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Marg Will
Chief Executive Officer

Marg has extensive experience in organic standards development and implementation and in addition to Organic Systems & Solutions, currently serves as the Secretariat of the Organic Industry Standards and Certification Council (OISCC), the body responsible for maintaining the Organic Standard in Australia. Marg is a Member of Standards Australia Committee FT-032, Organic & Biodynamic Products and a Member of the Standards Australia CS-108 for ISO TC217, Cosmetic Definitions – Organic & Natural. Marg is a former General Manager of an Australian Organic Certification body, and has assisted Governments within Australia and overseas in implementing regulations.

E-mail: marg@organicsystemsandsolutions.com

Sue Vinnicombe
Associate

Sue has over 20 years experience in small business, training and curriculum design. She has co-owned and managed several family enterprises operating both domestically and offshore. Her area of research interest is food tourism in particular entrepreneurial activities in food tourism within the organic sector. She is a qualified accountant, part time university lecturer with extensive experience teaching and consulting in south east Asia. She is also completing a doctorate.

Marcus Xavier
Associate

Marcus is sought after as a strategic advisor with over 30 years of commercial experience and business acumen. A pioneer in using the internet to streamline business processes, and developer of one of the first major B2B ecommerce platforms in Australia. Marcus is also a qualified trainer and assessor in the areas of Business and Management, again developing robust online educational tools and communities of interest. He has a particular skill in simplifying complex issues so that a way forward can be achieved.

Who can participate?

The project is open to any Australian beef producers, in any state. The project has limited places and interested producers are encouraged to attend the Training Seminars to participate. Attendance at the one day seminars will cost $100 plus GST, and includes morning and afternoon teas and lunch After attending a Training Seminar, you will […]

What is this project?

Jointly funded by the MLA and Australian Organic Meats, this project aims to increase the number of beef producers who are organically certified, in order to meet increasing demand for organic beef. The project is being conducted over 24 months. The project will also fund benchmarking of selected volunteer organic beef properties, in order to […]

What do I do with my cattle?

During or after the completion of the project, there is no requirement to supply cattle to any particular meat company. The organic certification of cattle will enable additional end markets to be available to the producer.

How long does Certification take?

Under the Australian National Standards for Organic, certification takes 3 years. The first 12 months is referred to as “pre-certification” and no labelling claims can be made about organic during this period. The next 2 years are called “in-conversion” to organic, and resultant product can be labelled as such. After 3 years, product is certified […]

What do I need to do?

By participating in the program, beef producers will need to undergo the organic certification application process, and be audited. Producers will need to choose from one of the organic accreditation bodies, pay associated application, audit and accreditation costs. The project will provide assistance with the application process, development of an Organic Management Plan, basic technical […]

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