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While the summer of 2020-21 saw a lot of grass growth in what had been a very dry landscape, the summer of 2021-22 has seen an increase in…
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The FutureBeef podcast explores issues and management strategies relevant to the north Australian beef industry through lively and informative conversation. FutureBeef is a collaboration between Meat & Livestock…
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After some good falls of rain recorded across Queensland, now is the time for graziers to be on the look-out for pasture dieback. How to identify pasture dieback…
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Does it matter if I skip out on the second 5in1 shot? How do I know if I have a reproductive disease in my herd? What is the…
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Pain and discomfort is associated with some animal husbandry procedures such as branding, ear marking, castration, dehorning, disbudding and spaying. Availability and access to registered pain-relief options for…
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The Drought Duration report is a new report available on the Long Paddock website. It shows the current drought situation and summarises the historical drought duration information in…
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An honours student, Ms Camille Page at the University of Queensland, is doing an interesting research project looking into producers’ perspectives. This project will explore regenerative agriculture as…
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Record rain in parts of Central Australia has led to a rare, mass seedling germination event! But don’t get excited, they’re not worth eating.

The not so humble grasshopper has had a significant economic and environmental impact in western and north-western Queensland over the last four years. In recent weeks, we have…
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  Generally a La Niña weather pattern in the Pacific Ocean heralds a chance of better than average rainfall over the spring and early summer season for the…
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