Category: Livestock

A MEAT Business Women conference in Brisbane this week has laid the groundwork laid for new industry toolkit to deliver practical diversity and inclusion strategies for business. Source: Sheep Central Meat Business Women conference develops diversity tool kit

The Red Meat 2030 plan released today outlines a strategy for Australia’s red meat sector for the next 10 years. How the industry governance bodies that will deliver that strategy will be structured over that period is still in question. Source: Sheep Central Red meat strategy launched, structure still a work in progress

The Red Meat 2030 plan released today outlines a strategy for Australia’s red meat sector for the next 10 years. How the industry governance bodies that will deliver that strategy will be structured over that period is still in question. Source: Beef Central Red meat strategy launched, structure still a work in progress

Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) members will be asked to elect one new Director and re-elect two existing Directors of MLA at the service company’s upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Tamworth on 20 November 2019. Source: Beef Central MLA Board nominees announced, chair to retire

Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) members will be asked to elect one new Director and re-elect two existing Directors of MLA at the service company’s upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Tamworth on 20 November 2019. Source: Beef Central MLA Board Director nominees announced

A PLAN to guide and grow Australia’s red meat industry over the next 10 years has been released this morning, setting an ambitious goal to double the value of industry sales to $57 billion and triple the amount of capital invested in the sector within the next decade. Source: Sheep Central Red Meat 2030… Read more »

A plan to guide and grow Australia’s red meat industry over the next 10 years has been released this morning, setting an ambitious goal to double the value of industry sales to $57 billion and triple the amount of capital invested in the sector within the next decade. Source: Beef Central Red Meat 2030… Read more »

Meat & Livestock Australia’s 2019 annual report, now released on its website ahead of its annual general meeting in Tamworth on November 20, has reported a net deficit of $4.4m for 2018-19. Source: Beef Central Levy revenue up, but overall income down for MLA in 2019

Over 250 attendees gathered in Brisbane for the second Australian Meat Business Women (MBW) conference, headlined by founder and global chair of MBW, Laura Ryan. Source: Beef Central Meat Business Women conference: Time for action to bridge diversity gap

LEARN how a collaborative protein program is uniting generous companies in the meat and freight industry to help tackle Australia’s hunger problem. Source: Sheep Central How the red meat sector backs Foodbank’s vital protein program

The 2019 State of the Red Meat Industry report provides an update on production, consumption and export figures and the economic significance of the industry. Source: Beef Central State of the red meat industry report 2019 released

How a collaborative protein program is uniting generous companies in the meat and freight industry to to help tackle Australia’s hunger problem. Source: Beef Central How the red meat industry is backing Foodbank’s vital protein program

A host of innovative new packaging solutions are taking red meat products in exciting new directions, adding convenience, shelf-life, flexibility and value to supply chain offerings, as well as helping reduce food and packaging waste. Source: Beef Central Innovative packaging solutions taking red meat in exciting new directions

LOCAL investors have funded an advanced concept design, feasibility study, development application and land purchase for a proposed abattoir at Guyra in New South Wales. Source: Sheep Central Proposed new processing developments: Guyra update

MEETING demand for niche red meat processing and service kill capacity in South Australia is a key driver behind a proposed new $70 million abattoir development at Port Pirie. Source: Sheep Central Proposed new processing developments: Port Pirie update

A controversial study plays down the risk of heart disease and cancer from eating red meat, infuriating global health professionals. Source: ABC Livestock Red meat and sausages may not cause cancer after all, report finds

More than 100 abattoirs have closed across Australia since the 1980s, including 16 in the past decade. Against that backdrop, why the sudden interest in building new abattoirs, and are the proposals realistic? Source: Sheep Central What’s driving new abattoir proposals and are they realistic?

IT SEEMS everything happens at once in a normal year; however, this year, we have three extremes of seasonal experiences across the country — drought, maintenance rainfall and a normal spring, writes Chris Howie in this month’s southern sheep and cattle market wrap and look at opportunities ahead. Source: Sheep Central Chris Howie’s southern… Read more »

More than 100 abattoirs have closed across Australia since the 1980s, including 16 in the past decade. Against that backdrop, why the sudden interest in building new abattoirs, and are the proposals realistic? Source: Beef Central What’s driving new abattoir proposals, and are they realistic?

Three years after forming a company to advance an abattoir project, six New England business people have self-funded the development of advanced conceptual plans and development applications and have secured a 40 hectare site of undeveloped industrial zoned land near Guyra. Source: Beef Central Proposed new processing developments: Guyra update

Five Australian students from a strong field of 11 finalists have been selected as the 2020 Australian national meat judging team to travel to USA in January. Source: Beef Central 2020 Australian National Meat Judging team announced 

What recent studies have had to say about existing levels of processing capacity versus supply, the extent of processing competition, and barriers to entry for new abattoir projects in Australia. Source: Beef Central What did recent studies say about meat processing competition and capacity?

In a brief but strongly worded document which has been circulated throughout industry this week, a coalition of cattle groups has issued an SOS urging cattle transaction levy payers to demand the Federal Government reject the RMAC proposal and implement the 2014 Senate Report recommendations to give ownership and control to grass fed levy payers. … Read more »

While Texas Tech University’s meat judging team is considered an odds-on favourite to claim its fourteenth national crown in the annual US uni student competition this year, it gained a whole new level of experience following participation in Australia’s equivalent competition in July. Source: Beef Central US meat judging team gains different perspective after… Read more »

Should the meat industry be working to actively counter every misleading or unsubstantiated claim reported about meat and its environmental impact? One marketing expert says no, but says the industry is heading in the right direction by building its long term sustainability strategy. Source: Beef Central Politics of conflict won’t help meat sector: marketing… Read more »