A new livestock industry initiative aimed at boosting the productivity and profitability of southern Western Australian beef producers has officially launched.
Melissa Pedelty
More than 50 Brahman light feeder steers have arrived at the WA state research facility in Kununurra to increase future beef productions and create a circular cattle feed economy with crop by-products.
Georgia Campion
Agora Livestock has landed a major signing with industry heavyweight Dean Hubbard joining the team as its head of markets
Cally Dupe
WA cattle farmers produced 34,000 tonnes of beef in the first quarter of this year, and look likely to contribute to another record-breaking year of red meat production across Australia
The WA market sheep continues to firm with minimal wait times for kill slots for mutton and rising prices for store and trade lambs.
Rob Kelly
Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue is reportedly gearing up to offload three cattle stations in WA’s Pilbara and Gascyone.
The West Australian
WA feedlotters are feeling positive about the year ahead with 51,235 head of cattle on feed in March and grain fed beef exports continuing to surge to record highs.
Australia has cemented its position as the world’s leading goatmeat exporter with farmers tripling production during the past five years.
The northern livestock and pastoral community is mourning the loss of industry leader and fierce advocate of the live export trade, David Warriner who died earlier this month.
A study conducted in Lake Preston has found that grooming brushes are a simple and cost-effective way of reducing the anxiety of feedlot cattle.
Federal bureaucrats say a draft document detailing how the $139 million live export transition fund could be spent was “inadvertently distributed” but have declined to reveal how or who it was leaked to.
New research has found abattoir health inspection delays significantly increased the likelihood of animals requiring emergency euthanasia in Australia
Australian beef exports hit an April volume record despite the looming tariff threat.
Cameron Micallef
Yes, it's no joke: sheep continue to outnumber humans in New Zealand. But after years of falling wool prices, the nation's human flock is catching up.
Charlotte Graham-McLay
Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s agribusiness group Harvest Road has named Harvey Gaynor as its new chief executive, bringing with him over 35 years’ experience.
Cheyanne Enciso
A national cattle industry body says rising case numbers of a serious bacterial infection requires an urgent injection of $3 million to bring a new vaccine to the market.
The alpaca industry is growing as farmers woo consumers with the woolly creatures, known for their unique fleece, sustainable qualities and cheeky character.
Stephanie Gardiner
Australia’s dairy industry is set to benefit from a new school milk program being implemented in Indonesia this year
A hotline for cattle farmers to get information about the NLIS could be mothballed in coming months but the State Government is committed to creating a similar service for sheep.
Store lamb markets are showing further signs of improvement across WA but many local feedlots are still waiting to shift the killable lambs they have.
Australia’s Inspector General for Animal Welfare and Live Animal Exports is probing how the Federal Government could better handle “significant livestock export incidents”.
The Australian Wagyu Association brought its annual WagyuEdge ’25 to WA for the first time since the Japanese breed’s first genetics appeared in Australia 35 years ago.
Bob Garnant
An entry from Queensland-based Sanchoku Pure Wagyu, by Stanbroke, was awarded Grand Champion in this year’s Wagyu Branded Beef Competition after the judges were sold on its “rich umami flavour”.
This year’s Elite Wagyu Sale was marbled with enthusiasm with prices reaching a top of $95,000 for a NSW-bred Fullblood heifer described as having “royal blood through her veins with superstar pedigree”.
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