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The Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) welcomes the release of the NSW Parliamentary Committee report from its Inquiry into the veterinary workforce shortage in NSW.
As we head into the colder months, it pays to remember that livestock can experience cold stress and hypothermia that can cause death if not managed and treated.
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) says the Albanese Labor Government’s plan to take water from food production in the Murray Darling Basin Plan in exchange for a $300 million sugar hit is yet another slap in the face for regional communities.
Mixed seasonal conditions across the country – coupled with economic pressures – have seen the nation’s farm sector confidence take a U-turn in the latest quarter, declining after a resurgence in optimism at the start of the year.
Australia’s farmers are expected to plant 23.55 million hectares to winter crops this year – up more than three per cent on 2023 – despite a mixed start to the season across the country, Rabobank says in its 2024/25 Australian Winter Crop Outlook.
One of the nation’s foremost Kelpie breeders and trainers, Peter Austin, is stepping into retirement, opening a golden and rare opportunity to secure young dogs from proven bloodlines over generations and fully trained on sheep, cattle and goats.
Cattle Australia has welcomed China’s reinstatement of export approvals for five out of seven Australian beef export processing plants, which have been suspended from supplying product to China since 2020.
Farmers have urged the federal government to continue its efforts to better understand the net emissions of the agricultural industry as new funding is released to improve greenhouse gas accounting.
The Australian Livestock Exporters Council is sending a clear message to farmers in Western Australia as well as to the Albanese Government – We’re not going anywhere!
Australian agriculture, including its more than 52,000 grass-fed cattle producers, is fed up with being used as political currency to buy fringe votes and appalled by the Animal Justice Party’s (AJP) confirmation it secured a preference deal with the Albanese Government to hasten the end of live sheep exports by sea.
The Limousin fraternity is celebrating Oakwood Cutright being named Supreme Champion Bull in the Nutrien Ag Solutions Stud Cattle Championship at Beef 2024, in what is the first Interbreed win for the breed since the triennial exhibition began in 1988.
Specialist cattle veterinarian Charles Vaughan has been recognised for his leadership in the beef industry being named 2024 Rabobank Young Beef Ambassador at Beef 2024.
