Farmers’ Chief Wary of Calls for United Nations Global Sustainability Standards for Livestock

Farmers’ Chief Wary of Calls for United Nations Global Sustainability Standards for Livestock
Cows and their calves graze in a pasture on a farm near Cremona, Alta., June 26, 2019. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh
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Tony Mahar, CEO of the National Farmers Federation, has urged any implementation of the United Nation’s sustainability standards in Australia to be more nuanced and not a blanket approach.

His comments come as organic standards groups push for the global body to create a sustainability standard for livestock producers.

Victoria Kelly-Clark
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Victoria Kelly-Clark is an Australian based reporter who focuses on national politics and the geopolitical environment in the Asia-pacific region, the Middle East and Central Asia.
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