15 June 2018

With late winter and spring identified as a challenging time for Queensland beef producers targeting Meat Standards Australia (MSA) requirements, here are some timely tips to help improve compliance.

MSA’s 2017 Australian Beef Eating Quality Insights  revealed average non-compliance for Queensland cattle throughout 2015–17 was the highest in August 2015, peaking again around spring in 2016, as a result of high pH (above 5.71).

The 2019 Leading Breeder conference will be held on the 20th and 21st of March at the Dubbo Convention Centre.

The bi-annual conference will be held in conjunction with the Sheep CRC's Final Conference.

Please save the dates and further details on the agenda and registrations will be provided closer to the date.

Regional Forums are a great way for Sheep Genetics clients to keep up to date with LAMBPLAN and MERINOSELECT and discover new ways to utilise ASBVs in your ram breeding enterprise.

Please save these dates and further information and details for registration will be distributed closer to the time.

30 May 2018

Goat indicators are on the rise, while slaughter and exports have been tracking below year-ago levels.

Prices
Over-the-hook (OTH) goat indicators, which typically increase over winter as supply tightens, have risen to 508¢/kg carcase weight (cwt) this week, up 24¢ from a fortnight ago. This is the first time the indicators have risen above 500¢/kg cwt since the market found a new level in September 2017. The recent upward trend may be influenced by the eastern states goat slaughter dropping to its lowest point since the beginning of the year, in contrast to 2017, which saw more numbers processed and uneventful price movements.

11 May 2018

Celebrating the diversity of beef, including the 'hidden gems' of the beef carcase, was the focus of MLA’s chefs and butchers at Beef Australia 2018 this week.

LAMBPLAN Development Officer

We are seeking a Development Officer to join our Sheep Genetics team in Armidale. This role is responsible for client interactions, service delivery and extension activities that increase the adoption and awareness of Sheep Genetics’ LAMBPLAN services, Australia’s system for describing the genetic potential of terminal and maternal meat sheep, to the ram breeding sector of the Australian sheep industry.
Applications close: 7th August 2018

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