Mentoring is not just a critical tool for diversifying demographics in meat and livestock industry workplaces; it can also be a fast-track for up-skilling the entire workforce…Read More
Beef Central, 07/08/2026
According to the Australian Responsible AI Index 2025, most Australian organisations already use AI in recruitment to some degree. That number is only going up. And for high-volume, entry-level hiring, some of it genuinely works. But senior agribusiness recruitment? That’s a different conversation…Read More
Beef Central, 31/07/2026
If you’re a manager, supervisor, team leader or any type of boss working in the meat and livestock industry, there will be times when you will have to give feedback to employees. Sometimes it will be positive and sometimes not, so you might like to consider how it is delivered…Read More
Beef Central, 24/07/2026
A talent pipeline for management isn’t complicated in principle, this week’s recruitment article emphasises. It’s about maintained group of people who could be right for upcoming management roles in your agribusiness: identified, kept warm, and understood well enough that when a management vacancy opens you’re not starting from zero…Read More
Beef Central, 17/07/2026
Senior staff members bring considerable experience and insight to any agribusiness. If managers only tap into those insights during the annual review, they’re missing opportunities to fully utilise the capability of key people…Read More
James Price*, JPAbusiness, 10/07/2026
Everybody makes mistakes – even managers. They’re a fact of life and help us to grow at a personal and professional level. If there’s one thing successful agribusiness managers know, it’s that making mistakes can be a hugely positive learning experience…Read More
Beef Central, 03/07/2026
For decades, ag professionals often faced a choice between higher salaries in metropolitan areas and the lifestyle benefits of regional and rural Australia. While city-based roles traditionally offered greater earning potential, the gap is becoming less pronounced as employers compete for a limited pool of skilled agri-talent, recruiter Ray Johnson suggests…Read More
Beef Central, 26/06/2026
Queensland teachers are being given new tools to help students explore the wide range of careers available across the agriculture industry…Read More
Beef Central, 19/06/2026
There is a digital revolution underway in Australian agriculture, with the timely confluence of record production levels marking agriculture as one of the key ‘industries of the future’. But will the pace of implementation of automated farming technologies threaten or enhance the farm sector’s job opportunities of the future?..Read More
Meaningful social impact initiatives are helping attract committed, long-term labour for red meat processors like NH Foods near Oakey, and Australian Country Choice in Brisbane…Read More
Beef Central, 05/06/2026
A 16-year-old girl, an Indonesian-born chemical engineer and a university graduate are all examples of how the red meat industry can touch lives and change careers. A visit to a Brisbane beef processing facility this week showed a select group of Brisbane and Ipswich secondary students the possibilities of solid careers in the meat industry…Read More
Beef Central, 29/05/2026
For the labour market, the 2026–27 Federal Budget continues to focus on strengthening labour resourcing through improved employment services, training pathways, and workforce participation. The implications for agribusinesses are less about major structural change and more about gradual improvements to how people are connected with work and how skills are developed over time…Read More
Beef Central, 22/05/2026