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The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has declared El Niño, but what does this really mean? This great infographic (see below) explains what typically occurs in an El Niño…
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A major re-development of one of Australia’s leading saleyards was officially opened by Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries Bill Byrne last week. The Minister visited the Dalby Regional…
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A new manual produced by MLA provides a roadmap for northern beef producers wanting to improve their bottom line. Improving the performance of northern beef enterprises – key…
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Twenty six year old Emma Hegarty, Queensland Beef Extension Officer at the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) has made it through to the finals of the inaugural…
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Australia is currently free of TSE (Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies). The National TSE surveillance program helps Australia demonstrate our freedom from Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and scrapie, and meet…
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Congratulations to Rebecca Gunther, Beef Extension Officer, on her recent win of the Strong Rural Women’s award from the Queensland Rural Regional and Remote Women’s Network (QRRRWN). Announced…
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This worksheet estimates and compares the costs of feeding stock to selling and buying back. It also gives a breakeven sale price required to cover feeding costs. It…
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Using sown pastures in native and naturalised pasture systems has the potential to improve diet quality and can also allow for higher utilisation rates. If you are thinking…
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At the Premier’s Sustainability Awards last week, Barry and Leanne O’Sullivan from North Queensland won the Rural Award in recognition of their leadership and innovation in the beef…
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MLA BeefUp Forums were held in the Northern Territory towns of Adelaide River and Mataranka in August, covering topics such as business management, markets, northern beef research and…
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