Blue Sky Agribusiness is an Australian company that provides solutions in project management, supply chain improvement, agribusiness systems, and communications/marketing strategies across the agricultural industry, specializing in red meat and livestock. They work with Research and Development Corporations, industry associations, and private companies. The company is led by Cye Travers and Patrick Hutchinson, who have over 30 years of combined experience in the agricultural industry.

1. Broadening Horizons

2. Blue Sky Agribusiness
 We are a solutions company within the Australian
Agricultural Industry
 We focus on project management, supply chain
improvement, agribusiness systems and
communication/marketing strategies
 We operate within all sectors of Australian agriculture
specialising in the red meat and livestock industry
 We work with Research and Development
Corporations (RDCs), industry associations/peak
councils and private and public companies

3. WE OFFER DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND
DELIVERY IN:
 Project Management including
 Improvement
 Ongoing Management
 Review and Critique
 Supply Chain Improvement including
 “Conception to Consumption”
 Innovation
 Alliances
 Agribusiness Systems including
 Administration
 Sales
 Management
 Communications/Marketing Strategies including
 Promotion
 Education
 Review/Critique

4. Why Blue Sky Agribusiness?
 Industry Knowledge
 Business contacts throughout all sectors
 Proven track records in the above fields
 Combined 15 years experience in Research and Development
organisations
 Combined 10 years experience in industry association management
 Combined 30 years experience in commercial agriculture (pastoral
company management, merchandise management), including current
business ownership in livestock sales and marketing and online meat
sales
 Leaders in major industry projects:
 Meat Standards Australia (MSA)
 Livestock Production Assurance (LPA)
 National Livestock Identification System (NLIS)
 More Beef from Pastures (MBfP)

5. Who have we worked for?
 Meat and Livestock Australia
 Australian Meat Council
 Pfizer Animal Genetics
 Chandler River Pastoral Company
 Cattlecare Ltd

6. Who are we?
 Cye Travers
 Cye Travers has been employed within various sectors of the red meat
industry since 1996.
 Former winner of the Australian Intercollegiate Meat Judging Competition.
Cye
 Meat & Livestock Australia's Value Based Marketing Manager as well as
Meat Standards Australia Grading Assistant Manager up to 2001.
 Cye has a large range of qualifications within the meat specification and
product grading.
 Forefront of farm management innovation, managing a large scale pastoral
company, Chandler River Pastoral Company, for eight years (2001-2008).
 Pfizer Animal Genetics heading up the major customer manager team to
2010
 Cye was a former winner of the Royal Agricultural Society Rural Achiever of
the Year and the “Young Achiever” award from the Beef Improvement
Association of Australia.

7. Who are we?
 Patrick Hutchinson
 Comprehensive understanding of the red meat supply chain. He knows the
people and the organisations that shape the industry, who to talk to and how
to talk to them, and understands the issues and the priorities of the different
industry organisations.
 Patrick worked on behalf of the meat processors, initiating negotiations with
producers, agents, saleyards government and other industry bodies to
address issues affecting meat processors at the Australian Meat Council
(1998-2003)
 At Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) (2003-2010) he was responsible for the
creation, development and implementation of one of the world’s largest on
farm certification programs, Australia's Livestock Production Assurance
(LPA).
 He also developed on farm quality systems, and worked with industry on
major traceability and performance feedback.
 Patrick was a former winner of the Royal Agricultural Society Rural Achiever
of the Year and the “Young Achiever” award from the Beef Improvement
Association of Australia.

8. Contact Blue Sky Agribusiness?
Cye Travers Patrick Hutchinson
Partner/Operations Manager
0429 677813
cye@blueskyag.com.au
Partner/Business Manager
0435 357 942
patrick@blueskyag.com.au