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 to tell. Sometimes we'll have information that could help you in the profitability of your Angus operation.

Our aim is to keep you connected, informed, and inspired. We'd also love to hear your feedback as this develops in this new look format.

If you've got ideas, topics, guests, or someone with a story that deserves to be shared, please reach out.

The podcast is here for our members. If someone is featured on The Angus Table, it's because we believe their experience and their perspective has real value.

We look forward to bringing you more conversations that support your success in the Angus breed and your farming operation.

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 scott.wright@angusaustralia.com.au

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

Editing and post-production: Ellen Ronalds Keene at PERK Digital.

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 landscape of beef genetics, the significance of building strong relationships within the industry, and the role of innovative platforms like Bid on Beef in connecting producers directly with consumers.

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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 Improvement Pipeline” project (P.PSH.1063), funded by the MLA Donor Company (MDC). This initiative, led by Angus Australia, involved two in-depth quantitative surveys of Australian beef cattle producers conducted by an independent market research group.   

The first survey was conducted in 2019, providing a baseline with responses from 1,023 producers nationwide. A follow-up survey was carried out in 2023 with 977 respondents to build on the initial data and evaluate changes over the five-year period, benchmarking shifts in producer knowledge, attitudes, and the prevalence of Angus and Angus-influenced cattle.   

Hanlie has joined us to give us a snapshot into these results, what this means for Angus producers and in turn the wider beef industry. 

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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 see you there!

Not only is this forum event happening, but Angus Australia will also be host to a number of affiliated events that create a much larger two and a half-week program, showcasing the use of Angus genetics across Australia, including tours, the Zoetis AngusEXPO and much, much more.

Joining us to give a step-by-step walkthrough of what you would be missing out on if you don’t head down under for the 2025 World Angus Forum is Scott Wright, Angus Australia CEO, Mel Strasburg, Neogen World Angus Forum Coordinator, Jake Phillips, Zoetis AngusEXPO coordinator, Erica Halliday, Chair of the World Angus Forum Organising Committee and Sinclair Munro, Angus Australia President.

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Contact Mel Strasburg worldangusforum@angusaustralia.com.au or Jake Phillips jake.phillips@angusaustralia.com.au. To contact the Angus Australia Officer ring 61+ (02) 6773 4600.

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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 Australia for Angus and Angus influenced beef cattle. The TransTasman Angus Cattle Evaluation uses technology to produce Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs) of recorded cattle for a range of important production traits.

A number of important enhancements have been made to the calculation of Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs) for Angus cattle in Australia and New Zealand.

The enhancements form part of the annual updates that are applied to TACE, with the enhancements implemented in the December 2024 analysis.

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Access the 2024 Annual Enhancements to TACE explainer videos here 🔗

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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 Association, initially in member services and project management and later as Executive Officer, the NT DPI in training and extension, Deloitte as an Audit Analyst and has done station work in Qld and the NT. He holds a Master of Business Administration and is accredited as a Chartered Agriculturist by the Ag Institute of Australia.

Ian has joined us to talk about his ag story and how he is involved with the industry day to day.

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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 Module HERE 🔗

Access the Demystifying DNA Technology – A livestock breeders guide to selection HERE 🔗

Read the December 2023 TACE Enhancements Recap HERE 🔗

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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 Australia.  Attending the World Wide Auction College in Iowa, USA in 2016, he earned a diploma in auctioneering.

This was followed in 2017 by winning the National Young Auctioneers Competition at the Sydney Royal Show, and representing Australia at the Calgary Stampede, ultimately being awarded the International Rookie Champion Auctioneer title.   2018 saw a transition to Glasser Total Sales Management, taking on the running of stud stock sales across Southern QLD, NSW, VIC, SA, and WA. In 2020, he joined Elders Stud Stock, where he continues to collaborate closely with stud stock clients to enhance their genetics and elevate their profitability.   

We caught up with Lincoln a few weeks ago and we thank him for taking out some time in sale season to have a chat with us about his life and career.

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