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ADVANCED LIVESTOCK FEED SUPPLEMENTS TO REDUCE AUSTRALIA’S EMISSIONS
ADVANCED LIVESTOCK FEED SUPPLEMENTS TO REDUCE AUSTRALIA'S EMISSIONS HIGH tech livestock feed supplements will be one of the key drivers of a comprehensive strategy to reduce Australia's emissions by 2050. Federal Energy Minister Angus Taylor said advanced livestock...
ASEAN-Australia Special Summit: AgCoTech executive chairman Charles ‘Chick’ Olsson has been appointed as a ASEAN Business Champion to Laos.
On 4-6 March 2024, the Hon Anthony Albanese, MP, Prime Minister of Australia hosted leaders of ASEAN and Timor-Leste for the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit to celebrate 50 years of partnership with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Together,...
BEWARE PITFALLS IF YOU JOIN YOUR MERINO EWE LAMBS
BEWARE PITFALLS IF YOU JOIN YOUR MERINO EWE LAMBS Interest in joining Merino ewe lambs is running high but leading senior sheep consultants warn of serious consequences if some major boxes aren't ticked. Producers are looking at ways to increase sheep numbers to...
Four Season: First to Become Carbon Neutral
Four Season Company has become the first Australian stock feed manufacturer to become carbon neutral. Owned by the Olsson family, the Four Season Company had been researching and manufacturing animal health and nutrition products for livestock for almost 30 years for...
GATES FOUNDATION: LIVESTOCK CAN END POVERTY
GATES FOUNDATION: LIVESTOCK CAN END POVERTY LIVESTOCK hold massive potential for lifting entire populations out of poverty but genetics, health and feed remain major barriers to achieving meaningful change to animal production systems in developing countries. Alfred...
Grower chases new way to promote wool’s sustainability credentials
A NSW woolgrower is thinking outside the square on how to attract sustainability premiums by having his wool certified as carbon neutral. Chick Olsson from Four Seasons Farm, Kinglake, said he had made the decision to prove the carbon neutrality of his wool to add...
High-Quality Molasses Blocks for Enhancing Productivity and Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Addressing Climate Change: Enhancing Productivity and Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Cattle and Buffalo Below is the Simple Summary featured in: Provision of High-Quality Molasses Blocks to Improve Productivity and Address Greenhouse Gas Emissions from...
HOW BEEF CATTLE ARE HELPING LIFT LAOS WOMEN OUT OF POVERTY
HOW BEEF CATTLE ARE HELPING LIFT LAOS WOMEN OUT OF POVERTY IMPROVING the health and nutrition of the South East Asian cattle herd is playing a direct role in lifting women out of poverty. Work being carried in the Luang Prabang region of northern Laos is showing that...
LAMB DEATHS UNDERSTOOD AFTER POST MORTEM
LAMB DEATHS UNDERSTOOD AFTER POST MORTEM Reducing the incidence of lamb deaths is the aim of every sheep producer. With prime lamb prices at record levels and demand for all types of sheep nearly inexhaustible, reducing lamb deaths by even 10 per cent will have a...
LAMB DEATHS UNDERSTOOD AFTER POST MORTEM
Reducing the incidence of lamb deaths is the aim of every sheep producer. With prime lamb prices at record levels and demand for all types of sheep nearly inexhaustible, reducing lamb deaths by even 10 per cent will have a significant impact on the bottom line for...
MINERAL SUPPLEMENTS FOR PREGNANT EWES
MINERAL SUPPLEMENTS FOR PREGNANT EWES A project funded by AWI is looking at whether more widespread supplementing of lambing ewes’ diets with calcium and ...
MINERALS ESSENTIAL FOR EWE SURVIVAL DURING LAMBING
MINERALS ESSENTIAL FOR EWE SURVIVAL DURING LAMBING Adequate minerals and feed need to be provided to ensure survival of ewes through lambing. Central West Local Land Services (LLS) district vet, Erica Kennedy, Nyngan, said they are definitely seeing mineral...
MLA partners with Agcotech and The University of Sydney to reduce livestock methane output
Carbon neutrality is as much about production as it is about reducing methane output in cattle and sheep. Both go hand in hand, where new additional pasture technologies increase profits alongside improving rumen function and lowering greenhouse gasses (GHG). Meat...
Molasses Blocks Improve Productivity and Greenhouse Gases
Provision of High-Quality Molasses Blocks to Improve Productivity and Address Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Smallholder Cattle and Buffalo: The following excerpt is from the Studies from Lao PDR. Peter Andrew Windsor 1,* and Julian Hill 2 Sydney School of Veterinary...
NEW MOLASSES BLOCKS BUSTING POVERTY, GREEN HOUSE GASES
NEW MOLASSES BLOCKS BUSTING POVERTY, GREEN HOUSE GASES RESEARCHERS have found that high-quality nutrient molasses block supplements fed to cattle and buffalo in developing countries can address both rural poverty and climate change. Work done by the University of...
NEW STUDY FINDS THAT SEVERE UNDERNUTRITION OF CATTLE INCREASES THEIR METHANE PRODUCTION
NEW STUDY FINDS THAT SEVERE UNDERNUTRITION OF CATTLE INCREASES THEIR METHANE PRODUCTION Livestock production generates significant amounts of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, accounting for about 65% of the total emissions from agriculture globally. Of these emissions,...
REVOLUTIONISING Cattle Feeding: Molasses Nutrient Blocks for Healthier Livestock and a Greener Planet
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in sustainable agriculture practices that reduce the environmental impact of livestock farming. One area that has received attention is cattle feeding. This is a significant source of methane emissions, a potent...
SALT SUPPLEMENT INCREASING GROWTH RATES IN LAMBS ON DRYLAND LUCERNE
SALT SUPPLEMENT INCREASING GROWTH RATES IN LAMBS ON DRYLAND LUCERNE A supplement of salt could help lamb producers make better use of dryland lucerne according to research from the Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation. Charles Sturt University (CSU) lecturer...
SAM STEPHENS – NEW NUTRITION BLOCKS
RURAL QUEENSLAND TODAY WITH BEN DOBBIN Ben spoke to Sam about the new nutrition blocks specifically designed for northern Australia's cattle industry that have been launched, with 5 per cent of sales going to the Isolated Children's Parent's Association. Click...
THREE YEARS OF DROUGHT TO LUSH GREEN GRASS CAN IMPACT HEAVILY ON STOCK
THREE YEARS OF DROUGHT TO LUSH GREEN GRASS CAN IMPACT HEAVILY ON STOCk With an abundance of lush feed about, stock are becoming increasingly vulnerable to seasonal problems such as pregnancy toxemia, prolapse, and foot abscesses. According to agronomist and manager of...
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