AgForce Calls for Competition in NLIS Tag Market
AUSTRALIA - Around 95 per cent of the tags currently used by Queensland producers under the National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) are being produced by just two companies.

Research: Grain Based Diets Without Additives
AUSTRALIA - Joint research by the Department of Agriculture and Food and Murdoch University has shown cattle can be successfully introduced to grain-based diets in commercial feedlots without the use of feed additives.

Weekly Australian Cattle Summary
AUSTRALIA - This report is a collection of weekly cattle price summaries from each Australian state by the Meat & Livestock Australia.

Report: Climate Changes, Farming Changes
AUSTRALIA - CSIRO today released a national overview of climate change impacts and adaptation options for Australian agriculture.

ABA Chewing the Fat on Supermarket Transparency
AUSTRALIA - David Byard, of the Australian Beef Association (ABA), has said that he found the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) inquiry into supermarket pricing "very disturbing".

Double Trouble: Farmers Use Two NLIS Tags
AUSTRALIA - Local abattoirs and saleyards have noticed a sharp increase in the number of animals with two National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) devices, sparking renewed warnings from Biosecurity Queensland to ensure tracing devices are used...

Oz: NLIS Rebate Extends Until Cash Flow Snaps
AUSTRALIA - The Queensland government have announced that a range of rebates designed to assist cattle owners meet National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) requirements have now been extended until the end of the year, or until the money runs out....

Weekly Australian Cattle Summary
AUSTRALIA - This report is a collection of weekly cattle price summaries from each Australian state by the Meat & Livestock Australia.

ABA Chairman Welcomes Quarantine Review
AUSTRALIA - ABA Chairman Brad Bellinger has said that he welcomes a review by the Federal Government into the Australian Quarantine Inspection Service (AQIS).

Time for Celebration Says AgForce
AUSTRALIA - AgForce is celebrating excellence in Queensland’s red meat industry and raising awareness about every segment of the industry from production, processing, marketing and consumption through the annual Rabobank Red Meat Awards, for which...

Tender Meat is All in the Genes
AUSTRALIA - Scientists from the Beef CRC have proved that meat produced by cattle carrying the favourable forms of gene markers for tenderness is more tender than meat from cattle which carry unfavourable forms of the genes.

Weekly Australian Cattle Summary
AUSTRALIA - This report is a collection of weekly cattle price summaries from each Australian state by the Meat & Livestock Australia.

Oz Destiny? Seeking a Fairer Meat Market
AUSTRALIA - The Australian Beef Association is urging the government to seek a fair and truly competitive domestic meat market model, if consumers are to get value for money.

Oz Prime Minister Boosts Beef Sales in Japan
AUSTRALIA - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has done his bit to boost sales of Australian beef in Japan, helping to hand out samples of Aussie Beef at a Tokyo supermarket today.

Are Woolworths Telling Porkies?
AUSTRALIA - The Red Meat Action Group of Western Australia have said that it was with great dismay that they read the submission by Woolworths to the ACCC Grocery Enquiry and their letter of response to the Australian Beef Association.

Weekly Australian Cattle Summary
AUSTRALIA - This report is a collection of weekly cattle price summaries from each Australian state by the Meat & Livestock Australia.

Future is Bright for Oz on a Global Perspective
AUSTRALIA - The future for beef, and meat generally, is looking bullish. Global futures investors are beginning to speculate on a meat commodities boom as demand for meat pushes to unprecedented highs in countries such as China and Russia and supply...

No Johne's Disease in Queensland
AUSTRALIA - There are currently no sheep flocks or cattle herds in Queensland infected by Johne's disease, and changes to livestock entry conditions are working to see that this remains the case.