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The Australian Beef Association became aware that the problems facing Australian beef producers were the same problems facing the American cattlemen. So, in an attempt to come to grips with those problems, they invited Bill Bullard to come to Australia and show us how the Americans had addressed the issue.
It is no secret that the ABA has opposed the introduction of RFID tags as a means of tracking cattle. While their initial opposition was based on cost (so far producers have spent over $370 million on tags and reading charges, with governments injecting a further $40 million into the scheme) as the NLIS was bedded down, they realised that it wasn’t working.
From experience, ABA predicted that legislators would ignore this fact, and instead of acting on their advice, they produce reports such as Cowcatcher 1 and 2, that did not accurately reflect what was happening with the NLIS data-base and promoting these reports as evidence that all was fine with the database and trace-ability.
ABA badly need your support if they are to maintain the viability of Australian beef producers, family farms and the beef industry.
Running time - 1 hr 25 mins
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