RED MEAT 2019 SPECIAL FEATURE Producers have their say Producers from across Australia headed to Tamworth, NSW, in November for Red Meat 2019. Here, they share the insights that sparked their attention and the presentations which inspired them during the event. Jenny: “I love the opportunity Red Meat events provide for producers to network with other producers from right across Australia.” Anita: “Seeing the steps forward in R&D and how applicable and adoptable it is for producers has been really interesting.” Sarah: “It’s been great to see that consumers are at the heart of what MLA is doing.” Jenny O’Sullivan, Gippsland, Victoria, with mobile abattoir owners Anita Taylor and Sarah Burrows, Red 8 Produce, Uralla, NSW Scott: “We’re looking at going into backgrounding, so the feedlot tour was really valuable for us.” Scott and Stacey Hillier, Torbanlea, Queensland Jane: “The networking has been fantastic, and seeing what innovation is happening in the industry. You can’t adopt innovation and information if you Mark: “It was interesting to Jacynta: “A highlight for us was the don’t know it exists.” hear about the innovation industry breakfast and the discussion Rodney Neill and Jane Mactier, that’s happening right around what we can do to engage with Neill Trading, Guyra, NSW throughout the supply chain, consumers who are concerned about especially how individual eating red meat and the environmental producers have found ways to impact. We need to keep reassuring successfully solve their consumers that we’re doing the own problems.” right thing.” Mark and Gillian Fennell, ‘Lambina Station’,Jacynta and Adam Coffey, Coffey Cattle Co, Lambina, SA Miriam Vale, Queensland Greg: “The industry breakfast was exceptional – the insights into how “I came to Red Meat metropolitan consumers 2019 particularly to think were fantastic.” hear about the latest Leonie: “This is our first global trends and time attending an MLA what the key drivers Red Meat event – we’ve for consumers are in found all of the forums both domestic and stimulating international and informative.” markets.” Leonie and Greg Ball, ‘Grenell’, Hamish Irvine, National Sales Singleton, NSW Manager, Bindaree Beef Group, Sydney 14