Fuel tanker rushed to Darwin Port as Cyclone Fina looms
By Fiona Broom and Matt Brann
A fuel tanker is racing to unload diesel for the Northern Territory as Cyclone Fina approaches.
#Cyclones #BeefCattleFarming #Trade #MarineTransportIndustry #FionaBroom #MattBrann
NT cattle rustler fined almost $430k over theft 'motivated by greed'
By Olivana Lathouris
Nicolas Kostowski is ordered to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in compensation after pleading guilty to stealing 116 cattle from a neighbouring property.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-21/nt-cattle-rustler-nicolas-kostowski-fined-430k/106032226
Business sells large fleet of Robinson R22 mustering helicopters
By Matt Brann
HM Air, formerly known as Heli-Muster NT, has sold all 14 of its Robinson R22 helicopters as it diversifies the business.
#AirTransportIndustry #BeefCattleFarming #BusinessandIndustryRegulation #MattBrann
Price of Australian beef unlikely to change as Trump ends tariffs
By Kallee Buchanan, Megan Hughes, and Claire Simmonds
Shoppers at home and abroad are unlikely to see any immediate change in the price of Australian beef as tariffs that did little to curb demand in the first place are lifted.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-17/beef-producers-welcome-end-of-tariffs/106018228
#Tariffs #WorldPolitics #BeefCattleFarming #Trade #KalleeBuchanan #MeganHughes # #ClaireSimmonds
Through dust and drought, these women are redefining resilience
By Jessica Schremmer and Amelia Walters
Dusty paddocks, with no grain crop to harvest, and scarce feed for the few animals left, is the reality of many South Australian farmers right now. Four women are redefining resilience and showing what it means to endure tough conditions despite it all.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-16/women-showing-up-for-community-during-drought/105926946
#Droughts #Agriculture #DisastersAccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #AgriculturalCrops #Weather #BeefCattleFarming #LivestockFarming #CommunityandSociety #Women #MentalHealth #JessicaSchremmer #AmeliaWalters
Trump reverses course on beef tariff as pressure builds over cost of living
By Elissa Steedman
Hundreds of food products, including beef and oranges, are now exempted from US trade tariffs, according to an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Friday.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-15/trump-agriculture-beef-tariff-exemptions/106013518
#Trade #WorldPolitics #Agriculture #BeefCattleFarming #ElissaSteedman
Fire destroys at least $3 million of NT hay
By Matt Brann
A feed mill in the Northern Territory is getting back on track after a major fire destroyed more than $3 million of hay.
Farmers push to use Great Artesian Basin for irrigation in western Qld
By Maddelin McCosker
The lack of reliable water sources outside the wet season across outback Queensland has some farmers looking towards hard-to-come-by irrigation allocations.
#IrrigatedFarming #BeefCattleFarming #AgriculturalCrops #Water #MaddelinMcCosker
Northern abattoirs set to return after Yeeda sale
By Jess Baker
The sale of Yeeda Pastoral Company, including the Kimberley Meat Company, to TLP4 Australian Holdings is now complete.
#BeefCattleFarming #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #Agribusiness #JessBaker
Northern abattoirs set to return after Yeeda sale
By Jess Baker
The sale of Yeeda Pastoral Company, including the Kimberley Meat Company, to TLP4 Australian Holdings is now complete.
#BeefCattleFarming #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #Agribusiness #JessBaker
Cattle station owners face charges over alleged illegal dams
By Leah MacLennan
The owners of Anna Creek Station, the biggest cattle station in the world, have been charged over allegedly building illegal dams on inland rivers and waterholes in outback South Australia.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-30/sa-anna-creek-station-illegal-dams-charge/105947060
#Water #DamsandReservoirs #LivestockFarming #WaterSupply #BeefCattleFarming #Courts #LeahMacLennan
Federal government urged to back mRNA vaccine to protect Australian cattle
By Kath Sullivan
Scientists in NSW develop a potential world-first mRNA vaccine to protect cattle from foot and mouth disease.
#LivestockHealthandWelfare #VeterinaryMedicine #BeefCattleFarming #LivestockFarming #LocalFoodSystems #KathSullivan
Indigenous cattle company supplying affordable beef to remote areas
By Matt Brann
A cattle company in Western Australia's Kimberley has struck a deal with a Northern Territory abattoir to get local beef to consumers in remote communities.
#BeefCattleFarming #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #IndigenousAustralians #ConsumerGoods #MattBrann
Mango the muster cat the outback's unlikely influencer
By Hannah Walsh
Raised alongside working dogs, Mango isn't your average feline and comes complete with his own Facebook page, loyal followers and fan mail.
#RuralandRemoteCommunities #Cats #Women #Agriculture #BeefCattleFarming #HannahWalsh
'No way I was putting him down': Three-legged muster dog mounts comeback
By Liam McNally
Cheese was on track to be a champion when his working dog trial career was cut short by an accident. A year after recovering from surgery to amputate his front leg, the yellow border collie is back in the yards and the winner's circle.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-10/cheese-the-champion-three-legged-dog-comeback/105833270
Kangaroos add pressure on drought-hit farmers by eating scarce feed
By Elsie Adamo
Farmers are calling for a cull of kangaroos, which they say are being forced onto farmland by drought and dry conditions and consuming what little feed and water they have.
#AgriculturalPestControl #LivestockHealthandWelfare #LivestockFarming #Droughts #AgriculturalandFarmingPractice #Farmers #Animals #RegionalCommunities #WildlifeTrafficAccidentsandIncidents #SheepFarming #BeefCattleFarming #ElsieAdamo
Review highlights 'near misses' in bushfire that killed 37,000 cattle
By Matt Brann
The fire threatened communities, destroyed more than 3,500km of fencing and cost the NT's cattle industry an estimated $120 million.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-02/barkly-fire-killed-thousands-of-cattle-review-finds/105842564
'Innovative' butcher covers supply chain after buying Qld meatworks
By Sophie Johnson
A Far North Queensland butcher expands his business into an established beef brand, with products sent all over Queensland and interstate.
#BeefCattleFarming #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #SophieJohnson
'Majestic' cattle too large for some butchers to process, farmer says
By Georgia Hargreaves and Amelia Searson
Ann Cochram's eyes light up when she talks about the "magical" cattle she breeds, which can weigh as much as a small car.
Record Aussie cow price as US demand hits 'scary times'
By Matt Brann
Australian cow prices are at record highs, but are still way below the United States where beef demand is going "crazy".
#Trade #BeefCattleFarming #Tariffs #ConsumerGoods #MattBrann
