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29 Apr 2005 | ABARE models cost of foot and mouth outbreak
A severe outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Australia would probably lead to the death of six million cattle, sheep and pigs and lead to a loss of $3 billion in production, a study by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics found. ...... FULL STORY
27 Apr 2005 | Slow moving US beef farmers open the door to Australian exporters
A study by investment group Rural Management Partners said the US was likely to resume beef exports to Japan and Korea this year, but said US exporters may take 10 years to recover their market share. ...... FULL STORY
22 Apr 2005 | Western Queensland cattle stations destocked
Consolidated Properties has undertaken a major sell down of stock from its drought-affected Nockatunga and Isis Downs properties. ...... FULL STORY
21 Apr 2005 | Wealthy cattle farmers consolidate their holdings
Family companies make up 55 per cent of the land holdings of the top 10 per cent of beef producers, according to a study by Rural Management Partners. ...... FULL STORY
19 Apr 2005 | Rain adequate for AACo
Australian Agricultural Company said it expected to increase output this year, and that only two of its 25 properties were affected by the dry conditions. ...... FULL STORY
13 Apr 2005 | Cattle farms quarantined in northern NSW
The NSW Department of Primary Industry said 52 cattle properties in the north of New South Wales have been put in quarantine after an outbreak of deadly tick fever. ...... FULL STORY
12 Apr 2005 | Lamb exports reach a new record
Lamb exports reached record levels in March 2005 quarter. ...... FULL STORY
12 Apr 2005 | Biological shearing now a commercial prospect
Animal health company, Merial, has finally begun to market a protein, or epidermal growth factor now known by the brand name Bioclip, that CSIRO research first showed 30 years ago would lead to "biological" shearing of sheep. ...... FULL STORY
8 Apr 2005 | US imports blamed for decline in pigmeat prices
Imports of pork from the US increased to 1.1 million kilograms, more than double the volume of imports in January. ...... FULL STORY
6 Apr 2005 | Cattle breeders face higher marketing levy
Cattle producers face a rise of almost 50 per cent in the levy they pay every time they buy or sell a beast in order to fund a marketing effort of Australian beef in both domestic and foreign markets. ...... FULL STORY
5 Apr 2005 | Income payments and interest rate subsidies extended in north and central Victoria
The Agriculture department declared a region that includes parts of Swan Hill, Gannawarra Shire, Moire Shire, Campaspe Shire and Loddon Shire in northern and central Victoria as eligible assistance under an exceptional circumstances declaration. ...... FULL STORY
5 Apr 2005 | Storms savage potato production in WA’s south-west
Severe storms in the south of Western Australia killed more than 100,000 sheep and caused about $8 million in crop and stock losses. ...... FULL STORY
4 Apr 2005 | Queensland cattle stations earn prime returns for investors
Prices for grazing properties in Queensland have doubled in the past four years on the back of continuing strong demand for beef, and also due to the flow on affect of urban property price rises. ...... FULL STORY
4 Apr 2005 | Abattoirs bleed due to lack of labour
Too few people are willing to slaughter animals, leaving meat processors suffering a shortage of labour. ...... FULL STORY
4 Apr 2005 | Graziers in a huff over buffel grass
Northern cattlemen are cranky that the Cooperative Research Centre for Australian Weed Management labelled buffel grass a 'fire-weed'. ...... FULL STORY
1 Apr 2005 | Live sheep trade strangles merino flocks
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics estimates the merino ewe population in Australia at around 40 million, with the national sheep flock at about 96 million head. ...... FULL STORY
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