BEEF
From the tropics to the table
From field to plate, where does your meat come from?
In northern Australia, where there are two main seasons (hot and wet and hot and dry), the environment is best suited to cattle farming, with animals raised on vast stations that may be tens of thousands of square kilometres in size. Pretty big!
PRODUCING CATTLE
Let’s now look at aspects of cattle production and the things that farmers are doing to produce their cattle sustainably in this video.
QUICK QUESTION
What's another name for cattle?
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THAT’S RIGHT!
Bananas love our warm Australian weather and plenty of sunshine.
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NICE JOB!
Congratulations! You’re one step closer to earning your next stamp!
Select the button below to continue our journey in Tropical North Queensland.
Take a close look at the bumpy texture of the beef, you might see a few speckles of salt too. Biltong is a great quick way for a high protein snack!