Host: Dr. Ross Ainsworth The imminent eruption of the Mt Agung volcano in Bali is not just a serious threat to the local population and a significant humbug for tourist flight schedules, it is an important example of how vulnerable Indonesia is to the very serious geological threats presented by both earthquakes and volcanic events. […]
Host: Dr. Ross Ainsworth A lot of my work in Asia is with small farmers who receive imported Australian Brahman cross breeders. My main focus with these farmers is helping them to understand the special differences between Australian breeders and their local cattle. The indigenous cows are a Nelore type Bos indicus that are smaller […]
Host: Dr. Ross Ainsworth I know this is something that young people who live in Australia probably think they get told too often but believe me, it is the absolute truth. I am sure everyone has had an issue where they felt that they are harshly done by, but, as a general rule, Australia is […]
Host: Dr. Ross Ainsworth After more than 40 years of terrible prices, it is a delightful change to finally see producers getting a much fairer share of the value of their commodity. For four decades, the attractive margins have always been further down the supply chain with everyone else down the line relying on the […]
Host: Dr. Ross Ainsworth Fair Trade is a global movement which promotes fairness in trading supply chains and is primarily focused on producers of commodities in areas where there has been a long history of poor producers and workers being ripped off by unscrupulous middle men and big corporations. Coffee and cocoa production in third […]
Host: Dr. Ross Ainsworth Every cattle producer in Australia is no doubt delighted with the sudden rise in prices that began in mid 2014 then really took off through 2015 culminating in $3.90/kg live being paid for feeders in Darwin during the 15/16 wet season. I started predicting $3/kg live for feeders back in about […]
Host: Ross Ainsworth Want to know more? Keep up to date with Ross’ website the South East Asian Beef Market Report and the Way Laga Cattle & Palm Integration Project on Facebook. Last week I spent a day with a group of Western Australian producers and industry representatives who were visiting some feedlots in Indonesia. Inevitably […]
Host: Ross Ainsworth Want to know more? Keep up to date with Ross’ website the South East Asian Beef Market Report and the Way Laga Cattle & Palm Integration Project on Facebook. Can our Asian customers pay more for beef if the price suddenly goes up? Short answer: Absolutely. The long answer is a mixture of […]
Host: Ross Ainsworth Want to know more? Keep up to date with Ross’ website the South East Asian Beef Market Report and the Way Laga Cattle & Palm Integration Project on Facebook. Why have Indonesian government policies been so unsuccessful at influencing their national beef industry? Because it is not really a beef industry. The Indonesian […]
Host: Ross Ainsworth Want to know more? Keep up to date with Ross’ website the South East Asian Beef Market Report and the Way Laga Cattle & Palm Integration Project on Facebook. I took this photo about a year ago near a tiny fishing village in southern Sumatera. I kept returning to it because there was […]
Host: Ross Ainsworth Want to know more? Keep up to date with Ross’ website the South East Asian Beef Market Report and the Way Laga Cattle & Palm Integration Project on Facebook. The position of Animal Welfare Officer (AWO) is the single most important element to the successful operation of ESCAS (Exporter Supply Chain Assurance System). […]
Host: Ross Ainsworth Want to know more? Keep up to date with Ross’ website the South East Asian Beef Market Report and the Way Laga Cattle & Palm Integration Project on Facebook. The Industry Collaborative Animal Welfare Program is quite a mouthful so it is usually described by its acronym ICWP. It refers to a Livestock […]
Host: Ross Ainsworth Want to know more? Keep up to date with Ross’ website the South East Asian Beef Market Report and the Way Laga Cattle & Palm Integration Project on Facebook. The production of beef cattle integrated with oil palm plantations is arguably more efficient than any other production model available today with the exception […]
