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Australia trade deal will not hit UK farmers, says Liz Truss
A new trade deal between the UK and Australia will not harm British farmers' livelihoods, the trade secretary has told the BBC.
Liz Truss denied that imports of Australian beef would flood the UK and said British export markets would grow.
The pact - the first to be built from scratch since the UK left the EU - will cover British goods such as cars, Scotch whisky, biscuits and ceramics.
Getting into the black market
Leading cattle producers Sam Crowther and Robert Mackenzie will outline their strategies for using Angus genetics to boost profits at a Beef 2021 seminar.
Hosted by Angus Australia, this event draws on the vast experience of the pair to cover all aspects of how to extract optimum productivity and returns right through the beef supply chain in northern Australia - from breeding and finishing to marketing.
QR CODE EAR TAGS PUT ON ANGUS CATTLE AT GLOUCESTER
Now more than ever QR codes are dominating day-to-day life and now cattle are joining the stampede.
Livestock identification and traceability system Allflex has been custom printing tags for use in vineyard management, mining and event name badges but now the livestock market is set to benefit from QR code too.
PRODUCERS PLATE UP GOOD MEAT WITH CELEBRITY CHEFS FROM THREE BLUE DUCKS
Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) has partnered with Three Blue Ducks Restaurant Group to showcase Australian red meat producers’ world class sustainable production practices and the high-quality product they produce via a new television series set to air nationally this week on Network 10.
TATSE OF SYDNEY & DINE CLUB
Join chef Danielle Alvarez (Fred's) as she chats to beef farmer Robert Mckenzie about what it takes to produce great tasting beef. Bought to you by Australian Good Meat
GOVERNMENT PARLIAMENT QUESTION TIME
Government Parliament Question Time.
ONE FOR THE PRICE OF TWO; UNJOINED HEIFERS BRINGING THE BIG BUCKS
When Robert Mackenzie’s non station mated heifers brought a jaw-dropping price of $2130, a local agent commented, "for heifers to make that sort of money you would usually expect them to be tested in calf.” Because that’s usually where the money is: heifers in calf. Nonetheless, unjoined heifers are the newest business strategy for the highly successful and historic Mackas Pastoral company who have spent the last few years making their mark on Chinese supermarket shelves.
NEW AGLIVE PROMOTION
Special Guest on Ticker News regarding the partnership with Angus Australia.
MACKA Talks food fraud on ticker news
Special Guest on Ticker News regarding the partnership with Angus Australia.
MACKAS AUSTRALIAN BLACK ANGUS BEEF JOINS THE VERIFIED BLACK ANGUS BEEF RANKS
Gloucester beef farmer Robert Mackenzie knows his family branded product is being ripped off overseas and he’s looking to put a stop to it.
Food fraud is the deliberate misrepresentation of food products for the purpose of economic gain, and in the case of Macka’s Australian Black Angus Beef, its labeling is being falsified and put on inferior products.
BEEF FARMER ROBERT MACKENZIE IS LEADING THE FIGHT AGAINST EXPORT FOOD FRAUD
Gloucester beef farmer Robert Mackenzie knows his family branded product is being ripped off overseas and he’s looking to put a stop to it.
Food fraud is the deliberate misrepresentation of food products for the purpose of economic gain, and in the case of Macka’s Australian Black Angus Beef, its labeling is being falsified and put on inferior products.
NSW BRANDED BEEF PROGRAM’S CHINA FOCUS LEADS TO BUSINESS WITH ONLINE RETAIL GIANT
YEARS of hard work in establishing a foothold in the sometimes challenging China beef market has paid off for a progressive family-scale branded beef supply chain based in New South Wales.
BEEF BLOCKCHAIN TRIAL BREAKS NEW GROUND
Aglive, an Australian-based world-first livestock traceability platform, marked a milestone for the Australian beef industry after the successful completion of its beef traceability trial from Australia to China in collaboration with global shipping logistics company DB Schenker, and support from Meat & Livestock Australia.
DIPLOMATIC BEEF ‘NO REFLECTION ON CHINA TIES’
NSW cattle farmer Robert Mackenzie says he is disappointed at this week’s news that Chinese customs officials have suspended the export licence of a northern NSW abattoir he uses to export his high-quality Angus beef to customers in China.
CATTLE FARMERS FEEL BRUNT OF CHINA’S EXPORT LICENCE SUSPENSION
NSW cattle farmer Robert Mackenzie says he is disappointed at this week’s news that Chinese customs officials have suspended the export licence of a northern NSW abattoir he uses to export his high-quality Angus beef to customers in China.
EXPORT BEEF BUSINESS COMES THROUGH DROUGHT, FIRES AND COVID-19
Chinese demand for Australian beef is rebounding after taking a hit due to coronavirus, with food safety and quality paramount in Chinese consumers’ minds.
COWS AND CALVES TOP $1425, ANGUS STEERS TO $1210 AT GLOUCESTER
A mixed bag presented at Gooch Agencies’ bi-monthly Gloucester store sale on Thursday, with yardings down on the promise of more rain, and one eye on the annual EU-weaner sale later this month.
MACKAS PASTORAL EXPORT TO CARRY ON CATTLE LEGACY
How do you keep the next generation carrying o the family legacy? You create and export market to keep them interested in staying on the land while ar the same time making it sustainable. This is exactly what Robert Mackenzie and his father Bruce from Mackas Pastoral did to make sure his sons James and Jack – the fourth generation – were able to draw and income from the family farming operation.
MACKA’S SUPPORTS 2017 NSW VARIETY BASH
Macka's is once again proud to support the 2017 NSW AHA Variety Bash. Once again we will be donating sponsorship towards www.car525.webs.com a team of Newcastle locals who will be fielding their 1975 BMW E12 in this year's event.
MACKA'S ROCKS WAGGA WAGGA WITH MAJOR CATTLE PURCHASE
Mackas rocks Wagga Wagga with the purchase of 135 x AA 2012 Drop cows and calves out of the 200 cows offered at the Annual Autumn Commercial Breeder Sale. This purchase introduces a strategic blood line into our top end Breeding stock.