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  Welcome to 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.Copyright © 2025, Angus Australia, All rights reserved.
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  • Episode 24 | 2026 Board Priorities and Strategic Direction for Angus Australia, with President Sinclair Munro

    Episode 24 | 2026 Board Priorities and Strategic Direction for Angus Australia, with President Sinclair Munro
    Apr 20 2026

    Summary of the episode:

    In this special board outcomes episode of The Angus Table, President Sinclair Munro and CEO Scott Wright discuss key decisions and strategic priorities from Angus Australia's March 2026 board of directors meeting.

    They share insights on board function, CEO board report highlights, and financial audit outcomes including the new late inventory fee policy.

    Also discussed is the board’s strategic focus on genetic evaluation including TACE as hybrid display from three evaluation services (BreedPlan, Angus Genetic, AGI), the shift to weekly analysis capability through Angus Genetic, navigating MLA's multibreed evaluation plans, and promoting Angus as reliable, nutritious, and environmentally sustainable.

    So pull up a chair at the Angus Table for insights about the governance and strategy shaping Angus Australia's future.


    Key topics covered:

    1. How the Angus Australia board functions: elected by members with committee structure, focusing on strategy/risk/compliance/policy while providing CEO oversight
    2. Highlights from the CEO board report, including HeiferSELECT marketing improvements and Angus Online self-service platform now live
    3. Financial audit outcomes from the external auditor review of 2025 statements
    4. About the late inventory fee policy change beginning in Spring 2026 where late submissions after bill date will receive 50% credit to reward on-time record keepers and remove emotion from staff decisions.
    5. Strategic genetic evaluation focus, including weekly analysis capability through Angus GenetIQ addressing member needs quickly.
    6. Navigating the MLA multibreed evaluation plans while protecting Angus-specific tools
    7. The importance of member consultation and the opportunities to engage this year, such as webinars and the upcoming AGM in May
    8. Valuing member-collected phenotype data as Angus Australia's strength, ensuring we prioritise using to benefit those who collected it
    9. Promoting the Angus brand responsibly and emphasising reliable genetics from registered bulls, nutritious high eating quality, and environmental sustainability
    10. Appreciation for the voluntary role of board members taking on a big workload while taking time from their own farms/businesses
    11. About Sinclair’s best beef eating experience on Easter Sunday

    Contact details:

    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 ceo@angusaustralia.com.au

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

    Audio editing and post-production: Ellen Ronalds Keene at https://perkdigital.com.au
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    1 h et 1 min
  • Episode 23 | Leading Australian Agriculture Through Global Challenges, with Minister Julie Collins

    Episode 23 | Leading Australian Agriculture Through Global Challenges, with Minister Julie Collins
    Apr 13 2026

    In this special episode of The Angus Table, host Scott Wright sits down with the Hon. Julie Collins MP, Federal Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, for an insightful conversation about leading Australian agriculture.

    Minister Collins shares perspectives from representing Australia's most southern electorate, current priorities including food security strategy and managing Middle East conflict impacts on diesel and fertiliser supply, achievements on trade diversification achievements, biosecurity vigilance around lumpy skin disease and our strong working relationship with Indonesia.

    Scott and Minister Collins discuss working collaboratively with industry peak bodies, the $100 billion agriculture target hit four years early, and why telling farmers' story about being world's most efficient producers matters.

    So pull up a chair at the Angus Table for insights from federal leadership on agriculture's future.

    Key topics covered:

    1. How Minister Collins represents Australia's most southern electorate in Tasmania with berries, stone fruit, ham, aquaculture, and forestry
    2. Maintaining the big priorities of food security strategy, trade and biosecurity, while dealing with immediate diesel/fertiliser challenges and impacts of the Middle East war
    3. The success of the trade diversification approach the Federal Government has taken that has resulted in 250+ market accesses improved, restored or maintained
    4. The importance of telling the story of Australian farmers being the most fuel efficient, lowest fertiliser use, and lowest water use farmers on the planet
    5. Hitting the $100 billion target four years early by having a joint vision and working together with industry
    6. Monitoring lumpy skin disease closely and working with the Indonesian government, cooperating on intelligence, lab testing capability, vaccines, and more
    7. The Government’s R&D report and opportunities for R&D reform
    8. How Labor is prioritising being in touch with regional communities, and working collaboratively with industry peak bodies
    9. Minister Collins’ personal approach to maintaining balance and the advice from her grandmother to always do your best

    Contact details:

    This podcast is proudly brought to you by Angus Australia https://www.angusaustralia.com.au/

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    +Follow Angus Youth Australia on + Facebook + Instagram + X +


    CREDITS:

    Host: Scott Wright, CEO. Get in touch via email ceo@angusaustralia.com.au

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

    Audio editing and post-production: Ellen Ronalds Keene at https://perkdigital.com.au
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    27 min
  • Episode 22 | Helping Farming Families Through Adversity with Rural Aid CEO John Warlters

    Episode 22 | Helping Farming Families Through Adversity with Rural Aid CEO John Warlters
    Apr 6 2026
    In this heartfelt episode of The Angus Table, host Scott Wright sits down with John Warlters, CEO of Rural Aid, for an important conversation about supporting farming families through disasters and everyday adversity.John shares insights from Rural Aid's 11-year journey since forming during the 2015 drought, the remarkable scale of their impact, how trust guides every decision as their north star principle, and the importance of being visible in communities rather than waiting for crisis moments.They discuss John's journalism background preparing him for this role, the challenge of balancing strategic thinking with operational response, the importance of mental health support for all but especially for rural families, and why the difficult act of asking for help opens doors to support.So pull up a chair at the Angus Table for insights on community resilience and the organization making a difference for rural Australia.Key topics covered:How Rural Aid supports farmers first, their families, and communities as proudly farmer-focused organisationThe scale of impact since 2015: 200,000 bales of hay, 100 million litres of household drinking water, prepaid Visa cards ($1,500 typical value) empowering individuals to meet specific needs with money flowing back to local communitiesRural Aid’s national network of 10 counsellors seeing producers on-farm where possible in order to break down barriers around potential judgment or stigmaErica Halliday's story of receiving Rural Aid support during 2017-19 drought, then joining the board to give back to organisation that helped her familyTrust as Rural Aid’s guiding principle: donors trust that funds reach the right people at right time, producers trust the organisation when making themselves vulnerable by asking for helpWhy Rural Aid waits for recovery phase rather than emergency response to avoid getting in way of front line and emergency servicesThe dairy farmer who said he was "a little bit broken on the inside," put on smiley face each morning thinking that's what his family needed, but counselling helped him recognise he needed help and it completely changed his outlookHow strategic thinking challenges John when operational response demands constant attention, and he balancing act between mental health counsellors on ground vs immediate disaster relief capacityHow everyday challenges (rising costs, fluctuating prices, health scares, succession planning) need support beyond disaster context, not just emergency eventsLooking to 2030: growing to 20,000+ registered producers (currently 18,500) and amplifying Rural Aid’s voice to governmentJohn’s simple call to action: ask for help if you need it, phone 1300 327 624Relevant links mentioned in the episode:Rural Aid https://www.everystep.ruralaid.org.au/Phone: 1300 327 624Contact details:This podcast is proudly brought to you by Angus Australia https://www.angusaustralia.com.au/+Follow Angus Australia on + Facebook + Instagram + X + LinkedIn ++Follow Angus Youth Australia on + Facebook + Instagram + X +CREDITS:Host: Scott Wright, CEO. Get in touch via email ceo@angusaustralia.com.auProducer: Mel Strasburg mel.strasburg@angusaustralia.com.auAudio editing and post-production: Ellen Ronalds Keene at https://perkdigital.com.au
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    48 min
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