At the butcher
Why Australian Beef Is Sold Overseas While We Pay More Here
Three-quarters of our beef leaves the country. How that sets the price you pay, what the ACCC actually found, and the myths worth dropping.
G'day from the paddock.
Australian Cow is a friendly corner of the internet for anyone curious about farm life down under — cattle breeds, station stories, house cows and the everyday rhythm of rural Australia.
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Fresh from the farm gate — our latest reads.
Wild Australia
Australia’s Feral Cattle and the Cattle That Went Bush
Twenty banteng landed in 1849 and never left. Australia’s wild cattle, the billion-dollar campaign that shot them, and why nobody can count them.
Station life
The Royal Flying Doctor Service: How Remote Medicine Actually Works
The pedal radio, the numbered medical chest, the kerosene lanterns that light a night landing, and an airstrip spec measured at 80km/h in the ute.
Importing Australian cattle?
We source Holstein-Friesian and Jersey dairy heifers and Australian beef cattle for buyers worldwide, and coordinate quarantine, health certification and shipping with licensed Australian exporters.
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Why "Australian Cow"?
Because the cow is at the heart of rural Australia — from million-acre stations in the Territory to a single Jersey in a backyard paddock. We write plain-spoken, practical stories about the animals and the people who look after them. Read our story →