James Nason

Toowoomba

Journalist and Publisher at Beef Central

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Articles

WTF is a Flux Tower?

1 week ago | beefcentral.com | James Nason

AT first glance they could be mistaken for the world’s loneliest mobile phone towers. But rather than helping people to phone a friend, the steel masts and high-tech sensors now appearing across a network of grazing properties are being used to communicate the story of how carbon is being captured in Australian cattle paddocks.
Indonesia lifts quota restrictions on live cattle imports

1 week ago | beefcentral.com | James Nason

AFTER issuing two cattle import permit allocations so far in 2025, the Indonesian Government has made the surprise move of lifting quota restrictions on live cattle imports altogether. Importers are now permitted to bring in live cattle without quota limits for various purposes, including supporting the livestock industry and meeting public consumption needs.
Big questions yet to be answered on atmospheric methane

2 weeks ago | beefcentral.com | James Nason

A robust, intermittent 7-year cycle in atmospheric methane concentration has been detected as far back as the 1850s— but it remains unexplained. Despite similar amounts of biological sources of methane existing pre-industry, today’s levels in the atmosphere are vastly higher—challenging assumptions about emission dynamics and atmospheric lifetimes.
Could the iconic Brumby ute be making a comeback?

2 weeks ago | beefcentral.com | James Nason

The small but tough little utes were almost as common as rural mailboxes in Australia through the 1980s and 1990s – just about every farm had one. Made in Japan, the pint-sized workhorses exported to various countries around the world, including the US and Canada where they were called Subaru “Brats”. Even former US president Ronald Reagan had one on his Californian ranch.
Setback for cattle industry in livex ban class action compensation hearings

2 weeks ago | beefcentral.com | James Nason

A Federal Court judge has delivered a blow to plaintiffs in the long-running class action over the Gillard Government’s 2011 suspension of cattle exports to Indonesia. In 2020 the Federal Court ruled that the suspension had been an illegal act of misfeasance.
Bright idea: World-first solar-powered cattle crush at FarmFest

3 weeks ago | beefcentral.com | James Nason

Looking for a hydraulic cattle crush but don’t have power at your yards? A solar-powered crush could be the answer. One of the nation’s oldest cattle equipment manufacturers has sold more than 30 units around Australia since debuting the innovation at the Beef 2024 trade show in Rockhampton last year. The Morrissey family has been hand-forging cattle handling equipment and brands in the same blacksmith workshop at Jandoawe since 1910.
Fuel Blind: National security expert warns Australia still ignoring a crisis

3 weeks ago | beefcentral.com | James Nason

Australia is still sleepwalking into a national crisis due to a dangerous lack of fuel security, with significant implications for the country’s food supply and economy, national security expert Air Vice-Marshal John Blackburn (Ret’d) has warned.
Indonesia allows live cattle imports from Brazil and NZ: Govt official

4 weeks ago | beefcentral.com | James Nason

INDONESIA has broadened its live cattle supply options to include Brazil and New Zealand, a senior Indonesian Government figure has announced. Deputy Minister of Agriculture Sudaryono told the Indonesian media late last week that live cattle from Australia, New Zealand, and Brazil can now be imported into Indonesia.
NT cattle exporters urge stability as Darwin Port tussle reignites

1 month ago | beefcentral.com | James Nason

THE tug-of-war over the ownership of the Port of Darwin is being watched with interest by many in the northern livestock sector which exports hundreds of thousands of cattle from the northern port to South East Asia each year. In a controversial decision in 2015 which sparked a fierce national security debate, the-then NT Country Liberal Party Government leased the Port of Darwin to Chinese-owned firm Landbridge for 99 years.
Indonesia’s free school meals unlikely to deliver beef or dairy export boom

1 month 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.