Vaccinate For Tick Fever
AUSTRALIA - Cattle producers have been reminded that the end of the wet season is a good time to vaccinate their animals for tick fever.

Half A Billion Dollars Of R&D Gone?
AUSTRALIA - Australian Beef Association (ABA) has discovered that more than half a billion dollars of Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) research and development (R&D) can’t be found. ABA Chairman, Brad Bellinger said: “This was another example of an...

Tight Supply Constrains Korean Trade
AUSTRALIA - Australia’s beef exporters reported steady demand from Korea this week, but limited cattle supply continues to constrain some suppliers from satisfying all customers.

Weekly Australian Cattle Summary
AUSTRALIA - This report is a collection of weekly cattle price summaries from each Australian state by the Meat & Livestock Australia.

Pressure to Rebuild Productive Capacity
AUSTRALIA - The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) has called on State Treasurer John Lenders to keep the need to rebuild the productive capacity of Victorian agriculture front of mind when deciding on Victoria’s 2009/10 State Budget.

Rain Shrinks Cattle Turnoff
AUSTRALIA - Australian adult cattle slaughter fell sharply in January, as wet conditions throughout much of New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland limited turnoff, as processors continued to operate at reduced shifts or remain closed. National slaughter...

Burke Takes A Step Towards Revoking BSE Decision
AUSTRALIA - With recent unrest in the Austrlian beef industry over imports of beef from BSE infected countries, Agriculture Minister Tony Burke has requested that an Import Risk Analysis for fresh beef be carried out.

Weekly Australian Cattle Summary
AUSTRALIA - This report is a collection of weekly cattle price summaries from each Australian state by the Meat & Livestock Australia.

Cattle Herd Slowly to Rebuild
AUSTRALIA - The Australian cattle herd is forecast to slowly rebuild towards 28 million head over the next five years, underpinned by favourable conditions in northern Australia and improved incomes for cattle producers, according to the Australian Bureau...

Opportunities And Challenges For The Australian Meat Industry
AUSTRALIA - Major challenges facing the Australian meat industry in the short term include the high Australian dollar and increased competition in Australia’s major markets in Asia, according to Paul Morris, Deputy Executive Director of ABARE.

Farm Export Earnings To Rise
AUSTRALIA - The value of Australia’s farm exports is forecast to be around $29 billion in both 2009-10 and 2010-11, before increasing to $32.2 billion (in 2009-10 dollars) in 2014-15.

Travel Opportunity For Young Australians
AUSTRALIA - One fortunate young Australian passionate about the beef cattle industry will be off to the USA as the winner of the 2010 Semex Genetics Michigan State University (MSU) Scholarship.

Genomics Discussions Heat Up
AUSTRALIA - The efficacy of using DNA profiles to describe the profit generating traits in beef cattle is a hot topic in the seedstock industry.

ABA Calls For Ag Minister To Go
AUSTRALIA - Australian Beef Association (ABA) Chairman, Brad Bellinger has said that it is time that the Prime Minister remove his Minister for Agriculture, Forest and Fisheries, Tony Burke, before he wrecks all the Industries under his portfolio and...

Australian Agriculture Must Adapt To Climate Change
AUSTRALIA - Australian agriculture needs to adapt now to climate change according to a CSIRO book launched today (March 1) entitled: Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change: Preparing Australian Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry for the Future.

Australian Cattle Producers Warned Of Virus Threat
AUSTRALIA - Biosecurity Queensland in Australia has renewed its call for producers to look out for a virus threatening cattle.

ABA Continues To Fight Against Imports
AUSTRALIA - Australian Beef Association Chairman Brad Bellinger said, “The Government has made yet another major policy blunder in its decision to import beef from countries that have had the terrible form of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy’s...

Weekly Australian Cattle Summary
AUSTRALIA - This report is a collection of weekly cattle price summaries from each Australian state by the Meat & Livestock Australia.

Rain Keeps Numbers Low
AUSTRALIA - With another major rain event unfolding across the Northern Territory, and due to drift into southern Queensland over coming days, livestock turnoff remains low across all species, causing major problems for abattoirs and exporters.

Industry Fights Against Beef Imports From BSE Countries
AUSTRALIA - The Australian cattle industry is continuing to fight against the relaxation of imports which will allow beef from countries with BSE to be imported into Australia.