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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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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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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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The ‘Heifer management in northern beef herds’ manual is also available from MLA. This publication is free to everyone. This publication is a direct outcome of MLA-funded heifer…
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