Should the cattle levy be lifted to tackle activists?
NT Cattlemen's Association president Chris Nott says the cattle transaction levy should be lifted to help battle challenges such as activists.
At the moment, the cattle transaction levy sits at $5 a head. Mr Nott asked attendees at the recent NTCA conference in Darwin if they would support a 50-cent increase to allow the industry to get on the front foot and employ well-paid professionals to lead the fight to repel the threats facing them.
He later indicated he supported a much higher lift in the levy, a concept that was backed by Cloncurry, Qld-based cattleman Dan Lynch, who said producers needed to think about increasing the levy to $8 to $10 a head.
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