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Resilience and determination are a natural part of rural life. However there may be times when ongoing hurdles like drought make it that bit harder to ‘get back…
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The Beef CEO Mentoring Program is helping beef business owners think differently about the ‘business’ side of their beef enterprises and is already proving its worth to participant…
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A new climate report has revealed a surprise opportunity to grow low chill temperate fruit, like stone fruit, in the Pilbara – a region renowned for its extremely…
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Did you know: There are around 1700 general workplace injuries in agriculture each year, affecting one in every 25 agricultural workers. One in every 35 workers suffers a…
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Department of Agriculture and Fisheries researchers Rebecca Ambrose and Jenny Gravel are developing tests that are able to rapidly detect bovine respiratory disease pathogens including: bovine herpes virus…
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The winners of the 2016 North Australia Beef Research Council (NABRC) Medals were announced in Rockhampton in August at the Northern Beef Research Update Conference presentation dinner. From left…
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An MLA-funded Producer Demonstration Site (PDS) has proved the three crucial management decisions impacting the productivity of replacement heifers are: Joining weight Bull selection Disease prevention Producers Doug…
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The Vegetation of Queensland: Descriptions of Broad Vegetation Groups provides an overview of vegetation across Queensland, by describing each of 98 Broad Vegetation Groups (BVGs). It is illustrated…
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Correct training of calves at weaning means easier animals to work with Weaning is far more than separating the calf from the cow until they both stop bellowing.…
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Internationally recognised Department of Agriculture and Fisheries pasture agronomist Dr Richard Silcock has spent half a century using his considerable skills to help build Queensland’s beef and sheep…
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