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28 Feb 2006 | Cattle barons over-invest in feedlots
Grain-fed beef now accounts for more than 40 per cent of total beef exports, and the proportion is likely to rise further. ...... FULL STORY
27 Feb 2006 | Live cattle exports to Egypt suspended
The export of live cattle to Egypt has been banned until the Egyptian Government proves its abattoirs are not severely mistreating animals. ...... FULL STORY
24 Feb 2006 | Bird Flu not here yet
The avian flu virus H5N1 has not yet reached Australia said a leading scientist from the Australian Biosecurity Co-operative Research Centre. ...... FULL STORY
22 Feb 2006 | Live exports down
Australian live cattle exports declined 10 per cent during 2005, continuing the downward trend of the last three years. ...... FULL STORY
22 Feb 2006 | Sheep e-sier to manage
The e-sheep project uses automated gates to measure each individual animals’ weight, age, sex or wool thickness without the farmer ever leaving the farm house. ...... FULL STORY
20 Feb 2006 | Pregnant ewes ship to Mexico
Twenty thousand pregnant ewes will be live exported to Mexico to reignite the trade and boost Mexican sheep stocks. ...... FULL STORY
14 Feb 2006 | Beef production down, weights up
Australian beef and veal production fell slightly in 2005 to 2.09 million tonnes and adult cattle slaughter rates also fell, down 3 per cent to 7.6 million head. ...... FULL STORY
13 Feb 2006 | AACo in the market for cattle and stations
Australian Agricultural Company said the organisation, Australia's largest cattle producer, had to grow by developing its substantial land and cattle assets. ...... FULL STORY
9 Feb 2006 | AAC invests in breeders
The country's largest cattle producer, Australian Agricultural Company, will boost its breeding stock by 22,000 in the next two years and by 100,000 eventually as it undertakes a major program of investment and expansion in northern Australia. ...... FULL STORY
9 Feb 2006 | Beef producer invests in grain feeding.
The Australian Agricultural Company is investing heavily in feedlots as it plans to expand its branded beef products in Japan and South Korea. ...... FULL STORY
8 Feb 2006 | More Cattle on feed for Japan
The value of beef exports to Japan was up five per cent or $111 million dollars in 2005 to over $2.3 billion, nearly three times the value of beef exports to Japan in 1990. ...... FULL STORY
7 Feb 2006 | Sheep sales below average
Meat and Livestock Australia said the number of lambs sold through saleyards in January was steady with December at around 663,000 head, and consistent with the five-year average while the number of sheep sold increased by 12 per cent... ...... FULL STORY
3 Feb 2006 | Livestock market improves
Cattle and Sheep volumes and prices were up this week at saleyards around the country. ...... FULL STORY
2 Feb 2006 | Farmers face mixed outlook
Cotton, lamb, grains, dairy and sugar prices are expected to improve in the first half of 2006 whilst beef prices cool and wool falls ten per cent according to Westpac’s latest regional economic report. ...... FULL STORY
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