Cattle Council of Australia president Markus Rathsmann has confirmed he will stand down from the position on July 1.
Mr Rathsmann told Beef Central the decision is in line with commitments made last year during national industry discussions to replace Cattle Council of Australia with a new democratically elected national body, Cattle Australia, as the peak industry council by the end of June, 2022.
“Over nine months ago at a meeting of cattle groups interested in grassfed beef national representation we drew a line in the sand and entrusted a steering group to have the New Peak body up…