G’day and welcome to the A Place to Call Home Podcast.
In this episode, I’m joined by Charlie Thurgate, a 24-year-old cattle producer based in Tamworth, New South Wales — and someone who genuinely wears a lot of hats.
Charlie’s story is one of resilience, responsibility, and having a crack. From stepping into management at a young age, to building his own trucking business, surviving a serious accident, and rebuilding from the ground up — Charlie has packed a lot into his early twenties.
Today, he’s building Kamilaroi Cattle Company, a paddock-to-plate beef business grounded in regenerative principles, while also growing Element Agri, a mineral business supplying livestock and soil health products across Australia — all while continuing to learn, trial, and refine his systems.
What stood out most in this conversation is Charlie’s level of perspective and wisdom for someone his age. He’s thoughtful, open about mistakes, and deeply committed to building systems that work with the land, not against it.
This is a practical, honest conversation about regenerative agriculture, genetics, business, and what it really takes to build something from scratch in agriculture.
In this episode, we chat about:
Taking on responsibility at a young age and learning on the job
Overcoming adversity and rebuilding after a life-changing accident
Transitioning land from cropping back to pasture
Regenerative agriculture and ultra-high density grazing
Sanga genetics and breeding cattle for resilience and efficiency
Building a paddock-to-plate beef business from scratch
The realities of running multiple ag businesses at 24
Systems thinking, soil health, and long-term land stewardship
Resources Mentioned
Follow Charlie
📘 Facebook: Kamilaroi Cattle Company
📸 Instagram: @kamilaroicattlecompany @elementagri
🌏 Website:Kamilaroi Cattle Company
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