Cost recovery is not a new concept for cattle producers, who are used to paying their way, but critcially, cost efficiencies also need to be explored as part of any assessment of effective regulation, writes Cattle Council of Australia president Markus Rathsmann in this opinion piece in response to Department of Agriculture proposals to increase cost recovery measures for livestock exporters…Read More
As we strive to promote and protect our industry, there are people putting it at risk, people within our very industry, writes Stephanie Coombes…Read More
Stephanie Coombes, February 5, 2021
The grassfed cattle industry is a major component of Australia’s $72.5 billion per year red meat industry, but is overseen by a representative and policy setting body that by comparison runs on the smell of an oily rag, with an annual operating budget of a just a couple of million dollars…Read More
James Nason, December 7, 2020
Farmers and graziers have every right to expect that they can glean as much good policy from our system of government as any other group…Read More
Joanne Rea, Property Rights Australia, September 10, 2020
The Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef responds to recent claims contained within the United Nations (UN) ‘Act Now’ campaign, specifically regarding the “Eat Less Meat” initiative…Read More
Ruaraidh Petre, GRSB executive director, August 12, 2020
The Federal Government should be hailing the recent Federal Court decision which declared the 2011 live export suspension unlawful, as a guiding principle for good governance for its Ministers in future, instead of protecting bad decisions and under performers, writes cattle producer and former Northern Territory Cattlemens’ Association president Tom Stockwell in an open letter to Prime Minister Scott Morrison and other Government Ministers today. ..Read More
Tom Stockwell, June 17, 2020
In his third article on the emergence of data rich disrupters in the meat industry, former Australian Meat Processor Corporation executive chair Peter Noble delves into opportunities blockchain technology is now presenting for Australia’s red meat industry…Read More
Peter Noble, March 16, 2020
In his second article on the emergence of data rich disrupters in the meat industry, former Australian Meat Processor Corporation executive chair Peter Noble looks at why the emergence of blockchain is a development the red meat supply chain cannot ignore…Read More
Peter Noble, March 13, 2020
In the first of a series of articles on data rich disrupters emerging in the meat industry, former Australian Meat Processor Corporation executive chair Peter Noble draws attention to web giant Amazon’s recent entry into red meat retailing, and lessons Australia’s red meat industry can learn from France’s Languedoc wine growers…Read More
Peter Noble, March 12, 2020
Strategic communications expert and former agricultural journalist Cameron Morse says the beef industry needs to do more in the communications arena to promote its environmental credentials, and why the best time to start is right now…Read More
Cameron Morse, March 9, 2020
A High Court judgment last week will have undoubted ramifications for the operation models of animal rights groups that rely heavily on illegally obtained video footage for their advertising campaigns, writes agribusiness lawyer Trent Thorne…Read More
Trent Thorne, McCullough Robertson, February 14, 2020
As the leaders of the world’s major beef producing countries prepare to visit Australia later this year for the annual International Beef Alliance meeting, is it time for the beef industry to think globally in its proactive messaging to consumers?..Read More
James Nason, February 14, 2020