What motivates us:
QUALITY EVERY STEP OF THE WAY
We don’t just hand over our livestock to anyone. We maintain control of quality and traceability right from our Members' farm gates and on to the customer.
Naturally, we are subject to the rigorous food processing standards for which Australia is famous. These are the highest global standards and include ISO 9000, MSA, and HACCP systems and certifications.
WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON OUR RECORD
Weight/fat guarantee
We keep a history on every lamb with comparisons to paddock assessment and abattoir assessment. Our aim is 95% at minimum in spec. Some individual loads or even months may not achieve this aim however annual comparisons demonstrate 96% within specification.
Forward contracts guaranteed – We guarantee to deliver contracted lambs no matter what is happening in the physical market in relation to prices and weather conditions.
Non seasonal lambs – we understand Processors need lambs for 12 months of the year not just 3 or 4. Over our history we have supplied lambs every month of the year, every year, to meet our Customer’s demands.
Product control – we don’t just use the National Vendor Dec. We have further Q.A. guidelines and control our stock through breeding, feeding, handling and including transport. Even when we do not breed the lambs they are purchased from known Vendors with a double declaration supplied, from the Breeder as well as the Finisher.
Continuing development – We have developed a statistical data base containing all information on loads sent over the past ten years. We can supply you with exact weights/fat scores, averages etc of individual loads, months and years supply.
Industry development – we continue to work with others in the industry to ensure we are up to date with the latest developments in stock husbandry and health to ensure our product is the best available.
Aims:
- To ensure our future and survival as prime meat producers. To achieve this the following action was considered necessary.
- To obtain feedback to ensure that we were providing a desirable product, to stabilise the seasonal fluctuation in prices for our products, to be paid a quality price for a quality product, cost plus profit.