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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

NT study pinpoints cottonseed supplementary feeding ‘sweet-spot’

A desktop study into gross margins has indicated breakeven targets for supplementary feeding cottonseed to weaners and heifers in the Northern Territory…Read More

Sue Webster, 15/04/2025

April beef producer intentions survey will shed light on flood, weather impact

  RECENT weather impacts will form an important part of intelligence gathered as part of Meat & Livestock Australia’s next Grassfed Beef Producer Intentions Survey. Producers can now participate in..Read More

Beef Central, 11/04/2025

Research grant will help progress cattle disease vaccines

Research into the development of combination vaccines tackling commercially significant venereal diseases in cattle will get a boost through research grants announced this week…Read More

Beef Central, 20/03/2025

Lardner Park steer trial’s 50-year history shows the beef industry’s ability to adapt

The Lardner Park grassfed steer trial is this year celebrating 50 years of competition, with entries to close at the start of June. In anticipation for the milestone, the organisers of the competition have put together this contributed article looking at the competition’s history, which has navigated the ever evolving demands of the beef industry…Read More

Beef Central, 11/03/2025

“Know your cattle” four tips for getting more value out of feeder steers

It was hard not to feel positive about the future of the Australian beef industry in Armidale this week, as more than 200 delegates gathered to learn the many ways they could extract more value out of producing cattle for Australia’s growing feeder market. Eric Barker lays out his four key takeaways…Read More

Eric Barker, 14/02/2025

Drone technology effectively tackling woody weed challenge on the Moree Plains

Herbicide spread by drone technology may soon become a standard method of controlling mimosa bush, a woody weed challenge in North West NSW thanks to a trial currently being undertaken around Moree and Warialda..Read More

Beef Central, 10/02/2025

World-first legume cultivar developed to boost farm resilience

Scientists from member organisations of the WA Agricultural Research Collaboration (WAARC) have developed the world’s first cultivar of the legume pasture species, Trigonella balansae, offering a header harvestable crop-pasture option for low-medium rainfall Wheatbelt farmers…Read More

Beef Central, 05/02/2025

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