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Sonya Comiskey

The Main Course

Beating Around The Bush

Anya Fernald

Dan Miller

Michael Pollan

Dave Arnold

Scott Smith

Rachel Shukert

Chris Grosso

Rainn Wilson

Jody Williams

Rita Sodi

Will Harris

Florent Morellet

Eric Asimov

Tim Fitzgerald

Peter Kaminsky

OwlTail

Jeremy Price

Our Moderator Emily gives hard-hitting stories of food in the news to our panelists and they discuss their attitudes and opinions in our Weekly Baste Segment. This week we discuss Australia and Los Angeles, outdoor dining, mezcal, rising costs and heritage breeds. Our guests for The Weekly Grill are Chef Jeremy Price of Cecconi’s Dumbo and Sonya Comiskey,2018 Nuffield Farming Scholar, Founder Epicurean Beef, and  Co-Founder of Comiskey Bazadais Beef in Australia. It's HRN's annual summer fund drive, this is when we turn to our listeners and ask that you make a donation to help ensure a bright future for food radio. Help us keep broadcasting the most thought provoking, entertaining, and educational conversations happening in the world of food and beverage. Become a member today! To celebrate our 10th anniversary, we have brand new member gifts available. So snag your favorite new pizza - themed tee shirt or enamel pin today and show the world how much you love HRN, just go to heritageradionetwork.org/donate The Main Course O.G. is powered by Simplecast.

Our Moderator Emily gives hard-hitting stories of food in the news to our panelists and they discuss their attitudes and opinions in our Weekly Baste Segment. This week we discuss Australia and Los Angeles, outdoor dining, mezcal, rising costs and heritage breeds. Our guests for The Weekly Grill are Chef Jeremy Price of Cecconi’s Dumbo and Sonya Comiskey,2018 Nuffield Farming Scholar, Founder Epicurean Beef, and Co-Founder of Comiskey Bazadais Beef in Australia. It's HRN's annual summer fund drive, this is when we turn to our listeners and ask that you make a donation to help ensure a bright future for food radio. Help us keep broadcasting the most thought provoking, entertaining, and educational conversations happening in the world of food and beverage. Become a member today! To celebrate our 10th anniversary, we have brand new member gifts available. So snag your favorite new pizza - themed tee shirt or enamel pin today and show the world how much you love HRN, just go to <a href="http://heritageradionetwork.org/donate" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">heritageradionetwork.org/donate</a> The Main Course O.G. is powered by <a href="http://simplecast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Simplecast</a>.

Episode 335: Jeremy Price & Sonya Comiskey

Beef producer Sonya Comiskey successfully runs a number of businesses from her home near Emerald, in Central Queensland. http://www.comiskeybeef.com.au/In 2010 she and her husband Geoff bought their first lot of Bazadais cattle from the Bordeaux region of France( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bazadaise ) and quickly established a stud and crossbred commercial operation.They are now working on the direct marketing of their beef brand, which has thrown up a lot more interesting challenges than they first realised.Sonya says there’s not a lot of resources for the average Australian beef producer to go down the road of branding their beef.She uses the example of AACo, who have changed their identity, or branding over recent years. https://aaco.com.au/Sonya has also launched a kids clothing brand called Born Country Baby, which is very proudly Australian made using Australian cotton. http://www.borncountry.com.au/www.facebook.com/BornCountryBabyHaving now had various experiences through a number of industries, Sonya says there’s a huge difference in the age, experience and enthusiasm levels between the beef and cotton industries for example.“The educational resources of Cotton Australia is streets ahead of any other industry,” she says.http://cottonaustralia.com.au/

Beef producer Sonya Comiskey successfully runs a number of businesses from her home near Emerald, in Central Queensland. <a href="http://www.comiskeybeef.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.comiskeybeef.com.au/</a>In 2010 she and her husband Geoff bought their first lot of Bazadais cattle from the Bordeaux region of France( <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bazadaise" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bazadaise</a> ) and quickly established a stud and crossbred commercial operation.They are now working on the direct marketing of their beef brand, which has thrown up a lot more interesting challenges than they first realised.Sonya says there’s not a lot of resources for the average Australian beef producer to go down the road of branding their beef.She uses the example of AACo, who have changed their identity, or branding over recent years. <a href="https://aaco.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://aaco.com.au/</a>Sonya has also launched a kids clothing brand called Born Country Baby, which is very proudly Australian made using Australian cotton. <a href="http://www.borncountry.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.borncountry.com.au/</a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/BornCountryBaby" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/BornCountryBaby</a>Having now had various experiences through a number of industries, Sonya says there’s a huge difference in the age, experience and enthusiasm levels between the beef and cotton industries for example.“The educational resources of Cotton Australia is streets ahead of any other industry,” she says.<a href="http://cottonaustralia.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://cottonaustralia.com.au/</a>

Beating Around The Bush with Sonya Comiskey