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
Review finds chicken meat market 'more concentrated than the supermarkets'
By Kallee Buchanan, Warwick Long, Amelia Bernasconi, and Michael Condon
It is the most consumed protein in the country, but an independent review of Australia's chicken meat industry has found the market is failing, threatening supply and prices.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2025-09-30/abares-finds-chicken-meat-market-failures/105830406
#PoultryFarming #ConsumerProtection #CostofLiving #KalleeBuchanan #WarwickLong #AmeliaBernasconi # #MichaelCondon
Emissions reductions targets for agriculture 'ambitious' but 'achievable'
By Emily Middleton, David Claughton, Jane McNaughton, and Kallee Buchanan
A professor of carbon farming say the agriculture industry will "naturally" contribute to a 28 per cent emissions reduction projected by 2050, but is unlikely to hit its own net-zero targets.
#ClimateChange #Farmers #AgriculturalTechnology #EmilyMiddleton #DavidClaughton #JaneMcNaughton # #KalleeBuchanan
Device detects power line faults before disaster strikes
By Megan Hughes and Kallee Buchanan
Early Fault Detection technology has been trialled in several Australian states but a national rollout is a long way off.
#EnergyIndustry #ElectricityProductionandDistribution #Fires #MeganHughes #KalleeBuchanan
Controversy over Ekka cattle competition prompts call for change
By Megan Hughes, Kim Honan, and Kallee Buchanan
Disappointed producers say Queensland's Royal Show has lost its heart and some are questioning if they will return.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2025-08-15/ekka-cattle-stoush-prompts-calls-for-change/105654950
#AgriculturalShowsandIndustryEvents #Events #BeefCattleFarming #MeganHughes #KimHonan # #KalleeBuchanan
Epic trek drives 1,670 head of cattle over 770km for a good cause
By Kallee Buchanan and Megan Hughes
The Great Australian Charity Cattle Drive has a plenty in common with the droves of years gone by: it's about making sure people get fed.
#BeefCattleFarming #Charities #History #KalleeBuchanan #MeganHughes
