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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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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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.  

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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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In this episode, we were joined by Diana Wood.  The Angus breed is in Diana’s blood, she grew up on parents’ property at Coonamble NSW where their seedstock operation has been run since its inception in 1989.

Diana is a product of the Angus Youth program and in 2004, Diana won the Angus Youth National Judging Competition and subsequently studied at the University of Illinois as the award for winning that competition.

Diana has worked in various roles in her career before taking up the role of Marketing Assistant and eventually Marketing & Communications Manager at Angus Australia.

With applications currently open for the 2024 Angus Foundation University of Illinois Scholarship, Di has joined us to talk about her Angus story and experience as the University of Illinois scholarship recipient.

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In the latest episode of Behind the Beef we are joined by Sinclair Munro.  

Sinclair Munro has recently been announced as the latest in a long line of Angus breeders committing to the continued betterment and governance of Angus Australia, taking on the position of President and Chairperson on the society’s Board of Directors.   

Sinclair is a fifth-generation cattle breeder hailing from Bingara, NSW, where he and his family operate Booroomooka Angus.  The beginnings of Booroomooka Angus were founded in 1926 and now operates as an Angus commercial and seedstock business, selling 270 bulls at sale each year.   

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In the latest episode of Behind the Beef we are joined by Jake Phillips.

Jake Phillips is the Extension manager at Angus Australia, based in Naracoorte South Australia. Jake has a wealth of industry experience and knowledge and has worked across Australia in a variety of positions in the beef supply chain over the past two decades. Jake’s role is considered front line with Angus members and breeders of Angus cattle to assist them in understanding the variety of breeding and genetics selection tools and information available to them. This also includes overseeing the expansive Angus Youth scholarships, awards and bursaries offered to industry. In his spare time Jake and his wife run Phillips Cattle Company, a registered cattle business. Jake has enjoyed the opportunity to judge cattle at major events across Australia as well as helping younger people enter the cattle industry. Jake has joined the podcast to talk about the fact that he recently completed a five-week beef study tour of the United States as the 2023 Arthur Rickards Young Breed Leaders award recipient.  

During this episode, Jake shares about the scholarship experience, his take aways from his tour and more.

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In the latest episode of Behind the Beef, Angus Australia Extension Manager Jake Phillips is taking over! In March Jake had the opportunity to visit the Northern Territory and attend the Northern Territory Cattlemen's Association 40th annual conference, which took place in Alice Springs.   

The episode features a series of interviews hosted by Jake with producers Ted Fogerty of Palmer Valley Station, Dylan Wall, manager of Consolidated Pastoral Company’s Bunda Station and Ley Kunoth of Waite River Station, who are utilising Angus and Angus influenced genetics in the Territory.   Chatting with Jake both on property and at the conference, each producer has given a snapshot of their use of Angus and Agus influenced genetics in northern Australia. 

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In the latest episode of Behind the Beef we were joined by our fantastic guest, Dr Peter McGilchrist, Associate Professor

in Meat Science - School of Environmental and Rural Science at the University of New England.

Peter grew up on a cattle property in NSW and has a Bachelor of Rural science from the University of New England (UNE). Following university Peter travelled and also worked at Elders Killara feedlot for a year before moving to Perth WA to complete a PhD at Murdoch University on ‘Selection for muscling affects carbohydrate and fatty acid metabolism in beef cattle’ with the Beef CRC. Peter then held a post doctorate research position at Murdoch University with Meat and Livestock Australia working on beef eating quality projects, MSA optimisation and the development of the MSA Index. Following this, he held the position of lecturer in Animal Production Science at Murdoch University and undertook research into factors along the supply chain which impact the eating quality of beef and lamb plus the measurement of carcass yield. In 2017, Peter joined the University of New England. Peter is passionate about the future of the red meat industry for the next generation.

In the chat with Pete, we covered various topics, including his beginnings in country NSW, how his career progressed to what is today, what is entailed in work that he undertakes in his role and the future of the beef industry. 

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