Beef Central Genetics editor Alastair Rayner, 20/09/2022 SPENDING time assessing the feet and leg structure of bulls ahead of sale can be one of the most effective long-term investments into … Read more
First published in The Land, Australia, September 21 2022 The 2023 finalists in the Zanda McDonald Award, Australasia’s agricultural badge of honour, have been announced. Six passionate young professionals from … Read more
First published in The Land, Australia, by Shan Goodwin, 19 September 2022 AS the United States beef herd liquidation rolls on, feedyards are increasingly filling spaces with dairy-cross animals and … Read more
They had their animal health plan from their vet, environmental plan from their fert rep, budget from their accountant and maybe a succession plan from a consultant. But their breeding … Read more
August 30th August to September 3rd Tour members: Mike Smith, Jeremy Gunton, Rob Sherson, Jane Allan (report author) Day 1 Breakfast at 6.30am with Jeremy/Carman Cooper from Circle 8 in … Read more
At $10,270 per tonne, the average export value for New Zealand beef continues to be strong and in July was 31% higher than at the same point last season. Beef … Read more
Beef farmers will be watching closely to see results from Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s Informing Beef programme. The overall aim of the seven-year programme is to make the beef … Read more
In 2019, the primary sector, iwi and Government agreed to work together to establish a regulatory framework that measured, managed, and reduced on-farm agriculture greenhouse gas emissions. The framework, He … Read more
The widely-used GWP 100 metric is not fit for purpose when accounting for the warming impact of methane in countries where methane emissions are stable or decreasing. This is according … Read more
Beef Central Genetics editor Alastair Rayner, 13/09/2022 THE strength of the spring bull sales across the eastern states has not appeared to have eased as the fixtures start to head … Read more
By Brent Tindal , The Land, September 8th Circle 8 Angus has broken the Australian Angus breed record average for registered females, as well as set a new benchmark for … Read more
CHOOSING your bull source (BS) is a critical decision for commercial cattle producers. How do you source superior genetics that will improve herd profitability? This raises the question of how … Read more