39+ 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,…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (143+ words) In today’s episode, podcast host Kerry Lonergan interviews veteran cattle industry stakeholder, stock agent and bush poet Dennis Scanlon about his career in Australia’s beef industry — from sale yards and abattoirs to roles with Elders and the earliest days of…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (438+ words) Australian beef producers are largely maintaining their herd plans while adjusting cattle sales in response to livestock readiness, seasonal conditions and market opportunities, according to the latest Beef Producers Intentions Survey (BPIS) Pulse Survey. The survey found 83% of producers have…...

3+ day, 17+ 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, 18+ hour ago   (598+ words) AUSTRALIA’s Angus and Red Angus breed organisations will come together from 1 January, creating one unified organisation representing Angus cattle and breeders across Australia. Angus Australia CEO Scott Wright said the decision was an important step for both organisations and the…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (686+ words) The long-awaited return of two extensive Northern Territory cattle operations has arrived, with LAWD relisting Maryfield and Limbunya Stations. The combined 670,000ha are being offered to the market by ADM Capital, an Asian investment management firm headquartered in Hong Kong. ADM…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (620+ words) WEATHER conditions and outlook are now clearly established as the primary driving factor in the eastern states slaughter cattle supply-demand dynamic. With country drying off rapidly in many extensive cattle areas, and the prospect of a super El Nino event…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (273+ words) Livestock producers are being urged to remain vigilant for bloat in cattle as spring growth accelerates across the region. The condition is most commonly seen when cattle rapidly consume lush, immature legume-dominant pastures such as clover and lucerne. While bloat…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (810+ words) Picture your cattle in the yards, and picture a number floating above each one. Not a weight. A ranking, 1 to 100, showing you exactly where that animal sits against every other animal in the mob for how efficiently it turns feed…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (260+ words) Following sustained advocacy Tasmania’s peak body for farmers has welcomed stronger penalties for people carrying a firearm when trespassing on rural properties. The changes increase the maximum fine from 100 penalty units ($20,200) to 150 penalty units ($30,300), while raising the maximum term of…...