Sentences with phrase «head of their cattle at»

Peter formed a company and processed four head of their cattle at the Pittsworth abattoir (after getting it certified organic as well), and proceeded to sell the meat.

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The Harris Ranch Beef Company houses between 100,000 and 110,000 cattle during the more than 120 day finishing process at their feedlot and processes up to 1,000 heads of stock each day.

The head of listed property at BT Investment Management, Peter Davidson, is investing in Australia's largest listed landowner, the Australian Agricultural Company, and says other industry funds should probably consider the long - term prospects of the cattle station owner.

At its peak, Chilgala covered 3,000 acres (1,200 ha) and carried 1,800 head of cattle.

With the national herd currently at a 20 - year low of around 26 million head, most industry figures doubt Chinese meat processors will be able to secure 1 million head of cattle from Australia for many years.

Meat & Livestock Australia said in its first quarter review of trading that national cattle yardings at its reported saleyards were 19pc higher year - on - year, at close to 682,000 head.

They are: Grassdale, at Dalby in southern Queensland, covering 5620 hectares with a licensed feedlot capacity of 54,000 head of cattle; Pinegrove, at Millmerran, also in southern Queensland, covering 2200 hectares with a licensed feedlot capacity of 25,000 head of cattle; and Gunnee, at Delungra, in NSW, covering 1607 hectares and with a licensed feedlot capacity of 10,000 head.

Ben Thomas, the manager of market information at Meat and Live Stock Australia, said the proportion of cattle exported live could grow to around 20 per cent over the next decade if China reaches its goal of securing 1 million head a year.

The move by the Canadian backed local cattle company, which now manages 85,000 head of livestock across 600,000 hectares, comes at a time when major transactions have been taking place with billionaire Gina Rinehart, Andrew Forrest and Brett Blundy all having bought into the rural land and cattle markets.

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening Thanksgiving 2008 BIG BUDGET FILMS Australia (PG - 13 for violence, sensuality and profanity) Romance drama, set at the dawn of WWII just before the bombing of Darwin by the Japanese, chronicles the love relationship which blossoms between a genteel heiress (Nicole Kidman) and the rough - hewn rancher (Hugh Jackman) who helps her drive a herd of 2,000 head of cattle to market across hundreds of miles of unforgiving terrain.

Sure, the Lane Departure Warning system will beep incessantly at you as 4200 lbs of sheet metal and dead cattle wander gently from one side of the lane to the other, but as long as nothing unexpected arises (say, a curve, or for that matter, a curb), you'll meander along quite gracefully, outwardly no different from the hordes of cell - phone - addicted commuters heading the same direction.

When I arrived at Pyongyang's Sunan Airport a few years ago, my head was still spinning from a landing on a runway lined with cattle, electric fences and the fuselages of other jets whose landings hadn't gone so well.

Day Nine — Alice Springs to Banka Banka — Today we cross the Tropic of Capricorn, see the amazing Devils Marbles, visit an Aboriginal art gallery, stop for a swim (summer only) at picturesque Mary Ann Dam then pass through Tennant Creek as we head to historic Banka Banka Cattle Station for dinner and overnight camp.

At any one time, Graves has about 300 head of cattle, raising premium, «grass - finished» beef for the plate.