This week’s Weekly Grill podcast focusses on Highland Beef Pastoral Co, a unique Australian certified grassfed beef supply chain targetting the United States home-delivery beef market.
As principal Murray Richardson explains, Highland Beef – somewhat unusually – was ‘reverse engineered’, in that the large US customer was found first, and the supply chain built around it. The business now manages a large and growing beef herd under a unique business model, but does it without owning one hectare of land.
Highland Beef is tapping into the growing population of US consumers looking for cleaner, healthier food options.
As a former Reserve Bank of Australia economist, Mr Richardson has taken a fresh and original approach to building and growing his business.
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- Cattle Australia president David Foote
- Veteran saleyards market reporter Murray Arnel
- MLA managing director Jason Strong
- Cattle market update, with Chris Howie & Matt Dalgleish
- Carbon neutral beef brand program pioneer, James Madden
- MLA’s Corporate chef Sam Burke
- Downs lotfeeder David Brown, and BeefEX attendees
- The changing face of the ag finance sector, with NAB’s Khan Horne
- McDonald’s global head of beef procurement, Andrew Brazier at BeefEX
- S2 Ep33: Aussie agtech innovations – Farmbot and Optiweigh
- President of the Australian Cattle Veterinarians Association, Dr Tracy Sullivan
- Independent meat and livestock analyst Simon Quilty
- Genetics innovator Tom Bull
- MLA’s research, development and adoption manager, Mick Crowley
- Andy Hearnden, executive chef with beef processor Kilcoy Global Foods in Queensland.
- Low Stress Stock Handling founder Jim Lindsay
- NT Cattlemens Association president David Connolly
- Kimberley Meat Co chief, David Larkin
- Beef Central’s man-on-the-ground in Indonesia, Ross Ainsworth
- Meat processing legend, Trevor Lee
- Working dog legend Frank Finger
- New Federal Agriculture Minister, Murray Watt
- Wagyu Association president and 2022 Zanda McDonald award winner, Charlie Perry
- Latest cattle market wrap with TEM’s Matt Dalgleish and Stockco’s Chris Howie
- Cattle Baron Peter Hughes
- ALFA president Barb Madden
- Author and rural identity Sally Warriner
- Australia’s chief vet Mark Schipp, on Lumpy Skin Disease and other key biosecurity issues
- Herron Todd White’s Tim Lane
- RCS’s Terry McCosker on carbon
- Beef processing plant manager Wasa Mudannayake
- Head of asset performance for Macquarie Group’s MIRA Agriculture division, including Paraway Pastoral Co, Jock Whittle
- Veteran beef industry leader David Crombie
- Beef Central’s regular live export market commentator and columnist Dr Ross Ainsworth
- Cattle market wrap with TEM’s Matt Dalgleish and Stockco’s Chris Howie
- Australian meat Industry Council’s Patrick Hutchinson
- Agriculture Minister David Littleproud
- Council of Australia president Markus Rathsmann
- Patrick Warmoll, the boss of Jack’s Creek Wagyu
- Veteran pastoral company executive Roger Halliwell
- Retired non-packer beef exporter, Richard Rains
- Carbon trading expert Toby Grogan from Impact Agriculture
- Red Meat Advisory Council chair John McKillop
- Stud cattle showing identities Gary Noller and Rob Sinnamon
- Veteran Victorian cattle buyer David Ronalds
- Beef processing legend ACC’s David Foote
- Live export class action facilitator Tracey Hayes
- Signature Beef’s Blair Angus
- Consolidated Pastoral Co chief and Livecorp chairman Troy Setter
- Nutrition scientist and MLA board member Manny Noakes
- CCA independent northern and southern directors Alice Greenup and Olivia Lawson
- Australian Agricultural Co head Hugh Killen
- Sydney independent red meat retailer Stephen Kelly
- lotfeeder Charlie Mort
- Processor and supply chain manager, Terry Nolan
- Livestock transport operator Ross Fraser
- Organic supply chain manager Alister Ferguson
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