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23.01.2022 Changes in conditions for road trains are welcomed with Livestock Bulk and Rural Carriers Association president Paul Pulver saying having unrestricted road train access between Dubbo and Tamworth was "a huge win for transporters and farmers alike

22.01.2022 A local employment program that engages, trains and supports young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for employment in the Northern Territory pastoral industry, is starting its 13th year, with a new intake of participants about to begin their training.

20.01.2022 During Covid restrictions consumers showed a willingness to ‘try new things’ with dry-aging playing a key marketing role as a point of difference for a South Australian beef supply chain.

19.01.2022 Companies like Tyson’s Meats, Smithfield, Cargill and JBS are looking into ways to incorporate more automation as they modernize their plants.

18.01.2022 Meat processors are confident there’ll be enough meat for Christmas, as Victoria lifts restrictions on workforce capacities.

15.01.2022 A team of scientists in Singapore have invented an ‘electronic nose’ that mimics the mammalian nose to assess the freshness of meat.

14.01.2022 Landholders are urged to report locusts and populations to get them under control.

11.01.2022 Charles Sturt University research aims to give insight on the impact of bloat on beef production in southern Australia and invite producers to take part in an online survey.

10.01.2022 MLA managing director Jason Strong says the red meat supply chains have been under extreme pressure, and although the devastation resulting from COVID-19 will be felt in many industries for many decades to come, our industry remains in an incredibly strong position.

10.01.2022 In February 2020 MLA commissioned Agree Commodities Pty Ltd to produce a White Paper describing the Australian cattle industry’s awareness, willingness to change and appetite for improved price risk management. Discussions were focused on Consensus, Obstacles, Preconditions and Expectations.

10.01.2022 $65 million worth of cattle was sold in Victoria last week with Wodonga agent Kevin Corcoran predicting the high prices paid for livestock would likely continue for the foreseeable future.

10.01.2022 Australian Intercollegiate Meat Judge Kieran Smith identified an opportunity for Australian meat exporters, who sell large volumes of beef into the US burger trade, to differentiate their product by further promoting natural advantages such as the leaner qualities of Australian burger beef.

08.01.2022 Professor Peter Brett with a 30 years career in surgical robotics is working In collaboration with meat processing companies into building advanced robotics and testing new ideas that have the potential to benefit local industries

08.01.2022 In response to stakeholder feedback about the challenges in finding and accessing reports, MLA has launched a range of initiatives so now red meat producers and industry stakeholders can access reports more easily.

08.01.2022 Angus breeders will have access to new and updated selection indexes next month, Angus Australia breed development and extension manager Mr Bryne said a key part to the updates of the indexes and parameters had been industry consultation to ensure they are as relevant as possible and reflective of breeding objectives.

07.01.2022 Beef producers are furious at the public broadcaster's re-running of a controversial series dealing with carbon emissions they say denigrates their industry and contains inaccurate data.

06.01.2022 An increase in offshore demand for high-value branded grain fed beef has meant that beef finishing systems have favoured a move to more feedlot operations.

01.01.2022 The high cost of cattle and extreme shortage is pushing processors into a corner of struggling to maintain minimum weekly kill numbers and also compounding the situation are challenges like export logistical hurdles due to the pandemic, intense labour shortages and uncertainty around ongoing demand in key markets.