Don Menzies

Consultant/Project Manager, agriculture advocate, passionate about primary industries & renewable energy.

[Don Menzies @donmenzies71]

@AdamCoffeyNT Adam, I reckon I was in a similar spot the week before in Florence. Beautiful country. You should try to visit Todi if you are heading south to Rome.

[Don Menzies @donmenzies71]

Valuable practical insights from the Queensland DPI Pastures team on effective legume establishment methods in North Queensland.

Whitewater legume demonstration site establishment – a tale of the drone and the tractor - FutureBeef https://t.co/EuWoil7vR5

[Don Menzies @donmenzies71]

Just over a week to go until the Rockhampton BeefUp Forum on 8 July. Explore the full line-up of expert presenters, trade exhibits, and MSA taste panel demonstrations in the attached agenda. It’s set to be an engaging and informative day. Register now at https://t.co/QhkPZUfrq9.

[Don Menzies @donmenzies71]

@LeightonKolk @MuldoonBill @K3Seeds @LeightonKolk great looking cattle and plenty of weight in them. Any chance we could come for a visit when we are in Canada? I can't seem to direct message you but I can be contacted on [email protected] We are keen to see how things are done in Canada compared to Australia.

[Don Menzies @donmenzies71]

https://t.co/mOmqc3CbfI I've just donated to the Keep the Sheep campaign to allow the continuation of sheep live export. If sheep live export is shut down live cattle exports will be next. Please consider donating to maintain this valuable agricultural supply chain.

[Don Menzies @donmenzies71]

Applications open for Beef Australia’s agtech Pitch In The Paddock event - Beef Central https://t.co/3UYfQBqyLg

[Emily Stretch @EmCharlotteAnn]

@MurrayWatt @AlboMP @AustralianLabor @PeterRundleMLA @MiaDaviesMLA @Countryman1885 @farmweekly @westaustralian @livestock_the @WAFarmers @WAPastoralists

[Tira Cole @tiras_corner]

WHAT ABOUT PLANT-BASED PROTEINS?

Your body breaks down protein in foods into amino acids, which it then uses to make proteins for building muscles, skin, organs, connective tissues, bones, hair and nails. Protein is also needed for healthy immune function and to make enzymes and hormones.

Here, I will be focusing on the muscles.

Muscles are crucial for posture, movement, breathing, and protecting joints and organs.

To maintain, repair and build muscle tissue, the body will use available amino acids from the protein in your last meal to make the proteins it requires. This process is called muscle protein synthesis and requires two conditions to be met:

-All essential amino acids present
-Enough of the amino acid leucine

Research shows that an increase of around 2.6g of leucine in the bloodstream triggers muscle protein synthesis in 20-year-old healthy males. This amount is equivalent to that found in about 110g or 3.9oz of cooked lean beef.

As we age, we need more leucine at a meal – perhaps up to 4.4g (190g or 6.7oz cooked lean beef) to trigger this same process.

So, what about plant-based protein?

Remember, you need all essential amino acids present, plus adequate leucine.

Bean-based sources of protein do not contain all essential amino acids in sufficient quantities. Experts say you need to pair them with rice, for example, to ensure all amino acids are present. So how much would you need in one meal to meet your leucine threshold? About 2–3 cups (330–490g or 11.6–17.3oz) of cooked chickpeas plus 2–3 cups (390–585g or 13.8–20.6oz) of cooked rice! Is it possible to eat that much in one sitting?

Quinoa has all the essential amino acids, but to meet the 2.6–4.4g leucine threshold, you would need to eat 5.5–9.25 cups of cooked quinoa in one meal!

You can see that in order to eat enough plant-based protein per meal to meet the leucine threshold and ensure all essential amino acids are present, you need to be eating an awful lot!

Remember, I am talking about muscle maintenance and repair here, which is an essential bodily function.

I’ll be going more in-depth on the topic of protein in posts to come, including bioavailability.

[Optiweigh @optiweigh]

Please let anyone know who you think might be interested in this. We’re after someone who can start putting Optiweigh units together in the workshop in Armidale but who also has the potential to progress through the business.

[Don Menzies @donmenzies71]

@AMC_DirtDollars MLA funded a trial of electric bikes including the UBCO. As the report is a couple of years old now there are some new players. My take is they are adequate for small operations with flat terrain but range is an issue for anything with size or hilly.
https://t.co/5DbRMb6h8n

[Don Menzies @donmenzies71]

Wow that is so tragic for Linda's family and AXIchain, so sad.

[Beef Australia @BeefAustralia]

Beef Australia are saddened to hear of the passing of Linda Woodford who was tragically killed in a catastrophic helicopter crash.

Linda was a Beef21 Pitch In The Paddock finalist with her start-up @AxIchain. Our condolences to Linda’s family, friends & everyone at AxiChain 💕

[Don Menzies @donmenzies71]

@NtDrifter George I'm in the same boat re drinking but I do like this one and about to try Diplomatico. Merry Xmas

[Don Menzies @donmenzies71]

@grow_dem_melons @grow_dem_melons depending on what brand of scales you have suggest you use the same wand brand either @TruTestGroup or Gallagher esp. if the scales have Bluetooth. If not Bluetooth capable you may be better using a panel reader, which is always quicker. @AllflexAU good option

[Anita Z. Chang @anitazoechang]

Ruminate on this! My #openaccess paper detailing how you can detect #cattle #ruminating with 98.4% accuracy using #accelerometer ear tags is now available:
https://t.co/tUjW8G4gGQ

#agtech #machinelearning
@CQUniAg @CQUni @CQUniNews @AAAS_Qld @meatlivestock @CritterChatter

[Don Menzies @donmenzies71]

@SwarmFarm demonstrating their robots #agtech21

[Don Menzies @donmenzies71]

Peter Lewis @endofthebitumen opening the AgTech2021 conference #agtech21

[Rick Ford @81fordy]

Rick Ford | Facebook Three days to go until 1600 of my weaner steers and 200 heifers go on the box ⁦@AuctionsPlus⁩ ⁦@roseycatherine⁩ https://t.co/tXxcqeWgMQ

[Rick Ford @81fordy]

Bringing in the 2020 heifer cohort, to offer 200 head on ⁦@AuctionsPlus⁩ next Friday the 5th November. Droughties done right in the west ⁦@droughtmasterAU⁩ ⁦@CentralStation6⁩

[RFTTE @rftte]

ASSISTANT MANAGER WANTED | Fossil Downs, Kimberley WA | Breeding and exporting operation running 20,000 head of Droughtmaster cattle over 1 million acres.
VIEW POSITION: https://t.co/jCOPl6bbjO
(Images Stacey Ford Photography via Instagram)
#jobs #rfttejobs #fossildowns

[Rick Ford @81fordy]

The weaner steers have been walked with horses down lane way 11 km. Ready for a yard up. We will draft them into four weight lines for ⁦⁦@AuctionsPlus⁩. ⁦@CentralStation6⁩