Beef Cattle Farming

Fourth-generation graziers Michael and Michelle Lyons are the driving force behind a trial that succeeds in striking a balance between managing the land properly and also making a profit from their cattle.

Ben Olschewsky was heading to the bush for a four-week building maintenance contract. Fourteen years later, he can't imagine living anywhere else.

Cattle producers encourage others to open their gates to urban communities to see how life works on remote properties.

The NT cattle industry and tourists are calling for urgent repairs on the Stuart, Barkly and Tablelands highways after a heavy wet season caused significant damage.  

The new owners of Woolner Station have spent more than $200 million buying seven NT cattle stations since 2018.  

With 50 years of experience in the outback sport of campdraft, Kenny Boulton decided he wasn't going to let prostate cancer stop him from doing what he loved.

The South Australian RSPCA receives an influx of livestock welfare reports, with some animals starving to death.

Working on a cattle station in one of the most remote parts of Australia, these backpackers say outback life is an opportunity that more young Australians should be taking up.

Bull-riding is a hugely popular sport in Australia, known for large crowds, big hats and plenty of close calls. But what many spectators don't see is what goes on at properties across the country to prepare the bulls for their time on the big stage. 

One bite was all it took for an Australian cattle breeder to become an industry leader in world beef heavyweight Brazil.

It's one of Australia's most iconic brands, yet on every RM Williams product is something very American.

It might not be your idea of a glamorous job, but these butchers love it so much they're representing their country. 

The ACT government is encouraging farmers to use dung beetles to recycle the nutrients in cow dung into their pastures, with experts saying they improve soil quality and reduce fly numbers — and are cheaper than fertiliser.

After years of focusing on the Asian and domestic market, Australia's Wagyu beef producers are turning their attention to the US, where diners can have a steak delivered in a rhinestone-studded briefcase with a laser light show.

Some producers fear potential fee hikes at the Dubbo Regional Livestock Market as privatisation is considered by council.

Five major Australian beef exporters suspended from exporting meat to China can now resume, Agriculture Minister Murray Watt has confirmed.

On a recent visit to Tokyo, a New South Wales farmer was shocked to find Australian beef selling for less than you can find it in Coles and Woolworths.

At a trade conference in Jakarta this week, all eyes were on Indonesia's multi-billion-dollar plan to provide school students with free lunches and milk.

An "absolutely shocking" number of bush flies has caught both locals and visitors to the Gascoyne off guard, with a hot summer followed by a mild autumn blamed for the outbreak. 

Despite a number of recent cattle rustling arrests and convictions, a rural crime expert says victims feel the justice system does not fully grasp the impact the crime has.

Australian Agricultural Company says its financial position is strong despite a difficult year with its herd across Queensland and the Northern Territory increasing to about 455,000 head.

Police have charged three men after more than $250,000 worth of cattle were allegedly stolen from a pastoral station in northern WA.

Anthony Albanese has announced that $519.1m in drought-resilience funding will be set aside in the budget, but a grazier says other government-controlled costs, including fuel, are taking a toll on the sector.

Speaking at Beef Australia 2024 in Rockhampton this morning, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says $519.1 million from the Future Drought Fund will be spent on resilience.

After years of continuous drought, record rain has transformed the Nullarbor region. For pastoralists, it means livestock can finally return to their properties.