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A vast area of north-west Queensland, including the northern Mitchell Grass Downs, extending into the Gulf, was damaged after a monsoon trough flooded the area in February 2019.…
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When pastoralists signed up to be part of the E-Beef project they were told that there would be regular meetings on participating stations where attendees would learn about…
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The Western Australian Department of Primary Industries and Rural Development’s Business Improvement Grant (BIG) program commenced in 2015 with the aim of helping to improve the performance and…
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The amount of pasture that grows each year (or ‘pasture growth’) dictates stock numbers and long-term carrying capacity estimates for properties. Data collected from native pastures from over…
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As most readers will know, pasture dieback has caused significant productivity losses over recent years. Following a very dry 2019, rain across many areas of Queensland early in…
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The Burger Beef – in what direction is the burger industry heading? How does a country with 327 million people go about producing and supplying enough meat to…
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Fourteen properties from western Queensland inducted 84 steers (six steers per property) into the 2020 Westech Steer Challenge this February, to begin the 30-week paddock to plate competition.…
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Basalt Bash & Beauty is an event for rural and remote women, bringing them together to strengthen social cohesion, reduce the sense of isolation, encourage conversations on key…
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Calf loss has huge financial impacts on beef producers across northern Australia, reducing productivity and profitability of most breeding herds. To understand the causes of calf loss in…
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Rainfall has been exceedingly low and late for many graziers in southern Queensland. Some critical questions are… How much rain will my paddocks receive and retain this growing…
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