Cattle · AgForce · Advancing Rural Queensland

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President:

Lloyd Hick cattlepresident@agforceqld.org.au

Lloyd Hick is a fourth-generation cattle producer from Northwest Queensland. Lloyd owns and manages Bezuma Pastoral Company Pty. Ltd. along with his wife, Wendy, and two sons.

Bezuma Pastoral Company operates across Queensland and the Northern Territory with the beef grazing business involved in breeding, backgrounding, live export, feed lotting and domestic market sales.

Jane McMillan

With deep roots in the beef industry, I live and work with my family business across North West Queensland and the Northern Territory.

My career has strengthened my ability to provide clear direction, prioritize efficiency, and understand risk and compliance in business management, vital in today’s evolving landscape.

I am passionate about investing in agriculture’s future, engaging with and supporting the next generation, and staying informed on technological advancements within the industry.

A strong, representative voice in the sector is essential, and I am dedicated to forging meaningful connections, influencing stakeholders, and creating impactful strategies to advance agriculture.

Claver Kenny

Blair Knuth

Robert Chaplain

Len Knuth

Lara Congaghan

David Hill

With six years of experience as the Northern Independent Director on the Cattle Council of Australia (CCA) Board, I am dedicated to representing beef producers effectively.

Prior to my board role, I served on key committees, including the MSA Taskforce, SafeMeat Initiative Review, and Australian Meat Industry Language and Standards Committee.

These roles taught me the importance of collaboration, informed decision-making, and acting with integrity. My core values are collaboration, integrity, and transparency.

AgForce’s strength lies in its unified representation across commodities, where producers stand as global leaders despite challenges in climate, production costs, and environmental stewardship.

Tamara Finger

I am a proud member of the beef industry as the owner/manager of TF2 Grazing Co., a commercial beef operation based near Middlemount.

In addition to my day job, I am also a passionate advocate for agriculture and supporting the future generations of the industry.

Bronte Austin

I grew up on a sheep and cattle station in the channel country. I studied a Bachelor of Agriculture and majored in animal production at UNE in Armidale.

I now work with Nutrien Ag Solutions as an Animal Production Specialist and have been with them for just over 7 years. I also run my own beef breeding and backgrounding operation in channel country.

I believe some of the major challenges in the industry at the moment are staffing and the constant fighting we have against activism.

These issues are going to directly affect me and my family in the future so having a seat at the table is of high importance for me.

Ben Drynan

Adam Armstrong

Anthony (Bim) Struss

Ken Syme

Peter Pullos

Pam and I own and manage approximately 20 000 acres known as “KillarneyPark” north of Tambo. Prior to “Killarney Park”, we owned and ran a 7 day/week supermarket at the southern end of the Gold Coast for 20 years.

I was a founding director of the company which established of the Tugun branch of the Bendigo Community Bank. In 2009, we returned to Tambo, where we have been working with a predominately Santa Gertrudis breeding herd.

In 2020, we diversified, added meat sheep and goats to our breeding stock. Currently we are upgrading and moving through the classification process with our Santa breeders with the aim of having a Santa Stud.

Policy Director:

Daniel Counsell 0429 649 881 counselld@agforceqld.org.au

Policy Priorities:

Maintain disease-free status through strengthened biosecurity outcomes to protect our markets and producers’ livelihoods.
The rights of landholders are protected under current and future legislative rules governing land management in Queensland.
Secure live export to ensure northern viability, resilience of our industry and market access and -diversity.
Realise a significant increase in market access for beef to UK and EU through FTA’s, recognizing the value of our integrity systems and continued focus on sustainable outcomes.
Build a fit for purpose, affordable, streamlined system for livestock brands and earmarks in Queensland.