Market conditions remain favourable throughout Australia’s cattle supply chain as good conditions in key regions continue and demand remains elevated. Rain throughout key sheep producing regions shifted sentiment as producers retain stock, restricting supply. Cattle slaughter continues to remain at elevated levels while lamb and mutton slaughter tightens.

The Restocker Lamb Indicator reached a new record this week, climbing to 1,173¢/kg carcase weight (cwt) on Wednesday – 10¢/kg cwt above the previous record set in mid-November 2025. This reflects a clear improvement in sentiment across southern production regions.

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Request for Tender - Annual vegetation monitoring and assessment on Australian grazing properties VBM As managers of approximately half the Australian land mass, beef and sheep producers are some of the nation’s most important environmental

Request for Tender: Improving calf survival from heifers in the Northern Forest and Northern Downs VBM,Net zero ambitions,Industry people This request for tender is in response to NABRC’s 2024 priority to reduce losses from pregnancy test to

Terms of Reference – Livestock Genetics Early Researcher, Projects and capability development program Project reference: A.BCD.2026 VBM,Net zero ambitions Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) is establishing a program within the Livestock

Request for tender – Destination Goat: Driving improved transport welfare outcomes for goats VBM Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) and the Goat Industry Research, Development and Adoption Committee (GIRDAC) are calling for full applications

What started as an information sharing session six years ago has since become a staple in the Collie region of NSW, and now the Collie Field Day will return on 1 April, bigger and better than ever.

The inquiry responding to the widespread devastation of the 2019/20 Black Summer Bushfires recommended implementation of alternative methods to mitigate and reduce potential fuel load in fire prone areas.