The Drought Map Sequence viewer now available from Long Paddock
Viewing current drought status or retrospective maps (for Queensland) has been possible for some time by visiting the “Drought Declaration” page on the Long Paddock website. However, there is often […]
DAF staff recognised at Northern Beef Research Update Conference
The triennial Northern Beef Research Update Conference (NBRUC), hosted by the North Australia Beef Research Council (NABRC), was held in Brisbane on 19–22 August. The fifth NBRUC in 12 years […]
Meet the new Industry Recovery Officers
Five Industry Recovery Officers (IROs) have been appointed to help the North West grazing industry recover from the February floods. These IRO’s will assist Dr David Phelps who is the […]
Local beef producers drive Tips & Topics Day at Begonia
On Wednesday 17 July 2019, 28 producers and 15 service providers attended a very successful, Tips & Topics Day held at the Begonia Sports Complex, 140 km south of Mitchell. […]
‘How-to’ videos help producers get started with breeding values
A range of short ‘how-to’ videos to help beef and sheepmeat producers get started using breeding values in their herds or flocks is part of the suite of genetics resources […]
Pasture legume establishment information in high demand
Queensland’s Brigalow Belt is home to over 30% of the northern Australia beef cattle herd with large areas of highly fertile soils suitable to sown pastures. Inclusion of perennial legumes […]
Pinnarendi Redlands vs Wondergraze leucaena liveweight gain trial
Leucaena is a legume fodder crop that provides high quality feed for ruminant animals that boosts liveweight gain, both per animal and per hectare, compared to grass-only pastures. However the […]
Spying on cows from space
It’s well known that the grazing habits of cattle differ between night and day, but the Self Herding Project at Kidman Springs, NT, has shed new light on what cattle […]
Improving profitability and drought resilience in the northern gulf
Helping grazing businesses become more profitable and drought resilient is the aim of a Department of Agriculture and Fisheries project funded by the Queensland Government’s Drought and Climate Adaptation Program. […]
In the June edition of the FutureBeef eBulletin…
The June edition of the FutureBeef eBulletin features: blood testing and land type mapping lead to cost-effective supplementation a health alert for pulpy kidney and plant poisoning in animals grazing […]