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12 May 2023
Since the announcement of mandatory eID’s in Australia, sheep producers have been looking for hassle free options to implement an electronic system on-farm. Forty Upper North Farming Systems (UNFS) producers came together at Caleb Girdham’s family property near Melrose, SA to learn more about implementing eID’s on-farm and improving reproductive success.

03 May 2023
Australia’s red meat exports maintained a strong pace in April, despite several public holidays cutting into the number of working days.

21 March 2023
Australia and the United Kingdom share many similarities as countries and as people. In keeping with the sporting theme in this edition of the paper, our mutual love of cricket is one of those, although one country is more skilled than the other if this summer’s Ashes series is anything to go by!

17 March 2023
Restocking sentiment in the south has softened as the herd rebuild reaches maturity. The Restocker Yearling Steer Indicator softened 11.78¢ week-on-week. Prices were softer in NSW and Victoria by 31¢ and 109¢ respectively.

08 March 2023
For the past decade, John and wife Bec have run a large dairy goat enterprise at their Meningie property ‘Idealview’ in SA’s Upper South East. Recently, they’ve embarked upon a plan to transition into a meat goat herd, which is largely lifestyle-based but also designed to provide seasonal flexibility.

24 February 2023
Carcase weights for beef cattle and goats are on an upwards trajectory, according to the latest data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Here, MLA’s Market Information team takes a deep dive into the driving factors.

24 November 2022
Red meat producers and industry representatives joined Meat & Livestock Australia’s (MLA) 2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM), held in-person in Sydney and virtually on the 24th of November 2022. The hybrid meeting format has broadened the accessibility of the meeting among MLA’s membership.

30 September 2022
Variability within market indicators is expected to continue. With indicators calculated on a seven-day rolling average and so many markets not running last week, this easing in supply will impact throughput and volatility.

27 September 2022
For northern beef producers Owen and Brigid Price, the Northern Breeding Business (NB2) program provided the opportunity to confidently implement management changes within a quicker timeframe after they purchased an additional property near Rockhampton, Queensland.