Livestock News
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.
Wagyu beef from AACo passes science taste test
The unique flavour, texture and aroma of Australia’s famous Wagyu beef can now be marketed using a world-first flavour profile developed by The University of
Schuitemaker Feedo perfect for hay and silage
Starting in business with a manure spreader, manufacturer Schuitemaker has since launched agricultural machines to suit a wide range of needs for farmers and contractors.
Supreme feed mixers guarantee long life and reliability
Vertical feed mixer manufacturer Supreme has gained a reputation for building highly reliable machines with simple and robust designs. Supreme vertical processors are designed to
Armour Group brings EM Machinery feed mixers to market
Armour Group recently became the sole importer and distributor of EM Machinery products in Australia. Based in Eastern Poland, EM Machinery is a leader in
McIntosh feed out wagons and bale feeders are time savers
McIntosh Farm Machinery is saving farmers time and money. These are the positive comments coming back from many farmers and operators that are currently using
Briefs
La Niña weather pattern to affect local agriculture but in a good way
While the development of a La Niña weather system could have sizeable impacts on short-term demand and interrupt supply patterns across a wide range of commodities, agriculture often welcomes the event.
Truck tech award offers chance to get away from it all
The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) has opened nominations for the 2020 Craig Roseneder Award, recognising technical and maintenance excellence in the trucking industry. You need to nominate by 9 November 2020.
Western Australia gets what its wanted since federation – a stand-alone Kingdom
To prove the point. The annual Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum at Kalgoorlie-Boulder WA starting Monday 12 October will be for local residents only. The WA Premier held his ground
Take Up a Job program sets aside $17.4 million to attract farm workers
In an effort to ensure our agriculture sector has access to the labour force it needs over the coming months, the Government has made changes to the existing Relocation Assistance
Goldacres buys AgServe Goomalling dealership and sets up a WA hub
Local spraying manufacturer Goldacres, based in Ballarat VIC, has bought the AgServe Goomalling WA dealership to set up a major selling and service hub for its leading range of trailed
Raven Industries claws in US$85 million for quarter two of 2020
With net sales of US$85.2 million, Raven Industries is only down 13.1% for the second quarter of its fiscal year. The company was saved by growth in its Applied Technology
Haulotte takes on board COVID-19 intervention for US$263 million 6 months revenue
Haulotte posted US$263 million revenue for 6 months, compared to US$403 million for the first half of 2019, a drop of 35%. Overall it is clear to see the damage
Syngenta Group records strong 6 months sales revenue of US$12.04 billion
The newly formed Syngenta Group delivered a strong first half year performance with Group sales just over US$12.0 billion with all four business units recorded underlying sales growth when compared to results prior to the merger.
Kubota forecast US$16.8 billion full year revenue but first half down 8.9%
The Kubota Corporation saw a decrease in sales of US$820 million for the first six months of 2020, to record US$8.4 billion revenue.