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Industry NewsVarious dynamics influencing light vs. heavy lamb price split19 April 2024FIND OUT MORE
Over the last five years, the National Light Lamb Indicator has averaged 30¢ below the National Heavy Lamb Indicator. More recently, the price disparity between light and heavy lambs has grown. Currently, the indicators are showing a 162¢ light lamb discount, the largest discount this year. -
R&DP.PSH.1037 - Final ReportFinal ReportFIND OUT MORE
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R&DL.LSM.0018 - No more gaps with superior shrub systemsFinal ReportFIND OUT MORE
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R&DP.PSH.1223 - ACC Digital Value Chain strategy development and Digital Officer (Processing Operations)Final ReportFIND OUT MORE
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Industry NewsWeekly cattle and sheep market wrap05 April 2024FIND OUT MORE
The cattle market has shown signs of improvement across various indicators. Following the Easter break and bolstered by strong rainfall, yardings increased by 1,688 to reach 23,704 head – however, this is still a 61% drop from two weeks ago. Queensland witnessed the largest reduction in yardings, declining by 1019 to 5,869 head. -
Industry NewsWeekly cattle and sheep market wrap28 March 2024FIND OUT MORE
This week was a record-breaking week in the markets, with the highest lamb and cattle slaughter in years. It was largely driven by market dynamics and the smaller yardings due to the Easter long weekend. -
Industry NewsResearch investigating ways to put methane reducing technology into the paddock27 March 2024FIND OUT MORE
New research is investigating the potential of a lick-block formula that could help reduce methane emissions from livestock. -
Industry NewsPredicting the eating quality of dairy breeds with MSA26 March 2024FIND OUT MORE
MSA undertakes a wide range of Research and Development (R&D) with the aim of making all cattle and sheepmeat eligible for MSA grading. In 2022–23, research continued on projects investigating the impact of rail transport on beef eating quality, alternative pathways for cattle and sheep through saleyards and the impact of various refeeding protocols, and whether biomarkers in high pH meat can be detected in saliva prior to slaughter. -
ResourcesOptiweigh lands southern WA – preliminary learnings25 March 2024FIND OUT MORE
Stirlings to Coast Farmers (SCF) applied for an MLA-funded project to demonstrate the Optiweigh unit, an in-paddock cattle weighing system, on properties in Southern WA. A large component of the project was to show the economic value of utilising the system in terms of improved labour efficiency, closer monitoring of animal weights and using the weight data to optimise compliance with target market weight specifications in order to receive premium prices. -
Industry NewsHow has saleyard throughput changed?21 March 2024FIND OUT MORE
Earlier this month, MLA released the Industry projections 2024: Australian cattle report, citing the herd would ease by less than 1% to 28.6 million head by 30 June 2024. After growing for three consecutive years through the 2020–2022 rebuild, the younger herd has now reached production maturity, pushing more processor-ready animals through sales channels.
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