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11.10.18
BeefEx: ACC’s Ben Attewell named Young Lot Feeder of the Year
Beef Central
The 2018 Young Lot Feeder of the Year Ben Attewell knows all about responsibility. At any given time the 27 year old has tens of million dollars of cattle under his direct care as the manager of Australian Country Choice’s 22,000 head Brindley Feedlot at Roma.
11.10.18
BeefEx: Qld lotfeeder elected President
Beef Central
Queensland lotfeeder Bryce Camm was elected president of the Australian Lot Feeders Association at the peak council’s annual general meeting in Brisbane this afternoon, replacing Tess Herbert.
11.10.18
Study Shows Why World Needs Animals
Beef Central
WHAT would happen if every animal was removed from agriculture tomorrow and the world suddenly moved to a plant-only diet?
26.07.18
Queensland Farmers go tech savvy with drones and robots
Courier Mail
It’s Australia’s oldest industry, forged with the sweat and tears of past generations. But is the agricultural sector ready for a future dominated by digital, data and drones?
29.05.18
EU FTA Committee Role for Jason Strong
Beef Bulletin
Well-known industry stake-holder Jason Strong will chair a red meat industry committee in upcoming negotiations with the European Unions over the establishment of Free Trade agreements with Australia.
04.05.18
Investment is the discussion at Beef Australia seminar
The Morning Bulletin
INCREASED interested from domestic and global investors in the Australian Beef industry, makes the Are You Investment Ready seminar, supported by HSBC, a must attend for Australian beef industry stakeholders.
22.02.18
Bubbles and echo chambers constraining genetics progress
Beef Central
Despite the Australian beef industry’s fantastic technological base and world-leading systems, the influence of genetics in the value chain still only extends about as far as breeding better bulls, leading industry executive Jason Strong told yesterday’s MLA livestock breeding and genetics forum in Brisbane.
14.02.18
Jason Strong joins Smithfield
Queensland Country Life
Experienced agribusiness and supply chain executive Jason Strong has been appointed chief executive officer of Smithfield Cattle Company.
14.02.18
Smithfield Cattle Co appoints Jason Strong as CEO
Beef Central
Former Australian Agricultural Co managing director Jason Strong has been appointed chief executive officer of prominent large-scale Queensland grainfed beef producer, Smithfield Cattle Co.
24.06.17
Yelarbon’s Sunnygirl Sold at Auction
North Queensland Register
SMITHFIELD Cattle Company bought the Yelarbon property Sunnygirl, soon after it was passed in at a Leonard and Co Raine and Horne auction on Thursday.
12.06.17
Our Best and Brightest Ready for Ekka
SouthBurnett.com.au
More than 100 guests packed into the Wondai Diggers Club on Saturday night to see who’ll be representing the South Burnett at this year’s Ekka.
29.04.17
Sapphire upgrades to a new feed mill
Queensland Country Life
It’s 14 months since the Smithfield Cattle Company, owners of Smithfield Feedlot at Proston, added another gem and secured the Sapphire Feedlot situated east of Goondiwindi.
23.10.16
Overcoming roadblocks to equity in beef
Farm Online
SIMPLE practices like having a detailed business plan and good corporate governance could go a long way to overcoming some of the roadblocks to elusive equity in the beef game.
30.08.16
Regional roads fuel ‘economic wasteland’
South Burnett Times
A MAJOR cattle feedlot in the South Burnett has condemned the state of road infrastructure, with the issue severely affecting the region’s ability to advance its agricultural development.
09.08.16
Smithfield Feedlot Reflects on 30-year Milestone
Beef Central
One of Queensland’s family feedlot success stories paused to mark its 30th-anniversary last week, with a celebration for clients, suppliers, advisors, staff and other industry stakeholders in Brisbane.
09.08.16
Smithfield Celebrates 30th Birthday
South Burnett Times
Smithfield Cattle Company celebrated its 30th birthday with a gala dinner at the 2016 Brisbane Exhibition on Saturday night.
02.02.16
Smithfield Buys Sapphire at Goondiwindi
Queensland Country Life
Queensland’s Smithfield Cattle Company, the owners of Smithfield Feedlot, Proston, purchased a gem last week when the deal was finalised to take over Sapphire Feedlot in Goondiwindi.
01.02.16
Smithfield expands with Goondiwindi feedlot purchase
by Jon Condon at Beef Central
Queensland grainfed beef supply chain manager and custom-feeder, Smithfield Cattle Co has expanded its lotfeeding operations with the purchase of the Sapphire feedlot near Goondiwindi.
10.11.15
$5200 Boost For Endeavour
Southburnett.com.au
The Endeavour Foundation’s Kingaroy Kitchen has been selected as the lucky recipient of a recent unusual fundraising effort.
23.10.15
From feedlot to New York Marathon glory as rural couple dodges wildlife and cattle grids to train on farm’s only road
ABC Country Hour
The streets of New York may seem a far cry from a dirt road in southern Queensland, but two lot feeders are making a marathon effort to bridge the gap.
16.10.15
Proston to New York – lot feeders set their sights on epic NY marathon
By Beef Central
Keen amateur runners and Queensland feedlot operators Barb and Don Madden will be hitting the pavements of New York on November 1, and are looking for a charity to support along the way.
15.10.15
Target 100 – Smithfield Feedlot’s story
Target 100 met Australian cattle & sheep farmers, to discover 100 research projects and learn more about what is important to the sustainability of the industry. This is our story.
24.09.15
Beef industry sees first female peak council leader, as ALFA elects new president
By Jon Condon
BEEFWORKS: The beef industry has its first female peak council head, following the Australian Lot Feeders Association’s annual general meeting yesterday where NSW lotfeeder Tess Herbert was elected president.
24.09.15
Smithfield Feedlot Mill Manager Crowned 2015 Young Lotfeeder Achiever
By Eric Barker
Smithfield Feedlot mill manager Andrew Slack is this year’s ALFA Philbro Young Lotfeeder Achiever. As part of his selection process, he has been researching the field of olfaction and how dogs’ highly-developed sense of smell may one day be used for early detection of sick animals in the feed yard.
04.02.15
Top 25 Lotfeeders: No 13 Smithfield Feedlot
By Jon Condon
Celebrating its thirtieth year of continuous operations next year, Smithfield Feedlot near Proston in Qld continues to operate successfully as one of Australia’s largest providers of custom-feeding services. Owned and operated by the Smith and Shearer-Smith families, it is among the ‘hardest working’ feedlots in the country, with average occupancy above 89pc over the past five years.
4.12.14
Smithfield beef is top shelf
By Penelope Arthur
ALMOST two decades after the late Pat Dempsey handed them their first Woolworths contract, Proston’s Shearer-Smith family have taken out the inaugural Pat Dempsey Memorial Prize for Woolworths Livestock Supplier of the Year.
24.11.14
Smithfield feedlot nails Woolies Supplier of the Year award
By Jon Condon
The Shearer-Smith family’s Smithfield feedlot near Proston in Qld’s South Burnett district was announced as Woolworths’ national livestock supplier of the year for 2014, during a glittering dinner for 900 in Sydney late last week.
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