FutureBeef

23/11/2025

🌱 Better decisions start with better information.

Coolum Pastoral near Moura has transformed their 5,881ha business over generations and FutureBeef has been a big part of that journey.

FutureBeef resources helped them lift their grazing and breeding performance by:

🔹 developing a strategic breeder plan with clear Body Condition Score (BCS) targets, using the BCS photo index to support optimal conception rates

🔹 giving them the confidence to make informed bull selection decisions

🔹 shaping a crossbreeding strategy that suits both their environment and feedlot markets

Real tools → clear benchmarks → action in the paddock.

Want to build confidence in your next decision?
Start here 👇
https://info.futurebeef.com.au/43eJcMa

Queensland Agriculture

20/11/2025

Keen to know more about dung beetles ? 👇🏻

Did you know dung beetles can be just as valuable to your sheep enterprise as your pastures?

Australia has over 500 native and 23 introduced dung beetle species, and they’re doing incredible work behind the scenes for sheep and wool producers.

By burying dung, these beetles:
🌱 Improve soil health and pasture growth
💨 Boost soil carbon and cut greenhouse gas emissions
🪰 Help control flies and nematodes that contribute to flystrike and gut health issues
💧 Reduce nutrient runoff during rain events

Choosing the right beetle for your climate, soil, and grazing system can make a big difference to both animal health and productivity.

The Dung Beetle Ecosystem Engineers (DBEE) project is helping producers access new beetle species and find the best match for their properties.

Healthy beetles, healthy soils, healthy sheep! 🐑🌱

Find out more in the comments below 👇

Queensland Agriculture AWI Extension QLD Australian Wool Innovation AWI Extension NSW AWI Extension VIC AWI Extension SA AWI Extension WA AWI Extension TAS

20/11/2025

🌱 Pasture dieback: it’s not going away but we’re learning how to fight back.
And the latest results from Meat & Livestock Australia field trials are in.

Join our Senior Agronomist, Stuart Buck online for a one-hour webinar as they unpack what’s working, what’s not and where the research is heading next.

Featuring:
- Dr Naomi Diplock – Applied Horticultural Research
- Stuart Buck – Senior Agronomist, DPI
- Dr Caroline Hauxwell – QUT

What we’ll cover:
• Management of pasture dieback
• Results of field trials (AHR and QDPI)
• Role of mealybug in dieback and their biology

If pasture dieback is on your radar, this hour will be worth every minute.

📅 25 November 2025
🕧 12:30–1:30pm QLD time
💻 Online webinar (Zoom)
➡️ Register here: https://info.futurebeef.com.au/43SO3mo

Queensland Agriculture
QUT (Queensland University of Technology)

20/11/2025

🌱 Was Charles Darwin right?

“With plants there is a vast destruction of seeds, I believe it is the seedlings which suffer most from germinating in ground already stocked with other plants.”

If you’re trying to get pasture to establish in the seasonally dry tropics of northern Queensland, Darwin’s words hit the nail on the head.

Here’s how to give your seedlings the best chance:
✅ Minimise competition - Seedlings don’t stand a chance if they’re sprouting beneath or beside mature plants fighting for light, water and nutrients.

✅ Choose the right seed at the right time - Tropical pasture seeds often come with “wild” traits (small size, hard coatings) and need precise timing to catch that narrow window of moisture.

✅ Get the seedbed right - Good soil contact, correct sowing depth (seedling energy reserves are limited), and placing seed when the wet season begins make enormous difference.

✅ Work the numbers - Many seeds don’t make it. That’s why sowing rates and placement matter.

✅ Pick the right species for your situation - Deep-rooted legumes or grasses can bring big benefits (nitrogen, feed quality, resilience) but they must match your soils and grazing system.

Want to know more? Check out this article on maximising pasture establishment in the seasonally dry tropics. 👉 https://info.futurebeef.com.au/3WUkwF4


Queensland Agriculture
Meat & Livestock Australia

19/11/2025

The NT is out there collecting data to improve information available to producers 👇🏻

𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🌾

NT DAF and NT DLPE have recently started working to fill pasture and soil data gaps by installing SWIFTSYND sites (30mx30m exclosures) on underrepresented land types across the NT.

These will add to the ~60 already existing sites, from which pasture and soil data is regularly collected to calibrate the GRASP model 🖥 - which helps us estimate long term median pasture growth!

Read about the project here 👉 https://futurebeef.com.au/resources/nt-sustainable-pastoral-carrying-capacity-project/

Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry FutureBeef

18/11/2025

📈 Business EDGE is coming to WA - two locations, two chances!

If you’ve been wanting to get a firmer grip on the business side of your grazing enterprise this is the workshop worth prioritising.

Business EDGE takes the mystery out of the numbers and gives you practical tools to make clearer, more confident decisions, tailored to northern beef businesses.

BROOME
📅 1–2 December 2025
⏰ 8am–5pm both days

PILBARA
📅 4–5 December 2025
⏰ 8am–5pm both days

💲 $500 + GST (usually $1750 discounted thanks to KPCA, NTCA + Northern Hub support)

Presented by Bush AgriBusiness
Includes full workshop notes, workbook, decision support spreadsheets + catering.

Mel McDonald: 0428 948 728 | manager@kpca.net.au

More information
Simone Parker: 0408 818 043 | admin@bushagri.com.au

See the full flyer here 👉 https://info.futurebeef.com.au/4oPid26

Bush Agribusiness
Meat & Livestock Australia
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
Northern Territory Cattlemen's Association

18/11/2025

Tickets available now 👇🏻👇🏻

Register for the 2026 NTCA Annual Industry Conference, early bird tickets available now!

https://aapevents.eventsair.com/ntca26/registration

17/11/2025

🌿 From Kikuyu Collapse to Comeback

Pasture dieback has hit hard across south-east Queensland, especially for producers who’ve long relied on kikuyu. Once the go-to grass for holding soil on slopes and in drainage lines, kikuyu’s high susceptibility to dieback has left many paddocks bare and overrun with weeds.

So the big question is: what’s next?

Producers like Bradley Frohloff from Upper Yarraman have faced the challenge head-on.

“It was stressful and there were sleepless nights,” Bradley says, “but we came out the other side and actually have more feed than cattle.”

By switching to dieback-tolerant tropical grasses like Rhodes, Gatton Panic, Signal and Setaria and good grazing management, producers are finding a new way forward.

These grasses might look a bit different, but with good timing, rest and nutrition, they can deliver quality feed and long-term resilience.

Adding legumes such as Desmanthus, stylo, medic or clover boosts soil fertility and animal performance even further.

Dieback doesn’t have to mean the end of productivity - it can be the start of a more resilient, productive pasture system. 🌾

Read the full article here: https://info.futurebeef.com.au/4oMTj37

🚨 Keep an eye out for Bradley’s upcoming case study to see how he rebuilt his pastures.

Queensland Government
Meat & Livestock Australia

17/11/2025

Year three of the 🌾 Crops for Cattle 🐮 project is underway in the NT and this year's weaners are thoroughly enjoying it!

At Katherine Research Station, Mel is feeding out pellets every day until the wet season hits and pasture quality improves.

📈 The project is recording the production benefits and costs of doing so with different feeds on multiple properties across the northern NT, to help producers identify feeding options to increase dry season weight gains that are profitable in current markets.

Some of the preliminary findings can be found here: https://info.futurebeef.com.au/4q1iDE0

And further results will become available as the project continues.

CRCNA Agriculture Northern Territory

14/11/2025

🏆Kimberley innovator earns National Rural Women's Award accolade🏆

Congratulations to Kimberley innovator and pastoralist Isabella Thrupp who was announced the runner-up in the 2025 AgriFutures Rural Women's Award at a gala event in Canberra on 28 October🏅

Isabella is the founder of the online business Prinking in Pindan and co-manager of Leopold Downs Station, a pastoral station in the Kimberley🧵

Her online business, which creates stylish and durable clothing suitable for the demanding lifestyle of rural women, began out of the need for jeans that could withstand the harsh conditions of outback Australia👖

Isabella represented WA at the prestigious national award, which celebrates the essential role women play in rural industries, businesses and communities.

Read the full story at AgriFutures Australia 👉 https://info.futurebeef.com.au/3Lqqviv

AgriFutures Australia
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development

13/11/2025

🐄 Spot it early, stop it fast!

Early detection of unusual disease signs in livestock is one of the most important steps you can take to protect your property and the wider industry.

⚠️ Look out for: sudden deaths, unusual drooling, lameness, blistering, respiratory distress, severe diarrhoea, tremors, incoordination or abortions.

📞 If something seems off, report it!
- Your private vet
- Emergency Animal Disease Hotline: 1800 675 888 (24/7)
- Your state or territory agriculture/primary industries department

Providing clear details and photos helps experts act quickly to contain outbreaks and protect animal welfare, trade, and your property.

👀 Staying alert = keeping your farm and industry safe.

Learn more about biosecurity essentials here: https://info.futurebeef.com.au/3Ws8aUH

Animal Health Australia
Queensland Agriculture

12/11/2025

🌾 Bouncing Back from Pasture Dieback 🌾

Pasture dieback has been a tough challenge across Southeast Queensland, but there’s a way forward.

At recent field days across the region, producers came together to share what’s working: combining tolerant grass species with tropical and temperate legumes to bring productivity and land condition back to life.

Change is never easy, but there’s opportunity in every paddock, a chance to rebuild stronger, more resilient pastures for the future.

Supported by Queensland Government and partners: Condamine Headwaters Landcare Group Inc., Local Land Services NSW, Healthy Land & Water, SWQ Innovation Hub, and Upper Yarraman Farmers Hall

Find out how to manage Pasture Dieback here: https://info.futurebeef.com.au/4ovPyPi

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