Since 2013, Red Meat Updates has been held each year in Launceston, attracting 250 – 350 people each year.
2016 Red Meat Updates
The 2016 event attracted 333 red meat industry stakeholders. The theme of the conference was preparing for, managing through and recovering from adverse conditions. If you missed out on attending the event or want to follow up on a topic, the event proceedings and most of the presentations from the day are available below.
Presentations:
- Alison Napier
- Shane Thomson
- George Shea
- Richard Apps
- Dale Grey
- Jock Hughes
- Richard Culvenor
- Rob Winter
- Julian von Bibra
- Tom Graesser
- Leon Quilliam
- Richard Sutton
Photos from Red Meat Updates 2016
Red Meat Updates 2013, 2014 & 2015
For information about the program and speakers at previous Red Meat Updates events, click on the proceedings below.
- 2015 Red Meat Updates Proceedings
- 2014 Red Meat Updates Proceedings
- 2013 Red Meat Updates Proceedings
- 2015 Virtual Farm Tour on YouTube
Photos from previous events
Media coverage
Red Meat Updates Working Group member, George Shea, featured in the Tasmanian Country on 22 July 2016. Access the full article online.
Red Meat Updates Working Group chair, Georgie Burbury, featured in the Tasmanian Country on 15 July 2016. Access the full article online.
Tasmania’s weather-worn meat producers buoyed by strong demand for beef and lamb – ABC news, 22 July 2016
Meat and Livestock Australia reveals digital strategy for big data – ABC Rural, 22 July 2016
King Island farmer Richard Sutton guest speaker at Red Meat Updates conference – The Advocate, 22 July 2016
Breeding and identification of stock paramount for beef producers: Winnaleah farmer – The Examiner, 22 July 2016
Vision needed to tap digital potential, red meat industry told – The Land, 22 July 2016
MLA value chain digital strategy to drive red meat industry future – Sheep Central, 22 July 2016
MLA to accelerate red meat industry’s digital future – Farming ahead, 25 July 2016
Record numbers expected for Tassie red meat day – Beef Central, 18 July 2016
2015 ABC Rural interview with Richard Norton, Managing Director of MLA
Tasmanian Country newspaper article 20 June 2014
