16+ hour, 12+ min ago   (869+ words) WHEAT and barley prices have fallen in the south in the past week, while northern rates have firmed as quality and production prospects deteriorate for the southern Queensland crop. Consumer confidence in supply comes from the stellar yield outlook for…...

18+ hour, 23+ min ago   (649+ words) SHEEP and cattle require a range of essential trace minerals to support metabolic functions needed for optimal health, fertility and performance. One of the most important of these is selenium, which has a role in preventing cellular oxidation, disease resistance,…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (589+ words) WITH an El Nino shaping up to be one of the strongest on record and the Southern Oscillation Index taking a sharp dive into the negative, it is fair to say the talk of dry weather is starting to heat…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1719+ words) STATE farm organisations have backed the first major review of the $5-per-head cattle transaction levy in two decades, but say any proposed changes must be backed by detailed business cases demonstrating clear benefits for levy payers. Beef Central has sought…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (474+ words) The University of Oxford this month announced that international trade in cattle products – beef and dairy – accounted for 29 pecrcent of global carbon loss. However, a drill-down shows that Australia is a very small part of that tally. The new research…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (962+ words) CATTLE Australia has completed a constitutional review with several changes to its constitution passed at an extraordinary general meeting on September 1. Amendments passed include the introduction of indefinite director terms, removing the previous limit on how many terms a director…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (343+ words) NATIONALS leader Matt Canavan is calling on the Labor Government to support Senator Ross Cadell’s motion today to investigate the impacts of large-scale renewables on agricultural landholders and rural, regional and First Nations communities. It comes after the Prime Minister…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (298+ words) ACROSS Northern Australia there is a substantial spread in reproductive, production and financial performance in beef enterprises. Some of that spread reflects differences in country, seasons, nutrition and management. However, environment alone doesn’t explain all the variation seen among enterprises…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (501+ words) LATE last week, the Australian Brahman Breeders’ Association announced its decision to suspend the Live Export and Central Production Indexes, pending a review of those indexes. This occurs at a critical time for the breed, as it faces strong headwinds…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (467+ words) Using a monthly diary format, Graeme Acton Beef Connections program member Amelia ‘Millie’ Unthank is outlining her experiences and learnings as part of the mentoring program in the lead-up to Beef Australia next May. Here’s Millie’s third monthly diary entry,…...