Beef Cattle

Mick and Ben Hewitt often do business in boardrooms, but it is clear the brothers are truly content in the dust and dirt.

The Northern Rivers Livestock Exchange in Casino is back in business following a lengthy closure sparked by a stand-off between agents and Richmond Valley Council over selling agreements.

A small town council in Western Australia's Goldfields is considering building a boundary fence to curb an influx of wayward cattle, with one charging cow having knocked a council worker unconscious.

It started as a war-time snack that reduced waste during food scarcity, but now tallow is making Australia one of the most significant players in biofuel exports.

Despite an investigative nudge by a crocodile who decided the animal was too big to bother with, the displaced cattle have so far avoided being eaten by apex predators in the Daintree.

The ABC understands there are a few thousand cattle held up in yards around the Northern Territory's Top End, and two live export vessels anchored off Darwin, as the industry waits for the permit issue to be resolved.

Livestock prices crashed last year due in part to dire warnings of a hot, dry summer, but rain across the east coast, feedlot demand, and strong export markets have turned things around for many farmers.

Some inland Queensland farmers are relieved, others disappointed, by lower than expected rainfall from ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily.

Heavy rainfall is predicted for much of Queensland as Cyclone Kirrily slowly moves towards the coast. For graziers inland, it could offer a reprieve from extreme heat and dry conditions.

The National Farmers Federation says claimants are unable to put behind them the financial and emotional pain of the unlawful live export ban in 2011, as the government rejects another offer to settle.

A NSW fisherman who has been taking care of the cow says it now has a bovine companion, but both seem set to stay put until their origins can be established.

Livestock producers in northern WA are bottle feeding calves and cutting back their herds, as devastating drought and market conditions collide.

Farmers like Alexandra Westlake and Meiqing Lin were left devastated when the River Murray flooded. A year on, the emotional and financial toll is just being realised.

Mugarinya Community Association's $50,000 fine for animal welfare breaches "does not reflect the community standards and expectations put on the agricultural industry", claims feedlot operator Paul Brown.

After slowly increasing their stake in Australian Agricultural Company for the past three years, the mining magnates' shareholding increased to 19.5 per cent this week — just under the takeover threshold of 20pc.

A year since bridges, cattle and homes were swept down the Fitzroy River, residents reflect on the road to recovery.

South-east Queensland has been hit by more than 3.5 million lightning strikes in the past three weeks, compared to just 38,000 strikes at the same time last year.

Operators of a station in WA's Pilbara will be forced to pay a $50,000 fine over the death of 1,000 cattle suffering from neglect. 

A cattle industry survey shows millions of dollars in losses from deliberately lit fires, with pastoralists calling for more concrete action.

A couple who own a Moora-based livestock transport company had planned their attempted deception, a court has heard, but it just wasn't very well thought out.

The improvement in the results is mostly due to increased livestock prices and solid grain yields across the state, Rabobank says.

The Stoddart family walked away uninjured after a cattle collision near Newman overturned their camper trailer, in what is the fifth cattle strike in as many weeks around the town.

Despite the cost-of-living crisis, consumers are looking for ways to directly support small-scale farmers like Sue Foureur.

Analysts say the protracted bans were part of a campaign of economic punishment conducted by China against Australia due to political tensions.

When farmer Matt Tack saw a video of his livestock being abused inside a Tasmanian abattoir, it was gut-wrenching — but when he raised his concerns with the facility "all we got was why these animal rights activists were horrible people".