PRESIDENT

Grant Garey

Grant brings considerable feedlot experience to ALFA. In 2000 Grant was awarded the Young Lot Feedlot Achiever Award, which allowed him to travel to North America on a feedlot study tour. A seven-year tenure at Sandalwood Feedlot equipped Grant with the knowledge and experience to run a successful agribusiness and culminated in his promotion to Operations Manager. 

In 2002 Grant took up the position of Operations Manager at Jindalee Feedlot owned by Cargill Beef Australia, a role that exposed him to the processing side of the industry. In 2004 Grant took over as Feedlot Manager at Jindalee, a facility with a 17,000 head capacity and is now General Manager, Feedlots for Teys Australia. Grant was elected as an ALFA Board Member in Sept 2005 and was re-elected in April 2012. Grant held the Vice President role between 2013-2023, and was appointed as President in November 2024.

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Read Grant's Lotfeeding Journal columns here.​

VICE-PRESIDENT

Tom Green

Tom is an experienced manager with a demonstrated history of success working in the agricultural business sector. He is currently the General Manager of Camm Agricultural Group.

Tom began his career working in North America on large scale bull breeding properties before entering the feedlot industry in 2012, when he joined Teys Australia at Jindalee feedlot. He started as a graduate manager before becoming the yard’s livestock manager, and later still, operations manager. In 2016, he joined Thomas Foods International as operations manager at the expanded Iranda Beef yard, before being promoted to general management for TFI’s feedlot and farming operations in 2018.

Tom was ALFA’s Young Lot Feeder of The Year in 2017 and a Nuffield Scholar in 2019. He has been an external representative on ALFA’s Feedlot Management committee during 2019 and R&D committee during 2020. Tom was elected to the ALFA Board in 2020 and has served as Vice-President since late 2023

DIRECTOR

Barb Madden

Barb Madden is the co-owner and director of Smithfield Cattle Company, a large multi-faceted family business, operating within the beef cattle lotfeeding, backgrounding, beef exports, logistics and property development and management areas. Barb also has extensive experience in community planning, resourcing and engagement with a particular emphasis on Indigenous communities and relations.

Barb holds a Bachelor of Business, is a graduate of the Australian Rural Leadership Program and a Director of the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation. She is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Barb joined ALFA as a Director in September 2015 and was appointed Treasurer in November 2017, before serving in the President role from 2021 - 2024.

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DIRECTOR

Andrew Talbot

Andrew began his career in 1986 with Elders and specialised in livestock sales, supply chain management, procurement and in 2002 started his involvement in the feedlot sector in backgrounding cattle for feedlot entry. Today Andrew is the General Manager of Killara Feedlot in Quirindi NSW: a 20,000 head feedlot turning over 65,000 cattle per year. Andrew continues to be heavily involved in the livestock procurement and supply chain aspects of the business. 

For Killara branded Angus beef, Andrew is heavily involved in the beef distribution chain into Asia. Over his career to date, Andrew has delivered and purchased over a million grain fed cattle to both domestic and export customers.

DIRECTOR

Grant Melrose

Grant Melrose is a professional and passionate 4th-generation red meat ambassador with over 30 years of experience in the Australian meat industry. 

Grant has performed numerous Management and Leadership roles along the red meat supply chain, such as QA and Operations Management, Logistics and Sales Management, Systems and Project Management. He holds a Master of Agribusiness (Dux), Fellow Australian Rural Leadership Foundation and MAICD, AusMeat Animal Welfare Auditor and more. Grant now works in mental health and people-focused roles as a Mindset Coach, helping people in the industry realise and achieve their true potential.

Grant was elected to the board in 2019. 

DIRECTOR

Amanda Moohen

In October 2023 Amanda joined Condabri Beef, Miles QLD as the Chief Operating Officer. Before this role Amanda was with Harvest Road, Koojan Downs Feedlot in WA as General Manager, Feeding Facilities and has worked for businesses across the lot feeding industry including AACo and Camm Agricultural Group.

Amanda is an active leader in the feedlot industry including being the founder and current secretary of Women of Lot Feeding which was founded as part of her participation in the Graeme Acton Mentoring Program in 2014. Amanda was elected on to ALFA as a Director in 2019 and served as Treasurer from 2021-2023.

DIRECTOR

Paul Vogt

Paul was elected to the board in 2011 and served as Vice-President between 2013-2023. Paul held the position of Managing Director of Iranda Beef in Tintinara, Upper Southeast South Australia until May 2018. Paul has a family history in the South Australian Meat and Livestock industry that reaches back over four generations. He began as a trainee livestock buyer with Metro Meat Ltd in 1987 working his way into trading roles and finally starting his own commodities trading business in 1998. At this time, he also became involved in the family farming and feedlot operations at Tintinara. Paul was instrumental in the planning, design and construction of the newly created feedlot at Iranda.

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Paul has held positions of Vice-President and Chair of the ALFA Events Committee during his time on the ALFA Board. 

DIRECTOR

Marcus Doumany

Marcus joined the ALFA board in November 2023 and is currently the General Manager of Group Innovation and Livestock Operations with Stockyard, encompassing feedlot and pastoral operations, procurement, genetics and innovation projects.

Marcus has a broad and varied skillset within the beef industry having managed both large scale feedlots and pastoral operations in the Northern Territory, Northern and Central Queensland and the Darling Downs.  Marcus is passionate about the lot feeding sector, its supply chains and the wonderful people within it.  

Marcus also previously served on the NTCA Board as President of the Barkly Region and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. 

DIRECTOR

Brad Robinson

Brad Robinson joined Mort & Co in 2016 as Feedlot Manager of Grassdale Feedlot. During his time at Mort & Co Brad has worked in a number of other roles including project management, transport management, asset management and currently as Sustainability Manager.

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Prior to working at Mort & Co, he spent 12 years in feedlot management working for a number of integrated lot feeding businesses (Stockyard, Carpenter Beef and Australian Country Choice) on both the east and west coasts of Australia as well as working for a large beef producer in Russia, establishing two large scale feedlots for the business. Brad completed a Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Honours) from the University of Sydney in 2003.

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Brad has previously been a member of industry committees including the Australian Intercollegiate Meat Judging Association, servicing as Treasurer and President, and the Western Australian Lot Feeders Association, serving as a committee member. Brad joined the ALFA Board in November 2024.  

DIRECTOR

David Bailey

Dave joined the ALFA board in November 2001 and is currently the General Manager of Feedlots with Australian Country Choice. Dave has extensive experience in the feedlot industry with over 25 years working in large commercial feeding and backgrounding operations. 

A passionate advocate of the industry, he enjoys the daily operational challenges and the rewarding opportunities to develop and mentor people entering the industry through to management positions. Dave grew up on a grazing operation in Central Queensland and holds an associate diploma in intensive livestock production studied at UQ prior to commencing his feedlot career.

DIRECTOR

Jeff Dight

Jeff started his career at Myola Feedlot in 1993 after completing Bachelor of Agricultural Science degree. In 1995 Jeff took position at Bottle Tree Feedlot with Stanbroke Pastoral Company as Feed mill Supervisor. In 1996 took the opportunity to accept role as Operations manager with Suntory Food managing supply chain of Australian feeder cattle to their Indonesian feedlots. 

Due to the downturn in the live export trade to Indonesia as a result of the floating of their currency, accepted the role as Project Manager in 1997 returning to Myola Feedlot. Since then, has progressed through a number of roles, Livestock Manager, Assistant Manager and ultimately took on the role as Feedlot General Manager in 2010. Jeff joined the ALFA Board in November 2023.