State News

Shannon makes sheep count

19 May 12 | IN the past decade, sheep have provided a reliable income stream, especially with volatile grain prices and less predictable seasons. | Evidence mounting for targeted ... | Moby sails through

Livestock - Cattle

Boosting beef efficiency with a focus on antioxidants

18 May 12 | Antioxidants and free radicals, concepts usually associated with human healthcare, are being used by an American company to improve the business of producing beef.

Livestock - Cattle

Bolton Girls' big Beef success

16 May 12 | THERE'S a new paddock being set up at Bolton Girls Red Angus stud at Congupna, Victoria - the interbreed champion pen.

Livestock - Cattle

New MateSel helps avoid inbreeding

15 May 12 | BREEDING better livestock is always a balance between joining the best male with the best female, while avoiding inbreeding. The release of a revised version of MateSel aims to resolve this challenge for beef cattle breeders.

Livestock - Cattle

Grain fed cattle numbers fall

10 May 12 | CONTINUING the trend of quarterly fluctuations in grain fed cattle numbers on feed, results from the latest ALFA/ MLA March survey showed a 5pc decline.

Livestock - Cattle

Pastoralists celebrate ripper season at Broken Hill Agfair

08 May 12 | THEY came from far and wide to celebrate the record rain, booming season and revived pastoral industry.

Livestock - Cattle

Goodes prove Legends

14 Apr 12 | COMMERCIAL Shorthorn breeder John Goode has a simple objective - to breed cattle adapted to the relatively short growing season of his coastal environment.

Livestock - Cattle

Prime conditions for liver fluke

12 Apr 12 | RECENT wet conditions are possibly set to contribute to an increase in liver fluke, a parasite that costs $100 million in lost production in Australian livestock industries yearly.

Livestock - Cattle

Give us an Easter break

08 Apr 12 | AS LOATHE as I am to dip my toe into the tepid waters of politics, the lead-up to Easter has been a feast for spin doctors of all hues to release information in the hope that the flurry of excitement of a four-day break will allow the import of their announcements to pass us by. | Sheep bring diverse gains | It's personal preference

Livestock - Cattle

No beef with this industry: NAB

30 Mar 12 | THE performance of Australia’s beef industry has been strong despite challenging conditions, according to the National Australia Bank (NAB) Agribusiness March Rural Commodities Wrap.

Livestock - Cattle