Buffalo fly is ranked the most significant animal production pest or disease faced by beef producers, costing the industry more than $170m each year through irritation, hide damage, lost production and cost of preventative treatment. The challenge for geneticists has been to identify measurable biological differences between resistant and susceptible animals within a breed, but recent research has provided encouraging progress in this area...Read More| Beef Central
Hot, dry weather in large parts of Eastern Australia is coming back into calculations, as the beef processing sector heads into its final production quarter for the year. Some Queensland and NSW direct consignment grids have lost 10-20c/kg this week, as supply starts to mount in the run-up to Christmas processing breaks. ..Read More| Beef Central
A survey suggesting that a majority of American shoppers are cutting back on beef due to higher prices is at odds with actual retail data showing sustained - and in fact rising – beef sales across the US market...Read More| Beef Central
The area of foreign-owned agricultural land in Australia has grown by 3.3pc over the 12 months to the end of June 2024, latest data generated by the Australian Taxation Office shows...Read More| Beef Central
The southern hemisphere’s largest bull sale exemplifies the impact in vitro fertilisation is having on genetic improvement in the beef industry. Brahman Week is a three day showcase of the best the breed has to offer in Australia, and IVF bred bulls feature heavily in the catalogue yet again this year. ..Read More| Beef Central
Arkle Farm’s Paul and Deidre Cowan have listed Lake Shaster South, a 4321ha mixed farm in WA’s prized South Coast region...Read More| Beef Central
A series of cold fronts and associated low pressure troughs brought light to moderate rainfall to southern parts of Australia during the week...Read More| Beef Central
Australian beef exports are now well within sight of record volumes for the 2025 calendar year, driven hard by high demand out of the United States, where domestic production has declined sharply as the US herd reaches 70-year lows after drought. The impact is also being seen in other countries where the US and Australia traditionally compete for imported beef market share, including China, Japan and South Korea...Read More| Beef Central
Gunnedah penned 3815 good quality cattle this morning - a reduction of 1385 head. Prices were much reduced through most categories, with score 3 and 4 cows making 275-395c/kg, back 28-35c/kg...Read More| Beef Central
Cattle listings on AuctionsPlus lifted by 35pc this week, with 16,613 head offered. Heavy feeder steers and heifers continued to attract demand and moderate rises in price, while lighter steers and heifers trended down in value – sometimes sharply...Read More| Beef Central
Queensland auctioneers have just finished their busiest month of the year as a strong market keeps cattle coming into the saleyards...Read More| Beef Central
Offered rates for export cattle parked on northern flood plains for November shipping from Darwin have risen sharply in the past week as exporters seek to entice vendors to sell earlier than they might normally prefer in order to meet 2026 Ramadan/Lebaran delivery deadlines...Read More| Beef Central
How effective has $45m in government funds been and how can the next round of support provide more impact? That’s a question currently being asked by DAFF regarding the Carbon Farming Outreach Program - and through the survey embedded in this article, producers advisors and extension personnel can now help shape the future direction of funding...Read More| Beef Central
Employee engagement levels can have a significant impact on the productivity and overall success of operations in the ag sector. Because many projects rely on continuity and collaboration between workers with different kinds of skills, it is necessary for them to be fully engaged in order to be most efficient. Here's some tips for improving employee engagement...Read More| Beef Central
This week, podcast host Kerry Lonergan dials in Patrick Hutchinson, Chair of the Australian Beef Sustainability Framework. The pair discuss the hot topics of environmental stewardship, animal welfare and economic resilience across the beef sector - from grass production to feedlots and processing...Read More| Beef Central
It was another good quality yarding with good numbers of prime cattle in all sections along with good numbers to suit the feeders and backgrounders..Read More| Beef Central
A growing grass finished beef industry on the Cairns hinterland is the driver behind the purchase and development of an abattoir that has sat dormant for almost 20 years...Read More| Beef Central
Vale Sam Bailey | New head of agribusiness for CBA | New UN role for AusMeat specialist | Former CSIRO Scientist joins Angus Australia | CEO appointed by Herefords Australia | Australian footprint for precision livestock management services provider | New CEO for carbon group | Live export contributor passes..Read More| Beef Central
Two successful family-scale Wagyu beef supply chains are in the running for this year’s Premier of Queensland’s Export awards. ..Read More| Beef Central
Spring is make-or-break for fertility. Even short-term feed gaps can cut conception rates and push calving out of sync. Research shows cows that hold body condition after calving can rebreed at 94% compared with just 73% if they lose condition. ..Read More| Beef Central
A series of low pressure troughs and cold fronts brought showers to southern Australia during the week, mostly to Tasmania, but also to southern parts of Western Australia and Victoria, and south-eastern New South Wales...Read More| Beef Central
Feeder steers finished firm to 5c dearer while the feeder heifers were 10c to 20c cheaper...Read More| Beef Central
All categories held firm despite a mixed quality yarding. Lightweight heifers and steers sold to a reduced competition resulting in a softer trend...Read More| Beef Central
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A new biosecurity alert has been issued following detections of locust nymphs in the Barcaldine and Isaac regions of Central and Western Queensland...Read More| Beef Central
Sale numbers were up again this week with just over 9,600 head of cattle yarded at Roma, with several quality runs of weaner steers and heifers on display...Read More| Beef Central
Gunnedah offered 2750 mixed cattle, down 710 on last week. Trends were generally dearer particularly through domestic categories...Read More| Beef Central
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Young cattle prices have continued their rise this week, with storms falling over some dry areas in the south and restockers appearing to be jumping back into the market...Read More| Beef Central
Camm Agricultural Group is believed to have paid more than $40m for Myra, a well-developed breeding, backgrounding and finishing opportunity that neighbours its other Central Queensland holdings...Read More| Beef Central
Farmers in the UK outraged to see imported beef, including from Australia, selling cheaper citing the countries have lower welfare standards...Read More| Beef Central
Debate is still alive in the European Union about the incoming ban on goods linked to deforestation, with the European Parliament pushing for a repeal of the system which is set to come into place at the end of this year...Read More| Beef Central
Two years after Australia signed its Free Trade Agreement with the United Kingdom, beef trade volumes are slowly starting to grow into both the UK and to some extent, nearby European Union nations. Local beef herds are continuing to trend down in size, putting pressure on local beef production volume, pushing Irish, UK and European cattle prices through the roof this year, fueled by the region’s ‘green’ policies...Read More| Beef Central
Lotfeeders dominated buying trends across most categories in a larger yarding of 2970 at Wagga this morning..Read More| Beef Central
Large numbers of finished cattle have been heading from north to south in recent weeks, as southern processors push to keep up production in a traditionally quiet time of the year...Read More| Beef Central
The market dearer for most steer and bullocks categories heifers were dependent on quality and type and weight and cows marginally dearer...Read More| Beef Central
CATTLE listings on AuctionsPlus last week totalled 11,459 head, down by eight percent on the previous week. Heifer prices trended down, while steer weight categories were mixed, in an..Read More| Beef Central
Export buyer attendance was good with the most support from southern operators. The regular feed and trade buyers plus restockers were present and active. ..Read More| Beef Central
Dalby's first sale for the new financial year saw numbers reduce to 4638 head. Export buyer attendance was good and once again southern exporters provided the most strength across the bullocks and cows, taking around half of the 1200 cows penned...Read More| Beef Central
The market for Angus feeder steers is now level-pegging with F1 Wagyu, as the southern drought creates a shortage of Angus cattle while tough conditions for the Wagyu market persist...Read More| Beef Central
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Ever notice how some sires produce even lines of calves while others, despite strong data, yield mixed results? Welcome to the genetic effect known as 'residual variance' - basically, the amount of unexplained variation in a given trait...Read More| Beef Central
The four-year GirlPower project reinforces the importance of clear structured management for heifers supported by timely and effective phosphorus in rangelands and northern areas. The value can accumulate to around $29/AE, and if genetic selection improvement is going to be worthwhile, we need to get the base performance sorted first...Read More| Beef Central
Agri-lending expert First Ag Capital has launched the Barrenjoey First Ag Credit Fund, expanding its footprint in the agricultural supply chain finance sector with a new high quality funding source alongside Barrenjoey Private Capital...Read More| Beef Central
As the Australian beef industry welcomes the world for the prestigious World Angus Forum this week, Killain Angus in Tamworth NSW, stands out for both its deep-rooted heritage and forward-thinking approach to breeding. The benefits of Vytelle's hormone-free approach to IVF have been transformative for the stud's breeding program...Read More| Beef Central
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With continuing wet weather in the major supply regions Roma agents yarded just short of 2200 head yesterday, after the sale cancellation the previous week. The market improved for all categories, on short supply...Read More| Beef Central
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The combination of secure and extensive water supplemented by additional income from gas wells is expected to spark significant interest in Freeman Pastoral Co’s Meeleebee Downs near Roma in southern Queensland, which is expected to sell for more than $140 million...Read More| Beef Central
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THE National Farmers’ Federation welcomes the Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee (RTIRC) 2024 report and is calling for urgent action to address connectivity gaps at a time when frustrations at a high...Read More| Beef Central