Finishing winter strong: tips for maintaining stock into spring
With just over a month until the mornings begin to warm up and hopefully bring a change to the weather, many producers are looking at…
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Raven limousin – whole beef herd offered online as one lot
It takes dedication, hard work and quality genetics to establish a name in the stud cattle industry. Rarely does an opportunity arise where you can…
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AuctionsPlus buffers agriculture from COVID
The AuctionsPlus online livestock marketing platform played a vital role in helping maintain the livestock supply chain through COVID-19 disruptions this year. Border closures and…
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Is agriculture set up to deal with treechange start ups?
Treechangers might well be reshaping communities within a stone’s throw of the big cities but is agriculture ready for them? Footscray hipster turned Romsey farmer,…
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Pickersgill picks up Beef Australia trip
The new owner of Murranji Station and eight cattle properties sprawling across Queensland, Kevin Pickersgill, will be heading to Beef Australia 2021 in Rockhampton courtesy…
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Peeling back the layers on herd performance
Picture a crossbred heifer at weaning, tag #1839. She weighs 310 kilograms, 20kg above the average weight of her peers. She is as long as…
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Realising the potential of animal welfare for the Australian beef industry
To meet consumer expectations and ensure future profitability in Australia’s beef industry, greater focus must be placed on the continual improvement of animal welfare practices…
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Buying and selling stud stock in SA’s new normal has silver lining
Around half the on-property ram sales and “almost all” the bull sales in South Australia are now listed on online platforms, says Elders stud stock…
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Things to think about this spring: Sheep
Extreme drought and bushfires over the past 12 months have left Australian sheep flock numbers at record lows. With the spring joining and weaning season…