2+ hour, 49+ min ago  (633+ words) An animal welfare expert says that regulators should think again before introducing mandatory closed-circuit television (CCTV) monitoring in abattoirs. Technology changes quickly, according to Impetus Animal Welfare principal Michael Patching, but codes and standards do not. Mr Patching spoke at…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (1320+ words) One sire alone has bred more than 11 times the number of registered progeny of the next top-ranked breed in Australia - a figure that dwarfs every other sire across Australia's major beef breeds. Queensland Country Life can reveal the top producing…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (665+ words) Ten years after the first exclusion fences in the modern era were erected in south west Queensland, property managers are still wrestling with the best ways to prevent wild dogs from breaching the openings. At a Leading Sheep event looking…...

7+ mon, 1+ hour ago  (384+ words) Cattle producers around Queensland are benefiting from a "calf or carcase" policy at the end of weaning, as demand from southern processors pushes the prices for finished articles ever higher. More than 10,000 cows went to market across five of Queensland's…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (281+ words) A Barcoo grazier and her working dog Duke will vie for the title of the country's hardest working dog. Beck Smith and her three-year-old Kelpie will be representing Stonehenge as one of 12 finalists in the Cobber Challenge - a nationwide competition....

11+ mon, 2+ week ago  (482+ words) Producers are returning to sheep and lamb breeding around the Macintyre, boosting the number of competition entries, but an established Poll Dorset and Merino exhibitor took home the top award at the 2025 Inglewood show. Goondiwindi mayor Lawrence Springborg presented the…...