Ann McDonald

Ann McDonald is the Program Manager - Markets and Integrity at APMC. Ann joined AMPC in January 2022. She spent more than 20 years working in trade and exports at the Commonwealth Department of Agriculture, and prior to that, worked in a private veterinary practice. She brings a wealth of experience to her role as Program Manager - Markets and Integrity. Her strengths include improving traceability through the meat supply chain, supporting technical market access negotiations, and export legislation development. She grew up on a farm specialising in beef, and now runs a property focussed on lamb production. She has a strong understanding of the red meat processing industry. TOPIC Research and development investment for Australian red meat processors continues to focus on trialling and assessment of new technologies to support the industry to be more efficient and effective. Artificial intelligence, or machine learning technologies, can improve food safety outcomes in a number of ways i