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BEEF FARMER ROBERT MACKENZIE IS LEADING THE FIGHT AGAINST EXPORT FOOD FRAUD
Gloucester beef farmer Robert Mackenzie knows his family branded product is being ripped off overseas and he’s looking to put a stop to it.
Food fraud is the deliberate misrepresentation of food products for the purpose of economic gain, and in the case of Macka’s Australian Black Angus Beef, its labeling is being falsified and put on inferior products.
NSW BRANDED BEEF PROGRAM’S CHINA FOCUS LEADS TO BUSINESS WITH ONLINE RETAIL GIANT
YEARS of hard work in establishing a foothold in the sometimes challenging China beef market has paid off for a progressive family-scale branded beef supply chain based in New South Wales.
BEEF BLOCKCHAIN TRIAL BREAKS NEW GROUND
Aglive, an Australian-based world-first livestock traceability platform, marked a milestone for the Australian beef industry after the successful completion of its beef traceability trial from Australia to China in collaboration with global shipping logistics company DB Schenker, and support from Meat & Livestock Australia.
DIPLOMATIC BEEF ‘NO REFLECTION ON CHINA TIES’
NSW cattle farmer Robert Mackenzie says he is disappointed at this week’s news that Chinese customs officials have suspended the export licence of a northern NSW abattoir he uses to export his high-quality Angus beef to customers in China.
CATTLE FARMERS FEEL BRUNT OF CHINA’S EXPORT LICENCE SUSPENSION
NSW cattle farmer Robert Mackenzie says he is disappointed at this week’s news that Chinese customs officials have suspended the export licence of a northern NSW abattoir he uses to export his high-quality Angus beef to customers in China.
EXPORT BEEF BUSINESS COMES THROUGH DROUGHT, FIRES AND COVID-19
Chinese demand for Australian beef is rebounding after taking a hit due to coronavirus, with food safety and quality paramount in Chinese consumers’ minds.
COWS AND CALVES TOP $1425, ANGUS STEERS TO $1210 AT GLOUCESTER
A mixed bag presented at Gooch Agencies’ bi-monthly Gloucester store sale on Thursday, with yardings down on the promise of more rain, and one eye on the annual EU-weaner sale later this month.
MACKAS PASTORAL EXPORT TO CARRY ON CATTLE LEGACY
How do you keep the next generation carrying o the family legacy? You create and export market to keep them interested in staying on the land while ar the same time making it sustainable. This is exactly what Robert Mackenzie and his father Bruce from Mackas Pastoral did to make sure his sons James and Jack – the fourth generation – were able to draw and income from the family farming operation.
MACKA'S ROCKS WAGGA WAGGA WITH MAJOR CATTLE PURCHASE
Mackas rocks Wagga Wagga with the purchase of 135 x AA 2012 Drop cows and calves out of the 200 cows offered at the Annual Autumn Commercial Breeder Sale. This purchase introduces a strategic blood line into our top end Breeding stock.
MACKA’S PURCHASES ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S MOST WELL KNOWN CATTLE PROPERTIES ‘BERRICO’
“Berrico” Gloucester is changing hands for only the second time since 1861. The property was owned by the Higgins family from the original grant in 1861 until Geoff and Lynn purchased the property in 1987.
WOKO STATION MUSTER – NOVEMBER 2015
It was all hands on deck for our first muster of the 2015 drop calves. This is where we get all the cattle in and check them over, give the calves their first injections that are required. Its always fun dealing with a 1,000 babies at once with unhappy mums and very cranky DADS.
MARKET FLEXIBILITY IN HUNTER VALLEY - THE LAND
Macka’s Australian Black Angus Beef has been the subject of an article in ‘The Land’ on 29th July.
MACKA’S AUSTRALIAN BLACK ANGUS BEEF RAISES FOR DROUGHT FARMER
Macka’s 2014 Weainer heifers topped the sales the Maitland Regional Sales Yards on the 25th May 2015.
MACKA’S AUSTRALIAN BLACK ANGUS BEEF TAKES EXPORT STEP
Marketing premium beef to international customers is the next focus for the Mackenzie family, who have recently set up their own brand, Macka's Australian Black Angus Beef.
MACKA’S 2014 WEANER HEIFERS TOP THE SALES
Macka’s 2014 Weainer heifers topped the sales the Maitland Regional Sales Yards on the 25th May 2015.
MACKA’S TAKES ON TEXAS!
In May 2015 Robert Mackenzie took Macka's Australian Black Angus Beef to Texas, USA, spending a packed 2 week schedule meeting fellow beef producers, distributors and retailers.
MACKA’S AUSTRALIAN BLACK ANGUS BEEF HEADS TO ASIA
Robert Mackenzie has just returned from Asia, spending time in Malaysia, Thailand, India, China and Hong Kong. The trip was to undertake meetings with existing and potential new customers for Macka’s Australian Black Angus Beef.
GRASS FED AUSTRALIAN BEEF TO U.S.A. TASTE
American’s are the world’s biggest meat eaters, chewing through more than 120 kilograms per person, per year. With US consumers seeking alternative protein choices and healthier lifestyle, natural and organic meat is becoming more popular.
PRODUCERS PLATE UP GOOD MEAT WITH CELEBRITY CHEFS FROM THREE BLUE DUCKS
