Stations
Indonesian cattle trade to resume
Stations will mustering cattle for export as the live cattle trade to Indonesia resumes.
The Indonesian government has signed off on import quotas for this quarter.
Beef Central [read this story]
Indonesian cattle import permits delayed
Indonesia has delayed issuing cattle import permits for this season.
Some stations are not sure whether or not to muster cattle, not knowing if they can load them on to ships.
Concern at shortage of helicopter engineers
The ABC says there is growing concern at a shortage of skilled workers who can maintain helicopters.
Suplejack: Rob Cook seeks to return after crippling accident
Mr Cook photographed before his accident
Rob Cook, who is now paralysed from the neck down, is working to return to Suplejack station.
Suplejack is in the NT, sharing a border with Western Australia and the Kimberley, but this is a good story.
Stock & Land [read this story]
Wallal: Helicopter crash
A FESA helicopter crashed while assessing cyclone damage at Wallal yesterday.
Nobody was injured.
The West Australian [read this story]
Damage to Kalumburu road
Kalumburu road has been badly damaged by erosion.
The shire says it will take $10million to repair.
Kalyeeda Station: Move to breed out Brahman strain
Kaleeya Station, near Fitzroy Crossing, has now bought a total of 57 Droughtmaster bulls.
Farm Weekly sayd the Camp family, which runs Brahman (Bos indicus) cattle on the station, is determined to cross the bloodline with a breed whose meat is more saleable in the south.
Farm Weekly [read this story]
Kimberley stations have concentrated on Brahman cattle for the Indonesian market over the last two decades.
The fatty Brahman meat, popular in Asia, has proved difficult to sell in Australia.
People: Catherine Marriott
Kununurra’s Catherine Marriott has been given a Rural Women’s Award.
Farm Weekly says Ms Marriott, who is an advocate of the live export trade, intends to form a network of Kimberley and Pilbara women pastorlists for lobbying purposes.
Farm Weekly [read this story]
You can read a statement from Food and Agriculture minister Terry Redman here:
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