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
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
In this contributed opinion article Cattle Producers Australia chair Paul Wright says Cattle Council Australia’s move to a fully directly elected board is a step in the right direction, but says giving each state the same represention on the board is fundamentally flawed. ..Read More
Paul Wright, May 14, 2019
OPINION: Organisations responsible for defending agriculture’s interests against increasingly militant animal activist attacks are somewhat paradoxically being undermined by many of the people they’re fighting for…Read More
James Nason, April 4, 2019
As the Australian beef industry faces new challenges to market access in key export destinations, such as the EU and China, Red Meat Advisory Council Independent Chair Don Mackay outlines the importance of industry and government working collectively to protect Australian interests, and why diverse and broad market access has never been more important…Read More
Don Mackay, RMAC, October 17, 2018
In this contributed opinion article Roma farmer Charles Nason outlines how decades of strategic thinking on drought policy have been alarmingly overlooked or ignored and outlines why drought policy must be seen as an issue of critical importance to every Australian…Read More
Charles Nason, September 18, 2018
A television presenter standing in Adelaide’s Rundle Mall with 20 litres of water and a 500-gram steak asks passing shoppers how much beef they think could be produced on a farm using that amount of water.
James Nason, August 22, 2018