Australia’s red meat industry is operating in an increasingly challenging global environment, not only experiencing tough seasonal conditions in many regions, but also facing significant attention around the sustainability of the red meat and livestock sectors and the place of red meat in a healthy diet. More than ever before, consumers – particularly in developed […]
Livestock producers have been told that a trial of digital technology for livestock management is showing some cost saving positives. Meat & Livestock Australia’s Digital Livestock 4.0 project has been trialled for the past year by the Carwoola Pastoral Company in southern NSW. The operation comprises 16,000 hectares over four properties in the Canberra and […]
SINCE 2005, Australia’s beef industry has reduced its emissions by 56 per cent. On the animal welfare front, 82pc of the national herd is now vaccinated for clostridial diseases, new pain relief products have been launched in the past few years and producer uptake has jumped to 15pc and poll gene prevalence is sitting at […]
LAMB will be the focus when author and Murdoch University professor Catherine Itsiopoulos completes her new book on the Mediterranean diet and heart health. Ms Itsiopoulos, vice chancellor of Science, Health Engineering and Education, said lamb was traditionally part of the Greek Mediterranean diet, but over the years it had been replaced by other types […]
A NEW board member and two incumbents returning for a second three-year term were endorsed by levy payers during Meat & Livestock Australia’s annual general meeting in Tamworth this afternoon. Almost 500 producers and industry representatives participated in a three-day program held as part of the Red Meat 2019 industry event, which culminated in today’s […]
One of the sharpest aspects of droughts is that the impacts are pretty immediate. In an industry where seasons mean everything, the lack of rain is not something that can be hidden. Yes farmers can eat into their savings or go into more debt, but they can’t reduce their inventories in the same way other […]
IMPORTED Australian 90 CL grinding beef prices into the US have soared to all-time record levels over the past month, driven by global demand for meat protein, a sharp seasonal decline in NZ beef production and favourable currency trends. International competitors have provided increasingly stiff opposition to US customers intent on sourcing lean Australian frozen […]
Generations of Australia’s prime breeding cows are heading to slaughterhouses as a lack of water and feed sees more producers opt to “cash in and get out”. Almost 100,000 female cattle have been sold collectively in New South Wales at saleyards in Scone, Singleton, Tamworth, Gunnedah and Dubbo this year alone. Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) […]
A family owned business is playing a leading role in helping to grow Australian beef’s share of the protein snacking market. Within the growing global snack segment, products described as containing protein are growing at a rate of 22 percent, Jim’s Jerky CEO Emily Pullen told the Red Meat 2019 forum on Wednesday. 15 years […]
THE record bull-run in imported 90CL grinding beef prices shows no sign of abating, with the US indicator price climbing to a new record high of A840.6c/kg this week. Prices for cow meat have now lifted a dramatic 217c/kg when measured in Aussie dollar terms since the start of 2019. The 90CL (Chemical Lean) US […]
