Australian prime beef producers brace for fresh China tariff pain
By Kim Honan, Megan Hughes, David Claughton, and Annie Brown
Australian cattle farmers producing wagyu and Angus beef are likely to be among the hardest hit by China's 55 per cent tariff on exports exceeding a 205,000-tonne quota.
#Tariffs #BeefCattleFarming #BeefCattleFeedlots #TradeAgreements #KimHonan #MeganHughes #DavidClaughton # #AnnieBrown
Australian meat body warns new China beef tariff impact will be 'severe'
By Kim Honan and Sally Brooks
Meat Industry Council says it is "extremely disappointed" as China imposes a tariff on Australian beef imports that could cost $1 billion.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-01/china-hits-australian-beef-industry-with-tariff/106191726
#Tariffs #BeefCattleFarming #Trade #TradeAgreements #KimHonan #SallyBrooks
Growers hope to keep coffee cups full in 2026
By Kim Honan
Australian coffee growers are hoping for a bumper 2026 season to meet increased demand for homegrown beans following a prolific flowering season.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-31/australian-coffee-growers-hope-for-bumper-2026-crop/106177198
Ban on sale of northern NSW green prawns a 'death knell' for industry
By Kim Honan and Melinda Hayter
White spot disease in prawns has led the NSW government to issue a new, five-year control order which will ban the sale of green prawns caught in affected waters.
#FishingandAquacultureIndustry #WildlifeDiseases #StateandTerritoryGovernment #RegionalCommunities #KimHonan #MelindaHayter
Women defy disasters to buck NSW dairy industry exodus
By Kim Honan and Lauren Bohane
As repeated natural disasters and stagnating milk prices see dairy farmers walk away from the industry, these women are looking at smaller changes to help shore up their future.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-13/women-future-proofing-dairy-farms/105726594
Controversy over Ekka cattle competition prompts call for change
By Megan Hughes, Kim Honan, and Kallee Buchanan
Disappointed producers say Queensland's Royal Show has lost its heart and some are questioning if they will return.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2025-08-15/ekka-cattle-stoush-prompts-calls-for-change/105654950
#AgriculturalShowsandIndustryEvents #Events #BeefCattleFarming #MeganHughes #KimHonan # #KalleeBuchanan
1.3-tonne Buster the bull turning heads at big ag shows
By Kim Honan
A 1,356-kilogram Angus bull has won the title of heaviest bull on the grounds at this year's Ekka in Brisbane. But he's not the biggest ever.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-06/buster-the-bull-named-heaviest-on-ekka-grounds/105615952
#BeefCattleFarming #AgriculturalShowsandIndustryEvents #KimHonan
Eighty years of bull sales drives breeder's love affair with Herefords
By Lara Webster, Kim Honan, and Brigitte Murphy
The first time Roger Kneipp attended his local bull sale he was just a baby in a pram. Now 80 years old, he has seen the history of the industry play out.
#AgriculturalShowsandIndustryEvents #BeefCattleFarming #History #Agriculture #LaraWebster #KimHonan # #BrigitteMurphy
Farmers fear DPIRD job cuts will expose NSW to biosecurity threats
By Lauren Bohane, Kim Honan, and Lara Webster
Farmers working to combat biosecurity threats say proposed cuts to research roles at the NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development could not come at a worse time.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-31/nsw-dpird-job-cuts-spark-farm-biosecurity-fears/105594140
#Biosecurity #Farmers #ScientificResearch #AgriculturalandFarmingPractice #PublicSector #StateandTerritoryGovernment #Agriculture #LaurenBohane #KimHonan # #LaraWebster
Lamb price record smashed again as drought impacts supply
By Kim Honan, Hamish Cole, and Laurissa Smith
Lamb prices are continuing to reach record highs in Australian saleyards as drought conditions impact supply amid high demand.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-23/national-lamb-price-record-smashed-in-nsw/105562136
#AgriculturalPrices #AgriculturalMarketing #SheepFarming #KimHonan #HamishCole # #LaurissaSmith
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