Getting back to our roots building buffel grass growth models
The amount of pasture that grows each year (or ‘pasture growth’) dictates stock numbers and long-term carrying capacity estimates for properties. Data collected from native pastures from over 100 sites […]
Rigorous research to determine pasture dieback causal agent
As most readers will know, pasture dieback has caused significant productivity losses over recent years. Following a very dry 2019, rain across many areas of Queensland early in 2020 has […]
The future of the burger amidst the rise of fake meats
The Burger Beef – in what direction is the burger industry heading? How does a country with 327 million people go about producing and supplying enough meat to meet daily […]
Technology highlighted at the 2020 Westech Steer Challenge
Fourteen properties from western Queensland inducted 84 steers (six steers per property) into the 2020 Westech Steer Challenge this February, to begin the 30-week paddock to plate competition. All steers […]
Basalt Bash & Beauty – Empowering Women of Far North Queensland
Basalt Bash & Beauty is an event for rural and remote women, bringing them together to strengthen social cohesion, reduce the sense of isolation, encourage conversations on key issues and […]
What is causing calf loss?
Calf loss has huge financial impacts on beef producers across northern Australia, reducing productivity and profitability of most breeding herds. To understand the causes of calf loss in northern Australia, […]
Critical questions for drought decisions
Rainfall has been exceedingly low and late for many graziers in southern Queensland. Some critical questions are… How much rain will my paddocks receive and retain this growing season? How […]
New program being rolled out for graziers
A new grazing program Grazing Resilience and Sustainable Solutions (or GRASS) being rolled out in the Burnett Mary, Fitzroy and Burdekin regions has seen graziers get on board and start […]
Begonia beef business analysis
Staff from Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) were joined by Tim Emery, Tropical Beef Technical Services, as they spent two days carrying out economic analyses of beef businesses in […]
Sweet Spot Project keeps moo-ving across the north
The Sweet Spot project has passed its first hurdle, which was to find enough suitable breeder datasets to analyse the sweet spot of pasture utilisation for optimising reproductive performance in […]