Farmers and pastoralists are being encouraged to provide input on a statutory review under way into the effectiveness of WA’s biosecurity legislation, with public submissions now open.
Adam Poulsen
Nutrien Livestock kicked off its winter cattle sale season at the Muchea Livestock Centre on June 24 selling 952 head of commercial steers, heifers and bulls for just over $1.39 million.
Bob Garnant
Livestock enthusiasts from across the State will come together in Fremantle in August for the return of the WA Livestock Research Council’s annual forum.
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Muchea Livestock Centre’s new boss Steve Wainewright is inviting WA producers to visit the state-of-the-art saleyard in a bid to “build transparency and trust” and ensure all vendors “have a good experience”.
Live cattle exports are pegged to plummet to 500,000 head this year — nearly 272,000 fewer than in 2021.
WA meat processing giant Craig Mostyn Group has bought out one of the State’s biggest lamb and beef exporters, announcing a full merger with V&V Walsh.
The price of beef has shot up steeper than any other protein in Australia over the past year, rising at more than triple the rate of chicken according to a new report.
Shane Love has slammed the State Government’s $2 million probe into the possible relocation of Fremantle Port’s live export berth, saying the move won’t happen while the ALP remains divided.
Murdoch University’s prized farms have been labelled a “breeding ground for misconduct” and its well-known livestock manager accused of “deceiving” the institution for personal benefit in a damning report.
WA’s biosecurity frontline is being beefed up and laws governing the contentious topic are set for an overhaul as the “greatest threats to animal agriculture in decades” creep closer to Australian shores.
The Opposition has ratcheted up calls for Mark McGowan to clarify his stance on live sheep exports, with WA Nationals leader Mia Davies demanding the Premier “unequivocally state his support” for the industry.
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WA’s oldest dairy company Brownes is set to re-enter the Singaporean market after logistical headaches caused by COVID-19 led to the market drying up.
Australian egg farmers can now trace their eggs from point of purchase to the date and location they were laid with the launch of an online traceability tool aimed at improving food safety.
New Zealand is on track to become the first country in the world to tax farmers for emissions caused by belching cattle and sheep.
New Zealand is planning to tax the burps of cows and sheep in a bid to cut the greenhouse gases produced by the nation.
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The grain fed beef industry’s premier conference is making a comeback after a four-year hiatus, with the Australian Lot Feeders’ Association announcing the return of BeefEx this October.
Wheatbelt farmers are “quietly optimistic” for another bin-bursting harvest after what some are calling the most promising start to the seeding season in decades.
A three-year project to increase the marketability of cattle in the North West by improving genetic drivers in breeding has been launched.
Alexander Scott
A South West agricultural college, that enrols 168 students across years 10, 11 and 12, was announced the overall winner of the Harvey Beef Gate 2 Plate Challenge.
The Harvey Beef Gate 2 Plate Challenge awards presentation capped off the eighth feedlot competition with a crowd of 170 beef producers and industry stakeholders gathered at the gala event.
Australian live cattle exports to China soared in the first quarter of the year, with the industry bucking the trend as others fall victim to the ongoing trade war.
The State’s biggest feedlotting challenge has been won by a team of students for the first time in the competition’s eight-year history, with the ‘crown and glory’ win to WA College of Agriculture — Harvey.
The national cattle herd rebuild is set to continue on the back of lower slaughter volumes and ongoing strong seasons in key cattle-producing regions, according to MLA’s latest projections.
A large outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Australia would cost the nation’s economy $30 billion more than previously estimated, new modelling by the Federal Government’s commodity forecaster has revealed.
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