The Week in Beef

In this episode of The Week in Beef, Lydia Burton heads to the Whitsundays for the annual Australian Brahman Breeders’ Association conference.

• ABBA president Matthew Noakes talks about the organisation’s efforts to open more Brahmans up to feedlot programs.
• Consolidated Pastoral Company’s Dudy Wirawan and Muhammad Isnan Musrian explain why Indonesian people still prefer Brahmans.
• Brahman breeders Brad Inglis and Matthew McCaml...

In this episode of The Week in Beef the team head to the WagyuEdge conference in Brisbane:

• Producers Charlie Perry and Tom McLeish talk about the state of the Wagyu herd.
• Jon Condon delves into the numbers of Wagyu in the north.
• Joe Kerin explains why the renowned Merino stud breeders and cattle trades have started a Wagyu arm of the business
• The number of the week looks at new access to China for Australian beef plants and ti...

Fresh from a trip to Morven for a Beef Up form, the Week in Beef team covers:

• The sale of Australia’s largest private lotfeeding business Mort & Co with Jon Condon.
• A surprising winner for Australian Wagyu’s branded beef competition.
• At the Morven Beef Up forum, producers Rob Pearce and Kenton Piert share their pearls of wisdom.
• Roma vet Tim McClymont gives his tips for using pain relief
• The number of the week looks at sal...

In this episode of the Week in Beef:

• New South Wales agent Michael Purtle explains what dragged him across the line in the National Young Auctioneers competition.
• Nationals senator Susan McDonald shares her solutions to help ease the impact of fuel shortages in the bush.
• James Carter from the Intercollegiate Meat Judging program gives an insight into this year’s northern conference.
• GDL Roma agent Geoff Maslen discusses the re...

In this episode of the Week in Beef:

• Rabobank analyst Ben Picton explains the cards Australia still has to play to keep diesel coming into the country.
• Jack Jones from Nutri-Lick says stocklick prices are about the increase significantly as urea prices go up.
• The Beef Central team run through the implications of the current fuel crisis and look at what lies ahead for the industry
• Number of the week looks at Cyclone Narelle and...

In this episode of the Week in Beef:

• Jon Condon unpacks this week’s trade deal with the European Union, which has been resoundingly condemned by Australian agriculture.
• MLA North America market manager Paul da Silva explains the shining light of meat markets and the opportunities that lie ahead.
• Live exporter Patrick Underwood explores the possibility of sending a boat from Australia to the US.
• Lydia Burton explains the new LL...

In this special episode of the Week in Beef, we head to the Northern Territory Cattlemen's Association conference.

• NTCA president Henry Burke gives an update on the live export class action and talks the future of the organisation.
• Producers Amanda Murphy and Andy Hayes talk about the implications of a big wet seasons, buffel grass and fuel shortages.
• Live exporter Patrick Underwood explains the challenges for shipping.
• Future...

In this episode of the Week in Beef:

• We head to the Northern Beef Research Update conference to discuss exciting projects, what questions still need to be answered and why research adoption is still an issue in the industry.
• David Foote highlights the potential of increasing adoption of research in Northern Australia.
• Meat & Livestock Australia director and producer Russell Lethbridge gives an open call to producers to lod...

In this episode of The Week in Beef:

• Red meat exports caught up in the Middle Eastern conflict, Beef Central publisher James Nason runs through the implications for Australian agriculture.
• Jon Condon explains the latest decision on a proposal change the breed description of cattle going into Angus beef brands.
• With cattle ticks wreaking havoc in recent times, producer Ivan Hay explains how much an outbreak costs.
• And the numbe...

In this episode of the Week in Beef:

• Elders announces the $195.8m sale of its Killara Feedlot to a southern meat processor.
• Peter Hughes talks about the big rain that has fallen right across Northern Australia, including his Lake Nash station on the Barkly Tableland.
• Jon Condon talks US beef officially coming back onto Australian shores.
• Environment minister Murray Watt discusses changes to the EPBC.
• The number of the week tal...

In this episode of The Week in Beef:

• A growing number of tick outbreaks in “tick free” areas is frustrating producers and agents alike, who are stepping up their calls for change.
• Welcome rain in dry areas of Queensland shuts Australia’s biggest saleyard.
• Environment minister Murray Watt visits cattle producers in Central Qld to discuss issues with new Federal laws.
• The number of the week launches Beef Central “guess the EYCI”...

In this episode of the Week in Beef:

• Lydia Burton talks about the latest tick outbreak in Queensland, where producers are frustrated a lack of Government response
• Jon Condon looks into the rise of pre-vaccinated cattle entering feedlots.
• The forgotten capacity issue: James Nason explains how a lack of accredited ships is impacting the live export industry
• The number of the week looks at a recent soil carbon credit issuance, th...

As Australia lives up to its reputation of being a land of extremes, the Week in Beef team takes a look at what the extreme weather is doing to the cattle industry.

Victoria is currently on alert for more bushfires, a heatwave has hit New South Wales and Southern Queensland the Gilbert River in North Qld is preparing for a major flood. Plus:

• James Nason talks about how the Indonesian Government’s lowered cap on beef pricing co...

This week’s podcast episode goes from weaner sales in the south, to disease outbreaks in Indonesia and over to the meat judging competitions in the United States.

With good seasons in parts of Victoria, producers appear to be looking to restock with a surprising on heifers. The team from the Week in Beef catches up with:

• Hamilton-based TDC agent Guy Robertson to discuss the trends of the Western Districts weaner sales.
• Beef Ce...

In the first episode of 2026, the Week in Beef takes a deep dive into the natural disasters that are having an impact across the eastern seaboard.

Fires have been wreaking havoc in Victoria, while North West Queensland producers are bracing for more rain after devastating flooding.

In this episode:

• Sheep Central editor Terry Sim gives an update on the bushfires and seasonal conditions in Victoria.
• Beef Central publisher Jon Co...

In its inaugural year of recording, the Week in Beef has decided to take a look back at the trends that defined 2025 and what they mean for the year ahead.

With Beef Central publishers Jon Condon and James Nason, the Week in Beef unpacks the top five trends of 2025 – including:

• The Goldilocks year – at the start of the year Jon Condon said a rare phenomenon called the “Goldilocks year” was shaping – where all ends of the suppl...