Wagyu Milestone – 30 years in Australia
This year marks 30 years of Wagyu cattle in the Australian beef industry. From humble beginnings, Australia now has the largest herd of Wagyu cattle outside of Japan,…
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Northern WA Twilight Forums assist pastoralists in preparing for a challenging season
Many pastoral leases across the Pilbara and Kimberley regions experienced lower than average rainfall and above average temperatures during the 2018/19 wet season, which resulted in extra pressure…
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Ideal conditions to test tropical legumes at Allora
Despite the difficult growing conditions over the summer of 2018-19, tropical legume varieties planted into a pasture trial on the southern Darling Downs have persisted and produced fresh growth.…
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Pulpy kidney and toxic plant issues after good April rain
Rains in March and April have initiated variable pasture response for many producers throughout Queensland. In some areas the rapid growth of green feed after these rain events…
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Incorporating legumes for more profitable beef production
The value of incorporating perennial legumes into extensive beef production systems is the focus of the latest video from the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF). In this…
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Improved GLM land type mapping goes live
Users of the Grazing Land Management (GLM) land type mapping can now access the new and improved versions of the mapping data. “The GLM land type mapping now more…
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Blood testing and land type mapping leads to cost-effective P supplementation
When Rob and Ainsley McArthur of Mystery Park, St Lawrence, decided to investigate the probable cause of their herds’ lower than expected productivity, they turned to Department of Agriculture…
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Moisture storage vital for reliable pasture establishment during a dry year
Rainfall across most of central and southern Queensland this summer has been significantly below average. Even under dry conditions such as these, research and commercial experience demonstrates that…
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New video on making best use of NLIS tags available now
A new video has just been launched that describes new ways that producers can use the National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) to improve data collection and decision making…
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After the north-west Queensland floods
A summary of resources available for primary producers affected by the 2019 floods in north-west Queensland. Details about the available QRIDA grants, freight subsidies, meeting the nutritional requirements of livestock after flood, weeds to be on the lookout for, managing rejuvenating pastures and much more can be found in this article.