James Nason

Toowoomba

Journalist and Publisher at Beef Central

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Articles

Indonesia’s free school meals unlikely to deliver beef or dairy export boom

2 weeks ago | beefcentral.com | James Nason

It is hard to imagine a more ambitious Government policy than the one new Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto formally launched in January this year. His free nutritious meal program is striking in size and scale.
Indonesia increases 2025 cattle import quota

2 weeks ago | beefcentral.com | James Nason

Indonesia has increased its annual 2025 cattle import quota by 184,000 head, adding to the 350,000 head allocation released at the start of the year. But it has also cut its 2025 import quotas for both frozen boxed beef and Indian Buffalo Meat, to minimise impacts on local farmers.
US suspends live cattle imports from Mexico

3 weeks ago | beefcentral.com | James Nason

The United States has suspended, effective immediately, imports of cattle and other livestock through the Mexican border as it moves to protect its herd against a worsening New World Screwworm outbreak in Mexico. The US Department of Agriculture said in a statement the deadly parasitic fly was recently detected in remote farms in Mexico within 700 miles of the US border.
Vale David Warriner

3 weeks ago | beefcentral.com | James Nason

The northern cattle industry is mourning the loss of one of its most respected, dedicated, and tenacious leaders, following the death of David Warriner on Friday after a long battle with illness. Mr Warriner served as president of the Northern Territory Cattlemen’s Association (NTCA) from 2012 to 2015 and of the Northern Territory Livestock Exporters Association (NTLEA) from 2016 until 2021.
Feeder cattle market: Southern dry pushing big numbers forward

3 weeks ago | beefcentral.com | James Nason

The southern dry is influencing feeder cattle trade dynamics this month as another delayed autumn break forces more producers to offload ahead of winter. Quoted prices for paddock-purchased feeders have not changed substantially in the past fortnight, but delivery dates have pushed further out with the large numbers of cattle being pushed toward the market by weather.
How media often gets it wrong on livestock emissions

1 month ago | beefcentral.com | James Nason

IN 2023 the United Nations published a report examining the most effective pathways for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from the global livestock sector. The report identified the changes most likely to have the greatest impact were increasing livestock productivity, enhancing genetic selection and improving animal health. Encouraging consumers to change diets and reduce consumption was one of the least effective pathways analysed by the report.
Q fever vaccination no longer in short supply: Manufacturer

1 month ago | beefcentral.com | James Nason

Coxiella burnetti. (Image source: US National Institutes of Health)THE manufacturer of the only Q fever vaccine available for humans has moved to water down fears of a national shortage of the product in Australia. CSL Seqirus manufactures the Q-VAX vaccine in Melbourne under an agreement with the Federal Government to produce vaccines, antivenoms and pharmaceutical products of national significance to Australia.
Northern live export feeder steer price eases as supply builds

1 month ago | beefcentral.com | James Nason

Northern feed steer prices ex Darwin have eased in recent weeks as supply builds with dry season mustering programs now underway. First round musters in the Northern Territory and Northern Queensland have been about a month later than usual due to wet conditions, with many stations just getting going now rather than at the end of March.
'Black swan moment': How Bruce Cheung brought Wagyu to WA's North West

1 month ago | beefcentral.com | James Nason

It was the sight of a black swan floating serenely on the Indian Ocean that helped Bruce Cheung make up his mind that the Pilbara was the right place to build a pioneering high-value Wagyu production enterprise. The Singaporean businessman, who had amassed a fortune in the duty-free sector, was 90 days into an epic drive around Australia looking for the perfect place to start a new farming venture when he spotted the swan off the remote West Australian coast.
US threatens to ban Mexican cattle imports again as Screwworm outbreak worsens

1 month ago | beefcentral.com | James Nason

The US Department of Agriculture has issued an ultimatum to Mexico to take immediate action to combat a rapidly spreading livestock parasite or face a sweeping shutdown of live animal imports into the United States.