CONTENTS COVER STORY 5 Carwoola Station tests technology SPECIAL FEATURE 4 New directors for MLA 4 Forums tackle red meat’s big issues 6 In the field 7 You can still tune in to Red Meat 2018 8 Lamb gets the virtual treatment 8 Beef to fuel 2020 Olympians IN BRIEF 9 The year that was 8 24 10 Resetting EU trade 10 Market snapshots updated ON FARM NATIONAL 12Numnuts® on the way 12Doing more with dung beetles 13Delving into dystocia 13Oh deer 13The rail trail 14Over the fence 18Firing up to reduce carbon emissions 20Many ways to make connections 22Riding the digital wave 29Forecasting improved climate information 30Better weather watching 3136The current stateLook out for a new legume 33 NORTHERN CATTLE 26 Self herding success 27Whistle while you work 32Weeding out issues with data app 33Mesquite at Mardie 34Building a better business 35Facing up to the future SOUTHERN CATTLE 28 Biosecurity makes sense SHEEP 16 MERINOSELECT driving gains 17Balancing act 24Next era livestock production 37Saltbush success 44 SUPPLY CHAIN 38 MSA 20 years on 40 Real-world results driving DEXA progress 41 Genetics key to eating quality IN MARKET 42 MLA and Compass set course for success 44 Curtis heads west for Aussie beef 45 Restaurants give ‘carbon neutral’ the tick 46 Bringing home the (lamb) bacon 48 Australia – red meat’s biggest market 49 Addressing red meat knowledge gaps 49 Good Meat providing the facts 50 Making sense of markets 51 Slide into summer 46 51 3