In the lead-up to the Farmers for Climate Action virtual conference this Friday, Professor Mark Howden, Vice-Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, shares his perspective on why If the world stays on its current high emissions trajectory it will be terrible news for agriculture…Read More
The new Agricultural Worker Visa is welcome news for the northern beef industry where producers in the wet-dry tropics and rangelands where seasonal labour is vital, writes Cattle Council of Australia president Markus Rathsmann…Read More
Markus Rathsmann, President, Cattle Council of Australia, 31/08/2021
The deadline for the Senate Enquiry into Definitions of Meat and other Animal products has been extended to the 13th of August providing a great opportunity for all cattle producers to make a statement on the issue. ..Read More
Mark Davie, 30/07/2021
$66 billion reasons to radically shift our perspective on biosecurity and the systems that protect our prosperity and security…Read More
Andrew Henderson, 30/07/2021
Traceability reform: As reforms to SAFEMEAT for improving traceability across all red meat species are broached Cattle Council of Australia president Markus Rathsmann argues that the benefits of an effective system far exceed any cost, and warns that non-compliance by any sector places the entire red meat and livestock industry at considerable risk…Read More
Markus Rathsmann, President, Cattle Council of Australia, 02/07/2021
If using the beef name and image didn’t help the alternative protein industry attract investors and sell their products, they simply wouldn’t do it, writes CQ cattle producer, food manufacturer and AgForce cattle board director Mark Davie, in outlining three major issues he believes truth in labelling in legislation must address…Read More
Mark Davie, 20/05/2021
There should be no free ride for manufactured plant-based protein products trying to piggyback off the reputation of Aussie red meat, writes Red Meat Advisory Council chair John McKillop…Read More
John McKillop, Red Meat Advisory Council, 29/04/2021
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
Guest Author, 23/03/2021
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, 05/02/2021
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, 07/12/2020
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, 10/09/2020
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, 12/08/2020
