Livestock transporters say foresight is needed to smooth out the potholes and blind corners ahead for industry’s most important roles of keeping animals moving through the supply chain…Read More
Eric Barker, 25/03/2024As the livestock industry works to learn about the value of legumes for nutrition and environmental health, the owner of a Southern Queensland mixed farming operation says they are likely to be part of the operation for the coming decades…Read More
A one-stop shop for livestock transport information has been launched by Meat & Livestock Australia at the combined Queensland and Australian Livestock Transporters’ Associations’ National Conference in Toowoomba this week…Read More
Beef Central, 22/03/2024Whether it is a decent feed at the roadhouse, a place to dump effluent or a bridge big enough to handle the weight of an extremely heavy electric truck, livestock transporters have called for foresight at the industry’s national conference today…Read More
Eric Barker, 21/03/2024Researchers Max Shelton, Graham Kerven and Michael Halliday from University of QLD, and, and Scott Dalzell (Leucaena Research and Consulting) provide this valuable update about some new findings regarding the management of leucaena toxicity……Read More
Beef Central, 21/03/2024The ACCC says it will not oppose the acquisition of animal feed supplement supplier Performance Feeds by Graincorp Ltd. At the time the takeover was announced last November, some concerns were raised about concentration of ownership in the livestock liquid feed supplement field…Read More
Beef Central, 21/03/2024Victoria’s livestock industry will be at risk of more wild dog attacks with recent changes in the state’s dingo ‘unprotection order’ laws, an anti-dingo campaigner believes…Read More
Terry Sim, 19/03/2024A range of new features are coming to the electronic National Vendor Declaration web-based system and Livestock Consignments App this month…Read More
Beef Central, 18/03/2024Growing interest in legumes was high on the agenda in Southern Queensland this week, as producers from across Qld and NSW gathered for the McIntyre Ag Alliance field day…Read More
Eric Barker, 14/03/2024Animal health product manufacturer Zoetis has purchased an eight hectare manufacturing site in Melbourne to expand its current operations and increase future capabilities to manufacture cattle, sheep and horse vaccines…Read More
Beef Central, 09/03/2024MLA’s revised BredWell FedWell workshop series is heading to producers on the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales later this month…Read More
Beef Central, 08/03/2024Livestock producers planning to plant winter forage crops are struggling to find available seed, with oats in particular reported to be practically non-existent in some areas…Read More
Eric Barker and Emma Alsop, 07/03/2024