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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

US, Aussie regen ag cattle producers find common ground

A US beef producer from North Dakota and an Aussie producer from Bathurst have a lot in common when it comes to regenerative farming practises, a field day audience will learn ..Read More

Beef Central, 23/01/2025

Western Riverina farmers use satellite tech to gauge groundcover

Satellite vegetation cover mapping technology has shown potential for helping western Riverina farmers predict groundcover and plan stock management before a drought or dry period hits…Read More

Beef Central, 23/01/2025

Webinar: Mapping the future – updating Qld’s areas of phosphorus deficiency

A map of available phosphorus across Queensland has recently been updated to include the Cape York, Northern Gulf and Southern Gulf catchments, and to more accurately reflect local areas of deficiency. In this BeefConnect webinar, stakeholders can catch up on latest learnings about P deficiency..Read More

Beef Central, 15/01/2025

Kangaroo Island research hopes to inform future feral pig management

New research into a feral pig eradication program on Kangaroo Island is hoping to inform future feral pig strategies by backing the most up-to-date strategies with empirical evidence…Read More

Beef Central, 10/12/2024

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