NT Country Hour podcast 29/03/10
Closer ties with Indonesia includes giving a beast to a minister while on a visit to one of the Territory's best known cattle stations and polocrosse, is it just a matter of picking the ball up and...
View ArticleNT Country hour podcast 28/05/2010
Indonesian officials crackdown on permits and the weight of live cattle exports from Australia amidst allegations of forgery, and will the Territory's horticulture industry have a voice on the national...
View ArticleNT Country Hour podcast 02/06/2010
The NT's cattle producers wrestle with the weight problem surrounding live exports to Indonesia and the skills grey nomads have to ensure they can do it themselves.
View ArticleLife-long cattleman shares his experiences
Norm Roland has been a cattleman all his life, including 17 years as the head stockman on Waterloo Station. He's had a few roles in his lifetime, but has spent most of his time as a ringer. He says he...
View ArticleWaterloo Station cattle travelling long distances
Today the Country Hour was at Waterloo Station, a half-million acre property, which is 540 kilometres south west of Katherine. The property is owned by the Brett family. Dougal Brett says the property...
View ArticleContinuing rain a boon for cattlemen
A La Nina system continuing until March is a boon for pastoralists, who can concentrate on getting back into production.
View ArticleTouch me tender
A cattle consultancy company says it's developed a system to tell how tender and palatable an animal will be while it's still alive.
View ArticleRSPCA vs Country Liberals
A lively debate has sparked between the RSPCA and the Country Liberals in the Northern Territory, after CLP member Kezia Purick launched a public attack on the non-profit, calling them radical...
View ArticleSenate inquiry heads to heart of Territory cattle country
The senate inquiry into animal welfare in the live cattle export industry has heard evidence from affected producers and businesses in the Northern Territory town of Katherine this morning.
View ArticleHay producers seek help to save feed from weather
Hay producers in the Top End estimate they will lose more than five million dollars worth of feed this wet season because they cannot afford to protect it from the weather.
View ArticleLive export feed plant to sell
A prominent Northern Territory agribusiness which supplies feed to cattle in the live export supply chain is up for sale.
View ArticleTop End hay production tipped to soar
Hay production is expected to soar in the Top End this year, as growers look to cash-in on high prices created by a local supply shortage.
View ArticleTough cattle prove tender in meat quality trial
Researchers say a tropically-adapted composite cattle breed, the Senepol, could help northern producers diversify their domestic market options.
View ArticleGood season prospects for Top End station
After a tough few years, many Top End cattle producers are once again feeling optimistic about the future of their industry.
View ArticleNorthern Frontier
A number of stations in the Northern Territory have changed hands in the past year, raising questions about the future of cattle producing in Australia.
View ArticleAsia beef conference in Vietnam hears of market price pressures, as boxed...
The number of Australian cattle exported to Vietnam in 2017 will largely be dictated by price, according to LiveCorp.
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