COLD fronts and associated troughs during the week brought scattered showers and storms to southern parts of Western Australia and South Australia, eastern New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania…Read More
Bureau of Meteorology, January 21, 2025
WIDESPREAD rainfall across eastern Australia, particularly in Queensland and New South Wales, has continued to support biomass growth…Read More
Al Rayner, Cibo Labs, January 20, 2025
NINE years ago, the World Health Organisation said red meat causes cancer, but insiders say the process was flawed and biased, investigative journalist Nina Teicholz reports…Read More
By investigative journalist Nina Teicholz, January 20, 2025
Stock Handling & Animal Welfare
LEADING ethical wool marketer, the New Zealand Merino Company, has suspended two farms from its ZQ program after anti-wool activist group PETA released video footage of alleged cruel treatment of sheep in NZ wool sheds…Read More
THE most recent Australian agribusiness and industry body executive and staff developments are listed in the latest edition of People on the Move. ..Read More
Jon Condon, January 17, 2025
WITH the growing demand for skilled workers and an increasingly discerning workforce, businesses aligned with the red meat and livestock supply chain need to position themselves as attractive employers…Read More
Sheep Central, January 17, 2025
FARMERS have been urged to report mobile phone service changes since the 3G network shutdown as the National Farmers Federation flagged rural connectivity as a federal election issue…Read More
Sheep Central, January 15, 2025
WEEKLY rainfall totals of 50-100mm were recorded across isolated areas of northern Western Australia, northern and central parts of the Northern Territory, northern and eastern regions of Queensland, eastern New South Wales and in north-eastern Victoria and Tasmania…Read More
Bureau of Meteorology, January 15, 2025
THE Aussie dollar has sunk to 22-year lows relative to the US currency this week, adding considerable wind to the sails for Australian red meat exporters in international markets…Read More
Jon Condon, January 15, 2025
There’s been an avalanche of new jobs listed on our popular AgJobs Central recruitment platform since we paused for our Christmas/New Year break. New listings cover a vast spectrum of disciplines across the red meat and livestock supply chain, reflecting the growing diversity of skills required in modern agriculture. Here’s a sample…. ..Read More
Sheep Central, January 14, 2025
Last year was the largest year for Australian red meat exports in history, with records set for lamb, mutton, beef and goatmeat…Read More
Sheep Central, January 10, 2025
MORE funding is needed to ship the archives of the pioneering sheep histology scientist HB Carter from England to Australia and secure their future…Read More
Sheep Central, January 13, 2025