Resources

‘Early weaning’ refers to the weight (age) of the calf and not the time of the muster. Early weaning is weaning calves that are 100–150 kg and 3 to 4 months […]

Bodie Willmot, Goolman QLD I own Corymbia, a 42 ha property at Goolman, just outside Ipswich on the border of the Scenic Rim. The property is heavily timbered with spotted […]

Joe Hennessy, along with his wife and in-laws, manages Boondock, a 8900-hectare property near St George running about 700 cross bred cows and 4000 goats. The landscape features poplar box […]

Summary A new tail hair test can measure nitrogen use efficiency (NUE), showing how well individual cattle convert dietary protein into growth and production. Cattle with higher NUE were found […]

The McKay family owns and operates two properties, ‘Umbearra’ and ‘Idracowra’ along the border of the NT and SA, about three-hours south of Alice Springs. This fact sheet explains how […]

Hardy & Trovato Families, Ingham QLD Our 121-hectare property is located near Ingham in Tropical North Queensland, receiving an average annual rainfall of 2,158mm. We run 80 Brahman breeders joined […]

Is your breeder herd pulling its weight? If you’re unsure, then this BeefConnect webinar recording is for you. We’ll cut through the data and focus on what really matters for […]

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 […]

Jos Maclean, ‘Coolum Pastoral’ Our family have been running Coolum Pastoral near Moura, Queensland, since 1927. The 5881 hectare property was originally farming country, but since taking it on, we’ve […]

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 […]