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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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Producers across eastern Australia have shown considerable interest in the new Pasturefed Cattle Assurance System (PCAS) since it was launched recently. More than 200 producers and other stakeholders…
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In this short 6 minute video Stuart Buck, Senior Pasture Agronomist (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries) explains the key points in pasture recovery after flooding, incl. tolerance of grasses and management options.

Graziers in the Burdekin region will be able to improve animal production, profitability and water quality all at the one time thanks to a new land management guide…
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Marketing options for beef producers in the Northern Territory was the focus of the Hayfield Station Field Day held between Dunmarra and Elliott last week. Understandably, given the…
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A study comparing tropically adapted Taurus crossbreds versus straightbred Brahman calves in the NT’s Victoria River District has produced significant weight gain and other production advantages in favour…
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Queensland producers have been urged to check the disease status of bulls from interstate, with the bull-buying season about to get underway Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry…
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