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 …
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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 …
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MPs IMPRESSED BY ACC
18 JULY 2024: Yesterday we hosted a gathering of the state ag ministers, along with Federal Agriculture Minister Murray Watt – Senator for Queensland who later said: “People got to see one of Australia’s leading meat-processing facilities in action, and I think I joined with everyone in saying we were pretty impressed by the technology …
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CANBERRA GAB JOY
12 July 2024: A Senate inquiry has backed ACC’s stance and recommended a legislative ban on carbon capture and storage in the Great Artesian Basin (GAB). The decision, announced yesterday, is a major setback for Canadian miner Glencore that wanted to dump waste CO2 into the aquifer supplying water to ACC feedlots. Earlier this year …
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SHARING MEAT SCIENCE SMARTS
1 JULY 2024: We hosted the University of Queensland Intercollegiate Meat Judging team preparing for the Australian ICMJ conference in Wagga this week. ACC’s workplace trainer Tony Kickert offered the last round of specialised training to the UQ team as members prepare for this major event in meat science education. The conference includes a competition …
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PATTIES FOR PLUM RESEARCH
27 JUNE 2024: ACC has helped a young Queensland researcher using a native fruit to preserve meat.We provided the beef patties that Michel Beya used to test the antioxidant and antimicrobal properties of the Kakadu plum, a native bushfood. His research suggests that the plum could be a better antioxidant than chemical meat preservative treatments. …
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HELPING TRIAL TECHNOLOGY
25 JUNE 2024: Researchers working at Australian Country Choice have successfully trialled new technology taking some of the guesswork out of assessing ribeye meat. The team from Murdoch University and the University of Sydney were trialling the Q-FOM™ beef grading camera. Grading and classification of beef carcasses are traditionally done by certified graders, who visually assess …
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MEATWORK ‘MINNOWS’ STUDY BIG BEEF
13 JUNE 2024: Owners and operators of Queensland’s smallest meatworks picked up tips from one of Australia’s largest family-run complete beef supply chains today. The 12 representatives from the Queensland Country Meat Processors Association (QCMPA) spent several hours touring the Brisbane processing works of Australian Country Choice (ACC). The visitors came from as far away …
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MEAT-SCIENCE BRAINS TACKLE PAUNCH PROBLEM
29 MAY 2024: Recycling cellulose from undigested cattle feed kept some of Australia’s brightest meat-science brains busy in a recent industry pitch-fest. Several project ideas presented by UNE students focussed on recycling paunch contents, a meat processing byproduct that costs the industry millions in annual disposal costs. Making their presentations at Australian Country Choice’s (ACC) …
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ACC AT FEEDLOT WORKSHOP
28 MAY 2024: Cameron Ward, our Compliance Manager – Agribusiness was the ACC representative at a recent workshop addressing best-practice action plans for a potential foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak. The workshop, Exercise High Steaks, was led by the Australian Lot Feeders’ Association (ALFA) and Biosecurity Queensland. Cameron (seventh from the right) was among the 30 …
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