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 Queensland. She outlines her rural upbringing, studies in bioengineering and computer science, and how she moved from southern saleyards to managing large‑scale agtech in northern beef production.

The pair discuss the importance of clean, foundational data for AI and decision‑making, balancing traditional stockmanship with automation, connectivity solutions like Starlink, and Millie’s recent, early experiences as part of the Graeme Acton Beef Connections Program.

• Millie is also writing a monthly diary countdown towards the Beef Connections program’s conclusion at Beef 2027 in Rocky next May, appearing on Beef Central. Click here to read her first entry, published today.