The Angus Table

In this bonus episode of The Angus Table, host Scott Wright discusses the Angus for Every System Feedlot and Carcass Trial launching with Teys Australia, with Jake Bourne from Angus Australia and Brett Tindal from Signature Ag Marketing. Commercial Angus producers can enter teams of 10 steers (380-460kg) by 31 July for a September induction at Teys Condamine, with 120 days feeding at $1,000 per en...

In this special episode of The Angus Table, host Scott Wright welcomes Peter Collins, newly installed president of Angus Australia, for a comprehensive conversation about his farming operation, family legacy, board leadership, and vision for the breed's future. Peter shares insights from his four-generation family farming heritage in Northern Victoria, his show judging career across all Australian...

In this episode of The Angus Table, host Scott Wright sits down with Emily Pullen, CEO of Jim's Jerky, for an inspiring conversation about building a national beef brand, navigating industry challenges, and remarkable resilience. Emily shares how her parents Jim and Kathy started with 12 kilos of jerky in 2004 after discovering South African biltong in a Charlton butcher shop, growing to a team of...

In this Western Australia-focused episode of The Angus Table, host Scott Wright sits down with Jess Dewar, co-operator of Ardcairnie Angus Stud and volunteer editor of the Western Australian Angus News. Jess shares her journey from Perth retail management to agriculture, meeting husband Joe in 2018 and purchasing Ardcairnie Angus in 2020 from life members Jim and Pam McGregor. She discusses the un...

In this re-release of our most heartfelt episode of The Angus Table, host Scott Wright sits down with John Warlters, CEO of Rural Aid, for an important conversation about supporting farming families through disasters and everyday adversity. John shares insights from Rural Aid's 11-year journey since forming during the 2015 drought, the remarkable scale of their impact, how trust guides every decis...

In this re-release episode of The Angus Table, host Scott Wright sits down with Paul Smith from Tieyon Station in Central Australia for a remarkable conversation about 100 years of Angus cattle breeding in one of the world's driest cattle regions. Paul shares how his great-grandfather Frank ordered a van of Angus bulls from a newspaper ad in 1925, walked them 100 kilometers from the railhead, and...

In this special Gen Angus Leadership Program episode of The Angus Table, host Scott Wright sits down with James Knight, operator of Sisters Pastoral Company, for a comprehensive conversation about his transformational journey from a Melbourne corporate career to successful commercial Angus cattle operator. James shares insights from his childhood agricultural passion through jackarooing on a gap y...

Summary of the episode: In this episode of The Angus Table, host Scott Wright sits down with Paul Flynn, Director of Research and Development at Weatherbys Scientific, to discuss the beginning of a new genomic service provider relationship with Angus Australia. Paul shares insights from Weatherbys' remarkable 250-year family business legacy starting with thoroughbred stud books in the late 1700s,...

In this episode of The Angus Table, host Scott Wright sits down with Darren Thomas, Group Managing Director of Thomas Foods International. Darren shares insights from humble 1985 livestock trading beginnings with father Chris to now three-generation family involvement including his children Jack, Ned and Chloe. Scott and Darren explore the 1990s early Angus connection, the brand evolution of Angus...

In this episode of The Angus Table, host Scott Wright sits down with Todd Wilshire, managing director of Agricon and former owner of Wilshire and Co, for a comprehensive conversation about building successful agricultural businesses. Todd shares insights from his journey studying agronomy at Gatton, returning after travelling to grow the family's Tenterfield produce store into a six-location group...

Summary of the episode: In this special board outcomes episode of The Angus Table, President Sinclair Munro and CEO Scott Wright discuss key decisions and strategic priorities from Angus Australia's March 2026 board of directors meeting. They share insights on board function, CEO board report highlights, and financial audit outcomes including the new late inventory fee policy. Also discussed is th...

In this special episode of The Angus Table, host Scott Wright sits down with the Hon. Julie Collins MP, Federal Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, for an insightful conversation about leading Australian agriculture. Minister Collins shares perspectives from representing Australia's most southern electorate, current priorities including food security strategy and managing Middle East...

In this heartfelt episode of The Angus Table, host Scott Wright sits down with John Warlters, CEO of Rural Aid, for an important conversation about supporting farming families through disasters and everyday adversity. John shares insights from Rural Aid's 11-year journey since forming during the 2015 drought, the remarkable scale of their impact, how trust guides every decision as their north star...

In this strategic episode of The Angus Table, host Scott Wright sits down with Will Evans, CEO of Cattle Australia, for a comprehensive conversation about leading the peak body representing grass-fed beef producers. Will shares insights from his journey through NT Livestock Exporters Association and NTCA, launching the critical cattle transaction levy review, why the focus has realigned to produce...

In this episode of The Angus Table, host Scott Wright sits down with Paul Holm, General Manager of Networks at AuctionsPlus, for a comprehensive conversation about online livestock marketing innovation. Paul shares insights from AuctionsPlus's 40-year evolution as an agency-owned business (50% Elders, 50% Nutrien), the remarkable scale of the platform, the groundbreaking bloodline verification ini...

In this special informational episode of The Angus Table, host Scott Wright sits down with Ben Robinson from AusMeat to explain the significant changes to Angus breed content labelling standards released in 2026. Ben provides essential context on AusMeat's role as custodian of Australian export meat standards, how the Label and Standards Committee operates with industry peak councils, and why trad...

In this episode of The Angus Table, host Scott Wright sits down with Mark McCully, CEO of the American Angus Association, for a comprehensive conversation about leading one of the world's largest breed organisations. Mark shares insights from managing 22,000 members across five wholly-owned subsidiaries (Association, Certified Angus Beef, Angus Media, Angus Genetics Inc, Foundation), the remarkabl...

In this episode of The Angus Table, host Scott Wright sits down with Andrew McDonald and Tony Fitzgerald from NH Foods for a comprehensive conversation about building and maintaining premium beef programs at scale. They discuss the remarkable 15 year growth of Angus Reserve brand from 300 head/week to 3,000 head/week, the measurable genetic improvement delivering 10% increase in feeding performanc...

In this episode of The Angus Table, host Scott Wright sits down with Myles Immerker, CEO of the Canadian Angus Association, for a fascinating conversation about leading innovation in one of the world's most challenging cattle breeding environments. Myles shares insights from managing 3,000 primary members across Canada's vast geography (70% black, 30% red), the remarkable spring bull market up ove...

In this episode of The Angus Table, we are sharing a recording of a special member webinar where we introduced Angus GenetiQ. Angus GenetiQ is the society’s new in-house genetic evaluation system. In this episode, President Sinclair Clark Monro begins by emphasising Angus Australia's commitment to member-focused genetic improvement tools, and CEO Scott Wright explains the strategic reasoning behin...

Summary of the episode: In this episode of The Angus Table, host Scott Wright sits down with Tim Brittain from New Zealand for a wide-ranging conversation about global Angus leadership, brand building, and consumer focus. Tim shares his remarkable journey from growing up in Auckland with no farming background to establishing Storth Oaks Angus, serving as Secretary General of the World Angus Secret...

In this episode of The Angus Table, host Scott Wright sits down with Simon Irwin, CEO of Beef Australia, for a fascinating conversation about running the Southern Hemisphere's premier agricultural event. Simon shares his remarkable journey from stock agent trainee through 30 years with News Corp managing regional publications across Australia, to becoming CEO of an event that attracts 120,000 peop...

In this episode of The Angus Table, host Scott Wright sits down with Marg Will, founder of OSS Advisory, for a wide-ranging conversation about organic certification, sustainability, and fighting for fair farmer pricing. Marg shares her remarkable journey from literally falling out of an avocado tree into organic certification 25 years ago, witnessing factory pollution destroy her family farm and L...

In this episode of The Angus Table, host Scott Wright sits down with Paul Smith from Tieyon Station in Central Australia for a remarkable conversation about 100 years of Angus cattle breeding in one of the world's driest cattle regions. Paul shares how his great-grandfather Frank ordered a van of Angus bulls from a newspaper ad in 1925, walked them 100 kilometers from the railhead, and slowly repl...

In this episode of The Angus Table, host Scott Wright sits down with Emily Pullen, CEO of Jim's Jerky, for an inspiring conversation about building a national beef brand, navigating industry challenges, and remarkable resilience. Emily shares how her parents Jim and Kathy started with 12 kilos of jerky in 2004 after discovering South African biltong in a Charlton butcher shop, growing to a team of...