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
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
Beef Central, 19/06/2025
Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) is bringing two of its most popular adoption events to Rockhampton this July, offering Central Queensland beef producers and livestock advisors a unique opportunity to engage with cutting-edge research, tools, and strategies to enhance productivity and profitability…Read More
Beef Central, 19/06/2025
Chinese-owned Australian-based red meat processor and exporter Kilcoy Global Foods has filed for a public listing in the United States, in a move designed to raise capital for strategic investments and acquisitions, expanded production and greater automation…Read More
Jon Condon, 18/06/2025
The Qld Government’s foreign ownership land tax is forcing companies to divest in the sunshine state and purchase farms in other states. ..Read More
Kerry Lonergan and Lydia Burton, 18/06/2025
With environmental groups consistently accusing the cattle industry of cutting down forests and supply chains making “deforestation-free” promises, a group of Central Queensland producers have come together to show why trees need to be managed…Read More
Eric Barker, 17/06/2025
Queensland beef producers have dominated the first phase of the RNA’s prestigious Paddock to Palate Competition presented by JBS Australia in Toowoomba this morning delivering standout performances in weight gain…Read More
Beef Central, 17/06/2025