The Weekly Grill
The Weekly Grill is Beef Central’s podcast with host, Kerry Lonergan. Each week Kerry chats with a beef industry mover and shaker - turning up the heat and asking questions about the burning issues and topics that impact the beef sector.
Episodes
S6 Ep36: Australia's feedlot boom - with HTW's Doug Knight
IN today's episode, host Kerry Lonergan sits down with Herron Todd White's Quality Director and specialist agribusiness property valuer, Doug Knight to dissect the current feedlot sale and expansion boom.
Australia's feedlot sector has doubled in size in the past 11 years to 1.66 million by July 2026, driven by vertical integration, strong overseas demand (notably long‑fed Wagyu) and rising inv
S6 EP35: Zanda McDonald award winners suggest ag's future is in safe hands
IN today's episode, host Kerry Lonergan sits down with the 2026 Zanda McDonald Award winners: New Zealander Karn Dhaliwal, a former rural banker turned diversified agribusiness entrepreneur who is developing opportunities in dairy beef, and Australian Bryce Neyland, an engineer leading large-scale almond and macadamia projects.
They discuss practical farm management, strategic planning, leadershi
S6 Ep34: Rural education in crisis: Isolated children and the $24m call
IN today's episode, host Kerry Lonergan sits down with Louise Martin, president of the Isolated Childrens' Parents' Association.
Louise explains how rising boarding costs and reduced government support are forcing rural families to leave home for their children’s education.
The ICPA is calling for a one-off $24 million boost to the Isolated Children Boarding Allowance to help close the gap
S6 Ep33: Ian Langford - Military leadership lessons for feedlots
IN today's episode, host Kerry Lonergan sits down with one of the keynote speakers at the recent BeefEx conference - retired Australian Armed Forces Brigadier, Professor Ian Langford.
Prof Langford draws parallels between military leadership and intensive beef production, explaining how discipline, clear objectives, and strong culture drive performance in feedlots, and across the broader beef
S6 EP32: The opportunities and challenges ahead for lotfeeders. We talk to BeefEx delegates
In today's episode of The Weekly Grill host Kerry Lonergan sits down with a geographically diverse group of lotfeeders attending last week's BeefEx grainfed industry conference, to discuss the current feedlot operating environment, the impacts from the rapidly drying seasonal conditions, grainfed beef trade outlook and the challenges and opportunities they see lying ahead.
Among the cohort Kerry
S6 Ep31: Inside the making of a 200,000‑head feedlot - Dr. Kee Jim’s Nebraska Vision
In today's episode of The Weekly Grill host Kerry Lonergan sits down with big thinking US lotfeeder, Dr. Kee Jim. Dr Jim was a keynote speaker at Beef Ex 2026. He discusses his company's vision, the challenges, and benefits of building a modern 200,000‑head feedlot in Nebraska.
He covers supply strategies including dairy‑beef programs, impacts of low US cattle numbers, trade and import challenges
S6 EP30: Derrell Peel and America’s beef crunch: why herds aren’t rebuilding
In this week's episode Kerry Lonergan catches up with Professor Derrell Peel of Oklahoma State about the U.S. beef market: record‑high prices amid multi‑decade low cattle inventories, limited herd rebuilding, and the roles of drought, feedlot practices and profitability.
Professor Peel also discusses rising imports for lean grinding beef, trade disruptions with Mexico and Canada, Brazil’s growing
S6 Ep29: Beef industry veteran, Dennis Scanlon - From saleyards to bush poetry
In today’s episode, podcast host Kerry Lonergan interviews veteran cattle industry stakeholder, stock agent and bush poet Dennis Scanlon about his career in Australia’s beef industry — from sale yards and abattoirs to roles with Elders and the earliest days of Computer Aided Livestock Marketing (CALM, now AuctionsPlus), and its predecessor, New England Livestock Computer Marketing (NELCM).
Alon
S6 Ep28: Dr Enoch Bergman, Exposing the hidden cost of BVDV
Western Australian cattle vet Enoch Bergman has become a prominent campaigner for better understanding and management of pestivirus - a disease costing the industry an estimated $100 million each year. In this interview with podcast host Kerry Lonergan and Beef Central's Jon Condon, he talks through latest approaches to disease management and prevention, including greater levels of pesti screening
S6 Ep27: Paul Holmes a Court and Heytesbury’s purchase of Livestock Express live export shipping fleet
In this episode Kerry Lonergan speaks with Paul Holmes a Court of the Heytesbury Group about his company's purchase of Livestock Express’s 11‑ship fleet, the strategic reasons behind the acquisition, and how it supports the northern live export trade and the broader Australian beef
In May, Heytesbury took delivery of 11 livestock vessels previously operated by Livestock Express, in a significant
S6 Ep26 - Live exports on edge, Patrick Underwood
Host Kerry Lonergan and live-trade veteran Patrick Underwood caught up recently to examine the current state of Northern Australia’s live export trade, covering rising Darwin cattle prices driven by tightening supply, currency pressures from a weak rupiah, and Indonesian market controls.
They discuss alternative supplies (Indian buffalo meat), growing interest in buffalo exports, shifts from Brahm
S6 Ep25: World Charolais Congress: Global breeders unite at EKKA
Host Kerry Lonergan reports from the Brisbane Exhibition as the International Charolais Congress brings around 120 delegates and nearly 270 Charolais cattle to the ring.
Interviews with Charolais Australia CEO Colin Rex and breeders from Canada, the United States and Europe cover the breed's role as a terminal sire, adaptability to different environments, market demand, rising carcass weights, and
S6 Ep 24: Terry Nolan - From butcher’s shop, relationships, to beefing up Australia
Join Kerry Lotting as he interviews Terry Nolan of Nolan’s Meats about his family’s beginnings in a Gympie butcher shop and how hard work, relationships and bold decisions built a major processing business.
Terry was guest speaker at the Queensland Rural Press Club's annual Ekka breakfast in Brisbane this morning - a gathering of more than 800 stakeholders.
Terry and his family are close to f
S6 Ep 23: Keeping the farm in the family - succession strategies with Mike Stephens
In this episode Kerry Lonergan chats with Mike Stevens, principal of Meridian Agriculture and one of Australia’s leading succession planning experts. They discuss why succession planning must start early, why people and family communication come first, and how legal, tax and ownership structures should follow careful family decisions.
Mike shares real-life success and failure stories, common mista
S6 Ep22: Mid year market update. Is the weather shaping livestock markets?
In today's episode of The Weekly Grill, host Kerry Lonergan chats with regular market experts Chris Howie and Matthew Dalgleish about how current weather patterns — including an emerging El Niño — are affecting feed, regional conditions and livestock supply across Australia.
They review cattle and sheep herd numbers, slaughter trends, meatworks capacity, rising lamb prices, the growth of sheep fee
S6 Ep21: Farm Fatalities, Hazards and How to Stay Safe, Felicity Richards
In this episode Kerry Lonergan interviews Felicity Richards, Chair of FarmSafe Australia, about recent on‑farm fatality statistics, leading causes (quad bikes, side‑by‑sides and tractors), and common contributing factors such as lack of helmets/seatbelts, speed, and unsafe mounting/dismounting.
In the lead up to Farm Safety Week, the conversation covers vulnerable groups (older farmers and young c
S6 Ep20: Countdown to LambEx, with GMP's Will Barton and lamb producer Jenny Bradley
Counting down to LambEx 2026, The Weekly Grill host Kerry Lonergan explores booming lamb prices and the new carcass feedback program adopted at GMP Gundagai. He chats with GMP CEO Will Barton about DEXA scans, MEQ probes, GLQ scoring and producer bonuses for premium outcomes.
Kerry then chats with lamb producer Jenny Bradley as she shares her experiences with the new feedback program and her opera
S6 Ep19: AusMeat chairman Allan Bloxsom on new breed description trade rules for beef
In today’s episode of The Weekly Grill host Kerry Lonergan is joined by Beef Central's Jon Condon as they dial in AusMeat Chair, Allan Bloxsom, to discuss AusMeat’s new, industry-agreed rules for breed-specific content claims that take affect from July 1.
The conversation covers how the new export trade descriptions will work (e.g., Angus F1, Angus 50, Angus Composite), verification options (pheno
S6 Ep18: Rocky readies for 2027's big beef bash, Simon Irwin
This week on The Weekly Grill, host Kerry Lonergan sits down with Simon Irwin, CEO of Beef 2027, to talk about learnings from Beef 2024 and the plans for the next event in Rockhampton; they discuss record attendances, exhibitor demand, and the event's economic impact.
The episode covers major challenges and innovations: accommodation shortages and solutions (Airbnb partnerships, Camplify and carav
S6 Ep17: Graeme Acton Beef Connections program member, Millie Unthank
Along with eight other young beef industry stakeholders, NSW's Millie Unthank is one of this year's Graeme Acton Beef Connections program participants.
In this episode of The Weekly Grill, Kerry Lonergan interviews Millie, Ag Tech Manager for the McDonald family's MDH operations in North Queensland. She outlines her rural upbringing, studies in bioengineering and computer science, and how she mov
S6 Ep16: TFI's Darren Thomas on China Tariffs and the Murray Bridge Comeback
In today's episode of The Weekly Grill, host Kerry Lonergan interviews Darren Thomas, CEO of Thomas Foods International, about the company’s growth from family beginnings to a multi-billion-dollar global business.
They discuss key issues including China tariffs and trade challenges, the rebuilding of Murray Bridge after the 2018 fire, expansion into the US, goat and seafood operations, feedlot gro
S6 Ep15: Live export industry veteran, Dick Slaney
In this episode of The Weekly Grill Kerry Lonergan interviews veteran cattleman Dick Slaney about his extraordinary career from North Queensland to Venezuela, the US and across Asia. Dick recounts hands-on experiences in live export, feedlots and abattoirs, his role in introducing stunning practices in Indonesia, and reflections on the resilience and changing dynamics of the Australia–Indonesia be
S6 Ep14: "If FMD gets in, you’re broke": stark warning from Dr Ross Ainsworth
In this episode Kerry Lonergan interviews respected Australian Cattle Vet Dr Ross Ainsworth about the growing threat of exotic livestock diseases discussed at the recent Wagyu Edge 26 conference in Brisbane.
Dr Ainsworth explains how foot-and-mouth disease could abruptly close export markets, devastate herd values and force mass culling, and describes how lumpy skin disease spreads, its impacts an
S6 Ep13 - When Fuel Fails: Australia’s Food Security on the Line
In this week's episode of The Weekly Grill Kerry Lonergan speaks with Andrew Henderson of AgSecure about how fuel and fertiliser shortages expose critical weaknesses in Australia’s food system. They discuss diesel as a ‘‘master constraint,’’ the risks of just-in-time supply chains, and the need for a national food security strategy, strategic stockpiles and greater domestic and regional production
S6 Ep12: May Market Update - El Niño, diesel shortages and a record cow sell-off
In this episode of The Weekly Grill host Kerry Lonergan is joined by Matt Dalgleish and Chris Howie to break down the latest market movements and regional conditions affecting Australian livestock.
They discuss the BOM El Niño forecast and its regional impacts, the record sell-off of cows in New South Wales, diesel and urea supply pressures, disruptions to live sheep exports and changing export de
S6 Ep11: Inside Australia's biggest Wagyu gathering
In this weeks episode of The Weekly Grill, host Kerry Lonergan takes the roving microphone through Wagyu Edge 26 in Brisbane, talking with more than 900 breeders, exhibitors and international guests about genetics, market opportunities, biosecurity risks and the growing quality of Australian Wagyu.
Attendees share insights on breeding, phenotype data, export markets... and their cooking preference
S6 Ep10: Wagyu Edge 26 - Australia’s rise from niche to global powerhouse
In today's episode of The Weekly Grill, host Kerry Lonergan visited Wagyu Edge 26 in Brisbane to catch up with AWA's president Laird Morgan and CEO Matt McDonagh to explore the explosive growth of Australian Wagyu, export markets, genetics (WBVs), feeding trends and industry opportunities... plus a new $100,000 Wagyu feeding competition and more.
AWA President, Laird Morgan
AWA CEO, Matt M
S6 Ep9: How global conflict is shaping Australia's rural real estate
In this episode Kerry Lonergan speaks with Rawdon Briggs (Colliers Agribusiness) and independent valuer Will McLay about current trends in Australia’s rural property market. They discuss the impact of the Middle East conflict, sector pressures on horticulture, resilient beef and cropping markets, buyer and seller motivations, and major transactions like the potential Paraway offering.
Key takeaway
S6 Ep8: The rise of Smart tags as a valuable herd management tool, with Ceres' Greg Campbell
The recent Northern Beef Research Update Conference in Brisbane was peppered with references to the use of smart tags in various R&D applications, combining geo-location with algorithms used to measure animal behaviour. US animal scientist Professor Derek Bailey first started using primitive forms of geo-location tags as far back as 1998, but the technology has come a long ways since.
This w
S6 Ep7: Derek Bailey - using data and technology to transform cattle management
In this week's episode, podcast host Kerry Lonergan sits down with Professor Derek Bailey, one of the keynote speakers at the 2026 Northern Beef Research Update Conference (NBRUC).
Professor Bailey discusses the similarities between US and Australian rangelands (pastures), the role of public-land grazing, and how tracking technology, accelerometers and AI are transforming cattle monitorin.
The
S6 Ep6: Cattle industry leader David Foote: Are we spending our R&D dollars wisely?
The Weekly Grill podcast host Kerry Lonergan spent time at the Northern R&D conference in Brisbane this week, including this discussion with keynote speaker David Foote.
Mr Foote said one of the industry’s biggest R&D opportunities lies not in new scientific breakthroughs, but applying the knowledge that already exists.
“The industry doesn’t suffer from a lack of knowledge. It s
S6 Ep5: Meat processor Paul Gibson - "If you can't measure it, you can't manage it."
In this week's episode of The Weekly Grill podcast host Kerry Lonergan talks with processor Paul Gibson, who recently retired after a distinguished 35-year career with Australian Country Choice in Brisbane.
Paul's career - most recently as ACC's Research & Development manager - spanned the era from the introduction of Meat Standards Australia grading through to current-day adoption of objec
S6 Ep4: Alastair Rayner - Is production efficiency the secret to lower methane emissions?
In this week's episode of The Weekly Grill podcast host Kerry Lonergan talks with Beef Central's genetics editor Al Rayner, posing the question: Is production efficiency the secret to lower emissions?
Alastair observes that productivity and profitability are inextricably linked to lower emissions — and that smarter farm management, not silver-bullet technology, is the most immediate path fo
S6 Ep3: Leveraging AI in agriculture with Jerome Leray
In this week's episode of The Weekly Grill podcast host Kerry Lonergan talks all things AI with Jerome Leray, founder and Managing Director of leading ag tech company, Infarm.
InFarm is an Agricultural AI company focused on delivering ground breaking technology to farmers, using state of the art AI and advance technology to develop tools that will help farmers become more efficient, save mone
S6 Ep2: Simon Quilty's take in 2026 for cattle and beef markets
Weekly Grill podcast host Kerry Lonergan this week sits down to chew the fat with independent analyst Simon Quilty, exploring the livestock and meat market prospects for the year ahead.
Together the pair discuss likely impacts on trade this year, from China tariffs and quotas and their impact on Australian exports on imported beef, supply and demand patterns, the US herd size and what it means
S6 Ep1 Markets outlook with Chris Howie and Matt Dalgleish
Beef Central's ever-popular Weekly Grill podcast returns for its sixth season today, with host Kerry Lonergan exploring the livestock and meat market prospects for the year ahead with regular contributors Matt Dalgleish from Episode 3 and Chris Howie GM of RMA.
Together the trio discuss likely impacts on trade this year, from seasonal conditions to China tariffs and quotas on imported beef, su
S5 Ep44: Newly appointed NFF President, Hamish Macintyre
In this week's episode of The Weekly Grill - our final episode for 2025 - host Kerry Lonergan sits down with newly elected president of the National Farmers Federation, Hamish Macintyre.
In this wide ranging discussion Kerry quizzes new president about:
The immediate priorities for the NFF
Potential NFF constitutional changes
Climate and emissions and the NFF’s environmental arrangements wit
S5 Ep43: Derrell Peel, US Livestock Economist
Respected US meat and livestock economist Derrell Peel chews the fat this week with Weekly Grill podcast host Kerry Lonergan.
Prof Peel, extension specialist for livestock marketing at Oklahoma State University, works in all areas of US livestock production economics and marketing for all beef cattle production sectors. Additionally he works on US meat demand and meat supply chain issues, beef p
S5 Ep42: Introducing Howdy - 'Tinder for the bush', with founder Mia Ryan
In this week’s episode of the Weekly Grill, host Kerry Lonergan catches up with Mia Ryan, founder of the dating App, Howdy – think Tinder for the bush.
From her family farm in the NSW Hunter Valley, Mia recognised an opening to help bush people make a romantic connection, with more than 20,000 downloads among bush folk using the App in their search for love.
And there’s been plenty of succe
S5 Ep41: End of year Market Wrap with Chris Howie and Matt Dalgleish
In this week's episode of the Weekly Grill, host Kerry Lonergan catches up with Matt Dalgliesh and Chris Howie to dissect what’s been a ‘goldilocks year’ for the red meat industry.
Reviewing some of the year's major headlines, the trio discuss:
The lamb market’s spring flush
Lamb fetching upwards of $330 a kilo
Australia's highest volumes of processed beef for 47 years
Did Trump’s yo-yo appro
S5 Ep40: Jack Sykes, AgriDrone
The use of drones on farms and grazing properties has grown dramatically over the past few years. Drones are now routinely being used for monitoring, mapping, spraying... and in some situations mustering stock. This week podcast host Kerry Lonergan caught up with one of the industry's early adopters, Jack Sykes, co-principal of AgriDrone, to discuss the rise of the use and application of drones f
S5 Ep39: Sam Burke, MLA Corporate Executive Chef
On the eve of next week’s Cattle Australia seminar and AGM in Dalby, MLA’s executive chef and Product Business Development Manager Sam Burke chews the fat with The Weekly Grill, host Kerry Lonergan.
The pair discuss consumer trends during the current cycle of rising beef prices, how food service operators are adjusting their businesses to remain competitive, the role value-adding is playing in de
S5 Ep38: Global red meat in pivotal moment - analyst Simon Quilty
In this week's episode of The Weekly Grill, host Kerry Lonergan chews the fat with independent red meat and livestock analyst Simon Quilty, covering the opportunities ahead for Australian beef and lamb in a global market facing shortages, tariff challenges, and trade access issues for the next year or two.
Barring weather setbacks or some form of exotic disease incursion, it's hard not to be
S5 Ep37: Red meat wholesaler David McNally
In this week's episode of The Weekly Grill, host Kerry Lonergan chews the fat with red meat wholesaling identity David McNally, head of Australian Wholesale Meats.
Since 2001 AWM has grown to become one of the largest domestic beef wholesalers in the country, with offices in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne supplying food service customers across the restaurant, pubs and clubs sector, retail but
S5 Ep36: Remembering BTEC - Australia's herculean animal disease eradication feat
In this week's episode of The Weekly Grill, host Kerry Longergan catches up with two veterans who took part in Australia's incredible feat in the 1970s-80s era in eradicating Brucellosis and Tuberculosis from the national beef herd.
Ron Granville was Queensland's chief veterinary officer during the BTEC era, and Brian Radunz was a senior cattle vet in the Northern Territory. The pair talk about t
S5 Ep35: Stephanie Frankham, Young Organic Industry Champion of the Year
In this week's episode of The Weekly Grill, host Kerry Longergan catches up with newly crowned Young Organic Champion of the Year, Stephanie Frankham.
Stephanie has been instrumental in developing the organic red meat sector, transitioning more than 50,000 cattle to organic production, and pioneering sustainability initiatives, including emissions reduction strategies for producers.
The Weekl
S5 Ep34: Patrick Hutchinson, Australian Beef Sustainability Framework
This week, podcast host Kerry Lonergan dials in Patrick Hutchinson, Chair of the Australian Beef Sustainability Framework.
The pair discuss the hot topics of environmental stewardship, animal welfare and economic resilience.
Sector by sector, how is the industry performing in the sustainability space, and how best to achieve our future sustainability targets?
A lot has already been achieved and a
S5 Ep33: The live cattle export outlook, with Livecorp CEO Wayne Collier
This week, podcast host Kerry Lonergan catches up with Livecorp CEO, Wayne Collier. The pair's wide-ranging discussion covers:
Indonesian, Vietnamese and Middle Eastern markets, and how they are performing
The current mood in Western Australia
Crewing live export ships - staffing shortages/who foots the bill?
The success of shipboard management and improvements of mortality numbers
Biosecurity is
S5 Ep32: Embracing AI & Machine Learning technologies in Ag, with Dr Tom Lee
Artificial intelligence is now starting to creep into the Australian red meat supply chain, whether it is accurately counting sheep or cattle off a truck into a meatworks holding yard, or picking the shape of tri-tips from a range of primals passing down a processing conveyor belt and packing them in a carton.
In today’s Weekly Grill podcast, host Kerry Lonergan chews the fat with Dr Tom Lee from
S5 Ep31: September market wrap with Chris Howie and Matt Dalgleish
With sweeping tariff changes and drastically declining beef production in the US, global instability in the Middle East and Ukraine, lingering effects of drought in southern Australia, 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 cattle price
S5 Ep30: Farmers Fighting Fund chair, Hugh Nivison
In the 1980s, farmers were concerned that union intransigence and rigidity, as exemplified by the Mudginberri dispute, threatened the future of Australian agriculture and industry productivity in general.
Mudgenberri presented the opportunity for the NFF, with AFFF support, to challenge and defeat the old, inward-looking standards that had long passed their used-by date.
Farmers ‘put their hands i
S5 Ep29: Roger Fletcher, the bush billionaire
In this week's episode, podcast host Kerry Lonergan catches up with processor Roger Fletcher, the man behind Australia's most successful integrated sheep meat processing business, Fletcher International. In a wide ranging conversation, the pair discuss Roger's humble beginnings droving sheep around Glen Innes; the opportunities he seized along the way to help build his $1.4b empire; and current h
S5 Ep28: What's driving the record high prices for lamb?
With frenched cutlets now selling in some metro butcheries for $95/kg. and even the humble shank retailing in supermarkets for the equivalent of $7.50 each, domestic lamb prices are today testing the boundaries of what the market ever thought possible.
But even at those ticket prices, independent retailers say there is no margin in lamb at current wholesale levels, two leading independent butchers
S5 Ep27: Three generations of Harts share the Stockyard journey
Some salient lessons in succession planning were aired during last Friday’s annual Rural Press Cub breakfast held as part of the Brisbane Ekka, where three generations of the Hart family from Stockyard Beef shared the stage in front of an audience of 700.
Founder Robin Hart, his son Lachie and granddaughter Ali later sat down with Weekly Grill host Kerry Lonergan to talk about multi-generational
S5 Ep26: Labour challenges in regional and rural Australia, with Tom Reardon
In this weeks' podcast episode, host Kerry Lonergan chats with recruitment and labour specialist Tom Reardon, on the ongoing labour challenges in regional and rural Australia.
Two years ago in a previous conversation, Mr Reardon, the head of labour resourcing firm PeopleIn, described the labour situation in rural Australia was as bad as he had ever seen it. What's happened since?
PeopleIn curr
S5 Ep25: Mid year property market trends, with LAWD's Danny Thomas
In this weeks' podcast episode, host Kerry Lonergan chats with LAWD's gregarious property marketing identity, Danny Thomas.
Among other topics, the pair discuss:
The federal super tax and its' impacts on rural properties
SMSF rules and listings of rural properties
Interest in Australia’s ag properties from US
Canadian super funds
China - are they turning their attention to South America?
V
S5 Ep24: International red meat markets with MLA's Andrew Cox
In this weeks’ podcast episode, host Kerry Lonergan chats with MLA’s General Manager – International Markets, Andrew Cox.
While their discussion was recorded prior to the recent announcement about re-approval of US beef imports to Australia, the pair discuss a range of topics including the impact of US tariff measures on global beef trade, and where Australia sits in relation to other nations’ t
S5 Ep23: Sydney celebrity chef Neil Perry, on why red meat matters in the fine dining sector
In an era when leading restaurant chefs are viewed more like rock-stars than food purveyors, Sydney restaurateur Neil Perry is the Bruce Springsteen of the Australian fine-dining industry.
His Sydney restaurants Margaret and (part-owned) Rockpool recently featured among the World’s Top 100 steak restaurants, ranking No 2 and No 12 respectively. What does he think about the future of Australian
S5 Ep22: Veteran Full Blood Wagyu producer, Paul Harris
Paul Harris has built a successful Rockhampton-based rural accountancy practice over the past 40 years – but outside spread
One of the Fullblood industry’s true pioneers, Paul and family have quietly built up one of Australia’s largest Fullblood Wagyu herds on showcase pulled scrub buffel grass and leucaena grazing country in Central Queensland.
In this podcast, host Kerry Lonergan chats with th
S5 Ep21: The future of ag education, with Prof Jim Pratley
Prof Jim Pratley is one of Australia's best known ag educators, with a distinguished 40 year career.
In this wide ranging discussion with Weekly Grill podcast host Kerry Lonergan, he discusses what governments and industry could be doing to attract more students to careers in ag, and how ag education could be tailored for indigenous students.
Prof Pratley began his teaching career in 1972 at Wag
S5 Ep20: June market update with Matthew Dalgleish & Chris Howie
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
S5 Ep19: Meat Business Women organisation fills an important role
IN today's podcast episode, host Kerry Lonergan sits down with three women turning the tables in an historically male-dominated meat industry.
The Meat Business Women networking and personal development organisation held its annual conference in Brisbane recently, attracting a rowdy crowd of 250.
The organisation aims to empower women to make their mark in the meat industry. Founded in the UK in
S5 Ep18: Ross Ainsworth, NT's escalating buffalo issues
IN today's podcast episode, host Kerry Lonergan chews the fat with prominent live export identity and veterinarian - Katherine-based Ross Ainsworth. The pair discuss recent live export trade trends, and how the industry manages the growing population of esturine (Asian) buffalo in the NT
Topics discussed:
• Escalating numbers of wild buffalo in Arnhem Land
• The environmental problems
• C
S5 Ep17: Troy Setter, CEO Consolidated Pastoral Co.
IN today's podcast episode, host Kerry Lonergan sits down with Consolidated Pastoral Co CEO Troy Setter.
The pair discuss topics of high interest within the beef industry presently, including the impact of Queensland's foreign owner land tax on investment appetite; the likely trade impacts of Brazil's recent gaining of FMD-freedom without vaccination; CPC's diversification/expansion out of beef
S5 Ep16: Prof Alison Van Eenaammen - the new frontier of cattle genetics DNA and biotechnology
IN today's episode podcast, host Kerry Lonergan sits down with up with US animal genetics expert and award winning ag communicator Professor Alison Van Eenaammen. Prof Van Eenennaam is a distinguished Professor of Cooperative Extension in the field of Animal Genomics and Biotechnology in the Department of Animal Science at the University of California, Davis where she has been on faculty for ove
S5 Ep15: Dr. Frank Mitloener - insights on methane emissions from livestock operations
IN today’s episode podcast host Kerry Lonergan catches up with Dr Frank Mitloehner, in a deep-dive into the beef industry’s climate impact, the importance of accurate accounting methodologies and why the livestock
“If we continue to reduce methane emissions in livestock sectors, whether through better grazing and forage, genetics, or tools coming online such as feed additives, livestock can be pa
S5 Ep14: Certified Angus Beef president, John Stika
IN today’s episode podcast host Kerry Lonergan catches up with John Stika, president and CEO of Certified Angus Beef, the world’s largest branded beef program. Over the last 47 years CAB has grown into a red meat marketing colossus, grading around six million cattle each year producing beef sold into dozens of countries worldwide.
But it hasn’t always been easy, going within a single vote of bein
S5 Ep13: World Angus Forum delegates on genetic progress in methane reduction
IN today's episode podcast host Kerry Lonergan catches up with Angus cattle producers attending the World Angus Congress in Brisbane.
Genetic selection of cattle for lower methane, sustainability and consumer attitudes to climate issues were common themes throughout the two-day event.
In this podcast, Angus cattlemen and women from across Australia and overseas give their views on how genetic sel
S5 Ep12: Dairy beef prospects growing: is it an under-utilised resource?
In today's episode podcast host Kerry Lonergan catches up with Dairy Australia's Sustainable Animal Care Manager Dr Andy Hancock, on progress in beef production from dairy calves.
Dairy Australia, the industry equivalent of MLA, is seeking beef industry input into the project called Calfways – a contraction of Calf Pathways. Developed over the past 18 months, the project originates from a dairy
S5 Ep11: Nutritionist Anneline Padaychee on where red meat sits in a healthy diet
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 weigh
S5 Ep10: April market update with Chris Howie & Matthew Dalgleish
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
S5 Ep9: Australian Livestock & Rural Transporters Assn president Gerard Johnson
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
S5 Ep8: Aussie butchers heading to Paris for World Butchers' Challenge
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 internati
S5 Ep7: US Tariff scenarios with Simon Quilty, plus MLA's red meat projections with Stephen Bignell
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.
Simon Quilty, Global Agribusiness
• Possible US Tariff implications
• The economic factors the
S5 Ep6: Steve Kay - US cattle markets, tariff impacts and more
This week’s Weekly Grill podcast features Beef Central’s regular US-based columnist Steve Kay, publisher of US Cattle Buyers Weekly, on recent tariff developments between the US and major trading partners.
While the fast-moving nature of the topic means there’s been developments on a couple of points since this item was recorded, much of the general sentiment remains.
Topics discussed incl
S5 Ep5: ALFA president Grant Garey
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 so
S5 Ep4: Scott Wright, CEO Angus Australia
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 Aust
S5 Ep3: Strategic Researcher, Howard Parry-Husbands
In today's episode, Kerry chats with veteran strategic researcher, Howard Parry-Husbands.
• Working with MLA
• Looking at the data to understand red meat eaters
• Red meat consumption in Australia
• Guilt fatigue (consumers now questioning the facts)
• What the numbers and research data tells us about the negativity towards eating red meat / animal welfare and ethics in red meat production
• D
S5 Ep2 RMAC Chair, John McKillop
In today's episode of The Weekly Grill, Kerry Lonergan chats with the Red Meat Advisory Council Independent Chair, John McKillop.
S5 Ep1: Regular cattle market update, with Matt Dalgleish and Chris Howie
Welcome back to Beef Central popular Weekly Grill podcast series for 2025.
Today's first episode for the year sees the return of regular market watchers, RMA's Chris Howie and Ep3's Matt Dalgleish.
Weather conditions over the next couple of months will have a strong bearing on slaughter and store cattle prices heading deeper into 2025, the pair suggest in today's discussion with host. Other topic
