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It wasn’t even smoko time, and already the Wrights were worried. One June morning, the Wrights of Mt Spencer Station, 60 kilometres south-west of Mackay, yarded 570 shiny maiden heifers and remarked…
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This article follows on from one looking at general trends in woody cover across northern Australia. To better understand the mechanisms contributing to woody cover changes, we examined in greater detail factors…
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During 2020 FutureBeef distributed 12 eBulletins with articles covering a wide range of topics relevant to the northern beef industry. The 15 most read articles and watched videos from the 2020 eBulletins…
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In over thirty years working with graziers, Bob Shepherd is no stranger to people coming up with new and alternative methods of managing grazing land, for example, alternative grazing systems. Some may…
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Another Tips & Topics Day was held in south west Queensland recently with more than thirty-five beef producers in attendance. The difference between a regular field day and a Tips & Topics…
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The Southern Queensland beef team were on the road in September with Mick Sullivan (Department and Agriculture and Fisheries) delivering beef breeder management workshops in the Burnett Mary region. Workshops were run…
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Producers, industry and interstate government departments came together to discuss recent research and practical prevention strategies of calf loss on the downs near McKinlay on 8 October. Hannah Brodie and Lachlan Smith,…
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Graziers are invited to join the Northern Grazing Demonstration Team from the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) and graziers Ian and Penny MacGibbon for a field day at Ametdale, featuring a…
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The “new” FORAGE Long-Term Carrying Capacity report for grazing properties in Queensland is now available. Property “Long-Term Carrying Capacity” information can help with: long-term planning for property improvements, such as fencing and…
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Australian grazing enterprises operate on just under half of Australia’s total land area. For many years, the industry has utilised a ‘clean and green’ marketing advantage, which has traditionally been based on…
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