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BeefEx 2026 at a Glance
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NEW! Future Feeders Networking Function
3.00pm
Venue: Exhibition Hall Stage
BeefEx Trade Exhibition Opens
3.00pm
Venue: Exhibition Hall
5.00pm
Welcome to BeefEx 2026
Venue: Plenary Theatre reimagined
Proudly sponsored by GrainCorp Animal Nutrition
Tuesday
Wednesday
Morning Bunk Call brought to you by ProTernative
6.00am
Venue: Kurrawa Park, Broadbeach
BeefEx Trade Exhibition Opens
8.00am
Venue: Exhibition Hall
Session 1: How people are everything
Venue: Plenary Theatre
9.00am
BeefEx 2026 Opening spectacular followed by a message from ALFA President Grant Garey
9.15am
Quiet strength: What feedlot people and soldiers have in common // Professor Ian Langford
10.00am
The food front line: agriculture, trust and Australia’s resilience // Su McCluskey
10.30am
Break sponsored by BEC Biotech
Session 2: The big picture
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11.00am
The rise of grain fed beef and what comes next // Saul Eslake
12.10pm
Chaos, Capital and Cattle // Andrew Cox, Christian Mulders and Brendan Tatt
12.55pm
Presentation of the Education Medal, sponsored by Zoetis
1.05pm
Lunch sponsored by Zoetis
Session 3: What can growth look like?
11.50am
How close were we, really? // Andrew Henderson
2.15pm
More cattle, less footprint – Inside the Blackshirt Feeders model // Dr Kee Jim
3.00pm
And in our own backyard? // Darren Hamblin
3.30pm
Break sponsored by Phibro Animal Health
Session 4: Science that changes the thinking
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4.00pm
Front-loading performance // Dr Tony Battherham, Edwin Cooke, Caitlin Herbert
4.30pm
ALFA Communicate Your Research Competition Finalists, sponsored by Bovine Dynamics
5.00pm
Day 1 close
6.30pm
BeefEx Gala Dinner - Hosted by MSD Animal Health
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Thursday
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Morning Bunk Call brought to you by ProTernative
6.00am
Venue: Kurrawa Park, Broadbeach
BeefEx Trade Hall Opens
8.00am
Venue: Exhibition Hall
Session 1: Scrutiny spotlight
Venue: Plenary Theatre
Welcome back to day 2
9.00am
9.05am
Has the town square gone feral? Cancel culture, public trust and surviving judgement //
Hon Christopher Pyne
9.50am
Walking towards the fire // Rowan McMonnies
10.30am
Break
Session 2: Feedlot '40
11.00am
From induction to exit and the consumer beyond // Anders Sörman-Nilsson
ALFA Communicate your Research award, sponsored by Bovine Dynamics
12:45pm
ALFA Community Heroes Award, sponsored by Lallemand Animal Nutrition
12.50pm
1.00pm
Lunch sponsored by Laird Manufacturing
Session 3: Back to the people
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2.15pm
ALFA Innovation Award sponsored by Integrated Animal Production
New Australians at the bunk - from one worker to a workforce // Arnel Corpuz
2.30pm
The Safe Horse // Brett Welsh
2.45pm
Who's backing you - and are you backing yourself? // Glen Boss
3.00pm
Closing remarks followed by Sundowner drinks thanks to Roto-Mix
3.30pm
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