The Hughes Family, “Banchory Grazing and Rangeland Quality Meats”, Dulacca & Brisbane, QLD

For Queensland beef cattle veterans, the Hughes family, it was the extended run of dry years and the realisation that this could be the new normal that forced the family to rethink their grazing management philosophy and to start prioritising the function and health of their soils.
The Hughes family own and operate a ’paddock to plate’ vertically integrated branded beef supply chain, with Philip, Adele and Anna overseeing the grazing operations, Banchory Grazing at Dulacca in south-western Queensland and Alister in charge of the wholesale beef operation Rangeland Quality Meats in Brisbane.
As Philip, Anna and Alister explain the catalyst was their commitment to baselining and measuring the health of their soils, pasture and animals, enabling them to make business decisions informed by critical data and the data trends.