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The Angus Table

The Angus Table

Von: Scott Wright CEO Angus Australia
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  Welcome to the new look Angus Australia podcast. This season we'll be bringing you conversations designed to add real value to your business. As members of Angus Australia, you'll hear from the people across the breed and the wider beef industry sharing insights, stories, and ideas that really matter.Copyright © 2025, Angus Australia, All rights reserved.
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  • Premium Beef at Scale with Andrew McDonald and Tony Fitzgerald from NH Foods

    Premium Beef at Scale with Andrew McDonald and Tony Fitzgerald from NH Foods
    Mar 2 2026
    In this episode of The Angus Table, host Scott Wright sits down with Andrew McDonald and Tony Fitzgerald from NH Foods for a comprehensive conversation about building and maintaining premium beef programs at scale. They discuss the remarkable 15 year growth of Angus Reserve brand from 300 head/week to 3,000 head/week, the measurable genetic improvement delivering 10% increase in feeding performance, navigating China market volatility with 55% tariffs forcing strategic program adjustments, the protein trend driving retail growth globally, and why Australia must compete at the premium end against low-cost producers. Tony shares insights on cattle quality improvements, vaccination programs reducing BRD from 60% to 15-20% of death loss, and the importance of consistency. Andrew explains secondary cut value growth, the shift from 2+ to 4+ and 5+ marbling programs, and diversification across 40-45 countries. So pull up a chair at the Angus Table for insights from one of Australia's largest Angus beef operations.Key topics covered:How NH Foods established itself in Australia from late 1970s with integrated farming, feedlotting, and processing operationsThe growth of Whyalla Feedlot to 78,000 head current capacity, with recent and planned expansionsThe evolution of the Angus Reserve brand from 300-400 head/week in 2010 to 3,000 head/week today across 40-45 countriesThe measurable genetic improvement over the last 8 years that has delivered 10% increase in feeding performanceHow consistency within Angus pens compares dramatically to crossbred variationWhy average induction weight increased from 405-410kg (2019 drought) to 455kg with better seasonsThe results of vaccination programs (BRD reduced from 60% to 15-20% death loss) and the shift from 2+ to 4+ and 5+ marbling programsThe challenges of the China market, including 55% tariffs and a quota system forcing five months supply vs year-round, meaning uncertainty for long-fed programsSupporting voluntary quota system in order to prevent South American grain-fed gaining Australian shelf spaceThe importance of diversification to hedge against single market dependence in volatile global politicsHow secondary cut value growth saved the processing sector (beef cheeks doubling, tails over $20/kg, short rib bone-in $50/kg) The protein trend driving retail growth globally, with consumers cooking premium steaks at home and beef snacks like jerky an opportunity for those who don’t cookThe challenge of oversized cuts having weight variations affecting container capacity and box specificationsHow third-party verification through Angus Australia provides integrity and retailer governance confidenceThe success of Whyalla’s graduate program: three grads annually, DISC profiling, structured six-month rotations building team depthWhy Australia must compete at the premium end against low-cost producers with the best 5% of global herd targeting best 2-4% of consumersPull quotes:"We're processing around 3,000 head a week of Black Angus cattle, predominantly packed under Angus Reserve brand….What started as 300-400 head a week is now closer to 3,000." - Andrew McDonald "I can prove mathematically on paper year-on-year improvement in feeding KPIs. Over eight years we've seen upwards of 10% increase in feeding performance purely on weight gain variability within cattle …That's why I'm such a big fan of the Angus breed." - Tony Fitzgerald"We started the program as 2+ to capture that market, but around six years ago we brought in a 4+ program because there were just so many cattle outperforming over that grade. Then for China HGP-free we're doing 5+ programs. We've really seen those outcomes continue to improve." - Andrew McDonald"Secondary cuts are probably what saved the Australian processing industry. [They] absorbed enormous cost increases with power, water, labour over last five years. I still look at amazement when I see beef feet going through the abattoir.” - Tony Fitzgerald"The big buzzword around the world is protein. Every healthy diet headlines starts with protein. We've gone from fats being the devil to ultra-processed food being that item. [Consumers since COVID] are trading down from restaurant experiences…cooking better quality steaks at home. Retail is going gangbusters globally." - Andrew McDonald"Keep doing what you're doing. At any given time beef industries are always under some economic pressure from Brazil, from everywhere. We need to be better all the time. Everything we can do to be a winner needs to be done. It starts with guys and girls making decisions selecting which bulls go with which cows." - Tony Fitzgerald“Australia's never going to be lowest cost denominator supplying to customers. The danger is drifting into cross hairs with Brazil on quality-price matrix. What can Australia do better than everyone else? Angus Reserve and those programs give us the edge... We want to be fighting at the premium end of town. We want to find the best 2-4% ...
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  • Canadian Angus Innovation and Market Dynamics with Myles Immerker

    Canadian Angus Innovation and Market Dynamics with Myles Immerker
    Feb 23 2026

    In this episode of The Angus Table, host Scott Wright sits down with Myles Immerker, CEO of the Canadian Angus Association, for a fascinating conversation about leading innovation in one of the world's most challenging cattle breeding environments.

    Myles shares insights from managing 3,000 primary members across Canada's vast geography (70% black, 30% red), the remarkable spring bull market up over 50% from last year, pioneering AI camera technology being developed with Holstein Canada to objectively score structural traits, the evolution of their green tag commercial program, and adapting to extreme temperatures from -40°C to +30°C.

    They discuss digital transformation and shifting to weekly genetic evaluations (replacing monthly runs), China market reopening after five years, and why phenotype and structural soundness remain paramount in Canadian breeding programs.

    So pull up a chair at the Angus Table for insights from one of Australia's closest international breeding partners.
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    49 Min.
  • Angus GenetiQ: The next evolution in Angus Genetics

    Angus GenetiQ: The next evolution in Angus Genetics
    Feb 16 2026

    In this episode of The Angus Table, we are sharing a recording of a special member webinar where we introduced Angus GenetiQ. Angus GenetiQ is the society’s new in-house genetic evaluation system. In this episode, President Sinclair Clark Monro begins by emphasising Angus Australia's commitment to member-focused genetic improvement tools, and CEO Scott Wright explains the strategic reasoning behind developing in-house capability.

    Next, COO Carel Teseling delivers a comprehensive technical presentation comparing Angus GenetiQ with TACE, covering important differences in methodology, genetic trend comparisons across all traits, and EBV correlations. The webinar clarifies that Angus Australia has not decided to move away from Breedplan—both evaluations will be publicly displayed as the society takes members on this journey.


    Pull up a chair at the Angus Table, this is essential listening for any Angus breeder wanting to understand the technical foundations and strategic direction of genetic evaluation at Angus Australia.

    Key topics covered:

    1. Why Angus Australia developed Angus GenetiQ: risk mitigation, efficiency, innovation speed, and controlling destiny
    2. How in-house capability enables quicker response to member needs and industry priorities
    3. The strategic decision to display both TACE and Angus GenetiQ results during consultation period
    4. Important technical differences between TACE and Angus GenetiQ evaluations
    5. Why Angus GenetiQ uses only Australian registered animals (excludes New Zealand data from TACE)
    6. Genetic trend comparisons showing strong alignment between TACE and Angus GenetiQ for most traits
    7. EBV correlation analysis demonstrating 70-96% correlation across traits for top 1,500 bulls
    8. The decision to combine rib and rump fat into single carcass fat EBV (reducing trait complexity)
    9. Why IMF is being replaced by MSA Marble Score (easier to collect, more phenotypes available)
    10. The plan to develop yield EBV using primal cuts rather than retail beef yield
    11. How maternal value in Angus GenetiQ includes both milk and maternal care (not split like TACE)
    12. Future trait releases including calving ease EBVs and structural trait evaluation
    13. The exploration of desired gains indexes versus traditional economic value indexes
    14. How Angus GenetiQ will support commercial programs like HeiferSELECT and SteerSELECT
    15. The role of scanning data in informing correlated carcass traits through genetic correlations

    Pull quotes:

    "Angus GenetiQ has been over four years of development across three different presidents, two CEOs, and many boardroom discussions and lots of strategic thinking…Genetic evaluation is very core to what we do. [It's] been controlled by entities outside Angus Australia. The thinking behind Angus...
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    54 Min.
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