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Operator of northern WA's only abattoir enters voluntary administration
By Alys Marshall

Documents 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

#BeefCattle #CattleFeedlots #Animals #Rural #AlysMarshall

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

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

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

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

Doubts over live Wyndham cattle exports as century-old cattle yards close Historic port cattle yards have taken in their last beasts after almost a century of operations in East Kimberley. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-05/wydnham-cattle-yards/12610746 #AgriculturalCrops #CattleFeedlots #Agribusiness #BeefCattle

Doubts over live Wyndham cattle exports as century-old cattle yards close Historic port cattle yards have taken in their last beasts after almost a century of operations in East Kimberley. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-05/wydnham-cattle-yards/12610746 #AgriculturalCrops #CattleFeedlots #Agribusiness #BeefCattle

Never mind the bullock: How a spirited steer named Big Boss became a town icon An out-of-place Brahman steer in Mortlake, south-west Victoria, known for his bold escapes, becomes a local icon. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-25/brahman-steer-called-big-boss-becomes-mortlake-icon/12481862 #CattleFeedlots #HumanInterest #BeefCattle #Livestock #Animals #Offbeat

Never mind the bullock: How a spirited steer named Big Boss became a town icon An out-of-place Brahman steer in Mortlake, south-west Victoria, known for his bold escapes, becomes a local icon. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-25/brahman-steer-called-big-boss-becomes-mortlake-icon/12481862 #CattleFeedlots #HumanInterest #BeefCattle #Livestock #Animals #Offbeat

Feedlot numbers decline amid 'volatile' global beef market Uncertainty in global beef markets is starting to flow through to Australian feedlots, with the number of cattle on feed drastically decreasing. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-07-23/feedlot-numbers-decline-amid-volatile-beef-market/12473984 #InternationalAidandTrade #AgriculturalMarketing #AgriculturalPrices #CattleFeedlots #FoodProcessing #BeefCattle #COVID-19 #Drought #Rural

Feedlot numbers decline amid 'volatile' global beef market Uncertainty in global beef markets is starting to flow through to Australian feedlots, with the number of cattle on feed drastically decreasing. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-07-23/feedlot-numbers-decline-amid-volatile-beef-market/12473984 #InternationalAidandTrade #AgriculturalMarketing #AgriculturalPrices #CattleFeedlots #FoodProcessing #BeefCattle #COVID-19 #Drought #Rural

PM indicates live export producers could get compensation regardless of court appeal The Prime Minister indicates that cattle producers could be compensated even if the Government tries to quash a conviction that the 2011 live cattle export ban was invalid. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-29/prime-minister-indicates-live-cattle-compensation/12402722 #GovernmentandPolitics #RegionalDevelopment #FederalGovernment #LivestockWelfare #CourtsandTrials #CattleFeedlots #RoadTransport #Rural

PM indicates live export producers could get compensation regardless of court appeal The Prime Minister indicates that cattle producers could be compensated even if the Government tries to quash a conviction that the 2011 live cattle export ban was invalid. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-29/prime-minister-indicates-live-cattle-compensation/12402722 #GovernmentandPolitics #RegionalDevelopment #FederalGovernment #LivestockWelfare #CourtsandTrials #CattleFeedlots #RoadTransport #Rural

Cattle industry waits to find out how much live export shutdown ruling is worth Legal experts and industry continue to examine yesterday's surprise court decision that ruled a Commonwealth minister acted unlawfully in banning the live cattle trade in 2011. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-06-03/whats-next-for-those-affected-by-the-live-cattle-export-ban/12314540 #RegionalDevelopment #FederalGovernment #LivestockWelfare #CourtsandTrials #CattleFeedlots #RoadTransport #SeaTransport

Cattle industry waits to find out how much live export shutdown ruling is worth Legal experts and industry continue to examine yesterday's surprise court decision that ruled a Commonwealth minister acted unlawfully in banning the live cattle trade in 2011. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-06-03/whats-next-for-those-affected-by-the-live-cattle-export-ban/12314540 #RegionalDevelopment #FederalGovernment #LivestockWelfare #CourtsandTrials #CattleFeedlots #RoadTransport #SeaTransport

Thousands of cattle hit outback for 700km journey It takes just 15 dogs, a handful of horses and three drovers to steer more than 2,000 cattle along the dusty stock routes of western Queensland. The three-month journey aims to save valuable pasture on graziers' properties. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-06-03/thousands-of-cattle-hit-outback-queensland-stock-route/12310820 #CattleFeedlots #PestManagement #HumanInterest #BeefCattle #FarmLabour #Work

Thousands of cattle hit outback for 700km journey It takes just 15 dogs, a handful of horses and three drovers to steer more than 2,000 cattle along the dusty stock routes of western Queensland. The three-month journey aims to save valuable pasture on graziers' properties. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-06-03/thousands-of-cattle-hit-outback-queensland-stock-route/12310820 #CattleFeedlots #PestManagement #HumanInterest #BeefCattle #FarmLabour #Work

Commonwealth acted unlawfully in shutting down live export trade: Federal Court The Federal Court sides with class-action litigants, agreeing the Commonwealth acted unlawfully when it banned live exports in 2011. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-02/federal-court-live-export-class-action-ruling/12308388 #AgriculturalPolicy #CourtsandTrials #CattleFeedlots #BeefCattle #Trade

Commonwealth acted unlawfully in shutting down live export trade: Federal Court The Federal Court sides with class-action litigants, agreeing the Commonwealth acted unlawfully when it banned live exports in 2011. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-02/federal-court-live-export-class-action-ruling/12308388 #AgriculturalPolicy #CourtsandTrials #CattleFeedlots #BeefCattle #Trade

Federal Court to make key ruling in landmark live cattle export class action Cattle producers will today learn whether the Commonwealth's decision to ban the live export trade to Indonesia in 2011 was unlawful. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-02/federal-court-to-rule-on-live-export-class-action/12307482 #GovernmentandPolitics #AgriculturalPolicy #FederalGovernment #LivestockWelfare #CourtsandTrials #CattleFeedlots #AnimalWelfare #BeefCattle #Livestock #Animals #Trade

Federal Court to make key ruling in landmark live cattle export class action Cattle producers will today learn whether the Commonwealth's decision to ban the live export trade to Indonesia in 2011 was unlawful. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-02/federal-court-to-rule-on-live-export-class-action/12307482 #GovernmentandPolitics #AgriculturalPolicy #FederalGovernment #LivestockWelfare #CourtsandTrials #CattleFeedlots #AnimalWelfare #BeefCattle #Livestock #Animals #Trade

Outback graziers facing drought, one year after devastating floods Large numbers of cattle are being moved out of north-west Queensland, as drought sets in a year after floods wreaked havoc on the region. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-06-01/outback-graziers-facing-drought-one-year-after-devastating-flood/12300152 #CattleFeedlots #BeefCattle #Drought #Floods

Outback graziers facing drought, one year after devastating floods Large numbers of cattle are being moved out of north-west Queensland, as drought sets in a year after floods wreaked havoc on the region. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-06-01/outback-graziers-facing-drought-one-year-after-devastating-flood/12300152 #CattleFeedlots #BeefCattle #Drought #Floods

US beef industry in turmoil after coronavirus outbreaks in meat plants The US beef industry loses at least $US13 billion and is still in turmoil after outbreaks of coronavirus in meat plants across the country. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-05-21/us-beef-industry-in-turmoil-and-aussie-beef-not-getting-look-in/12267826 #CattleFeedlots #BeefCattle #Trade

US beef industry in turmoil after coronavirus outbreaks in meat plants The US beef industry loses at least $US13 billion and is still in turmoil after outbreaks of coronavirus in meat plants across the country. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-05-21/us-beef-industry-in-turmoil-and-aussie-beef-not-getting-look-in/12267826 #CattleFeedlots #BeefCattle #Trade

Livestock industry investigates importing feed grain New research suggests the agriculture industry should prepare to import large shipments of feed grain for livestock, despite the biosecurity risks. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-11/livestock-industry-investigate-importing-feed-grain/12230022 #InternationalAidandTrade #Globalisation-Economy #Pests-Horticulture #FoodandBeverage #FoodProcessing #CattleFeedlots #SmallBusiness #PestControl #BeefCattle #Grain #Trade

Livestock industry investigates importing feed grain New research suggests the agriculture industry should prepare to import large shipments of feed grain for livestock, despite the biosecurity risks. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-11/livestock-industry-investigate-importing-feed-grain/12230022 #InternationalAidandTrade #Globalisation-Economy #Pests-Horticulture #FoodandBeverage #FoodProcessing #CattleFeedlots #SmallBusiness #PestControl #BeefCattle #Grain #Trade

Perfect rain delivers a lifeline for outback farmers After years of drought, drenching rain in March gives farmers in Queensland's south-west a reprieve from paddocks of dust and destocking. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-06/rain-outback-farmers-in-queensland-south-west/12216234 #WomenInAgriculture #LivestockWelfare #AnimalNutrition #CattleFeedlots #GoatProduction #BeefCattle #Beekeeping #Phenomena #Regional #Rainfall #Drought #Offbeat #Cyclone #Floods

Perfect rain delivers a lifeline for outback farmers After years of drought, drenching rain in March gives farmers in Queensland's south-west a reprieve from paddocks of dust and destocking. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-06/rain-outback-farmers-in-queensland-south-west/12216234 #WomenInAgriculture #LivestockWelfare #AnimalNutrition #CattleFeedlots #GoatProduction #BeefCattle #Beekeeping #Phenomena #Regional #Rainfall #Drought #Offbeat #Cyclone #Floods

Livestock industry divided over push for saleyards to go online Saleyards auctions across the country go ahead as an essential service, despite tightening restrictions from governments due to COVID-19 concerns. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-04-08/covid-19-divides-livestock-industry-over-online-saleyard-auction/12129876 #SheepProduction #CattleFeedlots #BeefCattle #COVID-19

Livestock industry divided over push for saleyards to go online Saleyards auctions across the country go ahead as an essential service, despite tightening restrictions from governments due to COVID-19 concerns. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-04-08/covid-19-divides-livestock-industry-over-online-saleyard-auction/12129876 #SheepProduction #CattleFeedlots #BeefCattle #COVID-19

Record prices, farm debts, and border closures make it hard for livestock producers to rebuild herd As Australia moves into lockdown and closes state borders, farmers face some big underlying challenges to maintaining food production. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-24/restocking-problems-national-herd-coronavirus-border-closures/12063968 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #AgriculturalCrops #FoodandBeverage #CattleFeedlots #Agribusiness #BeefCattle

Record prices, farm debts, and border closures make it hard for livestock producers to rebuild herd As Australia moves into lockdown and closes state borders, farmers face some big underlying challenges to maintaining food production. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-24/restocking-problems-national-herd-coronavirus-border-closures/12063968 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #AgriculturalCrops #FoodandBeverage #CattleFeedlots #Agribusiness #BeefCattle

Record prices, farm debts, and border closures make it hard for livestock producers to rebuild herd As Australia moves into lockdown and closes state borders, farmers face some big underlying challenges to maintaining food production. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-03-24/restocking-problems-national-herd-coronavirus-border-closures/12063968 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #AgriculturalCrops #FoodandBeverage #CattleFeedlots #Agribusiness #BeefCattle

Record prices, farm debts, and border closures make it hard for livestock producers to rebuild herd As Australia moves into lockdown and closes state borders, farmers face some big underlying challenges to maintaining food production. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-03-24/restocking-problems-national-herd-coronavirus-border-closures/12063968 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #AgriculturalCrops #FoodandBeverage #CattleFeedlots #Agribusiness #BeefCattle

Leather shop couple's dream come true could help breathe life into 'dying' town Tricia and Jim Pollock realise their lifelong dream to open their own leather shop and hope it will help to revive the tiny Eyre Peninsula town of Minnipa. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-12/minnipa-leather-artists-outback-cattle-mustering-retired-rural/12042668 #EnvironmentallySustainableBusiness #CattleFeedlots #SmallBusiness #RuralTourism #TextileArts #BeefCattle #RuralWomen #FarmLabour #Craft

Leather shop couple's dream come true could help breathe life into 'dying' town Tricia and Jim Pollock realise their lifelong dream to open their own leather shop and hope it will help to revive the tiny Eyre Peninsula town of Minnipa. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-12/minnipa-leather-artists-outback-cattle-mustering-retired-rural/12042668 #EnvironmentallySustainableBusiness #CattleFeedlots #SmallBusiness #RuralTourism #TextileArts #BeefCattle #RuralWomen #FarmLabour #Craft

Cattle and sheep prices rise driven by rain and short supply after long drought Rain across NSW, Queensland and South Australia plus record low numbers of cattle due to destocking is driving up the price of livestock. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-02-04/livestock-prices-on-the-rise-as-rain-spreads/11918180 #AgriculturalMarketing #SheepProduction #CattleFeedlots #BeefCattle #Livestock #Rainfall #Markets #Trade

Cattle and sheep prices rise driven by rain and short supply after long drought Rain across NSW, Queensland and South Australia plus record low numbers of cattle due to destocking is driving up the price of livestock. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-02-04/livestock-prices-on-the-rise-as-rain-spreads/11918180 #AgriculturalMarketing #SheepProduction #CattleFeedlots #BeefCattle #Livestock #Rainfall #Markets #Trade

Farmers warn food prices will rise after months without rain Queensland farmers are warning consumers they will need to pay more for fresh fruit and vegetables, as well as meat, due to the ongoing drought. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-22/farmers-in-queenslands-salad-bowl-region-warn-of-price-rises/11817142 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #AgriculturalMachinery #AgriculturalMarketing #AgriculturalPrices #WaterManagement #CattleFeedlots #Vegetables #FarmLabour #BeefCattle #Drought

Runaway cow escapes slaughter, is rehomed on family farm In a journey of a lifetime, "Daisy" the cow escaped from a cattle truck travelling from the Northern Territory to South Australia for slaughter, and will now help rebuild a drought-stricken family farm. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-03/runaway-brahman-escapes-transportation-and-slaughter/11760074 #CattleFeedlots #FarmLabour #BeefCattle #RuralWomen #Livestock #Drought

Pastoralist cashes in after shock resignation from Yeeda Pastoral Company He has helped build the Kimberley's largest privately-owned cattle empire, now Jack Burton has set his sights on a new frontier. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2019-11-21/pastoralist-jack-burton-quits-yeeda/11721360 #CattleFeedlots #Agribusiness #BeefCattle #Livestock

Pastoralists just add water as they attempt to drought-proof WA's north As farmers around the country debate the best way to prepare for dry times, northern WA's unique groundwater availability presents a genuine opportunity to grow fodder on-farm. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2019-11-17/wa-pastoralists-attempt-to-drought-proof-using-centre-pivots/11663698 #AgriculturalCrops #LivestockWelfare #WaterManagement #CattleFeedlots #WaterSupply #Irrigation #BeefCattle #Livestock #Drought

'We were shell-shocked': How the reverberations of the live-export ban are still being felt Australia has traded in live cattle to Indonesia since the late 1980s, but in 2011 the trade was stopped suddenly. Eight years on, traders on both sides say there are still aftershocks from the ban. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-09/live-export-trade-with-indonesia-evolution-since-2011-ban/11533278 #FoodandBeverage #FoodandCooking #FoodProcessing #CattleFeedlots #BeefCattle #Livestock #Markets

'It's frightening': Beef cattle breeders fear for industry future Generations of Australia's prime breeding cows are heading to slaughterhouses as a lack of water and feed sees more producers opt to "cash in and get out". https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-31/breeding-cows-go-to-slaughter-as-drought-sees-properties-run-dry/11655094 #AgriculturalPrices #WomenInAgriculture #LivestockWelfare #CattleFeedlots #FoodProcessing #Agriculture #BeefCattle #Drought

'A harrowing experience': Feedlot family tells of the day the activists came Four months after more than 100 activists targeted their feedlot in Queensland, the McNamee family still don't feel comfortable at their property. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2019-08-03/animal-activist-protest-harrowing-experience-for-family-feedlot/11376768 #ActivismandLobbying #AgriculturalPolicy #CattleFeedlots #AnimalWelfare #BeefCattle

How Temple Grandin's autism gave her a 'cow's-eye view' of the world As a child, doctors said she should be institutionalised, but Temple Grandin's revolutionary ideas made her one of Time's most influential people — and changed the lives of animals around the world. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-08-02/temple-grandin-cows-eye-view-agriculture-film/11349668 #AgriculturalMachinery #WomenInAgriculture #AnimalBehaviour #CattleFeedlots #AnimalWelfare #AnimalScience #Agribusiness #Livestock

New meatworks deal could see northern beef shipped to China An agreement with a Chinese company to develop an export processing facility for north Queensland and Northern Territory beef has been signed with a local council. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2019-07-29/meatworks-deeds-signed-in-hughenden/11355548 #RegionalDevelopment #CattleFeedlots #BeefCattle #Drought

They're battling one of the country's toughest droughts, so what keeps these farmers smiling? Refusing to buckle under the pressure of the drought, these NSW farmers make a conscious decision to stay positive — with the help of 'skipping, snoring' pigs, children and faith. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2019-07-11/farmers-still-keep-a-smile-despite-ongoing-drought/11277010 #AgriculturalCrops #CattleFeedlots #CropHarvesting #MentalHealth #Livestock #Drought #Rural

Eating red meat and saving the environment are achievable goals with carbon neutrality Consumers are increasingly asking for it and Meat and Livestock Australia says it's achievable — carbon neutrality by 2030. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2019-06-08/carbon-neutral-livestock-achievable-by-2030-says-mla/11046592 #ClimateChange-Disasters #EmissionsTrading #SheepProduction #CattleFeedlots #ClimateChange #Environment #BeefCattle #Livestock #Rural