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In today's episode Kerry Lonergan catches up with prominent nutritionist and food scientist Dr Anneline Padayachee.
Anneline is a strong advocate for the role of red meat in a balanced diet, and the broader role of food production and nutrition science in improving public health.
She is one of the keynote speakers at the upcoming World Angus Forum being staged in Brisbane on 7-8 May.
Beyond weight loss and disease treatment, Anneline views nutrition as fundamental to cellular health, growth, aging, disease prevention, and overall functioning.
With a PhD in nutritional food science and extensive experience in industry, research, and academia, Anneline provides independent scientific advice to a range of different clients and industry bodies. She is recognised nationally for her expertise and contributions to the field, holds positions in various professional organisations and has received awards for her work including being named Australia’s number one science communicator and one of the nations’ Top-50 cutting edge female scientists for her ability to translate science for industry and community.

Friday Apr 11, 2025
S5 Ep10: April market update with Chris Howie & Matthew Dalgleish
Friday Apr 11, 2025
Friday Apr 11, 2025
With sweeping tariff changes in the US, dramatic currency movements, floods and widespread late summer rain in pastoral areas of QLD and NSW, there was a lot to talk about in the latest Weekly Grill markets update podcast with regular commentators Chris Howie and Matt Dalgleish.
In today’s episode Kerry Lonergan catches up with the pair on US President Trump’s evolving tariff negotiations and the implications for China, the knock-on affects for Australia and other international markets, and how this affects the local cattle and sheep markets.
In other news the trio discuss:
- Media mis-reporting of beef prices
- The current market and the impact of the droughts in the south and floods in the north
- Livestock figures
- Record prices for mutton
- Predictions for the next quarter
- And more

Friday Apr 04, 2025
Friday Apr 04, 2025
As part of Beef Central's Top 25 Livestock Transporters feature running this month (click here to access) Weekly Grill podcast host Kerry Lonergan this week chats to Gerard Johnson, president of the Australian Livestock & Rural Transporters Association.
The pair discuss some of the big issues being faced by the livestock transport industry, including regulatory matters, driver access, cost-to-operate, and road condition and access.
The Top 25 Transporters feature coincides with today's ALRTA annual conference being staged in Canberra, being attended by Beef Central's James Nason, along with about 200 delegates from across the nation.

Friday Mar 28, 2025
S5 Ep8: Aussie butchers heading to Paris for World Butchers' Challenge
Friday Mar 28, 2025
Friday Mar 28, 2025
Five gun Australian retail butchers are competing in the World Butchers' Challenge taking place in Paris France this weekend. Weekly Grill podcast host Kerry Lonergan talks with team captain, South Australian butcher, Luke Leyson about this unique competition, and Australia's chances among the 24 nations competing.
Kerry and Luke discuss the Australian team's chances at the prestigious international event.
The podcast covers:
• Australia's previous performances at the event
• How the team prepares
• Our greatest rivals
• The competitions' format
• What the judges are looking for and how the winner is adjudicated
They also talk about the shape of Australia's retail butchering business, value-adding, the rise of pre-prepared meals, staffing issues... and more.
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Friday Mar 21, 2025
Friday Mar 21, 2025
In this week's episode, Kerry Lonergan discusses possible US Tariff scenarios with global meat trader and analyst, Simon Quilty from market intelligence firm, Global AgriTrends. Then attention turns to MLA's three year projections as Kerry chats with MLA's Market Information Manager, Stephen Bignell.

Friday Mar 14, 2025
S5 Ep6: Steve Kay - US cattle markets, tariff impacts and more
Friday Mar 14, 2025
Friday Mar 14, 2025


Friday Mar 07, 2025
S5 Ep5: ALFA president Grant Garey
Friday Mar 07, 2025
Friday Mar 07, 2025
Teys Australia feedlot general manager Grant Garey assumed the reins as president of the grainfed sector's peak body, ALFA, in November.
He arrives in the role at an important inflection point for the grainfed industry. During this podcast conversation with Weekly Grill host Kerry Lonergan, the pair discuss recent industry growth, appetite for further expansion, how water access is challenging some projects and the rising costs of feedlot development.
Other topics on the block include:
- The issue of accessing grain/protecting against drought
- Labour challenges, and ALFA’s Feedlot X initiative
- Ongoing work with using methane-inhibiting feed additives in the intensive feeding industry
- Emerging technologies of use to lotfeeders
- The impact of providing shade in feedlots, and where the industry is up to in achieving its shade objective
- How lotfeeding is influencing average carcase weights across the industry.

Friday Feb 28, 2025
S5 Ep4: Scott Wright, CEO Angus Australia
Friday Feb 28, 2025
Friday Feb 28, 2025
It's been 28 years since Australia last hosted a World Angus Congress, and interest across the Angus world is already reaching fever pitch ahead of the 2025 event being held in Brisbane and Tamworth in May.
In today's episode, podcast host Kerry Lonergan chats with Angus Australia's Scott Wright about preparations for the once-in-a-generation event. Up to 1000 Angus stakeholders from across Australia, New Zealand, North and South America and Europe are expected to gather for the Congress, Forum, and support events.
Already some red-hot tropics are emerging, including:
- Where to from here for Angus genetic progress? Can current rates of gain on eating quality, fertility and carcase traits be maintained?
- With US fed cattle carcase weights now pushing 900 pounds, is carcase size a concern in the Angus industry?
- The concepts and challenges of the Australian Beef Industry's quest for Carbon Neutral 2030
Scott provides a valuable run-down on what stakeholders attending the event can expect.

Friday Feb 21, 2025
S5 Ep3: Strategic Researcher, Howard Parry-Husbands
Friday Feb 21, 2025
Friday Feb 21, 2025

Friday Feb 14, 2025
S5 Ep2 RMAC Chair, John McKillop
Friday Feb 14, 2025
Friday Feb 14, 2025
In today's episode of The Weekly Grill, Kerry Lonergan chats with the Red Meat Advisory Council Independent Chair, John McKillop.