Letter to the editor: 4-movement rule should be consigned to history
Letter to the editor: 4-movement rule should be consigned to history Given the traditional movement of beef stock in this country, due to the variants of land type and enterprises they’re on, within beef production, this rule [four-movement rule] inhibits the volume of stock that can be freely traded through our marts. Marts are becoming the preferred method by beef farmers to trade their factory-fit stock. In recent times, designated fat stock sales have become more and more the choice by beef farmers to trade their stock, due to the transparent manner of a public auction. The mart offers...
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