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26 July 2023
Innovative NSW beef producers, Steve and Liz Binnie, have come out on top thanks to an unswerving forward focus and a good dose of grit, in the face of the COVID-19 tsunami and its aftershocks.

21 July 2023
Last week, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the July Livestock and Poultry: World Markets and Trade report, which includes beef, pork and poultry forecasting in several key markets.

21 July 2023
The cattle market held firm across most indicators this week. Yardings lifted by 7,316 head (18%) week-on-week. Numbers through the Restocker Yearling Steer indicator increased the most, reaching 6,604 head.

19 July 2023
The Allens' south-western Victorian grazing business is proof reducing on-farm emissions doesn’t have to come at a price.

17 July 2023
Shane and Abbie Dunn manage ‘Myroodah Station’ which is owned by Kimberley Agriculture and Pastoral Company (KAPCO) in West Kimberley, WA. Operating across 404,000ha, the pastures on Myroodah Station range from ribbon grass, soft, curly spinifexes, wire grass and buffel, to kangaroo grass. Soils are cracking clays on river frontage, Pindan, and stony plains through to deeper desert sands.

17 July 2023
‘Watson River Station’, located south of Weipa on Cape York Peninsula, has an annual rainfall of 1,500mm. Like many areas across north Queensland, the soils are acutely deficient in P and property access during the wet season is a challenge.

17 July 2023
Phosphorus supplementation can greatly improve herd performance of northern breeding operations and is a fundamental feature of a resilient livestock business. However, innovative supplement delivery technologies and persistence are necessary to overcome wet season property access challenges and to achieve sufficient P intakes across the herd. ‘Amber Station’ is a partly developed 104,000ha breeding property located 55km north of Mount Surprise, Queensland.

14 July 2023
Following last week’s rain, which saw supply tighten, national cattle yardings bounced back this week and increased by 54% or 14,600 head.

13 July 2023
Softer prices in the market recently have been driven largely by the weight, condition and finish of livestock. With extensive supply in the saleyards and processors booked out in advance, demand pressure in the saleyards has been soft. Less activity at the saleyard has also affected prices, with not all regular buyers present or actively bidding.