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Demand for cheap beef cuts

Global demand for cheaper cuts of beef is expected to increase in the year ahead as rampant inflation and slowing economic growth see consumers...

FMD vaccine doses arrive in Indonesia

The first shipment of one million Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine doses supplied by the Australian Government has arrived in Indonesia. The doses will...

Students to focus on biosecurity

Six students from Indonesia’s Gadjah Mada University have settled into their new surrounds in the Top End, embarking on a 10-week course learning about...

Paddock to plate

There is always plenty going on at Orchard End Farm in Bayles. Throughout the year, you’ll see the team planting blueberries, growing garlic, raising calves...

Cultivation calculator for better pastures

A cultivation calculator, believed to be an Australian first, has been developed to help farmers assess how much cultivation work they need to make...

Formula for on-farm success

In his previous work as an agronomist, Labertouche beef farmer Tim Wilson saw how farmers went wrong when cutting corners to save a few...

Australia a global leader in sustainable beef production

Australia’s position as one of the world’s foremost innovators in agriculture and the growing sustainability of the nation’s beef value chain was in focus...

Not out of the woods yet

Authorities are urging those purchasing firewood this winter to ask some key questions to help stop illegal firewood operators. The Conservation Regulator and Parks Victoria...

Herd rebuild continues, beef in strong demand

The national cattle herd rebuild will proceed as a result of lower slaughter volumes and the continuation of strong seasons in most cattle regions...

Strong prices but costs up

Exceptional livestock and dairy prices have helped soften the blow of rising input costs in the Victorian farm sector, with sentiment among the state’s...

Grassland Society returns to in-person conference

Lardner Park will host the Grassland Society of Southern Australia’s annual conference this year. It will be the first in-person conference since 2019. The three-day conference,...

Pasture beetles take the cake

It’s a breeding program with a difference, as a handful of Cannibal Creek Landcare members take possession of 1000 sires and dams that the...

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Police petition launched as crime rises

Recent crime stats has shown the little town of Lang Lang has a not so little rise in crime, prompting the community and local...

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