The Angus Table

Connect with Mick Crowley and MLA via www.mla.com.au This podcast is proudly brought to you by Angus Australia https://www.angusaustralia.com.au/ +Follow Angus Australia on + Facebook + Instagram + X + LinkedIn + +Follow Angus Youth Australia on + Facebook + Instagram + X + In this episode of The Angus Table, host Scott Wright sits down with Mick Crowley, Managing Director of Meat & Livestock...

In this episode of The Angus Table, host Scott Wright reconnects with college mate Tim Ford, founder of Feed Central and the new Local Ag marketplace. Tim shares his remarkable 22-year journey from launching Feed Central in 2002 during the millennial drought with just a notebook and phone, to building a team of 40+ people moving fodder across Australia's east coast. Tim and Scott discuss the launc...

In this episode of The Angus Table, host Scott Wright sits down with Dr. Malshani Samaraweera, Angus Australia's in-house geneticist, for an inside look at the science behind breeding values and genetic evaluation. Malshani shares her remarkable journey from growing up on a tea estate in Sri Lanka to earning her PhD at the University of New England and ultimately joining Angus Australia to work wi...

In this episode of The Angus Table, host Scott Wright sits down with the Honorable Tony Perrett, Queensland's Minister for Primary Industries and Member for Gympie. Tony shares his remarkable journey from growing up in Kingaroy as the son of a parliamentarian, through 13 years in local government, to running a 2000-head commercial cattle operation and ultimately his “dream job” serving as Minister...

In this episode of The Angus Table, host Scott Wright sits down with market forecaster Simon Quilty from Global AgriTrends to explore the forces shaping the beef industry over the next three to five years. Simon shares his journey from Victorian Farmers Federation to 35 years of trading beef globally, his Churchill Fellowship findings on methane and carbon markets, why southern processing capacity...

In this episode of The Angus Table, host Scott Wright sits down with Lucy Morrissey, co-founder of Morrissey Livestock Services, to explore the art and science of stockmanship. Lucy shares her journey from growing up barefoot in the Simpson Desert to becoming one of Australia's leading stockmanship trainers, her mentorship under Dr. Tom in the United States, the critical importance of mindset in c...

In this episode of The Angus Table, host Scott Wright welcomes Dr. Brad Hine to the podcast on just his third day at Angus Australia. Brad shares his remarkable journey from youth trainee at CSIRO through to PhD and research scientist, his pivotal work developing the Immune Index for disease resistance, why he made the leap from research to extension, and what excites him about working directly wi...

In this episode of The Angus Table, host Scott Wright sits down with Jon Condon, co-founder of Beef Central, Australia's leading digital beef industry news platform. They discuss Jon's journey from growing up in a Northern Territory meat processing family to becoming one of Australia's most trusted beef journalists, the bold decision to launch Beef Central in 2011 when print media dominated agricu...

In this second part of The Angus Table conversation with Jon Condon from Beef Central, host Scott Wright explores the future of the beef industry including carbon and sustainability trends, Jon's observations on the Angus breed's remarkable transformation across Australia, advice for stud breeders on marketing innovation, and the core values that drive Jon's team culture and staff retention. Jon a...

Welcome to the Angus Table, the new look Angus Australia podcast. This season we'll be bringing you conversations designed to add real value to your business. As members of Angus Australia, you'll hear from the people across the breed and the wider beef industry sharing insights, stories, and ideas that really matter. From time to time, we'll also sit down with individuals who have a great story t...

In this episode of Behind the Beef, recorded live from the Zoetis AngusEXPO, Chris Earl of CK6 Consulting shares his journey from Illinois to New Mexico, where he founded Reverse Rocking R Ranch . He discusses the importance of mentorship in agriculture, the integration of faith and family in his work, and the challenges faced by the cattle industry today. Listeners gain insights into the evolving...

In this episode of Behind the Beef, Scott Wright and Cheyne Twist are joined by Angus Australia Extension officer, Hanlie Jansen who has joined to discuss the 2024 Beef Breeding Insight Report and its findings.     Late last year, a comprehensive report on the 2024 Beef Breeding Insights Survey results was released, as part of the “Enhancing Technology Adoption Across the Angus Genetic Improv...

As we draw to the end of 2024 the attention of Angus Australia turns to 2025, which is set to be one of our largest years to date.    This is because Angus Australia will be hosting the 2025 Neogen World Angus Forum , taking place May 6th to 8th in Brisbane, Queensland.  This event marks the first time the World Angus Forum has hit Australian shores since 1997, and we want to s...

In this episode of Behind the Beef, we have been joined by Angus Australia General Manager – Genetic Improvement Christian Duff, who has jumped on to provide a question-and-answer session regarding what you need to know about the 2024 Annual TransTasman Angus Cattle Evaluation Enhancements.    The TransTasman Angus Cattle Evaluation is the genetic evaluation program adopted by Angus...

In this episode of Behind the Beef we are joined by Ian Mclean.  Ian is Managing Director of Bush AgriBusiness. Ian, and the team, work with large and small pastoral businesses, helping them understand and improve business performance. Ian enjoys working with and learns a lot from top performing pastoral businesses. Prior to starting Bush AgriBusiness, Ian worked for the NT Cattlemen’s Associ...

In this episode of Behind the Beef we were joined by Angus Australia General Manager – Genetic Improvement Christian Duff, for a mini-info session on how the most recent TransTasman Angus Cattle Evaluation enhancements have rolled out for producers and demystifying some common misconceptions about the genetic evaluation.   Access the Genomics – What, How, Why & When Education Centre...

In the latest episode of Behind the Beef, we were joined by young professional auctioneer and stud stock specialist, Lincoln McKinlay. Currently a valued member of the Elders NSW Stud stock team, Lincoln is one of the lead auctioneers for NSW and Northern Victoria. His professional career really commenced in 2012, gaining six years of valuable experience as a commercial livestock agent at TopX Aus...

In this episode, we were joined by Diana Wood.  The Angus breed is in Diana’s blood, she grew up on parents’ property at Coonamble NSW where their seedstock operation has been run since its inception in 1989. Diana is a product of the Angus Youth program and in 2004, Diana won the Angus Youth National Judging Competition and subsequently studied at the University of Illinois as the award for...

In the latest episode of Behind the Beef we are joined by Sinclair Munro.   Sinclair Munro has recently been announced as the latest in a long line of Angus breeders committing to the continued betterment and governance of Angus Australia, taking on the position of President and Chairperson on the society’s Board of Directors.    Sinclair is a fifth-generation cattle breed...

In the latest episode of Behind the Beef we are joined by Jake Phillips. Jake Phillips is the Extension manager at Angus Australia, based in Naracoorte South Australia. Jake has a wealth of industry experience and knowledge and has worked across Australia in a variety of positions in the beef supply chain over the past two decades. Jake’s role is considered front line with Angus members and breede...

In the latest episode of Behind the Beef, Angus Australia Extension Manager Jake Phillips is taking over! In March Jake had the opportunity to visit the Northern Territory and attend the Northern Territory Cattlemen's Association 40th annual conference, which took place in Alice Springs.    The episode features a series of interviews hosted by Jake with producers Ted Fogerty of Palmer Va...

In the latest episode of Behind the Beef we were joined by our fantastic guest, Dr Peter McGilchrist, Associate Professor in Meat Science - School of Environmental and Rural Science at the University of New England. Peter grew up on a cattle property in NSW and has a Bachelor of Rural science from the University of New England (UNE). Following university Peter travelled and also worked at Elders K...

In this episode of Behind the Beef, we are joined by Peter Collins, who hails from central Victoria.  Peter has connection with the Angus breed that spans his entire lifetime. Peter is principal of the Merridale Angus Stud, which alongside the seedstock operation also includes a commercial cattle enterprise and a 350-cow dairy. Peter is a current Angus Australia board member and is a member o...

Welcome back to Behind the Beef and Happy 2024! Although it feels we are well and truly back in the swing of things for the year, we are finally back with our first episode of 2024 and for it we were joined by Victorian producer, Brad Gilmour.  Brad hails from South West Victoria, where he and his family run a commercial Angus operation alongside a sheep operation. Brad is a past president of...

Welcome to end of year episode of Behind the Beef – where we look back in retrospect to the year that was and look forward to years to come for Angus Australia and producers around Australia.  In this special end of year episode, we were joined by Angus Australia board chairperson and president Erica Halliday and Chief Executive Officer Scott Wright.  Scott and Erica had their share on r...