Cattle Australia

22/04/2026

Thanks to the Thompson family and the Munda Reds Droughtmaster Stud team for allowing the opportunity for Ben Dwyer, CA Board Director, Dean Ryan, Member of the Cattle Transaction Levy Review Committee, and Darryn Browne and Weldon Percy, CA Regional Consultive Committee members to engage with beef producers at the Annual Sale in Gingin, WA.

On conclusion of the sale the hammer dropped to Nutrient Perth for CA’s donation of the RM Williams gift voucher with $1,200 proceeds going to Dolly’s Dream

21/04/2026

Next stop for the CA Industry Representation Updates is Marion Downs Station in Western Qld.
Take the chance to join the discussion about policy issues and what they mean for your operation, at the NAPCo - The North Australian Pastoral Company property on May 5.

20/04/2026

We need clear assurances that farmers will have reliable access to critical fuel supplies.

We are calling for immediate Government action to secure fuel for regional and rural Australia. This is a practical step the Commonwealth can take to help ease inflationary pressures and prevent Australian food prices from escalating further.

Cattle Australia Chair, Garry Edwards, told Sky News it is critical that there is certainty around fuel supply through to winter, ensuring producers can continue operating without disruption.

We know this issue is already impacting our members. We will continue to advocate strongly on your behalf, calling on Government to pull every available lever to safeguard supply and support the agricultural sector.

https://cattleaustralia.com.au/home/fuel-shortage-notification-form/

16/04/2026

The CA Industry Representation Updates are heading to WA.
Join the discussion on key policy issues and what they mean for your operation, and have your say on the future of our industry Munda Reds Droughtmaster Stud on April 20.

15/04/2026

A wonderful day at the Ben Nevis Angus Stud Mature Dispersal Sale, with our Southern Extension Officer Sam Martin on the ground connecting with producers and buyers.

There’s a strong sense of optimism about the future of the beef industry, but it’s clear there are also real challenges currently facing producers across the sector. Conversations like these are critical to ensuring those challenges are heard and addressed.

If you want your voice to count and play a role in shaping the future of our industry, make sure you become a member of Cattle Australia.

12/04/2026

There’s no better way to spend the school holidays than the annual Springsure Cattle Camp!
It provided hands-on experience in key aspects of the cattle industry, and built confidence and connections for almost 150 kids.

10/04/2026

The next generation of beef industry superstars are in Rockhampton for the annual Australian ICMJ Northern Conference - the future is looking bright!

09/04/2026

The Cattle Australia team was at Cracow Station, Cracow, Queensland, with CEO Will Evans and RCC representative, Trent Radel, discussing policy advocacy, while NABRC SE Qld Chair, Richard Cox, spoke about research priorities for the region.
Huge thanks to our hosts Richard & Sarah Cox.

Connect with CA at these upcoming events:
20 April - Munda Reds Droughtmaster Bull Sale, Gingin, WA
5 May - Marion Downs Station, Boulia, Qld
22 May – Primex Field days, Lismore, NSW

04/04/2026

Great to be out and about at the Sydney Royal Easter Show 2026 Beef Cattle Competition, watching some of the best in the country go head-to-head for top honours 🏆

Even better catching up with so many passionate producers and having some really important conversations around the key policy issues shaping our industry.

If you want to have your say and be part of the future of Australian beef, make sure you become a member of Cattle Australia. Your voice matters.

https://cattleaustralia.com.au/producer-membership/

04/04/2026

🎧 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐬 𝐓𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 - 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 🎧
This week, Scott Wright sits down with Will Evans, CEO of Cattle Australia, for a comprehensive conversation about leading the peak body representing grass-fed beef producers. Will shares insights from launching the critical levy review, why CA’s focus has realigned to producer profitability over market/consumer expectations, trade diversification strategies amidst global conflict, and his nostalgic rural fire brigade barbecue memory.

Topics include:
✔️ Will's journey from Gatton Ag College through, Cattle Council, NT Live Exporters Association and NTCA learning policy theory and practical implementation
✔️ About Cattle Australia's dual function as both peak commodity voice with technical expertise plus prescribed industry body overseeing levy allocation to MLA/AHA/NRS
✔️ Why a global shift occurred from "feed people" to "how are we feeding them" with conditionality expectations
✔️ Landscape-level methane research: world-leading analysis of emissions + sequestration fighting regulatory misunderstanding of output-only emission reductions
✔️ The European regulatory risk and the need for adequate research because current research is led from environmental not beef business perspective
✔️ Engaging with successive Federal governments with competing priorities
✔️ The opportunities and challenges of the AI innovation frontier for beef
✔️ Advice for young people getting into the industry and the massive Southeast Asia opportunity

Every System, Every Story—this is policy and strategy shaping Australian beef's future.

👉 Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts 👉 https://pod.link/1501463241

02/04/2026

The Cattle Australia team joined forces in Brisbane with AgForce Queensland and the National Farmers' Federation in tackling the challenges of the Government’s changes to the EPBC laws in a meeting with senior representatives from the Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water.

Ivar Bisseling, CA’s Director of Policy and Strategy, and Dr Melissa Wales, Policy Officer Environment and Sustainability, advocated for clarity and consistency for producers, and ensuring that the short-, medium- and long-term goals of the EPBC Act reforms are workable on the ground.

It’s critical that any changes must first ensure the profitability, productivity, and sustainability of Australian producers farming operations.

Key items of discussion included:
• Compliance mechanisms and the development of guidance materials
• Recognition of Queensland State Codes within the EPBC Act
• Mapping of Matters of National Environmental Significance, particularly within Qld’s ‘Category X’ areas
• Confirmation of new ‘Key Definitions’ introduced within the EPBC Act
• Environmental offsets
• Regrowth amendments, and
• Recognising positive environmental outcomes on farm.

EPBC Reform: Progressing practical outcomes for Queensland agriculture 🧑‍🌾

Today AgForce, Cattle Australia and National Farmers' Federation are hosting senior representatives from the Federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water in Brisbane for a full day of critical engagement on EPBC reforms.

This isn’t just another meeting — it’s about making sure the rules shaping our landscapes actually work on the ground.

Right now, producers are facing real pressure. Rising costs, seasonal uncertainty, and evolving regulation are all hitting at once. The last thing agriculture needs is unclear, unviable policy that slows decisions, adds cost or disrupt essential farm and food security.

That’s why AgForce is at the table — representing Queensland producers and pushing for outcomes that are practical, workable and grounded in reality.

We are focused on:
✅ Delivering real, on-the-ground clarity for producers
✅ Ensuring existing State systems are recognised
✅ Making sure implementation supports both productivity and environmental outcomes

This is about getting EPBC reforms right — not just in principle, but in practice.

Farmers are at the frontline of sustainably managing and sustaining Australia’s landscapes and must be central to shaping the EPBC reforms.

02/04/2026

"It's great to find ways that those national objectives can align with what's practical on the ground and continue to ensure the really good position Australian agriculture is already in."

As one of Cattle Australia’s National Beef Leaders, Teagan Lawrence was in Canberra last month meeting with political and industry stakeholders, sharing what she has heard on the ground with those shaping policy that impacts our sector.

Read Teagan’s story here:

Meet the beef leader taking paddock voices from NQ to Canberra.