The latest news, genetics, and market insights from Australia's beef cattle industry.
There are now a considerable number of seedstock producers using embryo transfer (ET) within their breeding programs. This tip sheet outlines the main considerations that breeders undertaking ET programs should make to ensure that they obtain the most effective BREEDPLAN EBVs for the resulting progeny.
Australian lot feeders have access to a new manual that can help them weigh up the different options and considerations for covered housing systems.
Several important enhancements will be made to the calculation of Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs) for Angus cattle in Australia and New Zealand.
Cattle Australia (CA) has opened registrations for a half-day industry forum and dinner to follow its first Annual General Meeting, to discuss some of the most topical issues being navigated by grass-fed cattle producers.
The Australian Lot Feeders’ Association (ALFA) has awarded Smithfield Cattle Company’s MaxiMukMoover as the winner of the ALFA Innovation Competition, which was determined by popular vote at the SmartBeef23 demonstration day held at Elders Killara Feedlot.
CATTLE Australia has warned the nation’s grass-fed beef sector will suffer at the hands of the Australia-European Union Free Trade Agreement (Australia-EU FTA) unless greater volumes of red meat can be negotiated by Australian officials.
Objective technology for live and carcase grading will be among the topics at the Australian Wagyu Association 2023 Technical Workshop, lab tours and AWA AGM in Brisbane, Queensland.
Cattle Australia Chair, David Foote, is urging Federal Minister Farrell and his trade negotiating team to level the playing field for Agrifood trade between the two blocs as part of the AUSTRALIA-EU FTA negotiations.
Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) has published new analysis of the broader market conditions and economic contribution of the red meat industry in the latest State of the Industry report.
The 2023 crop of Tocal Beef Cattle Assessment Course Scholarship recipients has been selected, and the Angus Foundation is pleased to inform that attending the course in December will be Millie Moore, Libby Falkiner, Edwina Hall and Sophie Hanna and Riley Badenoch.
The Australian Lot Feeders’ Association (ALFA) has named emerging lot feeder Tim Brennan, Livestock Supervisor from NH Foods’ Whyalla Beef as the winner of the 2023 Young Lot Feeder of the Year Award at the SmartBeef23 Industry Dinner in Tamworth.
ABS Australia has appointed Adrian Carr as the new national beef manager.
