A highly anticipated Senate report was tabled yesterday after a two-year inquiry into competition in the red meat processing sector conducted by the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee. 

Grants to realise big ideas from young rural innovators.

Upon arriving in Darwin on the 24th July there was a mixed sense of cautiousness, anticipation and anxiety amongst the cohort of Australian Rural Leadership Program (ARLP) Course 24. 

Nominations are now closed.

Calling nominations for Eddie Andriessen Award.

Nominations close COB 31 August 2017 (today).

Registration is Now Open for the 2017 Australian Women in Agriculture Conference!

Course 24 of the Australian Rural Leadership Program have completed their two week session in the Kimberley, WA. The participants including AMPC sponsor Grant Melrose from John Dee Warwick met in  Darwin on Day one before the group moved on to Kununurra. 

The WA Department of Primary Industires and Regional Development have an upcoming Emergency Animal Disease workshop. The workshop is aimed at the OPVs and meat inspection staff at abattoirs an focuses on disease recognition, sample taking and reporting protocols. People can attend just the Saturday session if necessary. 

• Red Meat Industry comes together for whole supply chain benefit;
• AMPC Board supports the MLA's unprecedented industry initiative of "industry-wide accelerated roll out" of DEXA technology (DEXA150).

On Tuesday, the AMPC Board sat at its scheduled board meeting where one of its tasks was to formerly consider the written request by the Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) to support their ambitious project and to jointly fund the proposed $150 million plan for the "accelerated roll out of DEXA technology" to interested AUS-MEAT accredited red meat processing plants. 

In its capacity as the red meat industry research and marketing body and donor company, the AMPC Board of directors were unanimous in their support of the proposal, commending the MLA for their boldness in bringing this plan to consideration for the whole of industry benefit. The Board recognised that this is a project of unprecedented scope in the wider Australia Agricultural Research and Development Corporation's history and were mindful of the thoughtful and prudent nature of the decision making required.

Transport and infrastructure continues to be a major cost and efficiency issues for all players in the red meat industry from paddock to plate.

Congratulations to Bradley Siddans (Oakey Beef Exports Pty Ltd), Renee Teys (Teys Australia Pty Ltd) and Scott Glasser (Millmerran Meat Holdings Pty Ltd) who graduated from the Australian Agribusiness Leadership Program 2017 ran by the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation last week on Thursday 8th June 2017.

EY’s Independent Review of proposed installation of DEXA in AUS-MEAT registered processing facilities concludes with Australian Red Meat Industry in unison on need