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Gina Rinehart’s agriculture workers in line for big lottery prizes to mark her birthday

Those 41 prizes represent one for each year Ms Rinehart has worked at Hancock Prospecting. The 4000 workers employed by her companies in mining, energy and agriculture divisions are in the running. Although her fortune is built on iron ore mining, through Hancock Agriculture and S Kidman and Co, Ms Rinehart is both one of the biggest landowners in Australia and owner of one of its biggest cattle herds.

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Atlas delighted to support the Cow for Cancer project

Last year, Atlas was delighted to support the Cow for Cancer project, a partnership between Atlas contractor MGM Bulk Pty Ltd and Solaris Cancer Care to raise awareness and improve the quality of life for patients and their families going through cancer treatment.

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No beef with wagyu in Rinehart reshuffle

When Australia’s richest person starts moving hundreds of millions of dollars worth of agricultural chess pieces, the country’s other billionaires pay attention. “We are looking to purchase more country in the eastern states with higher quality pastures and more consistent growth throughout the year,” said Mrs Rinehart. “This will help us to grow our numbers and develop our 2GR Fullblood Wagyu herd to an even higher standard.”

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60th Australian Export Awards winner | 2GR Wagyu from Aussie paddocks to plates across the planet

For outstanding international success in the field of agricultural products, services or technology including farm production, manufactured foods and beverages, forestry and fisheries.  Agribusiness, Food and Beverages 2022 Winner 2GR Wagyu Beef (Whadjuk, WA) Beef export enterprise 2GR Wagyu Beef has one of the largest purebred Wagyu beef herds in the world and exports to key markets across Asia, the UK, UAE and Canada.

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MANUFACTURING V RED TAPE

The so-called jobs crisis has been caused by the splurging of hundreds of billions of dollars of borrowed money at both State and Federal levels on projects that could have waited. It’s the end of 2022 and time to take stock of where we are now. Something has gone badly wrong. There will always be droughts, floods and fires and it is unreasonable to think otherwise. What must be at the centre of all government thinking is the necessity to be world competitive. Do not allow these costs, bureaucracy, red tape and lack of meaningful discussion to undermine and threaten the greatest and most resilient manufacturing system remaining in Australia today.

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Beef supply chains Mort&Co and Hancock Ag win national export awards

THE beef industry has cleaned up at the 60th annual Australian Export Awards, with Hancock Agriculture and Mort & Co winning separate sections. Hancock’s 2GR Wagyu brand took out the agribusiness, food and beverage category and Mort & Co won the regional exporter category. Consolidated Pastoral Co was a finalist in the agriculture category and Darwin-based live exporter Australian Cattle Enterprises emerging exporter finalist. Hancock Agriculture CEO Adam Giles said the company had grown exports in the UK, Europe and the west coast of the US, with further markets expected to develop with the organic growth in its herd and production capabilities. “The 2021–22 year was spectacular for 2GR,” Mr Giles said.

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