UPPING THE AG ED STAKES
30 OCTOBER 2023: Teach plate-to-paddock, highlight the science of agriculture, introduce students to the variety of off-farm jobs and focus on teacher training… those were some of the transformational ideas aired in today’s ABC Landline. Interviewed for the program, our CEO Anthony Lee offered his perspective on the need for Australia to deliver world’s-best teaching …
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BEEF-BOOST FOR GLOBAL FOODIES
26 OCTOBER 2023: This month we had the pleasure of hosting 25 high-level chefs and food influencers at our Brisbane Valley feedlot, as part of the Aussie Beef Mates tour. The tour, organised by MLA and TIQ, showcased Queensland beef and cattle production from paddock to plate. Representing 15 nations, the group was treated to …
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AWARD FOR PIVOT SUCCESS
23 OCTOBER 2023: A major pivot by Australia’s largest family-run beef supply chain saw Australian Country Choice (ACC) recognised at the Lord Mayor’s Business Awards in Brisbane on Friday night. The Queensland-based company was rewarded for its operational transformation that included a shift to a multi-client customer base, a move towards premium Wagyu and Angus …
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ON LINE WITH LANDLINE
16 OCTOBER 2023: Last week we hosted a film crew from Australia’s foremost agricultural TV program, ABC Landline, a visit that coincided with a school tour of our Cannon Hill processing plant. It was a timely cross-over; journalist Kerry Staight is preparing a story on agricultural education – an issue strongly advocated by our CEO …
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AG-TECH TO LAB-TECH: JOBS, JOBS, JOBS!
12 OCTOBER 2023: Our training and recruitment staff this week attended the inaugural careers fair at King’s College, The University of Queensland to explain the diversity of roles in Australia’s world-leading red meat industry.From engineers to e-marketers, stock hands to software hands, drivers to data geeks, ag-tech to lab-tech … we need your smarts! Visit https://www.accbeef.net.au/our-people/careers/ …
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GREETING THE T-L AMBASSADOR
11 OCTOBER 2023: We were honoured to host a visit to our Cannon Hill facility by Her Excellency Ines Almeida (pictured centre), Ambassador for the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, and Major Mick Stone, the Timor-Leste Honorary Consul in Queensland. She saw some of her compatriots who work here and watched the Timor-Leste members of the …
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NEW AG SECRETARY VISITS
29 SEPTEMBER 2023: Only two weeks into the job, the new Secretary of the Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Adam Fennessy PSM spent a few hours visiting our Cannon Hill processing plant yesterday.We were honoured to host him and some of his staff, including long-time department vet Dr John Lyons.All animals at our site come …
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ICMJ PROCESSING FOCUS
25 SEPTEMBER 2023: The rising talent of Australia’s red meat industry gathered at our Cannon Hill facility on Friday night.The 19 finalists of the Inter-Collegiate Meat Judging (Australian ICMJ ) awards https://icmj.com.au/ spent some hours studying our processing operations guided by our workplace training officers Tony Kickert and Rick Jurd, assisted by our R&D manager Paul Gibson.The visitors, who are …
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WE’RE BEHIND BIG PINK!
4 SEPTEMBER 2023: The ACC logo is among those on the back of this new prime mover dedicated to the women of Australia’s agri/feedlot/transport/logistics business. The custom, one-of-a-kind production from Mack Trucks has been added to the Martin’s Stock Hauler fleet. Expect to see it on the backroads. …
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SUPPORTING RURAL FUTURES
22 AUGUST 2023: ACC’s ongoing commitment to developing industry leaders saw us again supporting the annual Queensland Rural Ambassador Awards – both as a sponsor and an adjudicator. Our Chief People and Compliance Officer, Rachel Corcoran (seated, second from right) was part of the judging panel that saw Harrison Lehman taking the state title in …
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