What's Your Beef

One of the hallmarks of the Beef Australia program is the international program and agenda, featuring the Handshakes Program. With international visitation hampered in 2021, they were back with avengeance this year, with record registrations from all corners of the globe culminating with hundreds of millions of dollars of business deals being done. In this episode of What's Your Beef, we'll hear in real terms what that means for not just for the Australian beef industry, but for the networks and friendships working in it. Tune in as host Jayne Cuddihy catches up with some of the faces of the International Program at Beef2024.

Every time the Beef event rolls around you can get tricked into thinking you’ll have all the time in the world to get to all the events, catch up with all your mates, potential clients and head to all the seminars. The truth is, you won’t. A week barely seems long enough to engage with the event and take in all it has to offer. In this episode, we’re doing a whip around of not just the Centre Ring, but the cattle yards, catching up with everyone from young George Streeter- the 10 year old who took the top gong in the young paraders, to seed stock producers, to some of the winners of the highly competitive commercial cattle competition.

<!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}-->For many cattle exhibitors, Beef Australia is hallowed ground. Whether it’s the commercial competitions, the carcase, the young judges or of course the stud cattle competition, it’s high quality competition on a national stage. In this episode we’re following a family from northern New South Wales, who despite spending a lifetime in the cattle industry, haven’t exhibited cattle at the Beef expo before. It’s a daunting commitment- the cost of preparing and transporting cattle, time spent training them and of course nearly two weeks away from home, camping with the kids. This is a behind the scenes look at what’s involved and the benefits and challenges of that incredible experience with the Fahey family.

<!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}-->The Graeme Acton Beef Connections Program has been a centrepiece of the Beef Australia program since it's inception. Offering the opportunity for the beef industry's young leaders to undergo a twelve mentorship with some of Australia's most impressive leaders. At Beef2024 10 people graduated, showcasing the impressive projects they've been working on during the program. Jayne Cuddihy caught up with the program co-ordinator Jo Eady and graduates Pheobe Eckermann and Lachlan Smith with their mentors Sam Noon and Aaron Kiely.

<!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}-->The Ken Coombe Tech Yards at Beef24 was a hive of activity, cementing itself as one of the centrepieces of the Beef Australia experience. Carbon was a hot topic with many providers, experts, entrepreneurs and educators on hand to debunk myths and help producers understand what’s happening in the industry. Jayne Cuddihy presented a What’s Your Beef podcast conversation live on the Meat Street stage to summarise some of the issues with Shane Charles, Chief Executive Officer, Upscale Carbon, Georgie Whalley, solicitor, Moin Morris and Schaeffer and Eric Barker, a journalist with Beef Central.