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Fascinating how that climate focussed family is *checks notes* buying 11 fossil fuelled powered ships for live beef exports. Live beef exports being the thing that right wingers get frothing at the mouth in parliament to vote for:
https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/32Fascinating too, how in Australia, raising and exporting beef is the work of climate saviours who are loved with sporting team fervour.
#climate #beefcattle #beefexport #climate200 #AusPol #Australia
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Two men injured in cattle truck incident at central Queensland property
By Scout Wallen and Megan HughesEmergency services are called to a central Queensland property after an incident on a cattle truck leaves one man in a critical condition.
#AccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #BeefCattle #TransportIndustry #ScoutWallen #MeganHughes
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Operator of northern WA's only abattoir enters voluntary administration
By Alys MarshallDocuments from the corporate regulator confirm the Kimberley Meat Company has called in the administrators after months of troubled operations.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2024-02-29/kimberley-meat-company-enters-administration/103527750
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Hundreds of jobs filled as Southern Hemisphere's biggest beef abattoir ramps up capacity
By Brandon LongAustralia is set to produce a massive amount of beef this year, and some businesses are gearing up to capitalise on the trend.
#FoodProcessing #BeefCattle #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #Work #BrandonLong
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Red meat industry questions sustainability 'remit' of Australian Dietary Guideline review
By Megan HughesSustainability is on the menu for the official review of the national dietary guidelines, but the red meat industry is concerned it will not recognise its work to reduce greenhouse emissions.
#Rural #BeefCattle #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #DietandNutrition #Vegetables #FoodandCooking #FoodScienceandTechnology #MeganHughes
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Cattle sail from Darwin as Indonesian live export trade resumes
By Matt BrannIndonesia has finally issued import permits for Australian cattle, with the first ship now on the water bound for Jakarta.
#BeefCattle #Trade #Livestock #AgriculturalPrices #MattBrann
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RT @Animals_EFSA: Kick-off meeting on ‘More Welfare’ took place in @EFSA_EU with @Ecorys @WURanimal @UABBarcelona and https://oreade-breche.fr/ consortium led by @HSpoolder to prepare EFSA for future mandates on #AnimalWelfare of #Dairy cows #beefcattle #pigs #poultry #rabbits #horses #fish
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Food_EU/status/1615272038251241474
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Parts of regional Queensland copped a drenching yesterday and BOM is now forecasting storms and possible hail https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-29/bom-forecast-queensland-la-nina-storms-rain-hail-wet-summer/101709838 #news #WeatherPhenomena #BeefCattle #Rainfall #Rural #Fruit #Herbs
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Pair of NT cattle stations expected to sell for at least $150m North Star Pastoral is selling Maryfield and Limbunya stations, properties that cover more than 650,000 hectares and run 50,000 head of Brahman and Brahman-cross cattle. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-23/maryfield-and-limbunya-cattle-stations-for-sale-nt/12904822 #Agribusiness #BeefCattle #Rural
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Horse breeders win last-ditch bid to join opponents of coal mine reopening in Hunter A proposal to rekindle Dartbrook coal mine have been scuppered by a dramatic, eleventh-hour intervention from local thoroughbred horse breeders in the NSW Hunter Valley. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-20/dartbrook-coal-approval-dealt-blow-horsebreeders-join-legal-case/12900050 #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #EquineProduction #MiningIndustry #WaterPollution #Mining(Rural) #BeefCattle
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Vet Ross Ainsworth spends six months on live export ships or in quarantine due to COVID rules With 40 years' experience in live cattle exports, this veterinarian came out of retirement to help fill a worker shortage on stock-laden boats — and has barely set foot on land since March. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-20/vet-ross-ainsworth-fills-live-cattle-export--worker-shortage/12903410 #CattleFeedlots #BeefCattle #FarmLabour
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Horse breeders win last-ditch bid to join opponents of coal mine reopening in Hunter A proposal to rekindle Dartbrook coal mine have been scuppered by a dramatic, eleventh-hour intervention from local thoroughbred horse breeders in the NSW Hunter Valley. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-20/dartbrook-coal-approval-dealt-blow-horsebreeders-join-legal-case/12900050 #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #EquineProduction #MiningIndustry #WaterPollution #Mining(Rural) #BeefCattle
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Vet Ross Ainsworth spends six months on live export ships or in quarantine due to COVID rules With 40 years' experience in live cattle exports, this veterinarian came out of retirement to help fill a worker shortage on stock-laden boats — and has barely set foot on land since March. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-20/vet-ross-ainsworth-fills-live-cattle-export--worker-shortage/12903410 #CattleFeedlots #BeefCattle #FarmLabour
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$2 million worth of cattle reported stolen from NT station More than 1,400 head of branded cattle reported stolen from Top End station, with owners offering $250,000 reward for information. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-17/$2-million-worth-of-cattle-reported-stolen-from-nt-station/12891288 #Agribusiness #BeefCattle #Crime
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Former live export chief warns beef is the new coal as climate activists target industry Social licence expert Alison Penfold says a host of issues testing the public's trust in farming are heading "like a freight train" towards most sectors in Australian agriculture. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-14/alison-penfold-says-beef-industry-could-lose-social-licence/12881720 #SustainableandAlternativeFarming #AgriculturalPolicy #WomenInAgriculture #FoodProcessing #ClimateChange #BeefCattle
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Long voyage home: This stockman spent months crisscrossing the globe trying to return from a job When you board a live export ship in the middle of a global pandemic there are no guarantees when or how you will make it home. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-13/live-export-stockmen-going-on-long-uncertain-voyages/12857236 #LivestockWelfare #BeefCattle #Livestock #COVID-19 #Rural #Trade
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Coronavirus lockdowns see Australians increase red meat purchases Australia's domestic beef industry sales increase by 30 per cent during COVID-19 lockdowns. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-05/red-meat-sales-increase-by-30pc-during-covid-lockdowns/12851928 #SustainableandAlternativeFarming #SmallBusiness #BeefCattle #Pasture #Rural
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Time running out to press charges over death of 1,000 cattle As time runs out to lay animal welfare charges after more than 1,000 cattle died of thirst, the WA Agriculture Minister flags an overhaul of animal welfare legislation. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-05/no-animal-welfare-charges-over-more-than-1,000-cattle-deaths/12847508 #AnimalWelfare #BeefCattle
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One of Australia's largest cattle companies, with nearly 300,000 head, sells for at least $500 million Consolidated Pastoral Company, its hundreds of thousands of cattle, 3.2 million hectares of leases, and a feedlot business in Indonesia, has been bought-out by a British investor for at least $500 million. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/consolidated-pastoral-company-sale-to-guy-hands-finalised/12835104 #Agribusiness #BeefCattle #Rural
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One of Australia's largest cattle companies, with nearly 300,000 head, sells for at least $500 million Consolidated Pastoral Company, its hundreds of thousands of cattle, 3.2 million hectares of leases, and a feedlot business in Indonesia, has been bought-out by a British investor for at least $500 million. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-31/consolidated-pastoral-company-sale-to-guy-hands-finalised/12835104 #Agribusiness #BeefCattle #Rural
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'I've been really unlucky': After six years of drought, Banana Shire set to be transformed by Christmas Good rain means a green backyard for some, but for people working on the land, it's the difference between a pay cheque and crippling debt. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-31/banana-shire-welcomes-rain-breaking-six-year-drought-christmas/12832276 #Horticulture #Environment #BeefCattle #Livestock #Rainfall #Drought #Rural
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Gambling and TV deals save professional rodeo circuit Professional bull riding opens itself up to gambling and signed several television deals in an attempt to revive its 2020 season. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-29/gambling-and-television-deals-save-professional-rodeo-circuit/12822268 #ExtremeSports #BeefCattle #Gambling
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Cow caught chewing on large python in bizarre outback scene A gobsmacked outback worker has captured photos of a cow apparently trying to swallow a snake in a bizarre roadside scene in the remote north. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-28/cow-eating-snake-photos-outback-australia/12822382 #AnimalBehaviour #AnimalAttacks #BeefCattle #Livestock #Animals #Rural
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Important news: Cow caught chewing on large python in bizarre outback scene http://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-28/cow-eating-snake-photos-outback-australia/12822382 #AnimalBehaviour #AnimalAttacks #BeefCattle #Livestock #Animals #Rural
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Cash cow: Cattle embryo-collection facility receives export accreditation A highly prized calf will soon be born in New Zealand from an embryo collected in Western Australia and sired in Canada. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-28/wa-cattle-embryo-collection-facility-gets-export-accreditation/12818914 #BeefCattle #Livestock #Genetics
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Outback residents urged to prepare as La Niña promises wet summer The Royal Flying Doctor Service is encouraging outback residents to be ready for anything as forecasters predict higher than average rainfall this summer. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-21/la-nina-expected-to-bring-wet-summer-to-outback-queensland/12776886 #BeefCattle #Geography #Rainfall #Floods #Water
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Famous cattle station once owned by Kerry Packer earmarked for massive solar farm An iconic cattle station in the Northern Territory, once owned by Kerry Packer, is revealed as the proposed location for the world's biggest solar farm. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-20/newcastle-waters-station-nt-set-for-worlds-biggest-solar-farm/12785256 #ElectricityEnergyandUtilities #SolarEnergy #BeefCattle
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Radar blackspots concern outback residents as La Niña looms Two new weather radars set to fill a notorious blackspot in North Queensland will not be operational for the upcoming wet season. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-20/weather-radar-blackspot-concerns-outback-qld-residents/12782552 #FederalGovernment #BeefCattle #Rainfall #Weather #Floods
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Washouts and COVID-19 puts 'biggest horse show in the country' under threat The Show Society and Toowoomba Council are in talks to save the major equestrian event. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-19/toowoomba-royal-shows-future-at-risk/12781178 #CommunityandMulticulturalFestivals #CommunityOrganisations #AgriculturalShows #EquineProduction #LocalGovernment #19thCentury #BeefCattle #Regional #Events
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Farming at the frontline of climate change following record-breaking flood Graziers Sue and Simon Gedda feel conflicted about the environmental impact of their beef enterprise, but rather than abandon the industry, they are becoming more sustainable. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-19/lotus-creek-qld-cattle-graziers-the-geddas-fight-climate-change/12746756 #EnvironmentalImpact #ClimateChange #BeefCattle #Livestock #Regional #Cyclones #Floods
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Why are massive, mostly empty blocks of land in the NT selling for multi-millions? The dream of owning a cattle station in the Northern Territory is becoming harder to achieve for young people, as land prices steadily rise. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-17/multi-millionaires-own-cattle-stations-in-northern-territory/12772888 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #FamilyandChildren #Agribusiness #Agriculture #BeefCattle #Livestock #Family #Rural
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New beef brand aims to educate consumers on where their food comes from An outback beef business markets directly to south-east Queensland consumers with a focus on animal welfare. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-15/new-beef-branding-to-promote-paddock-to-plate/12764510 #RegionalDevelopment #FoodProcessing #FoodandCooking #BeefCattle #RuralYouth #Regional
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Karla's job isn't for the faint-hearted but that's exactly why she is the perfect employee Droving in 30-plus degree temperatures, every day for three months at a time, is far from an easy day's work, but there’s an increasing number of people seeking employment in the profession. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-15/jobs-in-agriculture-as-more-women-going-droving/12725628 #WomenInAgriculture #RuralWomen #BeefCattle #Livestock
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Horny beasts grow in numbers in rural Australia They are unmistakable with their two-metre-wide horns, and are becoming popular in Australia for both their unique looks and their meat. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-13/texas-longhorn-numbers-grow-in-australia/12744308 #BeefCattle #Livestock #Animals #Rural
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Stability ratings now mandatory on quad bikes for sale As consumers get their first chance to compare how safe different makes of quad bikes are, Farmsafe reports a record number of deaths from the popular machine. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-12/quad-bike-safety-stickers-now-mandatory-in-new-accc-standards/12746414 #OccupationalHealthandSafety #AgriculturalSubsidies #FederalGovernment #CropHarvesting #BeefCattle #Accidents
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Stability ratings now mandatory on quad bikes for sale As consumers get their first chance to compare how safe different makes of quad bikes are, Farmsafe reports a record number of deaths from the popular machine. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-12/quad-bike-safety-stickers-now-mandatory/12746414 #OccupationalHealthandSafety #AgriculturalSubsidies #CropHarvesting #BeefCattle #Accidents
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Sightseeing or trespassing? It's a fine line for many outback attractions in Queensland From grey nomads to Instagram influencers, tourists often pick the outback to find that picturesque secret spot — but many of north-west Queensland's landmarks are on private property and that can cause a problem. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-11/outback-tourism-on-private-properties/12449612 #AgriculturalCrops #TravelandTourism #LocalGovernment #RuralTourism #BeefCattle #Regional
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Inside Australia's biggest cattle feedlot — where pens are full despite industry challenges One thousand tonnes of cattle ration is milled each day to feed 78,000 head at Australia's biggest feedlot. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-30/australias-biggest-feedlot-defying-drought/12713062 #LivestockWelfare #CattleFeedlots #Agribusiness #BeefCattle #Drought #Trade
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Inside Australia's biggest cattle feedlot — where pens are full despite industry challenges One thousand tonnes of cattle ration is milled each day to feed 78,000 head at Australia's biggest feedlot. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-30/australias-biggest-feedlot-defying-drought/12713062 #LivestockWelfare #CattleFeedlots #Agribusiness #BeefCattle #Drought #Trade
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Union accused of 'holding country to ransom' over wharves pay dispute The Federal Government weighs into a dispute that is delaying 10 freight carriers at the Port of Botany, saying it will back a bid by stevedore Patricks to halt industrial action. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-09-28/maritime-union-criticised-over-wharf-pay-dispute-port-of-botany/12710172 #IndustrialRelations #AgriculturalPrices #FederalGovernment #AgriculturalCrops #SeaTransport #BeefCattle #Unions #Cotton
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Union accused of 'holding country to ransom' over wharves pay dispute The Federal Government weighs into a dispute that is delaying 10 freight carriers at the Port of Botany, saying it will back a bid by stevedore Patricks to halt industrial action. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-09-28/maritime-union-criticised-over-wharf-pay-dispute-port-of-botany/12710172 #IndustrialRelations #AgriculturalPrices #FederalGovernment #AgriculturalCrops #SeaTransport #BeefCattle #Unions #Cotton
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Can carbon farming really reduce emissions? The Federal Government's new energy policy has identified carbon farming as a key method of reducing emissions, but there may be problems with the strategy. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-25/australian-environment-policy-soil-carbon-funding-analysis/12692290 #EnvironmentallySustainableBusiness #EnvironmentalManagement #AgriculturalSubsidies #EnvironmentalPolicy #AgriculturalPolicy #FederalGovernment #BeefCattle
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Record rain has outback SA stations rejoicing as SES warns of flash flooding Rain brings relief to pastoralists who have suffered through another drier-than-average winter, while rain and wind damages trees and properties. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-19/record-rain-has-sa-outback-stations-rejoicing/12681156 #SheepProduction #StormEvent #BeefCattle #Livestock #Rainfall #Weather #Drought #Rural
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742km, $37.5m and hopes of priceless peace of mind as dog fence extension gets underway Work to extend a predator-proof fence along NSW's borders with Queensland and SA has begun, and for many farmers it's a welcome relief in more ways than one. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-14/nsw-37m-dog-fence-extension-underway/12660420 #LivestockWelfare #SheepProduction #PestManagement #BeefCattle #Livestock #Pests
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Queensland family's $35 million Gulf Country cattle station purchase breaks records The $35 million sale of a cattle property in Queensland's Gulf Country to a grazing family from Cloncurry smashes records in the area. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-09-14/cloncurry-grazing-family-buys-nardoo-station-for-$35m/12660946 #AgriculturalMarketing #BeefCattle
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Queensland family's $35 million Gulf Country cattle station purchase breaks records The $35 million sale of a cattle property in Queensland's Gulf Country to a grazing family from Cloncurry smashes records in the area. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-09-14/cloncurry-grazing-family-buys-nardoo-station-for-$35m/12660946 #AgriculturalMarketing #BeefCattle
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Record price of $110K for Santa Gertrudis bull shows confidence in cattle recovery "When we find those bulls that are extraordinary we have to stretch ourselves and secure the bull,": Stud pays record price for Santa Gertrudis bull. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-11/santa-gertrudis-record-priced-bull-shows-cattle-confidence/12653878 #AgriculturalMarketing #BeefCattle
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Record price of $110K for Santa Gertrudis bull shows confidence in cattle recovery "When we find those bulls that are extraordinary we have to stretch ourselves and secure the bull,": Stud pays record price for Santa Gertrudis bull. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-11/santa-gertrudis-record-priced-bull-shows-cattle-confidence/12653878 #AgriculturalMarketing #BeefCattle
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How these farmers lost homes, cattle and their faith in the Rural Fire Service Farmers from some of the most isolated parts of the Riverina Highlands say they've lost faith in the RFS after the devastating Black Summer bushfires. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-11/farmers-angry-at-rfs-bushfire-fighting-strategy/12614042 #RoyalCommissions #SheepProduction #FireService #BeefCattle #Bushfire
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How these farmers lost homes, cattle and their faith in the Rural Fire Service Farmers from some of the most isolated parts of the Riverina Highlands say they've lost faith in the RFS after the devastating Black Summer bushfires. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-11/farmers-angry-at-rfs-bushfire-fighting-strategy/12614042 #RoyalCommissions #SheepProduction #FireService #BeefCattle #Bushfire