3rd September 2010

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Tag: beef-cattle

  • Cattle being pushed into feedlots

    Created Fri, 3rd of Sep 2010

    It's estimated that 66 per cent of cattle in the country will be in feedlots within a decade. The Australian Lot Feeders Association predicts by 2021 the amount of cattle on feed will reach 1.8 ... more

  • Grazier to sell up over wild dog attacks

    Created Fri, 3rd of Sep 2010

    A Hunter Valley grazier will today sell almost his entire herd of breeding cattle, saying wild dog attacks are forcing him to give up on the venture. Sydney barrister Tim Bland has an 86 hectare ... more

  • Good rain in the Murchison

    Created Thu, 2nd of Sep 2010

    The heaviest winter rainfall since July 2004 has been recorded at Murgoo Station in the Murchison region of Western Australia. Manager Reg Seaman says the 39 millimetres came just one week after ... more

  • Irrigation water to become available to Flinders River farmers

    Created Wed, 1st of Sep 2010

    Potential irrigators in north-west Queensland could be extracting water from the Flinders River as early as December. For the first time, 80,000 mega litres will be available to graziers wanting ... more

  • Queensland authorities kill more than 100 spur-throated locust swarms

    Created Wed, 1st of Sep 2010

    Fears of spur-throated locust plagues in Queensland early next year have been quashed. The spur-throated locust is normally found in the Gulf region, but it's posed a treat to central and southern ... more

  • Future of Queensland's 'long paddock' nearly worked out

    Created Tue, 31st of Aug 2010

    The future of Queensland's stock routes has nearly been decided after a five-year review. Graziers, drovers, local government and environmental groups met in Brisbane last Friday. The "long ... more

  • Most Queensland farmers pessimistic about the coming year

    Created Tue, 31st of Aug 2010

    The latest national Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey shows sentiment is weakest in Queensland. A survey of 1,300 primary producers from across the country shows less than one in five in Queensland ... more

  • Geneticist hopes to improve cattle breeding programs

    Created Tue, 31st of Aug 2010

    A Queensland Government scientist says he is conducting new research that could mean big changes to cattle breeding in Queensland. Rockhampton geneticist Dr Brian Burns is looking at traits in ... more

  • Rainfall brings bumper grazing season

    Created Mon, 30th of Aug 2010

    A grazier in north-west Queensland says producers near Boulia, south of Mount Isa, are feeling positive after an excellent season. Dale Nielson from Two Rivers says it is the best winter he has ... more

  • NT cattleman fondly remembered

    Created Mon, 30th of Aug 2010

    A memorial service has been held in the Northern Territory to honour the life of a popular cattleman and campdrafter who died earlier this month. 59-year-old Ian Niemann was well known in ... more

  • Spring in the step at Bega cattle sale

    Created Fri, 27th of Aug 2010

    The spring cattle demand is starting early in southeast Australia, and it's lifting prices as producers compete to restock paddocks after drought-breaking rain. Victorians forced other states out ... more

  • NAPCO expands despite live cattle setback

    Created Fri, 27th of Aug 2010

    The North Australian Pastoral Company says the setbacks in the live export market haven't affected their operations, and instead, business is expanding. NAPCO has 14 properties in the Northern ... more

  • Call for action on WA food processing precinct

    Created Thu, 26th of Aug 2010

    Farmers in WA's south-west say plans for the development of a regional food processing precinct have stalled. The food precinct vision sees producers, processors, exporters and food industry ... more

  • Domestic cattle shipments under consideration

    Created Thu, 26th of Aug 2010

    One of Australia's largest exporters is looking to tweak its business and ship live cattle from the country's northern ports to southern and eastern ports, which are closer to meatworks. The ... more

  • Much ado for Meat Standards

    Created Thu, 26th of Aug 2010

    It's been another record year for the national meat grading system, Meat Standards Australia. Thirty per cent more cattle were MSA-graded in the last financial year and the trend is tipped to ... more

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