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Technical Product Development Manager – Home Pest Our client is an established consumer products business with a strong presence across Australia and a portfolio of well-recognised brands sold through major retail channels. Reporting to the R&D Director and working closely across Marketing, Innovation, Supply Chain and Procurement, you will lead the technical development and commercialisation of the home pest portfolio.

Cattle Australia CEO Will Evans addressing producers at Sale in Victoria during the levy review consultation phase of meetings. AUSTRALIA’S $5-a-head grassfed cattle transaction levy has delivered value to producers over the past 20 years, but several current programs need stronger justification, the Cattle Transaction Levy Review Committee has concluded.

Yarding 4773 Change -557 Numbers were back by 560 for a yarding of 4773. It was another pretty good quality yarding with good numbers of prime cattle in all sections along with fair numbers to suit the feeders and backgrounders. Young cattle to the trade were 8c dearer with the prime vealers and yearlings selling from 435c to 520c/kg. Lightweight feeder steers and heifers were up to 12c dearer while the heavier feeders were 6c/kg cheaper.

In just two weeks producers, industry leaders and agribusiness professionals from across Australia will come together in Wagga Wagga for Cattle Connect 2026. Held at Charles Sturt University on 22–23 October, the event will include live farm and feedlot demonstrations, guided tours, emerging technology showcases from trade exhibitors and some of the biggest conversations shaping Australian beef. PROGRAM OVERVIEW DAY ONE: OUT ON FARM: Thursday 22 October See what’s working, up close.

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. Jack Blaine founded the Diggers to Stockman program after leaving the Army and transitioning into the beef industry himself. Following his service, Jack worked on cattle stations and eventually purchased his own property with his family in Northern Rivers region of New South Wales.

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. Murray Watt visiting producers in Central Queensland. Photo: Murray Watt Facebook The Minister took to social media to announce that Wombinoo Station, near Mount Garnet in North Queensland, will have to halt the clearing of 1600ha of land – including the raking and burning of already felled trees.

IN today’s episode, host Kerry Lonergan sits down with one of the keynote speakers at the recent BeefEx conference –  retired Australian Armed Forces Brigadier, Professor Ian Langford. Retired Brigadier – Professor Ian Langford. Prof Langford draws parallels between military leadership and intensive beef production, explaining how discipline, clear objectives, and strong culture drive performance in feedlots, and across the broader beef industry.

BRAZIL’S emergence as the world’s largest beef producer and exporter is reshaping global trade flows and intensifying competition in several of Australia’s key export markets, according to a report by agribusiness lender, Rabobank. Rabobank senior animal proteins analyst Angus Gidley-Baird said Australia’s beef sector needed to closely monitor developments in Brazil, which has become a dominant force in global beef production and trade. Beef Central wrote this recent report on this topic.

Grain Buyer The Lucas Group is recruiting an experienced Grain Buyer. Our client is a global agrifood business specialising in pulses, grains and specialty crops. Based in Horsham, you’ll be responsible for the timely, cost-effective and professional execution of grain buying, receival and related logistics activities across the Wimmera/Western VIC region.

THE Australian Beef Sustainability Framework (ABSF) is seeking expressions of interest from experienced sustainability professionals to join its Steering Group, with three independent environmental, social and governance (ESG) expert positions available from January 2027. The successful applicants will help shape sustainability measurement and reporting across the Australian beef industry, providing independent expertise to support the ongoing development of the ABSF and its annual reporting.