Livestock

Livestock

Genetic gain adding value

The sheep industry could see a boost of more than $121million by 2029 due to a long-running genomics research program.

Country News

21 Mar 2019

Livestock

Beefing up their business

Thirty years of dairy breeding kicked up the dust in the yards as the cows made their way onto the back of B-double trucks.

Sophie Baldwin

20 Mar 2019

Livestock

Feed solution

Research through the Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation is providing information for livestock producers to make the most of grazing beef cattle on canola crops.

Country News

19 Mar 2019

Livestock

Feed solution

Research through the Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation is providing information for livestock producers to make the most of grazing beef cattle on canola crops.

Country News

19 Mar 2019

Livestock

Plan to feed lambs

How does a low risk strategy to grow feed for finishing lambs sound?

Country News

16 Mar 2019

Livestock

Hard job made easy

A dislike for fencing on his family farm in Henty has inspired Hugh McKay to develop an automatic fencing trailer.

Country News

15 Mar 2019

Livestock

The world wants Aussie Reds

International demand for Australian Red dairy genetics is growing, with new markets opening up in Peru and China.

Country News

14 Mar 2019

Livestock

Cattle sale slowdown

Fewer dairy cattle may have made their way through Shepparton Regional Saleyards last week, but weaker interest still left many unsold.

Alana Christensen

14 Mar 2019

Livestock

Survey ends soon

Sheep producers are running out of time to have their say on the future of sheep parasite management as the national sheep parasite survey comes to a close next month.

Country News

13 Mar 2019

Livestock

Bid for glory

Elders Euroa auctioneer Joe Allen is set to take on competitors from across the country in a bid to win the 2019 National Young Auctioneers Competition.

Country News

12 Mar 2019

Livestock

Anthrax found in Swan Hill sheep

Agriculture Victoria has responded to a confirmed incident of anthrax in sheep on a single property near Swan Hill.

Country News

12 Mar 2019

Livestock

Pig and poultry workshop in Tatura

Agriculture Victoria will host a workshop in Tatura next week to help new and existing small-scale pig and poultry producers prepare a land use planning permit application.

Country News

10 Mar 2019

Livestock

Group will give R&D guidance

A skills-based group of livestock producers, consultants and researchers from throughout Australia have been selected to help increase the rate of adoption of on-farm research and development outcomes.

Country News

10 Mar 2019

Livestock

Look for eye disease

Pink-eye is a highly contagious, painful and debilitating disease that can severely affect animal productivity.

Country News

09 Mar 2019

Livestock

Calls continue for the Aussie Farms map to be removed

Federal Agriculture Minister David Littleproud is ramping up pressure on an animal rights group to pull down a controversial map of farm locations after activists brazenly broadcast from inside a piggery.

Country News

09 Mar 2019

Livestock

Australian record broken at Jerilderie

An Australian record of $25000 was set at the Jerilderie Working Dog Auction on February 24.

Country News

08 Mar 2019

Livestock

More farmers feeling the pinch

Shepparton Regional Saleyards had a significant jump in cattle numbers last week due to the tough seasonal conditions.

Rodney Woods

07 Mar 2019

Livestock

Trying to lift the odds

A young scientist is trying to increase the survival of ewes and their twin or triplet lambs, by developing a greater understanding of ewe and lamb behaviours around the time of birth.

Country News

07 Mar 2019

Livestock

Global milk supply downward trend should see better farmgate prices

The slowdown in global milk supply growth has ‘‘set the stage’’ for a recovery in milk prices for dairy producers around the globe, according to a visiting North American dairy expert.

Country News

06 Mar 2019