Mark Allison

Also, the Victorian Farmers Federation is offering discounted membership rates for farmers under 35 in a major effort to bring some young voices into farm lobbying.

And Elders Limited has a new CEO following the retirement of Mark Allison.

You'll hear from Renee Dodonka coming up on the Country Today podcast.

In one of the largest allegations of a breach in competition laws, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, ACCC, has filed civil proceedings in Victoria's federal court against Australia's largest egg suppliers, alleging illegal coordination of production and supply of eggs for more than five years.

We've got specialist committees that deal with particular issues parts of agriculture and we've got our commodity groups as well so there's lots of you know avenues for people to become involved and and have input and you know we really really welcome younger people we welcome anyone in but we really i think in my view really need that younger generation just to make sure you know those guys have got quite a career ahead of them and we need to make sure that they're inputting into the policy settings that are going to impact them for the next 20, 30, 40, 50 years.

Ryan Milgauch, President of the VFF, speaking with Jade Egan.

Elders Limited has a new CEO following the retirement of Mark Allison.

Rene Dodonka brings a wealth of management experience from the dairy sector as CEO of Fonterra Australia.

So, uh, you know, it's been a great first few days.

You take over from Mark Allison, who tried to leave before and came back.

[laughs] What, what's that experience? Does that add pressure to you being the new guy hopef- hoping to forge a new path in this business?

No, not, not pressure.

But absolutely, you know, in the months ahead, we'll start to just think a little bit about the future of Elders, how we, how we just own the truth and the reality of the situation that we're in at the moment, and also build faith and value for shareholders for the next period.

Rene Dedoncker, the new CEO Of Elders is on the line.

Mark Allison is sort of sticking around in a, in a mentor type role until February.

Is that right?

So, uh, you know, it's been a great first few days.

You take over from Mark Allison, who tried to leave before and came back [chuckles].

What, what's that experience? Does that add pressure to you being the new guy, hope f- hoping to forge a new path in this business?

No, not, not pressure.

Rene Dedoncker, the new CEO of Elders, is on the line with you.

You can get your text through zero four six seven eight four two seven double two.

Mark Allison is sort of sticking around in a, in a mentor-type role until February.

Is that right?

it'll be on straight after the news at one o'clock.

We'll just finish up today with the news that WA-based Craig Mostyn Group has appointed former Elders CEO Mark Allison as a non-executive director.

And later this year, he's going to replace current chair Neil Kearney, who retires in December.

The Craigmoston Group is WA's largest vertically integrated pork, lamb and beef business, and it also has seafood operations on the east coast, including three abalone farms.