Australia has officially broken the record for the highest volume of beef exported in a calendar year, with year-to-date exports reaching 1.398 million tonnes, up 15% year-on-year.

National cattle yardings fell 22% to 81,928 head after the previous week’s high of 103,794 head. This was fuelled by attractive market prices for producers and anticipation of the market’s end-of-year break.

Demonstration properties focused on pre-mating liveweight and body condition scoring (BCS), supplementation, pregnancy scanning and udder assessment of ewes as practices to help improve their lamb marking percentage. As part of this initiative, individual animal data was collected using electronic identification (eID) in large-scale commercial operations to highlight how this data can contribute to improved decision making.

Dunan Pastoral is a multi-generational, family-owned beef enterprise, operating with three full-time labour units. The business breeds Angus cattle at Casterton and Henty, while growing out weaners at Drumborg, utilising higher rainfall pastures.

Mark and Liv Walter run a mixed sheep and cropping enterprise in the Cascade area, west of Esperance. In 2023 they were among the first group of producers to join the Meat and Livestock Australia’s (MLA), Producer Demonstration Site (PDS)-funded project, Emission Intensity – Getting Started on Farm.

A new on-farm demonstration project is kicking off across southern and central NSW to show how grazing dual-purpose wheat can boost productivity and profitability for mixed farming operations. Backed by Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA), GRDC, Charles Sturt University and the Cool Soil Initiative, the project will run six demonstration...

This Co-contributor Producer Demonstration Site (PDS) project is underway in Western Victoria to help livestock producers unlock the value of carcase feedback and turn it into practical on-farm improvements. The initiative, led by Coleraine Livestock Consulting in partnership with Meat & Livestock Australia, aims to reduce costly non-compliance and boost...

The Fixing Our Soils Producer Demonstration Site (PDS) is tackling a challenge faced by many mixed farmers across central west and northern NSW: poor legume performance in tropical grass pastures. Legumes are vital for biological nitrogen fixation, reducing reliance on synthetic fertilisers and improving soil health. However, widespread issues such...

Sheep producers in Central West NSW are set to benefit from an exciting new Producer Demonstration Site (PDS) project aimed at unlocking the productivity, profitability, and sustainability gains that come from smarter genetic selection. Led by For Flocks Sake Pty Ltd in partnership with Meat & Livestock Australia, this hands-on...

A new Producer Demonstration Site (PDS) project in Central West NSW is helping sheep producers unlock the power of real-time data to improve lamb finishing outcomes. With the region home to over 4.6 million sheep and NSW contributing 23% of Australia’s lamb slaughter, the potential impact is huge. The project...