Resources

The ‘Polled gene marker test and fixed time insemination’ producer demonstration sites demonstrates using the polled gene marker test to increase the frequency of polled progeny and the use of fixed time insemination in commercial Northern Territory herds.

The ‘Genotyping and phenotyping for accelerated genetic improvement in northern Australia’ project aims to increase the accuracy of genetically describing the reproductive merit of northern breeding cattle.

The ‘Demonstrating the effect of liveweight on heifer pregnancy rates in northern Queensland’ project shows how heifer weight affects puberty and pregnancy.

The ‘Biocontrol of prickly acacia: host specificity testing of agents from India’ project builds on the findings of ’New biocontrol opportunities for prickly acacia: exploration in India’, and tests the host specificity of leaf-webbing caterpillars and scale insects in quarantine.

The beef industry workforce handbook has job descriptions and suggested salaries for people working on beef cattle stations in Queensland.

BRICK is a business analysis spreadsheet that aims to assess the productivity and profitability of extensive grazing enterprises. It uses management accounting principles and results from the CashCow project to help you identify areas of your beef business which may be under performing.

Find out your options to increase nitrogen inputs in your sown pastures, specifically applying nitrogen fertiliser or adding a legume.

Find out more about ways to increase nitrogen cycling in your sown pastures, including mechanical options, ley farming and more…