CEO’S EKKA SPEECH RESONATES TWO YEARS LATER

12 AUGUST 2024: It’s been two years since our CEO took the podium at the annual Ekka breakfast keynote address, but Anthony Lee’s speech still resonates.  His memorable 2022 presentation about the need for impactful food and fibre education was referenced three times at this year’s event held in Brisbane last Friday. James Nason (pictured …

CUTTING GAS WITH SMART RESEARCH

6 AUGUST 2024: Australian Country Choice (ACC) is assisting new Australian research aimed at reduction methods for cattle greenhouse gas emissions. Scientists from Bovotica, a smart Australian agbio-start-up, are collecting rumen samples from ACC’s Cannon Hill factory. The samples are driving research into changing the biology inside the animal’s gut – reducing methane emissions in …

RUNNING RULER OVER RENEWABLES

2 AUGUST 2024: A wide-ranging energy assessment of Australia Country Choice’s (ACC) Brisbane processing plant has identified simple ways to reduce GHG emissions by up to 77%. A $19.8m investment in energy and carbon-management opportunities could see a payback period of less than five years, according to the assessment. A package of sustainability initiatives revealed a …