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Cattle forumPremiumHave you herd the date for the KPCA forum?

The Kimberley Pilbara Cattlemen’s Association has set the date for its annual conference, with this year’s event scheduled to be held in Broome over two days in mid-October.

Adam Poulsen

CHANGING OF THE GUARDPremiumWAMMCO livestock manager steps down after 23 years

WA Meat Marketing Cooperative livestock manager Peter Krupa has announced his retirement after 23 years, with industry veteran Mike Curnick set to take over the role.

Adam Poulsen

Beef Sustainability PremiumBeef industry’s yearly scorecard set to be released in June

A yearly score card on the beef industry’s environmental stewardship, animal care and wellbeing, economic resilience, and people and the community will be unveiled next month at an event in Sydney.  

Cally Dupe

FEDERAL ELECTIONPremiumRumours swirl over appointment of new agriculture minister

Farmers will have to wait another week to find out who the new Federal agriculture minister will be, as speculation mounts over who will claim the portfolio vacated by David Littleproud.

Adam Poulsen

FEDERAL ELECTIONPremiumLive exporters confident trade has ‘strong future’

Live export stakeholders are “confident” and “optimistic” the live sheep trade has a “strong future”, despite Federal Labor, which vowed to phase out the industry, being voted into power.

Adam Poulsen

LATEST FIGURESPremiumCattle herd rebuild continues as slaughter rates fall

The national cattle herd rebuild is steaming ahead, with slaughter figures for the first quarter of 2022 sitting at 1.3 million head – a 5.8 cent drop compared to the same time last year.

Adam Poulsen

Feedlot SectorPremiumAustralian feedlot sector booms with two records smashed

Australia’s cattle feedlot industry is booming, with more cattle on feed right now than at any point in the nation’s history as a steady herd rebuild continues — and WA is leading the trend. 

Cally Dupe

TRACEABILITY AND BIOSECURITYPremiumLivestock bodies call for Australia-wide eID system

Livestock lobby groups are pushing for a mandatory Australia-wide electronic identification system for sheep, cattle and goats as part of a “once in a generation” bid to improve traceability.

Adam Poulsen

LIVE EXPORT DEBATEPremiumWar of words continues over plan to ban live sheep exports

The fallout has continued over Federal Labor’s plan to ban live sheep exports, with more MPs and industry players emerging from the woodwork to slam the contentious policy.

Adam Poulsen

WORKER SHORTAGEPremiumAbattoir backlog adds to farmers’ frustrations

West Australian abattoirs are grappling with a major processing backlog caused by a chronic labour shortage, with bookings backed up for up to six weeks, according to industry insiders.

Adam Poulsen

‘CUMBERSOME REGULATIONS’PremiumSheep body calls for better access to agvet chemicals

The welfare of Australian livestock is being compromised by overzealous and “poorly implemented” regulatory intervention from the veterinary medicines watchdog, according to Sheep Producers Australia.

Adam Poulsen

MLA Board PremiumMeat and Livestock Australia calls for directors

Meat and Livestock Australia has called for applications to fill three non-executive director positions on its board. 

Cally Dupe

NEW RECORDPremiumHereford bull sells for record $130,000 at Victorian sale

A 1004kg Hereford bull has sold for a record price of $130,000 at a sale in Wodonga, Victoria, with a Queensland cattle breeder the proud new owner.

Staff reporter

METHANE BUSTERPremiumMethane-busting feed supplement ‘a significant leap forward’

A Perth-based startup has developed a new methane-busting feed supplement it claims marks a “significant leap forward” in the quest to make the livestock industry more environmentally sustainable.

Staff reporter

biologyPremiumAustralia faces biggest biosecurity threat

Australia is facing its biggest biosecurity threat to animal agriculture in decades, the country's chief veterinarian has warned.

Liv Casben

Dairy Innovation DayWA dairy farmers come together for Dairy Innovation Day

Farmers and dairy industry representatives from across the State gathered in the South West on Thursday for a day exploring all the latest updates, new technologies and innovations being embraced by the sector.

Shannon Verhagen

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWPremiumCollins comes clean on live sheep exports

The Federal shadow agriculture minister has come clean on Labor’s live export policy, confirming the party’s plan to ban the live sheep trade but failing to outline how WA farmers would be compensated.

Adam Poulsen

Dairy Exodus Premium‘Concerning’ number of dairy farmers plan to exit in 5 years

The industry is working to “regroup and regrow” after a recent survey revealed a concerning numbers of farmers had plans to leave.

EXCLUSIVE Shannon Verhagen

On the agendaPremium‘WORST FEARS’: Labor plan to ban WA’s live sheep trade

Live export has exploded onto the election scene, with Federal Labor’s controversial plan to ban the live sheep trade dividing MPs and confirming the worst fears of WA farmers.

Adam Poulsen, Cally Dupe and Peter Law

FOOT AND MOUTHPremiumGoat smuggling may have caused Indonesian FMD outbreak

A major outbreak of foot and mouth disease sweeping Indonesia may have originated from infected goats smuggled from neighbouring Malaysia, Australian authorities say.

Adam Poulsen

MEMORIES LINGERPremiumPastoralists shaken by plan to ban live sheep exports

Pastoralists in the State’s north have been left rattled by Federal Labor’s proposal to ban live sheep exports despite assurances the party will not come for the cattle trade if elected on May 21.

Adam Poulsen

Live exportPremiumSheep shipping ban could make WA industry ‘unsustainable’

Western Australia’s lucrative sheep industries could become ‘unsustainable’ and ‘more susceptible to market volatility’ if Federal Labor’s plan to ban live exports is implemented, a leading analyst says.

Adam Poulsen

DISEASE ALERTAustralia at ‘low risk’ of foot and mouth disease

The risk of foot and mouth disease spreading to Australia “remains low” after a major outbreak was reported in Indonesia last week, authorities say.

Adam Poulsen

‘No set time’PremiumKing declares Labor wants to end live sheep exports

Shadow trade minister Madeleine King says Labor has been ‘quite clear’ on its commitment to end Australia’s live sheep export industry, hours after leader Anthony Albanese muddied the waters.

Michael Traill