/05/2024

What will “deforestation-free” meat mean for the cattle industry?

With a wave of deforestation legislation coming for the cattle industry, it is worth taking a look at why it has become such a hot topic and whether new rules will have much of an impact…Read More

Eric Barker, 06/05/2024

Beef Central Quiz – April 2024

Questions to test your red meat grey matter…Read More

Beef Central, 03/05/2024

Recruitment: Seven ways to attract top talent to remote agribusinesses

Most rural and remote agribusiness operators will tell you that luring the best and brightest candidates away from big cities or regional centres is challenging. But there are plenty of things that can be done if employers are prepared to be creative with remuneration packages and can think outside the box…Read More

Beef Central, 03/05/2024

Researchers to investigate prevalence of PFAS in livestock

A new national study by the University of Adelaide will seek to understand the prevalence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Australian livestock, with researchers seeking farmers who have previously applied biosolids as fertiliser to be collaborators in the project…Read More

Beef Central, 03/05/2024

“It’s the worst it’s ever been”, NSW Farmers calls for more pig control funding

New South Wales Farmers are calling for more resources to tackle pigs as millions of the pests rampage across the state…Read More

Beef Central, 03/05/2024

Chris Howie: Eyes wide open

Chris Howie’s monthly wrap of price movements, supply and demand trends and what’s happening around the ridges across Australia’s cattle and sheep industries. ..Read More

Chris Howie , 02/05/2024

Livestock genome patent case rears head again with fresh court action

A long-running and controversial livestock genetics patent case has returned with five Australian industry groups including Meat & Livestock Australia now defending a new legal challenge in the Federal Court of Australia…Read More

James Nason, 01/05/2024

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