The Weekly Grill

S3 Ep8: What are the big trends evident in Beef Central’s Top 25 Lotfeeders report?

Big changes are sweeping the Australian grainfed beef industry, and today's episode of the Weekly Grill podcast captures some of the big trends evident in Beef Central's current Top 25 Lotfeeders industry analysis. Join Zoetis's Andrew Hallas and Beef Central's Jon Condon, as they sit down with podcast host Kerry Lonergan to explore the big trends in the industry, and what's driving them.

The reverse countdown Top 25 feature started a fortnight ago, and is currently up to No 13 - the Rowe family's Princess Royal. The final 12 'big hitters' are still to come.

Click here to access the Top 25 Lotfeeders report.

S3 Ep7: Highland Beef supply chain principal, Murray Richardson

This week's Weekly Grill podcast focusses on Highland Beef Pastoral Co, a unique Australian certified grassfed beef supply chain targetting the United States  home-delivery beef market.

As principal Murray Richardson explains, Highland Beef - somewhat unusually - was 'reverse engineered', in that the large US customer was found first, and the supply chain built around it. The business now manages a large and growing beef herd under a unique business model, but does it without owning one hectare of land.

Highland Beef is tapping into the growing population of US consumers looking for cleaner, healthier food options.

As a former Reserve Bank of Australia economist, Mr Richardson has taken a fresh and original approach to building and growing his business.

S3 Ep6: Australian Beef Sustainability Chair, Mark Davie

This week’s podcast features an interview with Australian Beef Sustainability Framework chair and Central Queensland beef producer, Mark Davie.

“Through the CN30 initiative, our industry defined a problem and set about investing in research and development to address the challenge, informed by drivers of industry productivity and cost,” Mr Davie says.

“Because of this initiative, we are now leading the global narrative on emissions reduction and making on-farm and in-business changes to achieve our target,” he tells podcast host, Kerry Lonergan.

Mr Davie also has an interest in value-added red meat products, explaining some exciting recent product developments.

S3 Ep5: Live export industry pioneer Rick Trivett

This week's podcast features an interview with live export industry pioneer Dr Rick Trivett.

 

As the head of Austrex, Rick has ridden the peaks and troughs of the Australian live export industry, pioneering trade into Southeast Asia, the Middle East and other parts of the world.

S3 Ep4: Cattle Australia president David Foote

This week's podcast is an interview with the grassfed cattle industry's new boss, David Foote, chairman of Cattle Australia.

The freshly-minted peak council has a big task in front of it, not the least being developing a viable funding model.

It made a solid and popular start this week appointing Luke Bowen as the organisation's inaugural CEO.

Mr Foote shares his early thoughts in the direction, purpose and approach of Cattle Australia.

S3 Ep3: Veteran Saleyards Market Reporter, Murray Arnel

This week's podcast is an interview with Beef Central's veteran saleyards market reporter Murray Arnel, who retires shortly after a distinguished 45-year career watching the ebbs and flows of the southern cattle and sheep markets.

Murray has covered store and prime cattle and sheep sales across Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales since the late 1970s.

 

S3 Ep2: MLA managing director Jason Strong

Welcome back to the 2023 third series of Beef Central podcasts, the Weekly Grill, with host Kerry Lonergan.

Today's second episode is a start-of-year assessment of the cattle and beef industry's state of health in 2023, and the issues at hand with MLA managing director Jason Strong.

Among other topics, the pair discuss research and development, marketing and market access priorities for Australian red meat in 2023, and possible weather impacts with a forecast return to El Nino by mid-year.

Next week's podcast is an interview with Beef Central's veteran saleyards market reporter Murray Arnel, who retires shortly after a distinguished 45-year career watching the ebbs and flows of the southern cattle and sheep markets.

Sponsoring our Weekly Grill podcast series are Kelly's Finance Group and Elanco Animal Health.

S3 Ep1: Cattle market update, with Chris Howie & Matt Dalgleish

Welcome back to the 2023 third series of Beef Central podcasts, the Weekly Grill with host Kerry Lonergan.

Today's season-opening interview is a start-of-year assessment of the cattle and beef markets for 2023 with regular commentators, Stockco's Chris Howie and Ep3's Matt Dalgleish.

 

The pair discuss the 2023 year and what lies ahead: the dramatic adjustments in slaughter and young cattle prices seen since the start of the year; weather impacts with a forecast return to El Nino by mid-year; the effect of the US drought on demand for Australian beef in international markets and other potential headwinds and tailwinds.

Next week's episode 2 will be an interview with MLA managing director Jason Strong.

S2 Ep40: Carbon neutral beef brand program pioneer, James Madden

Today's final 2022 Weekly Grill podcast with host Kerry Lonergan is an interview with Flinders + Co branded beef supply chain principal, James Madden. Flinders + Co created headlines in 2018 when it became the first meat company in the world to fully offset all carbon emissions from not only its own business, but every kilogram of meat it sold. What has happened since?

The Weekly Grill podcast series goes into summer recess but we'll be back for Series Three in early 2023. We hope you'll join us again then.

S2 Ep39: Cattle market update, with Chris Howie & Matt Dalgleish

Today's Weekly Grill podcast with host Kerry Lonergan is an end-of-season wrap-up of the cattle and beef markets with regular commentators, Stockco's Chris Howie and Ep3's Matt Dalgleish.

The pair discuss the 2022 year that was, and what lies ahead. One of the unexpected twists that took place this year was the brief, but dramatic drop in cattle prices around July, when cattle producers were spooked by concerns over an FMD or LSD disease incursion from nearby Indonesia. The looming impact of the US drought on global beef supply and demand over the next two years is another key focus in today's update.

Next week's episode 40 will be the last for the year, before the Weekly Grill goes into summer recess. The final episode is an interview with Flinders + Co branded beef supply chain principal, James Madden. Flinders + Co created headlines in 2018 when it became the first meat company in the world to fully offset all carbon emissions from not only its own business, but every kilogram of meat it sold. What has happened since?