Big price differences between lighter feeder steers and heifers this year have motivated a large swing towards feeding heifers for Coles and Woolworths supermarket supply. While heifers typically perform worse that steers in the feedyard and in the chillers, cheaper feeder purchase cost has been a big factor. ..Read More
Jon Condon, 24/06/2025
Lab-grown meat is now allowed to be consumed in Australia, what impact could that have on the red meat industry? ..Read More
AgForce is calling for a pause on finalising key emissions-related policies until the next generation of calculators is complete and peer-reviewed. CEO Mike Guerin argues we must get this right — not just for fairness — the credibility of the entire system depends on it.
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Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) is proud to announce that its 2025 Summer Lamb campaign, The Comments Section, has won a Silver Lion at the Cannes International Festival of Creativity, marking the first-ever Silver Cannes Lions win in the Film category for Australian Lamb in the campaign’s 20-year history…Read More
Beef Central, 24/06/2025
Australian rural landholder group Property Rights Australia says the Australian Conservation Foundation has crossed the line in its latest campaign against Australian cattle producers and has called for its tax-free status as a registered charity to be withdrawn…Read More
Beef Central, 23/06/2025
If your entire understanding of how cattle properties are managed came from conservation groups, it would be easy to form the impression that Australian cattle producers enjoy nothing more than tearing down virgin forest and destroying threatened species…Read More
James Nason and Eric Barker, 20/06/2025
Australia’s biggest saleyards are set to undergo a $4.2m upgrade, with work to be done to ramps, walkways, fences, footpaths and the truck wash at the Roma facility…Read More
Beef Central, 20/06/2025
The latest Beef Producer Intentions Survey released by MLA shows producers are confident in the sector’s outlook. ..Read More
Beef Central, 20/06/2025
After dramatic rises and falls during and soon after COVID, mid-2025 signs point to a more stable and sustainable ag employment market. Improved seasonal conditions across much of the country and an $86 billion forecast for agricultural production has helped restore confidence.
The hiring landscape is no longer marked by panic or paralysis but a more measured approach, where strategy and foresight are back in focus…Read More
Beef Central, 20/06/2025
In two weeks young Toowoomba butcher Luke Thomas from Millers Gourmet Meats will make the long trek to England to put his skills to the test against the world’s best…Read More
James Nason and Eric Barker, 19/06/2025
Legendary Queensland stock and station agent Stan Wallace – known to his thousands of friends and colleagues as ‘Old son’ – has passed away overnight, following a short illness…Read More
Jon Condon, 19/06/2025
Following an extensive review, the definitions of ‘genetically modified’ included in the Australia-NZ Food Standards Code have been modernised to address advances in gene technologies and maintain strong food safety protections. Significantly, foods made using new breeding techniques like genome editing will not be classified as GM food, if the genetic change doesn’t introduce DNA from another species…Read More
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