eBulletin February 2026
In this edition of the FutureBeef eBulletin you’ll find: gully remediation in action – check out this amazing timelapse video currant bush in North Queensland why you might…
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Western Australia
WA: ISC / DPIRD — Webinar
Specifically for primary producers in Western Australia Join Integrity Systems and the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development to hear the latest on Livestock Production Assurance, electronic identification…
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Pilbara Weeds Symposium 2025
The Pilbara Weeds Symposium 2025 “Beyond Compliance – Working Together for Better Outcomes” will include: Expert presentations Panel discussion Weed I.D. workshop Networking Field trip Sundowner. For more…
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DPIRD’s Producer Innovation Fast Track (PIFT) Grants program
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPRID’s) Producer Innovation Fast Track (PIFT) Grants program supports pastoral enterprises to adopt proven, regionally-relevant R&D, technologies and innovation to improve…
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Advancing agtech on the frontier: How Debesa and Noonkanbah stations harness innovation for sustainable cattle management
Debesa is a family-run cattle station located approximately 80 kilometres southeast of Derby, in the West Kimberley Region of Western Australia. Kurt Fingers’ parents purchased Debesa 29 years…
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WA pastoralists: Are your heifers phosphorus deficient?
Western Australia’s ‘Are your heifers deficient?’ phosphorus project has kicked off to encourage northern WA producers to test their herds for phosphorus deficiency. The project aims to increase…
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Sterile leucaena on track to become a commercial reality
Trials of sterile leucaena hybrid plants in Carnarvon and Kununurra in Western Australia’s north are looking promising, with many plants having flowered but not produced any seed for…
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Weeding out high-risk plants to support mosaic agriculture development
What is a weed? A common definition of a weed is ‘a plant in the wrong place’. Therefore, what constitutes a weed can be in the ‘eye of…
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Twilight Forums extend research to more than 1 million hectares of northern WA
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development Northern Beef Development team have recently been on the road conducting research and extension updates – otherwise known as Twilight…
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Influence of the Madden-Julian Oscillation phase on rainfall and intra-seasonal dry spells: Halls Creek case study
Climatology (historical weather observations) together with the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) index forecast and seasonal outlooks can be useful in northern rangeland management decision making. Climatology can provide long…
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