CATTLE Australia has elected its 2025 Board and Regional Consultative Committee during the peak grassfed body’s annual general meeting in Tamworth yesterday.
Held at Bective Station as part of the organisation’s inaugural conference and producer day, Cattle Connect 2024, grassfed beef producers from across the country attended the CA AGM both in-person and online to meet their 2025 representatives.
Two elected director positions were contested through the CA election process, with Adam Coffey from the North Australia Beef Research (NABR) Region and Garry Edwards from the South Australia Livestock Research (SALR) Region both re-elected.
Eight RCC positions were contested, with two representatives re-elected, five new representatives joining the committee, and one vacancy filled.
CA chief executive officer Dr Chris Parker said the board of directors and RCC had achieved great things in 2024, with the new and re-elected representatives set to build on a solid foundation in the year ahead.
“Our board has guided us through some significant milestones for the grassfed beef sector and a few challenging moments for the broader agricultural industry since our last AGM, and the re-election of two directors signals our members’ confidence in our board’s ability to ensure the organisation is providing a visible, unified, and influential voice for grassfed cattle levy payers,” Dr Parker said.
“The election of the inaugural RCC in 2024 was an important milestone in CA’s evolution as a democratic representative body, and we thank the outgoing representatives for their contributions to the organisation and the grass-fed beef industry.
“The incoming representatives bring with them a wealth of knowledge and diverse experiences across our dynamic sector, and we look forward to their insights helping us make an impact on the Australian grass-fed beef industry, now and for future generations.”
New directly elected RCC members:
- Region Seven: Jack Gosse
- Region Eight: Darryn Browne
- Region Nine: Weldon Percy
- Region 10: Kari Moffat
- Region 12: Lachlan Smith
- Region 13: Steven Drury
- Region 14: Trent Radel
- Region 15: Caitlin McConnel
Source: Cattle Australia
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