Red Meat Updates 2024
The Red Meat Updates working group would like to thank our 2024 sponsors for their continued support of Tasmania’s premier red meat industry event.
Each of our 2024 sponsors are listed in our online directory below, where you can explore all of the expertise and resources they offer to the red meat industry.
Event partner
Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) is the marketing and research body for the red meat industry. MLA works in partnership with industry and government to deliver marketing, research and development products and services to beef, sheep and goat producers, with the core purpose of delivering world-leading outcomes that fuel global competitiveness, sustainability and producer profitability
MLA membership is free to levy-paying red meat producers. MLA members receive lots of benefits. For more information, visit mla.com.au/membership
MLA subsidiaries
MLA Donor Company (MDC) accelerates innovation across the value chain to ensure Australian red meat and livestock remain competitive on the world stage:
https://www.mla.com.au/about-mla/what-we-do/mla-donor-company/
Integrity Systems Company (ISC) manages the delivery of Australia’s world-leading red meat and livestock quality assurance programs: https://www.integritysystems.com.au/
Major sponsor
Pinion Advisory is an Australian owned business providing consulting services in agribusiness, water and the environment to assist in creating profitable, sustainable and enterprising clients.
Our large team of independent advisors have wide geographical spread and diverse skills including family agribusiness, commodity risk management, food and ag production, environmental sustainability and all aspects of water – from feasibility, compliance, reuse, pumping, irrigation, audits, operations and water resource management.
Pinion Advisory deliver a range of training programs for red meat producers looking to improve their business productivity and profitability, increase the sustainability of their enterprise or gain a better understanding of how they can improve their communication and leadership skills within their team. You can view all programs currently available via the link below.
Virtual Farm Tour sponsor
The Pasture Trials Network (PTN) offers independent, robust, grazing forage/feed base variety performance information. With a network of sites that boasts data spanning a decade, locations across WA, SA, VIC, NSW, QLD, and TAS, the PTN provides a platform for understanding seasonal performance and support for producers, agronomists, consultants and other engaged parties. This wealth of quality data and critical information enables informed forage sowing and utilisation decisions on leading cultivars.
The Pasture Trials Network (PTN) program is funded through partnerships with MLA, Dairy Australia, the Australian Seed Federation (ASF), and leading seed companies, facilitating the productivity of the national temperate feedbase.
Primary session sponsors
Private Forests Tasmania is your go-to partner for sustainable development in Tasmania’s private native regrowth forests and plantations.
As a Tasmanian Government statutory authority, PFT collaborates with private landowners, providing free, no obligation resources, expertise and networks to tap into growth opportunities in carbon, natural capital, and innovative timber products.
Our strategic program Tree Alliance aims to raise awareness of farm forestry and the benefits of trees on farms, and to encourage and facilitate farmers to plant commercially viable trees in the agricultural landscape.
Rabobank is the world’s leading food and agribusiness bank, supporting farmers and the vitality of rural communities since 1898. Founded by farmers, for farmers, we’re committed to promoting the importance of the agricultural industry, and growing Aussies’ understanding of where their food comes from. Visit our Agri Knowledge Hub for the latest agri insights trends and podcasts on red meat to help support on-farm business decisions.
Industry Innovator sponsor
Gate to Plate sponsor
Emerging Leader sponsor
With a mission ‘to maximise the profitability and sustainability of members through innovation and service’, Angus Australia is focused on supporting the genetic improvement and marketing of Angus and Angus-influenced cattle and beef.
Angus Australia is built on the core values of integrity, engagement, excellence, respect, resilience, and simplicity, to allow for versatility within the breed and ensure there are ‘Angus for every system’.
Fore more information, make sure you follow us on socials to stay up to date or visit our website.
Beef Updates sponsor
Livestock Solutions is a central point created by Zoetis for livestock producers to access valuable tools and information which can assist you in the management of your operation. Through our R&D capabilities, Zoetis offers a range of solutions for livestock producers across the Continuum of Care (Predict, Prevent, Detect, Treat) including genomics, vaccines, diagnostic tools, drenches, antimicrobials, trave minerals and pain relief products.
Sheep Updates sponsor
The Tasmanian Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub – known as the TAS Farm Innovation Hub – is one of eight established across Australia through funding from the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund.
As our climate changes and becomes more variable, we need to build climate resilience into communities, economies and environments at all scales.
Through the hub, people and organisations in the agriculture industry build knowledge to drive innovation in their businesses, care for land and waterways, and enhance community wellbeing to mitigate the increased risk of drought and other extreme climatic events. Learn more about the hub, their vision and approach, partners and projects on their website or the flyer linked below.
Pasture Updates sponsors
For over 30 years Barenbrug Australia have been supplying the Australian market with quality seed for cropping, pasture, forage and turf. We have a strong research and development focus with significant programs being conducted at our southern research facilities in Howlong and Gippsland Victoria, along with regional sites across the country. This focus ensures we remain leaders in extensive and intensive pasture systems so our customers can grow with confidence.
State Government sponsor
The Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania is working with the sheep and goat industries to transition from a visual mob-based system to individual animal electronic identification (eID).
Why are we working towards eIDs?
In September 2022, as part of ongoing national traceability reforms, Australia’s Agriculture Ministers agreed to work collaboratively with industry to introduce national mandatory individual electronic identification (eID) for sheep and goats by 1 January 2025. eIDs have been used successfully in Australian cattle since 2005 and in Victorian sheep and goats since 2017.
The elD system allows individual sheep and goats to be traced more accurately and efficiently. By enhancing sheep and goat traceability, Australia will be more equipped to quickly respond and recover from emergency animal disease outbreaks. Industry will significantly benefit from eID as well, improving consumer confidence in sheep and goat products, strengthening market access, and enhancing herd monitoring and management.
What support will be available to industry?
The Tasmanian Government has a Sheep and Goat eID Industry Support Scheme to assist with the transition to mandatory eID.
– For supply chain participants (other than sheep and goat producers) – a grant of up to 75% of the cost and installation of eligible electronic identification (eID) infrastructure.
– From 1 July 2024, for show societies and not for profit organisations – a rebate of up to 100% of the cost of purchase of handheld scanning devices and required software will be available.
For sheep and goat producers, hobby farmers or landowners of pet sheep or goats:
– A rebate of up to $1 per tag on retail price of National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) sheep and goat eID ear tags.
– A rebate of up to $4 per tag on retail price of NLIS approved goat legband eID devices, where ear tags are not suitable for particular goat breeds.
– A rebate of up to 75% of the cost of purchase of handheld scanning devices and required software will be available.
Industry group sponsor
NRM North is one of 54 formally recognised natural resource management (NRM) organisations in Australia and one of three in Tasmania (alongside NRM South and the Cradle Coast Authority).
The role of NRM organisations is to protect, sustainably manage and improve natural resources for the shared environmental, cultural social and economic benefits of the community.
Our vision for natural resource management in Tasmania is collaborative action for healthy landscapes, seascapes, protected natural values, and sustainable livelihoods and lifestyles.
NRM North works in partnership with stakeholders to develop projects and determine appropriate investment strategies in the management of our natural resources.
Media sponsor
Lunch sponsors
TQM are Tasmania’s sole large lamb processing plant and supplies the domestic and export markets with premium lamb. 100% locally grown and headquartered in Cressy, TQM’s award winning lamb is grass fed, Halal certified, HGP free and exported around the world for discerning chefs and food connoisseurs alike. Produce served at the Red Meat Update is the premium Lamb of Tasmania brand, grown by many farmers in attendance, processed by us and prepared all by locals.
Atlas Carbon offers a better approach to soil carbon projects by closely collaborating with Australian livestock farmers. We’re here to support you every step of the way to ensure your grazing operations remain productive while building soil carbon. As a sister offering to MaiaGrazing, we provide a comprehensive solution set apart by powerful data-driven insights gathered from eight years of grazing analytics across thousands of operations.
Ready to explore? click the button below to receive a free, customised Cost-Benefit Report to help you assess if a soil carbon project is right for you.
Greenham is a sixth-generation, Australian family-owned business specialising in high-quality, responsibly raised beef from Australia’s best beef-producing regions.
With the belief that how and where your beef is bred, fed, and raised directly affects how it tastes, Greenham partners with select farmers across Southern Australia and Tasmania who are committed to ethical practices.
Greenham is proud to offer a suite of premium beef brands for every taste. From 100% grass-fed beef brands such as Tasmanian Cape Grim Beef and Southern Australian Bass Strait Beef, to barley-fed brands like Wanderer and Pure Black Angus.
Greenham’s brands are backed by third-party audited, lifetime traceable programs and are rigorously graded to guarantee only the finest beef ends up on your plate.
Morning tea sponsors
Since 1993, Upper Murray Seeds has focused on producing premium pasture seed for Australian farmers. With a proud family history, Upper Murray Seeds has grown over three generations, creating a vertically integrated seed business with a commitment to increasing productivity for farmers across the country.
Our range includes temperate, tropical, and sub-tropical forage seed varieties, that are bred to suit a wide range of farming operations. With customer service and sales headquarters in Albury NSW, Upper Murray Seeds has stocked warehouses located across Australia including production, research and warehouse facilities based right here in Tasmania. For more information, visit our website.
SFM, Tasmania’s leading independent plantation management company, presents a unique opportunity for you to earn a reliable risk free, fee free income by leasing your land to plant trees through the ActivAcre program. The ActivAcre team works closely with you to create a unique private forest agreement that maximises your land’s potential and can help you tap into the carbon market.
Contact us today to find out how you can diversify your income with tree plantations.
Networking Drinks sponsors
Cluden Newry is a family run Angus seedstock business located at ‘Jessiefield’ in Longford, Tasmania with a strong focus on performance recording and commercial relevance. Cluden Newry was established in 1956 by Richard Hughes, with annual on property bull sales being held since 1974. Bulls are available via two auctions each year, selling approximately 80 rising two year old bulls in March and 40 yearling bulls in September.
Inspections of our herd and farm are welcome at any time, for more information please contact Jock Hughes on 0417013172
Welcome Refreshments sponsors
As a trusted Australian agribusiness, owned by Australians, Elders has played an important role in the agricultural sector for 185 years.
From humble beginnings in Adelaide, the business has grown and today our expansive network spans across Australia and offers links to markets, tailored advice and specialist knowledge across a range of products and services, including farm supplies, agronomy, livestock, wool, grain, finance, insurance and real estate.
We’re proud of our history and our eyes are firmly on building a sustainable future for Australian agriculture.
With nine locations across Tasmania, Elders is for Australian agriculture.
WE’LL GO FURTHER THAN A COUNTRY MILE
Our Agribusiness Bankers will go the extra mile to help you achieve long term growth.
Agribusiness Managers Tasmania
Pre-conference dinner sponsor
Farm Owners Academy is a leader in business coaching, benchmarking and entrepreneurial education for farming families. With a passionate and high-performing team of 26 business coaches and professionals, Farm Owners Academy delivers a range of transformative business, financial and personal development programs to over 1,600 farming families annually.
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