Livestock News
Pork to lead animal protein production surge in 2021
As the impacts of African swine fever in Asia fade, pork will lead a global animal protein production surge in 2021
Improved standards for livestock loading ramps and forcing yards
An updated Australian Standard for livestock loading/unloading ramps and forcing yards has been published aimed at improved safety.
Droughtmaster Australia are taking their breed to the people
Droughtmaster cattle are perfectly suited to thrive in Australia’s famous droughts and flooding rains
Zoetis raises half a million dollars for mental health support
Through a close partnership with Beyond Blue, Zoetis has raised a grand total of $500,000 for mental health since the joint campaign started in 2016.
Beef breeders look to the far north for more productive herds
The far north is the setting for technology called genomic selection and it’s being used to vastly improve fertility gains in beef cattle herds.
Red meat supply chains are going green
Proactive governments worldwide have begun regulating to reduce emissions in red meat production forcing industry players to take a different approach The growing focus on
eShepherd virtual fencing given grant to protect the Reef
Australian AgTech company, Agersens, has secured a $335,000 grant to test if its eShepherd digital fencing platform can keep cattle from trodding the Great Barrier Reef.
Livestock health data captured from one-in-three sheep
The final numbers are in, and 2019 has proven to be another record-setting calendar year for the National Sheep Health Monitoring Project (NSHMP).
Around one-third of all sheep slaughtered in Australia were inspected at a participating abattoir.
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Growers encouraged to map crops to prevent spray drift damage
All cropping farmers are being encouraged to play their part in preventing off-target spray drift damage by mapping their paddocks with SataCrop.
Queensland Farmers’ Federation calls State Budget a missed opportunity
Queensland Farmers’ Federation calls State Budget a missed opportunity that does not address critical competitiveness and productivity issues.
Table Grape Association awarded grants to boost export markets
Government grants to the Australian Table Grape Association will be used for two projects aimed at improving market access for its growers.
Projects in drought affected communities share $1.2 million in grants
The Australian Government says it is continuing to support drought-affected communities, with 36 projects earmarked to share in $1.2 million of federal funding.
Agriculture Minister slams Food Ministers Forum for abandoning Aussie fruit growers
Agriculture Minister David Littleproud is hopping mad as the majority of State and Territory Food Ministers rejected the Commonwealth and farm industry proposal to lock in a minimum 4-star rating
The severe heatwave warning follows driest year on record
When a severe heatwave warning was declared for large parts of the country over the last weekend of November 2020, contributing to dangerous fire conditions, it was the catalyst that
$5 million up for grabs to find ways to make farmland drought resilient
The Future Drought Fund will pay out $5 million for schemes to build drought resilience into agricultural landscapes Project proposals are being awarded a share of $5 million under the
Summer and wet season resource hubs now online
Producers can now access regionally-relevant resources to support seasonal on-farm decision making this summer with the launch of both a Summer Hub for southern producers and Northern Wet Season Hub on Meat & Livestock
$3 million on offer under round two of Traceability to boost our premium exports
Applications will be taken until 21 January 2021 for Round Two of the Traceability Grants Program. This program has the task of ensuring we can show chain traceability to reinforce