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Weight-for-age rules as producers look beyond drought

Weight-for-age rules as producers look beyond drought

Top of the trait list: Growth, fertility, ability to lay down fat

Record grain-fed cattle prices matched by feeders

Record grain-fed cattle prices matched by feeders

The upward trajectory this year has taken grain-fed cattle prices from 547 in March to hit the new high of 598/kg cwt at the end of August.

Focus on warming, not emissions, say researchers

Focus on warming, not emissions, say researchers

Taking account of the warming effect of different greenhouse gases - not their carbon emissions - would change the way methane was treated in emissions reductions targets.

Push for polled bulls as producers rebuild

Push for polled bulls as producers rebuild

Hot demand for PP at Droughtmaster National

Beef ripe for growth, says new Droughtmaster GM

Beef ripe for growth, says new Droughtmaster GM

Cattle breeders 'lifeblood of this country': Simon Gleeson

MLA levy reminder issued

MLA levy reminder issued

MLA members have till next Monday to secure full voting entitlements

Alternative proteins a hot topic at MSA Victoria Awards

Alternative proteins a hot topic at MSA Victoria Awards

Cattle producers at an MSA forum in Victoria have highlighted concerns about the challenge of alternative proteins and how they are labelled.

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DM National Sale hits scorching $100,000

DM National Sale hits scorching $100,000

The Droughtmaster National Sale at Gracemere defied the odds delivering a $100,000 top price and blockbuster $9200 average.

Hereford ribbons help with drought

Hereford ribbons help with drought

Having handfed his cattle for months and sold down numbers, a two-out-of-two result at the Ekka has eased some of the pain of drought for Pittsworth's Jamie Hollis and partner Mikayla Passmore.

Devon Court advances on Hereford ribbons

Devon Court advances on Hereford ribbons

Devon Court Herefords and Binara Poll Herefords won the major ribbons in the Hereford ring at Ekka 2019.

Texas Angus sells 140 bulls for full clearance

Texas Angus sells 140 bulls for full clearance

$34,000 top price bull to head to Western Australia

Impatience a virtue for champion cow

Impatience a virtue for champion cow

PATIENCE paid off for third-time supreme champion female Miss Impatience and exhibitor Brooke Weir

'Complete package' Brahman claims broadribbon

'Complete package' Brahman claims broadribbon

DESPITE coming from a family of Santa Gertrudis breeders, it was Will Weirs' Brahman bulls that won over the judge at the Alice Springs, NT, Show during judging on Friday.

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Fremantle exports down as Broome soars

Fremantle exports down as Broome soars

Cattle exports from Fremantle have dropped 16 per cent to 68,965 year to date compared with 2018 figures, according to Meat and Livestock Australia and LiveCorp's Australian Livestock Exports Monthly Trade Summary for June 2019.

Wellard lenders lift repayment demands after deal defaults

Wellard lenders lift repayment demands after deal defaults

Livestock exporter, Wellard, faces 21pc interest rates on noteholder funds, plus $1.4m in monthly redemption payments

Activists attempt to thwart final voyage

Activists attempt to thwart final voyage

ANIMALS Australia has made a last minute attempt to block a shipment of sheep leaving Fremantle this Saturday, although they have not submitted an injunction.

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China still focus of Australian dairy manufacturers

China still focus of Australian dairy manufacturers

China still looms large on the radar of several specialist Australian dairy manufacturers, despite its tightening economy.

Fonterra financial woes weigh on Aussie future

Fonterra financial woes weigh on Aussie future

Fonterra's financial woes weigh on the future of its Australian arm.

Global dairy prices withstand trade war woes

Global dairy prices withstand trade war woes

Global dairy prices rose on Tuesday night, despite the escalating US-China trade war and slowing economic growth.

How do you make a robot dairy farm self-sufficient?

How do you make a robot dairy farm self-sufficient?

This prototype energy plant is making sure nothing is wasted

Milk production still falling

Milk production still falling

Australian milk production continues to fall, despite higher milk prices in a number of regions this season.

Focus on warming, not emissions, say researchers

Focus on warming, not emissions, say researchers

Taking account of the warming effect of different greenhouse gases - not their carbon emissions - would change the way methane was treated in emissions reductions targets.

NZ-based challenge forces DA election

NZ-based challenge forces DA election

New Zealand-based candidate Mark Neale has attained the 100 signatures he needs to force an election for a place on the Dairy Australia board.