CPA endorses the Coalition of Grass-fed Levy Payer’s Open Letter to the Minister Rejecting Red Meat Industry ‘White Paper’

In an Open Letter sent to the Minister for Agriculture Bridget McKenzie, Chair of CPA Dr Paul Wright endorsed the recent letter sent to the Minister from a Coalition of Grass-fed Levy Payers rejecting the Red Meat Industry Council (RMAC) MoU Review White Paper. In it's letter (see below), Dr Paul Wright emphasised the need…

Open Letter from a Coalition of Grass-fed Cattle Producers rejecting RMAC’s MoU Review White Paper

Below is an open letter from a Coalition of Grass-fed Cattle Producers firmly rejecting the Red Meat Advisory Council's (RMAC) MoU Review White Paper 30th August 2019 Senator Bridget McKenzie Minister for Agriculture Australian Parliament House CANBERRA ACT Dear Senator McKenzie, We write to express our rejection of the proposed changes to the structure of…

Minister for Agriculture Bridget McKenzie says we must move on improving Peak Industry Councils

CPA supports Agriculture Minister Bridget McKenzie’s view, that levy payers must get a return on their investment and that R and D needs to be focused on producer issues.  Minister McKenzie says we are a big beef producing nation of 55,000 producers across the country who have very different productions systems employed by Northern and…

Angus Haynes – EKKA’s Most successful Competitor in the Cattle Section

QUEENSLAND COUNTRY LIFE - SPECIAL AWARD - EKKA 2019 MOST SUCCESSFUL COMPETITOR - CATTLE What an amazing week at 2019 RNA Show (Ekka) for Angus Haynes. He has been named the Most Successful Competitor - Cattle at the Ekka. He also won this award in 2018 so now has made it back to back wins.…

CPA condemns ‘White Paper’ Proposal

The White Paper:  ‘Red Meat Australia’ CPA has given careful consideration to the Red Meat Advisory Council’s (RMAC) recent White Paper and clearly acknowledges that it does not provide each industry sector adequate control over the expenditure of its levies. The White Paper that was written by an ‘independent’ Taskforce established by RMAC is considered by many…