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France bans plant-based products from using meat labels

FRANCE has become the latest country to ban plant-based meat companies from using the same terms as real meat to market their products. The French Government recently released a ‘decree’ with a list of words not allowed to be used on plant-based products – like steak, tendon, sirloin, sausage and even charcutier/butcher. Last year, Italy […]

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How gathering soil carbon data is setting the Archers up for the future

Tom Archer presenting at the recent Wilmot Field Days. ONE of Australia’s soil carbon pioneers says he is hoping a comprehensive dataset being gathered on the grazing operation will help with future environmental market opportunities. Tom and Antoinette Archer, who own Rexton and Rainmore near Goondiwindi, were part of the first group of producers to […]

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Kimberley Meat Company placed into voluntary administration

Another chapter has been added to the troubled history of northern meatworks in Australia with the Kimberley Meat Company near Broome in WA and its parent company being placed into voluntary administration. Kimberley Meat Co plant near Broome Administrators were appointed to the Kimberley Meat Company on 27 February and to its parent company Yeeda […]

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S4 Ep7: Northern Cooperative Meat Co chairman, John Seccombe

  Weekly Grill podcast host Kerry Lonergan this week chats with John Seccombe, Northern NSW beef producer and chairman of the Northern Co-operative Meat Co processing business at Casino. Operating since 1933, NCMC is recognised in Australia and globally as an industry leader in red meat processing, and along with WAMMCo in Western Australia, is […]

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Little Meadows Angus Bull Sale Highlights | Farm Weekly

The long, deep, soft bull has EBVs of -2.0 for calving ease direct, +1.6 for calving ease daughters, -4.4 GL, +4.6 BWT, +63, +121 and +163 for 200, 400 and 600-day weights, +156 MCW, +19 milk, +3.0 SS, -5.0 DTC, +98 CWT, +8.9 EMA, -0.6 1 rib fat, 0.0 fat, +0.7 RBY, +1.9 IMF, +0.37 […]

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Recruitment: Keeping your staff athletes ‘off the bench’

Latest listings on AgJobs Central: Grainfed Supply Chain Manager, Inverell NSW (Bindaree Food Group) Branch Manager, Emerald Qld (Nutrien) Human Resources Manager Operations, Brisbane (Australian Country Choice) State Manager, Hamilton Vic (Spinifex Recruitment client) Property Manager – Maranoa Aggregation, Roma Qld (Cunningham Cattle Co) Farm Manager, Brewarrinna NSW (Yoorooga Estates) Group Director, Investments & Strategic […]

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