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National Issues
TFGA Meat Council is a financial member of,
and has representatives on, the two peak national bodies,
Cattle Council of Australia (CCA) and Sheepmeat Council of
Australia (SCA). These councils address issues affecting the
entire Australian red meat industry including the national
Ovine Johne's Disease (OJD) strategy, live animal exports
and preparedness for emergency animal diseases.
The Meat & Livestock Australia Limited (MLA) is a producer-owned
company that provides services to the entire Australian red
meat industry including producers, processors, exporters,
live exporters and retailers. MLA has around 30,000 livestock
producer 'members'. MLA's core activities are working to improve
market access, building demand for Australian red meat and
conducting research and development (R&D) to provide competitive
advantages for the industry. TFGA works with other industry
bodies to capitalise on the return Tasmanian red meat producers
receive from their MLA levies. A recent accomplishment has
been the establishment of the Red Meats Target Program, for
which MLA will provide financial support of up to $450,000
per annum.
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