Cattle producers must lead way on sustainability or risk being sitting ducks

Vernon Graham
Updated May 20 2019 - 12:36pm, first published May 16 2019 - 11:00am
LEAD THE WAY: Anna Speer, AACo chief operating officer, says beef producers risked losing community support if they didn't get in front of environmental and sustainability issues.
LEAD THE WAY: Anna Speer, AACo chief operating officer, says beef producers risked losing community support if they didn't get in front of environmental and sustainability issues.

Cattle producers, particularly feedlotters, will be "sitting ducks" unless they adopt a collaborative approach to achieving better industry-wide sustainability, environmental and animal welfare outcomes.

Vernon Graham

Vernon Graham

National machinery and property writer

Former editor of The Land, former Fairfax Media Agricultural Editor

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