James Nason

“CARBON tunnel vision” that over emphasises greenhouse gas emissions as the primary metric evaluating environmental impacts risks compromising reasonable pathways to reducing livestock emissions, a new scientific paper warns.

THE current review of the Cattle Transaction Levy is not a simple question of whether the 20-year-old flat-rate $5 per head levy should go up, stay the same or go down.

SHOULD Australia's grassfed cattle industry have the ability to redirect levy funding between fixed investment streams as new challenges emerge, rather than waiting years for the next formal levy review?

A new discussion paper released on Friday as part of the ongoing cattle transaction levy review provides some early insights into producer feedback received so far through a national online survey, which is still open...Read More

Google Maps image showing the location of the Douglas, Arizona, on the US/Mexico border.

A cattle ranch in South Patagonia, Argentina. Image: Shutterstock ARGENTINA has secured access to the Indonesian market for beef and offal exports, adding another major supplier to a key Australian export destination.

AUSTRALIAN cattle exports for the first six months of 2026 were almost 30 percent lower than the same period last year, reflecting mounting economic pressures in Australia's largest live export market.

THE Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry was unable to demonstrate that many of the biosecurity fees and charges it imposes on industry

A key question Australian cattle producers are being asked to consider in the latest discussion paper released as part of the Cattle Transaction Levy Review is whether the levy's collection mechanism should change.

LANDHOLDER groups and regional politicians have condemned an activist advertising campaign in South Korea accusing Australian beef production of