Find out about cross breeding cattle, combining the attributes of two or more breeds, rotational crossbreeding, composite breeds and other information.
A description of trends in the beef industry in the Monsoonal North that aims to provide the region’s natural resource management groups with an understanding of how best to: support the industry, undertake the changes required to improve its environmental sustainability and economic viability, and to provide it with resilience in the face of increasing development pressures and climate change.
Gill and Eunice Campbell run a crossbred cattle and grazing operation across their 13,000-hectare property, ‘Claravale’, west of Mitchell. With a drive for constant improvement, Gill and Eunice attended a Nutrition EDGE workshop, where what they learnt, permanently changed their weaner management practices.
Record high cattle prices, historically low interest rates and a good season for many… all in the one year. This happens only once or twice in the life…
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The project REEFsponsible and viable beef production aimed to assist enterprises in high erosion risk areas of the Upper Herbert catchment to address ground cover and sediment loss issues…
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Calf loss and heifer mortality have been major topics of conversation in the north for years, and frankly, people can talk about it until the cows come home.…
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Central Australian Self Herding (CASH) is a five year project being rolled out across the region. It is a collaboration between Bruce Maynard, a passionate farmer and co-developer…
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Leucaena-based pastures offer one of the most productive feed-base options for northern beef producers where rainfall and soils are suitable. The Accelerating uptake of leucaena-based pastures project aimed…
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The project ReefSafe Grazing aimed to work with industry, government, community and graziers to improve grazing land management, increase productivity and profitability and improve water quality in far…
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The Climate Clever Beef research project evaluated on-farm practices to improve methane emissions intensity of cattle production and increase carbon stored in soil and vegetation – read more…