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We do this through communicating, educating and sharing.

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We have thousands of online resources to help you maximise your beef production while maintaining or improving land condition and animal welfare—browse them below.

Emergency diseases

Know what to do and when

If you’ve seen unusual symptoms, or, if you want to know how best to prepare your business, visit the Emergency Livestock Disease eHub below.

Newest resources

tools and calculators
July 3, 2026

Have you ever seen smoke in the sky and wondered where the fire was? Did you know there is a website that...

June 26, 2026

Vanessa Smolders, Sustainable Agriculture Team Leader from Healthy Land & Water, the Natural Resource Management group that operates in South East Queensland...

projects
June 18, 2026

The Novel options to manage pimelea toxicity in cattle research project has two major aims: develop and validate novel strategies to prevent...

articles and fact sheets
June 18, 2026

‘Early weaning’ refers to the weight (age) of the calf and not the time of the muster. Early weaning is weaning calves...

June 18, 2026

Bodie Willmot, Goolman QLD I own Corymbia, a 42 ha property at Goolman, just outside Ipswich on the border of the Scenic...

June 18, 2026

Terry and Megan Dunne, Biloela QLD We run Shawlands, a 3,800ha commercial breeding and backgrounding property near Biloela in Central Queensland. Our...

articles and fact sheets
June 18, 2026

Key takeaways Good staff often leave workplaces, not the beef industry New staff are more likely to stay when they have clear...

articles and fact sheets
June 12, 2026

The key to making it through the next drought is planning. Make preparing for drought easy with this step by step checklist....

June 10, 2026

Discover how Queensland producers within the reef catchments are boosting productivity and protecting reef water quality by adopting sustainable practices. Erosion restoration...

June 9, 2026

Chris Black, a beef producer based north of Gympie, manages 470 acres of diverse soils and rolling topography. He saw the potential...

Upcoming events

28
- 30
July

National Saleyards Conference – Rockhampton

Rockhampton Leagues Club
The 2026 Agrinous National Saleyards Conference, hosted by Saleyards Australia, is the key national event for people working in and around saleyards across Australia....
28
- 30
July

Pastures & Grazing NSW 2026 Conference – Tamworth

Wests’ Diggers Auditorium
Pastures & Grazing NSW (formerly The Grassland Society of NSW) is a science-based organisation that aims to improve grazing management through bringing producers, service...
29
- 30
July

GroWQ Innovation Expo – Longreach

GroWQ Innovation Expo – Longreach
Our signature Expo returns with talks, tech, and trade displays, along with an expanded program. ✔️In 2026, we will be integrating the Future Grass...
5
- 7
August

Developing Northern Australia Conference 2026

Developing Northern Australia Conference 2026
DNAC 2025 is on 22–24 July in Cairns. The conference theme is 'Securing Australia's future by driving northern development.'
5
- 7
August

Developing Northern Australia Conference 2026 — Alice Springs

Developing Northern Australia Conference 2026 — Alice Springs
DNAC 2025 is on 22–24 July in Cairns. The conference theme is 'Securing Australia's future by driving northern development.'
5
August

Pilbara Weed Symposium – Karratha

Lotteries West House
Weeds are becoming a big problem for the Pilbara, with invasive species pushing out native plants and damaging habitats. Calotrope (Calotropis procera) is one...
14
August

Wambiana grazing trial field day — Wambiana via Charters Towers

Wambiana grazing trial field day — Wambiana via Charters Towers
Wambiana Next Gen Field Day See one of northern Australia’s longest-running grazing trials in action, hear from leading researchers and industry speakers, and see...
19
- 25
August

RCS GrazingforProfit – Roma

RCS GrazingforProfit – Roma
GrazingforProfit® is Australia’s longest-running business program for the grazing industry. With over 8,000 graduates, it is also the most attended farm management program in rural Australia....
19
- 20
August

Kidman Springs field day

Kidman Springs field day
Save the date! More information to come.
19
- 20
August

Kidman Springs Field Day – Victoria River

Kidman Springs Field Day – Victoria River
Join the NT Department of Agriculture and Fisheries at Kidman Springs (Victoria River Research Station) for research & industry updates relevant to the NT...
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