Brisbane’s annual Royal Show kicked off yesterday and continues today with stud beef judging, representing what is arguably the largest annual gathering of stud beef cattle producers in Australia. As such, it represents an excellent opportunity for Beef Central to gauge sentiment among stud breeders about prospects for the 2014 spring bull selling season.
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A beef forum being convened by the Graham Centre research alliance at Wagga next month will focus on issues surrounding animal welfare in the feedlot industry. ..Read More
New president for Australian cattle vets; Former Woolies executive to head Walmart; New CEO for Rural Leadership Foundation; Jason Strong receives ABIF accolade; AHA nominee for University Medal; New sales manager at AA Co; Herefords appoint commercial development officer; Vale John Horne; New president for AgConnectWA; OSI shakes up management in China in wake of food safety scandal…Read More
Take a look at the four-day speaking program for the international cattle vets conference happening in Cairns this week, and a feature that is patently obvious is the extraordinary amount of attention being devoted to just one issue: pestivirus, or BVDV. It’s a reflection of the commercial impact that pesti is having on beef and dairy production around the world…Read More
An MLA-funded study in northern Australia has found no single factor contributes to the number of ‘poor doers’ in a mob. ..Read More
One of the largest and most comprehensive cattle research projects ever conducted across northern Australia has unearthed a treasure trove of opportunity to improve the region’s reproductive performance…Read More
Representatives of producers affected by the BJD control program in Qld are questioning whether the State Government has something to hide by not releasing the results of a cost-benefit analysis of different control strategies…Read More
The maximum financial assistance available to cattle producers affected by BJD control program in Queensland will be doubled following a funding review. ..Read More
A phenomenon first observed in Northwest Queensland cattle during prolonged drought in the mid-2000s is again being raised as a risk under current drought conditions…Read More
Twenty-five of agriculture’s best and brightest young people are gathering this week to take part in an innovative program designed to boost rural and regional career prospects…Read More