NSW seeks federal support for world-first mRNA foot and mouth disease vaccine
Scientists are preparing to submit a potential breakthrough vaccine preventing foot and mouth disease (FMD) in livestock for…
Feeder cattle market has run its course
The feeder cattle market has signalled that the highs are likely in place for the rally that started…
Weekly genetics review: Why do some cattle cope better than others with buffalo fly?
Meat & Livestock Australia’s Priority List of endemic diseases for the red-meat sector was revised in 2022. In…
Sale of Australia’s biggest sheep station at Rawlinna finally gets WA government approval
The sale of Australia’s largest sheep station to a foreign buyer has been given the tick of approval…
Breeding for polledness isn’t just lip service
AT A recent bull sale I attended, bids started to slow on one of the lots catalogued as…
World-class genomic testing for Australian Wagyu producers
Australian Wagyu Association has confirmed international genomics leader Weatherbys Scientific as a new genotyping provider for its 1400-plus…
Coles and Woolworths split on beef sustainability standards
Supermarkets, green groups and Australia’s cattle industry are at loggerheads over the sustainability of Australian beef and the…
Brahman pioneer with Q fever saved by cow tissue heart valves
West Australian cattle pioneer Kathy Lovelock is known by the affectionate nickname “the Brahman lady”. But the moniker…
Australian cow market takes off as tariffs loom and US burger prices rise
As the world waited this week to see what US President Donald Trump’s next move on tariffs would…
Hay run bringing bales — but also smiles — to drought-stricken SA farms
At Elbow Hill, near the Lincoln and Birdseye Highways, the delivery of donated hay bales is a life-and-death…
What does lifting trade restrictions on US beef mean for Australia?
It might not be on our plates or menus just yet, but US beef has been a hot…
Cattle producers move towards grain-fed beef as consumer demand and drought risks rise
As cost-of-living pressures force many shoppers to tighten their purse strings, premium meat options like grass-fed beef are…