Australia has cemented its position as the world’s leading goatmeat exporter with farmers tripling production during the past five years.
Cally Dupe
The northern livestock and pastoral community is mourning the loss of industry leader and fierce advocate of the live export trade, David Warriner who died earlier this month.
A study conducted in Lake Preston has found that grooming brushes are a simple and cost-effective way of reducing the anxiety of feedlot cattle.
Melissa Pedelty
Federal bureaucrats say a draft document detailing how the $139 million live export transition fund could be spent was “inadvertently distributed” but have declined to reveal how or who it was leaked to.
New research has found abattoir health inspection delays significantly increased the likelihood of animals requiring emergency euthanasia in Australia
Australian beef exports hit an April volume record despite the looming tariff threat.
Cameron Micallef
Yes, it's no joke: sheep continue to outnumber humans in New Zealand. But after years of falling wool prices, the nation's human flock is catching up.
Charlotte Graham-McLay
Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s agribusiness group Harvest Road has named Harvey Gaynor as its new chief executive, bringing with him over 35 years’ experience.
Cheyanne Enciso
A national cattle industry body says rising case numbers of a serious bacterial infection requires an urgent injection of $3 million to bring a new vaccine to the market.
The alpaca industry is growing as farmers woo consumers with the woolly creatures, known for their unique fleece, sustainable qualities and cheeky character.
Stephanie Gardiner
Australia’s dairy industry is set to benefit from a new school milk program being implemented in Indonesia this year
A hotline for cattle farmers to get information about the NLIS could be mothballed in coming months but the State Government is committed to creating a similar service for sheep.
Store lamb markets are showing further signs of improvement across WA but many local feedlots are still waiting to shift the killable lambs they have.
Australia’s Inspector General for Animal Welfare and Live Animal Exports is probing how the Federal Government could better handle “significant livestock export incidents”.
The Australian Wagyu Association brought its annual WagyuEdge ’25 to WA for the first time since the Japanese breed’s first genetics appeared in Australia 35 years ago.
Bob Garnant
An entry from Queensland-based Sanchoku Pure Wagyu, by Stanbroke, was awarded Grand Champion in this year’s Wagyu Branded Beef Competition after the judges were sold on its “rich umami flavour”.
This year’s Elite Wagyu Sale was marbled with enthusiasm with prices reaching a top of $95,000 for a NSW-bred Fullblood heifer described as having “royal blood through her veins with superstar pedigree”.
Australia and the US have a lot to learn from each other when it comes to breeding the best-quality Wagyu, according to a Colorado cattle industry leader who visited Perth recently.
The world is desperate for Australian Wagyu genetics, with farmers from down under increasingly being recognised for having the “best genetics in the world”.
Australia’s red meat transport sector is being put under the microscope with a new taskforce – created by industry – hoped to boost animal welfare, supply chain efficiency and education.
Cally Dupe and Bob Garnant
The three-day event, co-ordinated by the Australian Wagyu Association, was held at the Perth Convention Centre from April 9-11, with this year’s theme Global Trends Impacting Wagyu.
Pardoo Wagyu executive chairman Bruce Cheung was introduced as an industry “visionary” at the WagyuEdge 25 conference held at the Perth Convention Centre with more than 500 people in attendance.
The Australian sheep industry received a significant boost following a Federal Government announcement to inject $2 million into an internationally acclaimed industry conference.
WA cattle farmers will be the least exposed to Donald Trump’s tariffs compared of any State or Territory in Australia, with sandgropers more focused on feeding the rest of the world.
