Eric Barker

FEDERAL environment minister Murray Watt has raised some eyebrows with an announcement that the Government has issued its first ‘environmental protection order' after it changed laws last year.

A NEW program has been set up to help soldiers transition out of the defence force and into the cattle industry – with a recent pilot program giving them a range of on-the-ground experiences.

In this episode of The Week in Beef: Available every Thursday afternoon on the Beef Central website, or via YouTube, Apple Podcasts Spotify Audible I Heart Radio Podbean and other podcast platforms.

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Pixabay, Canva, The Conversation, CC BY-NC AS beef industry groups urge parliament to reject a free trade agreement with the European Union, opinions appear to be more divided in Canberra.

SALEYARD prices have continued to rally this week as wet weather persists and numbers significantly reduce across the north.

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RAIN has now consistently been falling across large parts of Queensland and New South Wales for a week – with some dry areas now having received their most significant falls in more than a year.

FEEDER cattle prices across the north have surged in the past week as widespread rain and supply disruptions send buyers to the saleyards – with