The Weekly Grill

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The Weekly Grill

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.

  1. 5 DAYS AGO

    S5 Ep22: Veteran Full Blood Wagyu producer, Paul Harris

    Paul Harris has built a successful Rockhampton-based rural accountancy practice over the past 40 years – but outside spread One of the Fullblood industry’s true pioneers, Paul and family have quietly built up one of Australia’s largest Fullblood Wagyu herds on showcase pulled scrub buffel grass and leucaena grazing country in Central Queensland. In this podcast, host Kerry Lonergan chats with the veteran cattle producer about his professional journey – both as a beef producer and prominent agri-accountant.           The Weekly Grill is brought to you by Rhinogard and Bovi-Shield MH-One, the One Shot, One Spray, One Time BRD Vaccines by Zoetis.

    16 min

  2. 4 JULY

    S5 Ep21: The future of ag education, with Prof Jim Pratley

    Prof Jim Pratley is one of Australia's best known ag educators, with a distinguished  40 year career. In this wide ranging discussion with Weekly Grill podcast host Kerry Lonergan, he discusses what governments and industry could be doing to attract more students  to careers in ag, and how ag education could be tailored for indigenous students. Prof Pratley began his teaching career in 1972 at Wagga Wagga Agricultural College, now Charles Sturt University. As Foundation Dean of the Faculty of Science and Agriculture and a long-serving Research Professor, he has influenced generations of educators and students through innovative teaching, research and mentoring. Beyond the university setting, Prof Pratley has shaped national conversations on agricultural education. He led the NSW Ministerial Review into Agricultural Education and Training, helping elevate the importance of food and fibre in schools. He was a founding member of the Australian Council of Deans of Agriculture and has served on boards and advisory panels across industry and research. His work spans areas such as weed management, viticulture, and rice production. In 2019, Prof Pratley was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to agricultural science and education. The Primary Industries Education Foundation Australia recently honoured Prof Pratley as a national leader in agricultural education and a lifelong advocate for food and fibre learning.

    26 min

  3. 27 JUNE

    S5 Ep20: June market update with Matthew Dalgleish & Chris Howie

    With sweeping tariff changes in the US, dramatic currency movements, floods and widespread late summer rain in pastoral areas of QLD and NSW, there was a lot to talk about in the latest Weekly Grill markets update podcast with regular commentators Chris Howie and Matt Dalgleish. In today's episode Kerry Lonergan catches up with the pair on US President Trump's evolving tariff negotiations and the implications for China, the knock-on affects for Australia and other international markets, and how this affects the local cattle and sheep markets.   In other news the trio discuss: The industry’s overreaction to Trump’s tariffs The impact of the drought in the south Livestock numbers moving north Winter cropping More feedlots custom-feeding MLA’s Confidence Survey Goats China Urea prices The outlook post winter   The Weekly Grill is brought to you by Rhinogard and Bovi-Shield MH-One, the One Shot, One Spray, One Time BRD Vaccines by Zoetis.

    37 min

  4. 20 JUNE

    S5 Ep19: Meat Business Women organisation fills an important role

    IN today's podcast episode, host Kerry Lonergan sits down with three women turning the tables in an historically male-dominated meat industry. The Meat Business Women networking and personal development organisation held its annual conference in Brisbane recently, attracting a rowdy crowd of 250. The organisation aims to empower women to make their mark in the meat industry. Founded in the UK in 2015, the Meat Business Women movement, has been a colossal success story in Australia, growing from a group of 30 to 600 members this year. Today's guests include: • Alexandra Harvey - Australian Community Engagement Manager, Meat Business Women (MBW) • Rachel Gartshore - Winner of the MBW “One to Watch” Award 2025 • Rebecca Kelson - GM Retail Operations Bindaree Food Group       The Weekly Grill is brought to listeners by Rhinogard and Bovi-Shield MH-One, the One Shot, One Spray, One Time BRD Vaccines by Zoetis.

    39 min

  5. 13 JUNE

    S5 Ep18: Ross Ainsworth, NT's escalating buffalo issues

    IN today's podcast episode, host Kerry Lonergan chews the fat with prominent live export identity and veterinarian - Katherine-based Ross Ainsworth. The pair discuss recent live export trade trends, and how the industry manages the growing population of esturine (Asian) buffalo in the NT   Topics discussed:   • Escalating numbers of wild buffalo in Arnhem Land  • The environmental problems  • Commercial opportunities / barriers • Feral camel and pig numbers • Live trade out of the north • Should Australia be worried about the boxed meat coming out of Brazil  • Indonesian quarantine risks. LSD, FMD… and rabies.      The Weekly Grill is brought to listeners by Rhinogard and Bovi-Shield MH-One, the One Shot, One Spray, One Time BRD Vaccines by Zoetis.

    35 min

  6. 6 JUNE

    S5 Ep17: Troy Setter, CEO Consolidated Pastoral Co.

    IN today's podcast episode, host Kerry Lonergan sits down with Consolidated Pastoral Co CEO Troy Setter. The pair discuss topics of high interest within the beef industry presently, including the impact of Queensland's foreign owner land tax on investment appetite; the likely trade impacts of Brazil's recent gaining of FMD-freedom without vaccination; CPC's diversification/expansion out of beef into large-scale wool production; biosecurity developments and the trading environment in Vietnam, China and Indonesia.         The Weekly Grill is brought to listeners by Rhinogard and Bovi-Shield MH-One, the One Shot, One Spray, One Time BRD Vaccines by Zoetis.

    32 min

  7. 30 MAY

    S5 Ep16: Prof Alison Van Eenaammen - the new frontier of cattle genetics DNA and biotechnology

    IN today's episode podcast, host Kerry Lonergan sits down with up with US animal genetics expert and award winning ag communicator Professor Alison Van Eenaammen. Prof Van Eenennaam is a distinguished Professor of Cooperative Extension in the field of Animal Genomics and Biotechnology in the Department of Animal Science at  the University of California, Davis where she has been on faculty for over 20 years. She spoke at the recent World Angus Congress in Brisbane on the opportunities and challenges for DNA and biotechnology in the beef industry.         The Weekly Grill is brought to listeners by Rhinogard and Bovi-Shield MH-One, the One Shot, One Spray, One Time BRD Vaccines by Zoetis.

    40 min

  8. 23 MAY

    S5 Ep15: Dr. Frank Mitloener - insights on methane emissions from livestock operations

    IN today’s episode podcast host Kerry Lonergan catches up with Dr Frank Mitloehner, in a deep-dive into the beef industry’s climate impact, the importance of accurate accounting methodologies and why the livestock “If we continue to reduce methane emissions in livestock sectors, whether through better grazing and forage, genetics, or tools coming online such as feed additives, livestock can be part of a climate solution. There aren’t many sectors that can say that,” he told the recent World Angus Forum. Rather than being wrongly cast as a climate villain, Prof Mitloehner presented an opportunity for the livestock industry to be part of the climate solution. “Farmers and graziers are stewards of the land and have been for generations. Stewardship is sometimes called sustainability, but regardless of the term, it’s part of the make-up of agriculture to manage the environment responsibly,” he said. “If we can reduce methane emissions from livestock, which we have, we can reduce warming by absorbing some of the excess greenhouse gases being emitted by industry.”         The Weekly Grill is brought to listeners by Rhinogard and Bovi-Shield MH-One, the One Shot, One Spray, One Time BRD Vaccines by Zoetis.

    38 min
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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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  • Creator
    Beef Central
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    189
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