Chick Olsson – Letter to Editors – re: new Animal Welfare Standards
Dear Sir or Madam: In 1933 and 1936, the Nazi Government enacted the first western Animal Protection Acts, essentially giving animals more rights than humans. These Acts of Parliament did nothing to...
View ArticleShould the Cattle and Sheep ‘Transaction Levy’ be scrapped ?
Opinion – Rob Wass In a recent article by Jon Condon at Beef Central, Swifts Australia’s CEO Brent Eastwood had this to say about passing some of Swifts Australia’s ‘costs’ back to the grass-fed Cattle...
View ArticleSA Cattle Producers – IT’S TIME TO CLAIM YOUR VOLUNTARY CATTLE LEVIES BACK
For those cattle producers that are unaware of the fact that they pay a voluntary levy of now $1.05 per NLIS tag every time they purchase an NLIS tag, it is now time to claim last year’s voluntary levy...
View ArticleUSA’s Response To the Announced Senate Inquiry Into the Grass-fed Cattle Sector
Newly appointed Federal Minister for Agriculture, Mr Barnaby Joyce, announced on 4 November 2013 that he had requested “……..the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs Legislation Committee consider...
View ArticleBeef industry needs greater control of money from levies
Reprinted with permission: Guest post by: Vivienne Crompton: Vivienne is a researcher on the legal rights project at the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) THE Federal Government’s proposed Senate...
View ArticleUSA – Senate Inquiry Submission Into Grass-fed Cattle Levies & Disbursements
United Stockowners of Australia NSW OFFICE HEAD OFFICE NT OFFICE “WALLAROY” 75 ALDINGA ROAD “NUTWOOD DOWNS”...
View ArticleUnited Stockowners responds to Cattle Council’s latest proposal
September 2014 saw the release of the report by the Senate inquiring into -“Industry structures and systems governing levies on grass-fed cattle”. The Senate select committee determined that 7...
View ArticleGRASS FED REFORM–THERE IS AN ANSWER
Guest post by John Carpenter – (Cattle Producer – New England, NSW) Cattle production in Australia is dying of neglect. Neither the LIBERALS, nor the NATIONALS nor LABOR care about the consumers of...
View ArticleGrass Fed Levy Payer Senate Recommendations Hijacked
FULL (14 pgs) Cattle Council of Australia/ABA/AMPG/CCP New Structure Proposal – as handed to Minister Joyce – 17/02/2015 FULL first year budget as proposed by Cattle Council of Australia/ABA/AMPG/CCP –...
View ArticleThe Implementation of Barnaby’s Plan!!
Opinion – Rod Dunbar I most certainly disagree with the latest proposal by CCA regarding the funding from consolidate revenue* of its advocacy/political activities, I believe the Cattle Transaction...
View ArticleDO THE NATIONALS DESERVE YOUR SUPPORT AT THE POLLS ??
Opinion Piece by John Michelmore There have been comments in the media that say Barnaby Joyce is the best retail politician in the national party; but is...
View ArticleSquealing Processors and Misinformation
Opinion – John Carpenter Beef processors are reducing shifts and laying off hundreds of workers blaming “record cattle prices” and a shortage of cattle. Butchers are being selectively quoted by the...
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