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New product beefing up bull sperm to survive longer without refrigeration
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (809+ words) A new product negating the need for bull sperm to be stored chilled or frozen could be a "gamechanger" for artificial insemination programs, researchers say. The cattle sperm extender, developed by researchers at the University of Newcastle and funded by…...
Elite Wagyu Sale reaches $160, 000 for top heifer genetics | The Land | NSW
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (441+ words) Former dairy farmer Keith Hay secured a $120, 000 Wagyu bull for his ambitious IVF program. Learn how his genomics gamble aims for elite progeny....
Australian Wagyu Association drives gains with new breeding values | The Land | NSW
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (213+ words) Dr Matt Mc Donagh reveals Wagyu Breeding Values now replace EBVs, enhancing genetic selection and achieving significant marble score increases. Discover how....
Blood and bone to energy: how beef can power the economy into the future
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (530+ words) Waste to energy will lift cost efficiencies at a Northern Rivers' abattoir, and slash environmental responsibilities, while making best use of blood and bone. The first stage of Casino Food Company's biohub project will involve a 50 megalitre lagoon, covering about…...
Culling kicks off in national parks, but are control programs flying blind?
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (695+ words) The numbers are in on the latest round of pest control in NSW national parks, with more than 12, 000 invasive animals culled across reserves across the state's north-west so far this year. Aerial culling teams removed more than 3000 vertebrate pests in…...
Tropical Cyclone Maila update
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (9+ words) The Land Tropical Cyclone Maila update...
Update on severe Tropical Cyclone Maila
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (13+ words) The Land Update on severe Tropical Cyclone Maila...
'Biosecurity emergency': farmers on alert as new pest species confirmed in NSW
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (789+ words) An "extreme threat" to biosecurity has been detected in the state's Southern Tablelands, as authorities scramble to eradicate populations Hog deer (Axis porcinus) were first reported to authorities earlier this year. The smallest species of feral deer in Australia, males…...
Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle intensifying offshore Western Australia
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (78+ words) Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle is intensifying rapidly offshore, bringing destructive winds and heavy rainfall to Western Australia. As it tracks southwest, threatening the Pilbara and Gascoyne regions with destructive gusts up to 200 km/h and significant coastal impacts. This Category…...
Tropical Cyclone developing off the Queensland coast
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (20+ words) | The Land | NSW'The Land Tropical Cyclone developing off the Queensland coast...