Weekly Grill podcast host Kerry Lonergan this week sits down with Justin Slaughter, who has risen through the ranks in his 31-year career in the Australian meat and livestock industry.

Justin Slaughter

Justin is CEO and managing director of AgTrade, an Australian-owned, globally-focused livestock, genetics and food security company, with a commitment to working across the livestock supply chain to provide protein to all major markets around the world. The AgTrade group of businesses include live export service provider Austrex; specialised beef supply chain manager and exporter Paradigm Foods, and ThriveAgri. Together, the companies span premium branded beef, pork and lamb products; breeding livestock and genetics; animal feed & nutrition products; and breeding, dairy & beef livestock export.

Justin has previously served in a range of industry representative roles including as chair of the Queensland Livestock Exporters Association and director of the Australian Livestock Exporters Council, as well as participating in various trade & ministerial delegations to improve market access for Australian primary producers. In 2013, he received a Livestock Industry Young Achiever Award for his dedication to the live export industry.

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Previous episodes:

• What are the big trends evident in Beef Central’s Top 25 Lotfeeders report?
• Highland Beef supply chain principal, Murray Richardson
• Australian Beef Sustainability Chair, Mark Davie
• Live export industry pioneer Rick Trivett
• Cattle Australia president David Foote
• Markets reporting legend, Murray Arnel
• MLA managing director Jason Strong
• 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