The 2025 Neogen World Angus Forum, a leading event in the Angus beef industry, announced its upcoming world forum in Brisbane in May 7-8 2025 will be centre stage for the global beef industry.
This event is set to bring together breeders, researchers and industry leaders from over 26 countries, offering an unparalleled opportunity to explore advancements in the Angus cattle industry.
“There’s just no way this is harming the planet,” said Erica Halliday, Chair of Committee for World Angus Forum. “The natural, biogenic carbon cycle of drawing down carbon into plants, then cattle eating those plants, converting it to protein then releasing the carbon back into the atmosphere is the way nature intended and she’s been doing it for millennia.”
Erica’s family property is located in the Eastern New England district of NSW, and she believes the way to move forward is education. “Understanding just how food is produced and understanding how we, as farmers, can access the tools to do it better is so important for the future.”
The forum will feature the Zoetis AngusEXPO, the largest registered Angus cattle exhibition ever held in Australia. This includes the Cattle Breeders College, Cattle Chats, AngusCAMPDRAFT, and premium events like the Angus-BBQ competition, TEYS Australia AngusSHOOT-OUT Awards Dinner, and Elite Female Sales. With a diverse array of events, the forum aims to provide a well-rounded experience for attendees.
“Recently Angus Australia joined with both the US and Canadian counterparts to compare genetic data across the countries, so we are engaging in a kind of diplomacy that goes beyond politics,” Erica said. “The youth competition, for example, has international teams vying against each other in an almost Olympics-style format. Having those 18 to 25-year-olds engaging with each other from all cultures brings an understanding of each country far beyond the news or social media.”
The forum, which occurs every four years, was last held in Australia in 1997. Discussions from that event forecast important industry trends, and this year’s theme, “Beef for a Better Planet,” aims to address sustainability from a holistic perspective. Topics will include strategic planning, building resilience and mental health, as well as beef-specific subjects like genomics.
“This theme really addresses how beef can provide solutions to critical issues like food scarcity and nutrition depletion while keeping farmers in business and being part of the solution to climate change,” Erica remarked.
Attendees are expected from 26 countries, and the current tariff and trade war discussions are likely to arise during social events. “This year’s forum sees a team of young people attending from Indonesia for the first time, and we hope this paves the way for greater knowledge sharing with our closest neighbours,” Erica said.
-Angus Australia