Red Meat Updates 2024

The 11th annual Red Meat Updates event was held on Friday, 26 July 2024 at the Tramsheds Function Centre in Launceston. With another sold out event, the day featured a variety of topics covering beef, sheep, pastures and business with Tasmanian producers and representatives from across the red meat supply chain in attendance. The theme for the 2024 event was ‘Staying ahead of the curve: adapting to change and building momentum’. Resources from the 2024 event can be found below.

2024 conference proceedings

2024 event summary

Presentations

MLA update

MLA update and address – Andrew Cox, Meat and Livestock Australia

Industry champions

Gate to Plate (sponsored by Incitec Pivot):
Producing Lyndall Lamb – George Shea, Lyndall Lamb

Pasture Updates

Pasture Update 1 (sponsored by Barenbrug):
Accelerating performance through pastures – Basil Doonan, Pinion Advisory
Pasture Update 2 (sponsored by DLF Seeds):
Knowing your stuff – soil fertility and fertilisers 101 – Jason Lynch, Pinion Advisory

Primary sessions

Primary session 1 (sponsored by Rabobank):
Margin mastery: thriving under cost pressure – John Francis, Agrista
Primary session 2 (sponsored by Private Forests Tasmania):
A case study of business diversification – Andrew Archer, Chester Partnership

Sheep updates (sponsored by TAS Farm Innovation Hub)

Beef updates (sponsored by Zoetis)

Prioritising animal health – Dr Paul Nilon, James Cook University
Utilising carcase information from the myFeedback platform – Will Atkinson, Meat & Livestock Australia
Why eID in the Australian sheep industry? – Bonnie Skinner, Sheep Producers Australia and Beth Green, Magnify Agriculture Global
Weaning for production in beef systems – Dr Shane Thompson, Holbrook Vet Centre