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A suite of new videos has been produced from the MLA Producer Forum at Beef Australia 2015 so you can watch the line-up of speakers share what the…
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The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has declared El Niño, but what does this really mean? This great infographic (see below) explains what typically occurs in an El Niño…
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A major re-development of one of Australia’s leading saleyards was officially opened by Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries Bill Byrne last week. The Minister visited the Dalby Regional…
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A new manual produced by MLA provides a roadmap for northern beef producers wanting to improve their bottom line. Improving the performance of northern beef enterprises – key…
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Twenty six year old Emma Hegarty, Queensland Beef Extension Officer at the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) has made it through to the finals of the inaugural…
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Some great news in the FutureBeef extension team! Congratulations to Jo Robertson, Beef Extension Officer, Charters Towers. Jo was selected from a high quality pool of 49 applicants…
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The Australian Government recently released the Agricultural Competitiveness Green Paper. This paper outlines fresh ideas for Australia’s agricultural future. Submissions closed 12 December 2014.

Australia is currently free of TSE (Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies). The National TSE surveillance program helps Australia demonstrate our freedom from Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and scrapie, and meet…
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Congratulations to Rebecca Gunther, Beef Extension Officer, on her recent win of the Strong Rural Women’s award from the Queensland Rural Regional and Remote Women’s Network (QRRRWN). Announced…
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Department of Agriculture and Fisheries and University of Queensland researchers are currently looking at new ways to increase the productivity of ruminant livestock. Understanding the way animals digest…
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