Production

The new portable yards livestock transporters do not want to use

Queensland livestock transporters have unveiled a new purpose-built trailer to help the industry better respond to roll-over emergencies in the more populated areas of the state…Read More

Eric Barker, 30/05/2025

Smart technology projects to help control scourge of feral pigs

Artificial intelligence and other technology is being used to improve feral pig control methods in Queensland…Read More

Beef Central, 29/05/2025

Call for immediate drought assistance in southern NSW

Livestock producers in southern NSW say conditions are catastrophic and immediate drought assistance is needed. ..Read More

Lydia Burton, 22/05/2025

New crown rot fungicide triggers livestock withholding period warning

Livestock producers are being warned to strictly follow withholding periods for stock feed from crops treated with Victrato to avoid maximum residue levels being exceeded and market access threatened. ..Read More

Lydia Burton, 21/05/2025

Pasture dieback encroaches further south, detected in Hunter Valley kikuyu

Pasture dieback has been detected in kikuyu pastures in the Hunter Valley region, having previously only been found in Queensland and northern New South Wales…Read More

Beef Central, 21/05/2025

Demand for agistment on the rise, but careful planning needed

The drought in southern states isn’t the only reason agistment demands are high…Read More

Lydia Burton, 19/05/2025

Townsville to host Next Gen ag forum

A Next-Gen ag forum being staged in Townsville in August by the popular podcast, A Place to Call Home will aim to inspire, connect, and empower the next generation of farmers, innovators and industry leaders…Read More

Beef Central, 19/05/2025

Gene-edited pigs approved for US pork market

In a landmark moment for the global livestock industry in disease management, gene-edited pigs produced for resistance to one of the world’s most costly livestock diseases have been approved for sale to US consumers…Read More

Beef Central, 05/05/2025

Strategies to keep your beef herd pestivirus-free

A pestivirus infection on AA Co’s Wylarah Station near Surat provided the basis for this step-through of methods of detection and long-term management of the disease ..Read More

Beef Central, 01/05/2025

Locals acquire Roma stockfeed business

Queensland beef producers Cam and Sharon Colley have taken over Roma-based stockfeed manufacturer Top Country, signalling plans to grow the business and bring fresh ideas to its product range. Top Country came to..Read More

Emma Alsop, 30/04/2025

NSW Government green lights virtual fencing tech

Uncertainty over the use of virtual fencing for livestock management in NSW has been cleared up following a state government decision to approve the use of the technology for cattle…Read More

Beef Central, 30/04/2025

Big oats planting expected this year as season turns around

A big oats crop is expected across Southern Queensland and Northern New South Wales this year, as a series of late summer storms in the past month turn around the season for many…Read More

Eric Barker, 16/04/2025

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