Rural based Vets may not be the most expensive after all as a family dog treatment tops $56,000
While everyone dreads a call to the vet, farmers may find that rural-based practices may be more conscious about the bill size than their city counterparts. What is thought to be the record Vet bill for 2025, for a family dog, saw a city household pay-out over $56,000, spotlighting just how financially vulnerable many households […]
Cargill completes acquisition of Teys beef processing
Cargill and Teys Investments Pty Ltd have completed the successful ownership transition of Teys Australia and Teys USA, with Cargill now holding 100% ownership. This follows the approval of all regulatory requirements, including clearance from the Australian Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) and relevant authorities in our export markets. This acquisition marks a significant milestone […]
Andrew MacPherson to be appointed CEO of Teys beef processing business
Cargill has announced that it will appoint Andrew MacPherson as the future Chief Executive Officer of Teys, an entity that has been delivering quality Aussie beef to our customers locally and worldwide since 1946. Andrew will be based in Brisbane QLD, and responsible for driving Teys operations as a leading provider of healthy, high-quality Aussie […]
Chicken meat industry reports interim findings and asks for further submissions
A report released today advises the interim findings of a review of the chicken meat industry with the purpose of seeking feedback before the report finalises its recommendations to the Australian Government. The review’s interim report follows extensive consultation undertaken with the chicken meat industry between April and August 2025. Consultation has included integrated producers […]
Chicken breeders industry looks to the future with a highly experienced CEO posting
The Australian Chicken Growers’ Council (ACGC) has announced the appointment of Mr David Inall as its Chief Executive Officer, bringing more than three decades of leadership experience across the agricultural and grocery sectors, positioning the ACGC to navigate upcoming industry challenges and opportunities. Owen Shaw, Chairman of ACGC, said the timing of David’s arrival is […]
Beef biosecurity claim at odds with US Administration according to The Nationals
Leader of The Nationals David Littleproud said the Trump Administration’s comments, following Labor’s decision to allow US beef born and raised in Canada or Mexico to be imported into Australia, seem to have validated his concern that a deal was done before the biosecurity protocols were finalised. See background story here. Mr Littleproud said comments […]
Next-generation plant and animal breeding boosted by $13M training fund
Efforts to address rising global food demand were under the spotlight at the launch of the ARC Training Centre in Predictive Breeding at The University of Queensland on Friday. The Centre will train the next wave of experts in plant and animal breeding in collaboration with industry due to a combined investment of $13 million […]
Legislation to phase out live sheep exports passes through Parliament
The Australian Senate has today passed legislation enshrining the phase-out of live sheep exports into law This is how it went down for up to an estimated 3,000 farm and associated industry people who will have their livelihoods reduced or even eradicated by this legislation. The Export Control Amendment (Ending Live Sheep Exports by Sea) […]
Farmers walk out on Agriculture Minister’s Federal budget breakfast speech that angered NFF and other farm industry representatives
The most invisible Federal agricultural minister to date, Murray Watt, has a spotlight firmly on his future intentions following a post-budget breakfast that hosted the National Farmers’ Federation and other industry representatives to grind down what was in store for agriculture. But when Federal Agriculture Minister Murray Watt got to the part about banning live […]
Animal disease detective training package will help prevent spread of infectious disease
The University of Sydney-led Asia Pacific Consortium of Veterinary Epidemiology (APCOVE) launched its world-class field training package on the sidelines of the World Health Summit in Berlin today. The package is designed to help veterinary practitioners and animal handlers detect and prevent infectious diseases in the field before they emerge as pandemics. The launch took place during the Global […]