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The Weekly Grill
by Beef Central
The Weekly Grill is Beef Central’s podcast with host, Kerry Lonergan. Each week Kerry chats with a beef industry mover and shaker - turning up the heat and asking questions about the burning issues and topics that impact the beef sector.
Episodes
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S6 Ep34: Rural education in crisis: Isolated children and the $24m call
IN today's episode, host Kerry Lonergan sits down with Louise Martin, president of the Isolated Childrens' Parents' Association. Louise explains how rising boarding costs and reduced government support are forcing rural families to leave home for their children’s education. The ICPA is calling…
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S6 Ep33: Ian Langford - Military leadership lessons for feedlots
IN today's episode, host Kerry Lonergan sits down with one of the keynote speakers at the recent BeefEx conference - retired Australian Armed Forces Brigadier, Professor Ian Langford. Prof Langford draws parallels between military leadership and intensive beef production, explaining how…
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S6 EP32: The opportunities and challenges ahead for lotfeeders. We talk to BeefEx delegates
In today's episode of The Weekly Grill host Kerry Lonergan sits down with a geographically diverse group of lotfeeders attending last week's BeefEx grainfed industry conference, to discuss the current feedlot operating environment, the impacts from the rapidly drying seasonal conditions, grainfed...
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S6 Ep31: Inside the making of a 200,000‑head feedlot - Dr. Kee Jim’s Nebraska Vision
In today's episode of The Weekly Grill host Kerry Lonergan sits down with big thinking US lotfeeder, Dr. Kee Jim. Dr Jim was a keynote speaker at Beef Ex 2026. He discusses his company's vision, the challenges, and benefits of building a modern 200,000‑head feedlot in Nebraska. He covers supply...
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S6 EP30: Derrell Peel and America’s beef crunch: why herds aren’t rebuilding
In this week's episode Kerry Lonergan catches up with Professor Derrell Peel of Oklahoma State about the U.S. beef market: record‑high prices amid multi‑decade low cattle inventories, limited herd rebuilding, and the roles of drought, feedlot practices and profitability. Professor Peel also...
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S6 Ep29: Beef industry veteran, Dennis Scanlon - From saleyards to bush poetry
In today’s episode, podcast host Kerry Lonergan interviews veteran cattle industry stakeholder, stock agent and bush poet Dennis Scanlon about his career in Australia’s beef industry — from sale yards and abattoirs to roles with Elders and the earliest days of Computer Aided Livestock Marketing...
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S6 Ep28: Dr Enoch Bergman, Exposing the hidden cost of BVDV
Western Australian cattle vet Enoch Bergman has become a prominent campaigner for better understanding and management of pestivirus - a disease costing the industry an estimated $100 million each year. In this interview with podcast host Kerry Lonergan and Beef Central's Jon Condon, he talks...
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S6 Ep27: Paul Holmes a Court and Heytesbury’s purchase of Livestock Express live export shipping fleet
In this episode Kerry Lonergan speaks with Paul Holmes a Court of the Heytesbury Group about his company's purchase of Livestock Express’s 11‑ship fleet, the strategic reasons behind the acquisition, and how it supports the northern live export trade and the broader Australian beef In May,...
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S6 Ep26 - Live exports on edge, Patrick Underwood
Host Kerry Lonergan and live-trade veteran Patrick Underwood caught up recently to examine the current state of Northern Australia’s live export trade, covering rising Darwin cattle prices driven by tightening supply, currency pressures from a weak rupiah, and Indonesian market controls. They...
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S6 Ep25: World Charolais Congress: Global breeders unite at EKKA
Host Kerry Lonergan reports from the Brisbane Exhibition as the International Charolais Congress brings around 120 delegates and nearly 270 Charolais cattle to the ring. Interviews with Charolais Australia CEO Colin Rex and breeders from Canada, the United States and Europe cover the breed's role...
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S6 Ep 24: Terry Nolan - From butcher’s shop, relationships, to beefing up Australia
Join Kerry Lotting as he interviews Terry Nolan of Nolan’s Meats about his family’s beginnings in a Gympie butcher shop and how hard work, relationships and bold decisions built a major processing business. Terry was guest speaker at the Queensland Rural Press Club's annual Ekka breakfast in...
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S6 Ep 23: Keeping the farm in the family - succession strategies with Mike Stephens
In this episode Kerry Lonergan chats with Mike Stevens, principal of Meridian Agriculture and one of Australia’s leading succession planning experts. They discuss why succession planning must start early, why people and family communication come first, and how legal, tax and ownership structures...
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S6 Ep22: Mid year market update. Is the weather shaping livestock markets?
In today's episode of The Weekly Grill, host Kerry Lonergan chats with regular market experts Chris Howie and Matthew Dalgleish about how current weather patterns — including an emerging El Niño — are affecting feed, regional conditions and livestock supply across Australia. They review cattle…
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S6 Ep21: Farm Fatalities, Hazards and How to Stay Safe, Felicity Richards
In this episode Kerry Lonergan interviews Felicity Richards, Chair of FarmSafe Australia, about recent on‑farm fatality statistics, leading causes (quad bikes, side‑by‑sides and tractors), and common contributing factors such as lack of helmets/seatbelts, speed, and unsafe mounting/dismounting.…
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S6 Ep20: Countdown to LambEx, with GMP's Will Barton and lamb producer Jenny Bradley
Counting down to LambEx 2026, The Weekly Grill host Kerry Lonergan explores booming lamb prices and the new carcass feedback program adopted at GMP Gundagai. He chats with GMP CEO Will Barton about DEXA scans, MEQ probes, GLQ scoring and producer bonuses for premium outcomes. Kerry then chats…
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S6 Ep19: AusMeat chairman Allan Bloxsom on new breed description trade rules for beef
In today’s episode of The Weekly Grill host Kerry Lonergan is joined by Beef Central's Jon Condon as they dial in AusMeat Chair, Allan Bloxsom, to discuss AusMeat’s new, industry-agreed rules for breed-specific content claims that take affect from July 1. The conversation covers how the new…
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S6 Ep18: Rocky readies for 2027's big beef bash, Simon Irwin
This week on The Weekly Grill, host Kerry Lonergan sits down with Simon Irwin, CEO of Beef 2027, to talk about learnings from Beef 2024 and the plans for the next event in Rockhampton; they discuss record attendances, exhibitor demand, and the event's economic impact. The episode covers major...
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S6 Ep17: Graeme Acton Beef Connections program member, Millie Unthank
Along with eight other young beef industry stakeholders, NSW's Millie Unthank is one of this year's Graeme Acton Beef Connections program participants. In this episode of The Weekly Grill, Kerry Lonergan interviews Millie, Ag Tech Manager for the McDonald family's MDH operations in North...
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S6 Ep16: TFI's Darren Thomas on China Tariffs and the Murray Bridge Comeback
In today's episode of The Weekly Grill, host Kerry Lonergan interviews Darren Thomas, CEO of Thomas Foods International, about the company’s growth from family beginnings to a multi-billion-dollar global business. They discuss key issues including China tariffs and trade challenges, the…
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S6 Ep15: Live export industry veteran, Dick Slaney
In this episode of The Weekly Grill Kerry Lonergan interviews veteran cattleman Dick Slaney about his extraordinary career from North Queensland to Venezuela, the US and across Asia. Dick recounts hands-on experiences in live export, feedlots and abattoirs, his role in introducing stunning...
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S6 Ep14: "If FMD gets in, you’re broke": stark warning from Dr Ross Ainsworth
In this episode Kerry Lonergan interviews respected Australian Cattle Vet Dr Ross Ainsworth about the growing threat of exotic livestock diseases discussed at the recent Wagyu Edge 26 conference in Brisbane. Dr Ainsworth explains how foot-and-mouth disease could abruptly close export markets,...
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S6 Ep13 - When Fuel Fails: Australia’s Food Security on the Line
In this week's episode of The Weekly Grill Kerry Lonergan speaks with Andrew Henderson of AgSecure about how fuel and fertiliser shortages expose critical weaknesses in Australia’s food system. They discuss diesel as a ‘‘master constraint,’’ the risks of just-in-time supply chains, and the need…
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S6 Ep12: May Market Update - El Niño, diesel shortages and a record cow sell-off
In this episode of The Weekly Grill host Kerry Lonergan is joined by Matt Dalgleish and Chris Howie to break down the latest market movements and regional conditions affecting Australian livestock. They discuss the BOM El Niño forecast and its regional impacts, the record sell-off of cows in New...
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S6 Ep11: Inside Australia's biggest Wagyu gathering
In this weeks episode of The Weekly Grill, host Kerry Lonergan takes the roving microphone through Wagyu Edge 26 in Brisbane, talking with more than 900 breeders, exhibitors and international guests about genetics, market opportunities, biosecurity risks and the growing quality of Australian…
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S6 Ep10: Wagyu Edge 26 - Australia’s rise from niche to global powerhouse
In today's episode of The Weekly Grill, host Kerry Lonergan visited Wagyu Edge 26 in Brisbane to catch up with AWA's president Laird Morgan and CEO Matt McDonagh to explore the explosive growth of Australian Wagyu, export markets, genetics (WBVs), feeding trends and industry opportunities... plus…
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S6 Ep9: How global conflict is shaping Australia's rural real estate
In this episode Kerry Lonergan speaks with Rawdon Briggs (Colliers Agribusiness) and independent valuer Will McLay about current trends in Australia’s rural property market. They discuss the impact of the Middle East conflict, sector pressures on horticulture, resilient beef and cropping markets,...
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S6 Ep8: The rise of Smart tags as a valuable herd management tool, with Ceres' Greg Campbell
The recent Northern Beef Research Update Conference in Brisbane was peppered with references to the use of smart tags in various R&D applications, combining geo-location with algorithms used to measure animal behaviour. US animal scientist Professor Derek Bailey first started using primitive…
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S6 Ep7: Derek Bailey - using data and technology to transform cattle management
In this week's episode, podcast host Kerry Lonergan sits down with Professor Derek Bailey, one of the keynote speakers at the 2026 Northern Beef Research Update Conference (NBRUC). Professor Bailey discusses the similarities between US and Australian rangelands (pastures), the role of public-land...
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S6 Ep6: Cattle industry leader David Foote: Are we spending our R&D dollars wisely?
The Weekly Grill podcast host Kerry Lonergan spent time at the Northern R&D conference in Brisbane this week, including this discussion with keynote speaker David Foote. Mr Foote said one of the industry’s biggest R&D opportunities lies not in new scientific breakthroughs, but applying the...
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S6 Ep5: Meat processor Paul Gibson - "If you can't measure it, you can't manage it."
In this week's episode of The Weekly Grill podcast host Kerry Lonergan talks with processor Paul Gibson, who recently retired after a distinguished 35-year career with Australian Country Choice in Brisbane. Paul's career - most recently as ACC's Research & Development manager - spanned the era…
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S6 Ep4: Alastair Rayner - Is production efficiency the secret to lower methane emissions?
In this week's episode of The Weekly Grill podcast host Kerry Lonergan talks with Beef Central's genetics editor Al Rayner, posing the question: Is production efficiency the secret to lower emissions? Alastair observes that productivity and profitability are inextricably linked to lower emissions…
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S6 Ep3: Leveraging AI in agriculture with Jerome Leray
In this week's episode of The Weekly Grill podcast host Kerry Lonergan talks all things AI with Jerome Leray, founder and Managing Director of leading ag tech company, Infarm. InFarm is an Agricultural AI company focused on delivering ground breaking technology to farmers, using state of the art…
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S6 Ep2: Simon Quilty's take in 2026 for cattle and beef markets
Weekly Grill podcast host Kerry Lonergan this week sits down to chew the fat with independent analyst Simon Quilty, exploring the livestock and meat market prospects for the year ahead. Together the pair discuss likely impacts on trade this year, from China tariffs and quotas and their impact on...
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S6 Ep1 Markets outlook with Chris Howie and Matt Dalgleish
Beef Central's ever-popular Weekly Grill podcast returns for its sixth season today, with host Kerry Lonergan exploring the livestock and meat market prospects for the year ahead with regular contributors Matt Dalgleish from Episode 3 and Chris Howie GM of RMA. Together the trio discuss likely...
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S5 Ep44: Newly appointed NFF President, Hamish Macintyre
In this week's episode of The Weekly Grill - our final episode for 2025 - host Kerry Lonergan sits down with newly elected president of the National Farmers Federation, Hamish Macintyre. In this wide ranging discussion Kerry quizzes new president about: The immediate priorities for the NFF...
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S5 Ep43: Derrell Peel, US Livestock Economist
Respected US meat and livestock economist Derrell Peel chews the fat this week with Weekly Grill podcast host Kerry Lonergan. Prof Peel, extension specialist for livestock marketing at Oklahoma State University, works in all areas of US livestock production economics and marketing for all beef...
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S5 Ep42: Introducing Howdy - 'Tinder for the bush', with founder Mia Ryan
In this week’s episode of the Weekly Grill, host Kerry Lonergan catches up with Mia Ryan, founder of the dating App, Howdy – think Tinder for the bush. From her family farm in the NSW Hunter Valley, Mia recognised an opening to help bush people make a romantic connection, with more than 20,000...
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S5 Ep41: End of year Market Wrap with Chris Howie and Matt Dalgleish
In this week's episode of the Weekly Grill, host Kerry Lonergan catches up with Matt Dalgliesh and Chris Howie to dissect what’s been a ‘goldilocks year’ for the red meat industry. Reviewing some of the year's major headlines, the trio discuss: The lamb market’s spring flush Lamb fetching upwards...
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S5 Ep40: Jack Sykes, AgriDrone
The use of drones on farms and grazing properties has grown dramatically over the past few years. Drones are now routinely being used for monitoring, mapping, spraying... and in some situations mustering stock. This week podcast host Kerry Lonergan caught up with one of the industry's early...
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S5 Ep39: Sam Burke, MLA Corporate Executive Chef
On the eve of next week’s Cattle Australia seminar and AGM in Dalby, MLA’s executive chef and Product Business Development Manager Sam Burke chews the fat with The Weekly Grill, host Kerry Lonergan. The pair discuss consumer trends during the current cycle of rising beef prices, how food service...
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S5 Ep38: Global red meat in pivotal moment - analyst Simon Quilty
In this week's episode of The Weekly Grill, host Kerry Lonergan chews the fat with independent red meat and livestock analyst Simon Quilty, covering the opportunities ahead for Australian beef and lamb in a global market facing shortages, tariff challenges, and trade access issues for the next…
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S5 Ep37: Red meat wholesaler David McNally
In this week's episode of The Weekly Grill, host Kerry Lonergan chews the fat with red meat wholesaling identity David McNally, head of Australian Wholesale Meats. Since 2001 AWM has grown to become one of the largest domestic beef wholesalers in the country, with offices in Brisbane, Sydney and...
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S5 Ep36: Remembering BTEC - Australia's herculean animal disease eradication feat
In this week's episode of The Weekly Grill, host Kerry Longergan catches up with two veterans who took part in Australia's incredible feat in the 1970s-80s era in eradicating Brucellosis and Tuberculosis from the national beef herd. Ron Granville was Queensland's chief veterinary officer during…
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S5 Ep35: Stephanie Frankham, Young Organic Industry Champion of the Year
In this week's episode of The Weekly Grill, host Kerry Longergan catches up with newly crowned Young Organic Champion of the Year, Stephanie Frankham. Stephanie has been instrumental in developing the organic red meat sector, transitioning more than 50,000 cattle to organic production, and...
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S5 Ep34: Patrick Hutchinson, Australian Beef Sustainability Framework
This week, podcast host Kerry Lonergan dials in Patrick Hutchinson, Chair of the Australian Beef Sustainability Framework. The pair discuss the hot topics of environmental stewardship, animal welfare and economic resilience. Sector by sector, how is the industry performing in the sustainability...
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S5 Ep33: The live cattle export outlook, with Livecorp CEO Wayne Collier
This week, podcast host Kerry Lonergan catches up with Livecorp CEO, Wayne Collier. The pair's wide-ranging discussion covers: Indonesian, Vietnamese and Middle Eastern markets, and how they are performing The current mood in Western Australia Crewing live export ships - staffing shortages/who...
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S5 Ep32: Embracing AI & Machine Learning technologies in Ag, with Dr Tom Lee
Artificial intelligence is now starting to creep into the Australian red meat supply chain, whether it is accurately counting sheep or cattle off a truck into a meatworks holding yard, or picking the shape of tri-tips from a range of primals passing down a processing conveyor belt and packing…
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S5 Ep31: September market wrap with Chris Howie and Matt Dalgleish
With sweeping tariff changes and drastically declining beef production in the US, global instability in the Middle East and Ukraine, lingering effects of drought in southern Australia, there was a lot to talk about in the latest Weekly Grill markets update podcast with regular commentators Chris...
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S5 Ep30: Farmers Fighting Fund chair, Hugh Nivison
In the 1980s, farmers were concerned that union intransigence and rigidity, as exemplified by the Mudginberri dispute, threatened the future of Australian agriculture and industry productivity in general. Mudgenberri presented the opportunity for the NFF, with AFFF support, to challenge and…
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S5 Ep29: Roger Fletcher, the bush billionaire
In this week's episode, podcast host Kerry Lonergan catches up with processor Roger Fletcher, the man behind Australia's most successful integrated sheep meat processing business, Fletcher International. In a wide ranging conversation, the pair discuss Roger's humble beginnings droving sheep…
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The Weekly Grill is Beef Central’s podcast with host, Kerry Lonergan. Each week Kerry chats with a beef industry mover and shaker - turning up the heat and asking questions about the burning issues and topics that impact the beef sector.
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