Paramedic Tom Connellan understands that in farming a lot of things can come down to chance, but experience tells him that staying safe should not be one of them ..read more

Several major cattle producing nations countries have provided updates on their work to measure and assess beef sustainability for the 2024 Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB) progress report ..read more

Roma store sale yarded 7313 head yesterday, down about 20pc in size on the previous week. With the continuing dry season quality was mixed and in mostly strong store condition, with a few pens of well finished bullocks and cows ..read more

With less than three weeks remaining until Queensland’s state election, neither side of politics has shown any inclination to commit to dropping the state’s controversial and punitive foreign land tax. Neither Labor, nor the LNP, which is being tipped to wrest power from the ALP after nine years in government on October 26, have shown any real interest in the topic, despite considerable lobbying from ag sector interests over the past six months ..read more

There was a reduced buyer presence operating on the heavy weight feeder steers while not all processors operated at their recent levels ..read more

The Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association is heading to Canberra this week with a mission to secure essential reforms to alleviate the financial pressures on families and incentivise much-needed workforce development, particularly in early childhood education in rural and remote areas ..read more

A significant grainfed industry milestone will be reached next week when delegates attending the BeefEx 2024 conference in Brisbane pause to reflect on the passing of 30 years since the launch of the industry’s visionary, trail-blazing National Feedlot Accreditation Scheme. The first agricultural quality assurance program in Australia, NFAS underpins the integrity of the Australian lotfeeding industry. The often torturous story of how it came into existence bears retelling ..read more

The term, functionality, is widely used in the beef industry, often with varied interpretations depending on the context. But to effectively improve a herd’s productivity, it is essential to be clear about what ‘functionality’ means and which measurable traits contribute to it ..read more

Canadian research aims to improve cattle fertility by identifying which cows and heifers are the best candidates to breed using artificial insemination and embryo transfer, with oestrus intensity as the deciding factor ..read more

Warmer weather has flushed out a few extra slaughter cattle over the past week or ten days, with some saleyards and direct consignment traffic on the rise. Some Queensland grid offers have shed-off 10c/kg this week, as supply realigns with processing capacity, while offers in other regions are unchanged ..read more