Was established in 1824. Is the oldest continuously operating company in Australia. Currently operates 19 cattle stations, 2 feedlots and 3 farms. Is the custodian of over 7.2 million hectares (about 1.1% of Australia’s land mass). Is the largest beef cattle Company in Australia with over 500 staff. Run 485,000 beef cattle. Beef customers include both domestic and export consumers. Became a publicly listed company on August 10, 2001. Is managed from Brisbane with regional management located on each station. Committed to being an industry leader in developing its operating systems using the world's best practices. Has company wide accreditation through the CattleCare quality assurance program. Feedlots are quality assured and registered to produce cattle in compliance with the Meat Standards of Australia grading system. Feedlots and backgrounding areas have received environmental awards. Has one of Australia’s leading composite reeding programs. Has an established track record of environmentally sensitive land use and was one of the first companies to employ its own field rangelands officer. Has expanded into value-adding beef through the AAco Beef Group.
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