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 sold to Pursehouse Rural, and the strategic acquisition and subsequent growth of animal nutrition company Agricon.

Todd and Scott discuss key business lessons about having a vision and staying patient, as well as the importance of diversification, team building, strong supplier relationships, finding market gaps, and why face-to-face relationships still beat online shopping.

So pull up a chair at the Angus Table for insights on rural entrepreneurship and creating value in agricultural supply chains.

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Host: Scott Wright, CEO. Get in touch via email ceo@angusaustralia.com.au

Producer: Mel Strasburg mel.strasburg@angusaustralia.com.au

Audio editing and post-production: Ellen Ronalds Keene at https://perkdigital.com.au

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 the board’s strategic focus on genetic evaluation including TACE as hybrid display from three evaluation services (BreedPlan, Angus Genetic, AGI), the shift to weekly analysis capability through Angus Genetic, navigating MLA's multibreed evaluation plans, and promoting Angus as reliable, nutritious, and environmentally sustainable.

So pull up a chair at the Angus Table for insights about the governance and strategy shaping Angus Australia's future.

Key topics covered:

1. How the Angus Australia board functions: elected by members with committee structure, focusing on strategy/risk/compliance/policy while providing CEO oversight
2. Highlights from the CEO board report, including HeiferSELECT marketing improvements and Angus Online self-service platform now live
3. Financial audit outcomes from the external auditor review of 2025 statements
4. About the late inventory fee policy change beginning in Spring 2026 where late submissions after bill date will receive 50% credit to reward on-time record keepers and remove emotion from staff decisions.
5. Strategic genetic evaluation focus, including weekly analysis capability through Angus GenetIQ addressing member needs quickly.
6. Navigating the MLA multibreed evaluation plans while protecting Angus-specific tools
7. The importance of member consultation and the opportunities to engage this year, such as webinars and the upcoming AGM in May
8. Valuing member-collected phenotype data as Angus Australia's strength, ensuring we prioritise using to benefit those who collected it
9. Promoting the Angus brand responsibly and emphasising reliable genetics from registered bulls, nutritious high eating quality, and environmental sustainability
10. Appreciation for the voluntary role of board members taking on a big workload while taking time from their own farms/businesses
11. About Sinclair’s best beef eating experience on Easter Sunday

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This podcast is proudly brought to you by Angus Australia https://www.angusaustralia.com.au/

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CREDITS:

Host: Scott Wright, CEO. Get in touch via email ceo@angusaustralia.com.au

Producer: Mel Strasburg mel.strasburg@angusaustralia.com.au

Audio editing and post-production: Ellen Ronalds Keene at https://perkdigital.com.au

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 conflict impacts on diesel and fertiliser supply, achievements on trade diversification achievements, biosecurity vigilance around lumpy skin disease and our strong working relationship with Indonesia.

Scott and Minister Collins discuss working collaboratively with industry peak bodies, the $100 billion agriculture target hit four years early, and why telling farmers' story about being world's most efficient producers matters.

So pull up a chair at the Angus Table for insights from federal leadership on agriculture's future.

Key topics covered:

1. How Minister Collins represents Australia's most southern electorate in Tasmania with berries, stone fruit, ham, aquaculture, and forestry
2. Maintaining the big priorities of food security strategy, trade and biosecurity, while dealing with immediate diesel/fertiliser challenges and impacts of the Middle East war
3. The success of the trade diversification approach the Federal Government has taken that has resulted in 250+ market accesses improved, restored or maintained
4. The importance of telling the story of Australian farmers being the most fuel efficient, lowest fertiliser use, and lowest water use farmers on the planet
5. Hitting the $100 billion target four years early by having a joint vision and working together with industry
6. Monitoring lumpy skin disease closely and working with the Indonesian government, cooperating on intelligence, lab testing capability, vaccines, and more
7. The Government’s R&D report and opportunities for R&D reform
8. How Labor is prioritising being in touch with regional communities, and working collaboratively with industry peak bodies
9. Minister Collins’ personal approach to maintaining balance and the advice from her grandmother to always do your best

Contact details:

This podcast is proudly brought to you by Angus Australia https://www.angusaustralia.com.au/

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CREDITS:

Host: Scott Wright, CEO. Get in touch via email ceo@angusaustralia.com.au

Producer: Mel Strasburg mel.strasburg@angusaustralia.com.au

Audio editing and post-production: Ellen Ronalds Keene at https://perkdigital.com.au