Behind the Beef is back and kicking off with a bang! In this episode of Behind the Beef we were joined by Angus Australia member Rebecca George.   Rebecca and her family are commercial Angus producers from Nevertire in New South Wales.   Rebecca is an active member of the Angus Youth program, and over 20 years has taken part in various activities and events hosted by Angus Youth including the Angus Youth National Roundup and the GenAngus Future Leaders Program.  She has also been a previous recipient of various scholarships through the Scholarships, Awards and Bursaries Program and m ..read more

This episode of Behind the Beef we were joined by Jono Spence, Director of livestock agency Spence Dix and Co, SA.    Jono is a well-regarded cattleman in the beef business. Jono has a background working in many facets of both stud and commercial sectors of the beef industry.  Coordinating the cattle side of the Spence Dix & Co business, Jonathan is also a recognized and experienced auctioneer. Jono has joined me to talk market movements.  Coming from the year that was 2022 in all its highs, we were interested in the opinion of someone with boots on the ground ..read more

In this episode of Behind the Beef we will be joined by Milly Nolan and Cam Parker, who through their roles in the industry are working to make change in terms of bettering and sustaining the industry in different ways.   Milly is a farmer/shearer’s daughter from regional VIC. She has experience across many agricultural supply chains all over Australia, including live export, extensive grazing in Western QLD, wool testing and meat research. Milly travels all over Australia to deliver professional development and supply chain capacity building workshops and now as the Program Manager ..read more

Behind the Beef is back for the first episode of 2023, and this episode we had the pleasure of speaking to some young people who are doing big things in the beef industry.   We spoke to three young beef business owners - Dayna Grey, Jack Laurie and Ben Lucas - who each own and are continuing to grow a business that services the industry.   Dayna, Jack and Ben each give a little insight into their lives and businesses, and how they are making steps to grow themselves in business through taking developmental opportunities.  Access Angus SELECT here ? Learn more about the ..read more

If you can believe it, the final episode of Behind the Beef for 2022 is here and we are doing our yearly recap for Angus Australia to look back at the year that was and reflect on the achievements of Angus producers around Australia.  To do this, we will be chatting to the managers of the various units that make up Angus Australia, who will give some insight into the happenings that have affected their departments and in turn Angus producers over the last 12 months.  We wish all our listeners a very safe and happy Christmas and New Year and we will be back for more Behind the Beef in ..read more

In today's episode we have been we speaking to two people positioned at two different parts of the supply chain.  We had the opportunity to speak to Libbi Thompson from Whyalla Beef and celebrity chef Fast Ed.  Both of our guests are involved heavily in the beef supply chain and with Angus beef in their roles, however, ultimately are at two different ends of it – with Libbi working towards to top end of the chain, and Fast Ed further down in preparing the product and feeding the ultimate end – our consumers.  Libbi and Fast Ed shared with us the story about how they got to be wh ..read more

In this episode of Behind the Beef we have been joined by Angus Australia Commercial Supply Chain Manager Liz Pearson, who has not long returned from a study tour which saw her take in the commercial production systems of the United States of America and Canada.    Liz has joined us to give a short overview of her tour and some of the standouts for her during her time investigating the productions systems on the other side of the world.  Register for Angus CONNECT - TACE Enhancements Buy your ticket for the Verified Black Angus Beef BBQ Competition +Follow Angus Australia o ..read more

In the latest episode of Behind the Beef, we had pleasure of sitting down with AuctionsPlus CEO Angus Street.  Angus joined us to give his interesting insight regarding his role at AuctionsPlus, how he came to be where he is today in his career and also provided some advice for those making their mark in the agricultural industry.  Angus has extensive experience with technology systems, which require deep understanding of critical business drivers in multiple markets and industries, opening of new markets through strong sales and trade marketing as well as growing businesse ..read more

As winter draws to a close and we head into the warmer months, this often means one thing for producers – the Spring joining period. It is estimated that at 60% of breeding activities occur during the Spring season, whether it be natural mating, AI or embryo transfer. In preparation for that Spring period, this episode of Behind the Beef looks into the use of Artificial Insemination in a breeding program and to help with that we were joined by Vetoquinol Australia Territory Manager Food Production Animals Products, NSW & QLD Julie Pocock. +Follow Angus Australia on + Facebook + Instagram ..read more

In the latest episode of Behind the Beef we will be delving into one of the tools available to Angus producers around Australia. Commercial Angus breeders wishing to utilise genomics to help inform the selection of Angus replacement females can now access Generation 2 of Angus HeiferSELECT. The development of the new generation of Angus HeiferSELECT is the result of eighteen months’ work with Angus Australia and collaborating partner, CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency. This episode will be joined by Angus Australia General Manager – Genetic Improvement Christian Duff and commercial An ..read more