Frank Archer a rising beef champion

Northern midlands livestock manager Frank Archer today was named the state beef industry’s rising champion and heads to Canberra next week with six other state winners to determine the national winner, as judged by the Cattle Council.

The Rising Champions program is designed to bring forward young people who can be advocates for the industry. The Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association is a partner with the Cattle Council of Australia in the third year of program.

Archer, 26, lives at Parknook, Cressy, and manages approximately 620 Angus cattle from the herds of of Tom and Will Green at Parknook, The Glen and Rokeby.

Coincidentally, Archer learned his trade from another Frank Archer, at Landfall on the East Tamar, before going to Marcus Oldham College in Victoria. He also spent two years as a jackaroo at the Uardry stud in NSW.

“I love this industry. I love my job. I just want to keep learning as much as I can,” Archer said today.

One of the Tasmanian judges, Paul Saward, said Archer was an enthusiastic young person, a strong candidate with plenty of hands-on experience in the beef industry.

“The program this year is looking at the art of influencing decision makers and the importance of advocacy for our industry,” Cattle Council president Andrew Ogilvie said.

“The success of this program has given the Cattle Council great optimism about the future leaders that we have in our industry.

“Our job now is to retain interest and help them develop the skills and political know-how to influence policy and stand up for their rights as beef producers to assure a profitable future for the next generation,” Mr Ogilvie said.
Cattle Council president Andrew Ogilvie