As 2020 will be remembered for the COVID-19 disruptions to normal life, for rural communities, the rapid transformation in seasonal conditions throughout the year has been a very pleasant change, especially in the southern states. For NSW cattle producers, frequent and widespread rainfall since autumn has rejuvenated spirits, with resurgent restocking demand boosting prices across.
The Beef Australia committee has announced that the show will go on in May 2021. Speaking in Brisbane on Thursday morning, chairman of the Beef Australia board Bryce Camm said they were delighted to announce that the event is officially on. “The work has been put in to ensure this will be a safe, enjoyable.
Young cattle price records continued to fall on AuctionsPlus last week, with a line of Angus and Angus cross steer calves smashed national records when they fell for 718c/kg. Cattle numbers eased slightly this week with 17,186 head listed, 1700 less than last week. The smaller offering did not dampen prices or demand, with the.
Cattle producers have welcomed the hundreds of millions of dollars in the Federal Budget that will help boost beef exports. Cattle Council of Australia’s Travis Tobin said the investment would help improve supply chain efficiency and market security. “This will further modernise our world-leading beef industry,” Mr Tobin said. “More than $220 million for digital.
Prominent agribusiness leader John McKillip has been appointed as the new independent chair of the Red Meat Advisory Council, taking the reigns from outgoing chair, Don Mackay. Mr McKillop has extensive agribusiness experience, having served on the boards of Meat & Livestock Australia, Dairy Australia, Cubbie Cotton, Dairy Farmers Milk Cooperative and Hassad Australia. RMAC.
Winter rainfall across areas of the Darling Downs, Maranoa and far western Queensland regions has provided confidence for a good winter crop and strong herd numbers leading into the summer months. Herron Todd White director Bradley Neill said in both 2018 and 2019, severe drought saw cattle and sheep numbers drop and, in many areas,.
While Australia’s coronavirus pandemic problems push national unemployment numbers above 1 million, the rural sector is frantically trying to fill job vacancies across a wide spectrum of trades and professions. Not only are farmers worried about finding enough seasonal labour to fill harvest roles in the horticulture and grain sectors this summer, a host of.
Claire and Stephen Schmidt’s 161 hectare (400 acre) Biddeston property Foxdale is on the market for $2.1 million. Located 23km west of Toowoomba, Foxdale is about half cultivation and half pasture, with a creek dissecting the productive property. The pasture country is lightly timbered with coolibah and box with the occasional ironbark, running up into.
University students have been taking up jobs on outback cattle stations, with coronavirus forcing them to study remotely or defer their courses. The ABC spoke to two who ended up on Viola Station, north of Julia Creek, which has been busy mustering and de-stocking cattle this year. Townsville university student Axel Licari first started coming.
The Federal Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment is now accepting applications for Round 4 of the Smart Farms Small Grants program. Applications close at 11.00am on Friday, 9 October 2020. Smart Farms Small Grants is an open, competitive, grant opportunity to support projects to increase farming, forestry and fishing communities’ awareness, knowledge, skills and.
