This survey represents a short “sense check” on how grass fed beef producers herd intentions, numbers of calves born in Autumn calving herds and sales numbers have adjusted from responses provided in ...

Australian cattle slaughter is expected to hit its highest level since 1978 in 2026, having already hit that mark for the 2025-26 financial year. Female cattle slaughter was at a record high in the ...

Hay and silage season is upon us, and the market is in a vastly different state to this time last year. Here we take a look at fodder and feed grain markets and assess the value of perhaps locking in ...

Recent weeks have seen a significant milestone hit for those who like looking at cattle price data. The Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) and the Frozen Cow 90CL Export Beef Indicator have reached ...

Australian beef exports felt the effects of tariffs in August, but sustained demand from the United States and strong domestic supply kept volumes at historically high levels. Two of the top four ...

The Australian sheep flock has moved into rebuild territory, but the cattle herd is telling a very different story. The latest female slaughter ratio, or FSR, moved higher again during the June ...

Beef tariffs are back in the news in the US, where the cost of hamburgers is a major talking point. Here we look at where the US gets its beef and how our exports stack up against competitors. The ...

Spence Dix & Co, has been named Top Throughput Sheep Agency for FY26, retaining the title for a second consecutive year after its seven sheep assessors completed 376 assessments across 94,118 head of ...

A cattle farming couple are making a call-out for information after the theft of more than 140 prized stock from their rural property.

With record lamb and mutton prices, very strong wool values and the season to date having been the friendliest in years, sentiment in the sheep industry running strong. Lamb prices have eased in ...

The latest Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) three months outlook points towards a weaker chance of a wet spring. This doesn’t mean that we’ll be in drought by October, but it’s worth looking at the ...

Another quiet week of weather is on the way. The coverage and strength of the frontal weather is expected to be more of a feature for those exposed to the west to northwest wind bearing. This means ...