A new initiative launched on August 18 is sharing stories of the climate action Aussie farmers are taking while continuing to produce the food and natural fibres we all depend on. Research commissioned by the National Farmers’ Federation measured community sentiment towards agriculture, climate change and sustainability. Of those surveyed, 21 per cent of Australians […]
The domestic cattle market is as strong as it’s ever been. Prices all along the supply chain have risen, with multiple saleyard indicators hitting new records. The Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) and Western Young Cattle Indicator (WYCI) both achieved 1,029¢/kg carcase weight (cwt) this week, just shy of previous records set. Some of the […]
The freshly broken national record price for an Angus bull has been broken again by the original record holders. On Thursday, Millah Murrah Angus stud near Bathurst, in Central West NSW, sold a Black Angus bull for $280,000 to a stud in Dorrigo. The sale means the stud near Bathurst has reclaimed the title for the most […]
A Poll Dorset ram from northern Tasmania has set a record price for the breed, selling for $41,000 to two central west New South Wales stud farms. ‘Lyell’ was bred by Andrew and Caroline McLauchlan on Valma Stud at Whitemore in northern Tasmania. “It’s a bit of a shock to the system, but a very […]
A dispute between the biggest beef exporting country, Brazil and its biggest customer, China is heating up as the superpowers fight it out after the discovery of two mad cow cases. Trade was expected to resume between the two countries this week after an investigation into two cases of atypical BSE in Brazil was finalised. However meat industry […]
Another national lamb record was broken at the sheep and lamb sale in Wagga Wagga in New South Wales’ Riverina. Forty-five new-season lambs sold for $331.20 — which translates to 1033c/kg carcase weight — to MC Herd, an abattoir from Geelong in Victoria. The new record is more than $10 above the previous $320 set three years ago. […]
In the end, it wasn’t the bribery of Brazilian government officials that put the Batista brothers, who own Australia’s biggest meat processor, in jail. The authorities never actually brought the brothers, Wesley and Joesley, to trial over allegations they engaged in the large-scale corruption of the country’s politicians. Instead they agreed a plea deal with them. […]
In a new campaign, the meat industry is claiming it can significantly reduce methane emissions from cows and be part of the solution to climate change, not the cause. That could be a good line for the industry and the federal government to run ahead of the Glasgow climate summit, but a leading greenhouse researcher […]
Records are made to the broken and the Adler family made short work of the high price they set just seven days ago when they sold their Australian White ewes for $988 a head. Colin and Rosemary Adler who farm at Barmedman in southern NSW offered 60 station-mated-ewes on AuctionsPlus this week, with a draft […]
Graziers and processors are no longer riding on the sheep’s back, as many look to the domestic goat market to save them from the global pandemic downturn. COVID-19 wreaked havoc on worldwide supply chains, forcing processors to pivot to domestic markets for opportunities. Over the past 12 months, the domestic goat market in Australia has been going from […]
