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Grazing enterprises are vulnerable to the impacts of extreme heat events. Failure to plan for these increasingly common situations can put your livestock and your business at risk. This fact […]

Dung beetles play an important role in agriculture by burying and consuming dung that leads to improved nutrient cycling, improved soil structure and reducing habitats for flies being just a […]

Weaning is a well-established practice in northern Australia. The emphasis in this book is two-fold: to describe best management practice for feeding and educating weaners; and to promote weaning of […]

Imagine being able to muster and manage where your cows graze from your smartphone?… This may not be a far fetched idea for much longer, because the first virtual fencing […]

Breeder performance is a key profit driver in beef businesses. To improve performance, we must measure it so we can assess and monitor it on an ongoing basis. Fertility calculations […]

Phosphorus (P) is an essential nutrient for cattle, required for skeletal growth, muscle development, metabolism, and milk production. A deficiency increases the mortality rate in cows, reduces growth rates, and […]

FutureBeef asked graziers Kurt Mayne, Ian McCamley, Bruce Mayne and, grazier and feedlot manager Sarah Donovan how they operated their backgrounding and feedlotting businesses. How Kurt Mayne meet’s optimum weight […]

Transporting and handling livestock is a specialist task and one which the whole supply chain relies on to be performed safely, efficiently, and professionally to protect our animals, staff and […]

Bloat occurs when excess gas accumulates in the rumen because it cannot be belched or pass through the digestive tract. Two forms of bloat occur: Frothy: Some plants can contain […]

In this video, beef producers Sonya, Glen and Trevor Shelley discuss the weaner management practices on their property Wandoo near Nebo. Sonya emphasises the importance of managing for cow body […]