#82: Succession, Scale & Seedstock with Lindsay Barlow from Triple B Brangus

G’day and welcome to the A Place to Call Home Podcast, a podcast sharing the stories of people building a life in agriculture across rural Australia.

In this episode, I sit down with Lindsay Barlow from Triple B Brangus, based in Dingo, Central Queensland.

Lindsay and his family have built a highly regarded Brangus stud from the ground up, producing bulls for both southern and northern markets, while navigating one of the most important and often challenging parts of agriculture — succession.

Lindsay’s story starts far from where he is today, growing up on a pineapple farm on the Capricorn Coast before eventually finding his way back to cattle after a period of uncertainty post-school. What followed was decades of building, learning, and working through a long and complex succession journey within a family business. 

This conversation dives deep into what it really takes to build a seedstock operation, the realities of succession, and the mindset required to create a sustainable future in agriculture.

In this episode, we chat about:

🏡 Growing up on a pineapple farm and early exposure to agriculture
 🐄 How a Brahman bull over Angus cows sparked a lifelong Brangus journey
 📈 Building the Triple B Brangus stud from a foundation herd
 🤝 The realities of succession in a family business over decades
 🧠 Why communication, trust, and patience are critical in succession
 📉 The risks of wills being contested and planning ahead
 🌱 Gradually taking on responsibility vs being thrown in the deep end
 🐂 Expanding into northern Australia with a Charters Towers bull sale
 📊 Using data, Breedplan, and DNA to create a point of difference
 🚜 The workload and pressure behind running a seedstock operation
 👨‍👩‍👦 The importance of having the right partner and support system
 🌏 Why knowledge, education, and networks are key for the next generation

Resources mentioned

📊 Breedplan (performance recording and genetic evaluation) BREEDPLAN
🌱 Young Beef Producers Forum (Roma) Young Beef Producer's Forum - Australia

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