Episodes
May 6, 2024
What Total Mixed Ration feeding systems can do for your dairy operation
Sheena Carter is a Development Officer at NSW DPI focusing on Dairy Farm Business Management. Claire Waterman is a Program Manager in the Farm Business Economics branch of Agriculture Victoria. Sheena and Claire have a wealth...
April 22, 2024
Why this farmer rallied his community to buy the local pub
John Clohesy is a fourth-generation farmer with a broadacre cropping and livestock operation near Sea Lake in Victoria. He is also the Chair of the Royal Hotel Co-op. In this episode, John explains how his farming operation h...
April 8, 2024
Healthy soil, healthy skies: Capturing carbon from the atmosphere to improve soil on the farm
Guy Webb is the Global Agronomic Lead at Loam Bio. Loam Bio is undertaking significant agricultural, microbial, and climate science research and development to improve farms by removing excess carbon from the atmosphere and r...
March 25, 2024
Fruitful endeavours: Nurturing Australia’s organic future
Nathan Free is the President of the Victorian Farmers Federation Horticulture Council and co-manages a leading organic produce and stone fruit farm with his family in Lake Boga, in Northwest Victoria. His journey from a humbl...
March 11, 2024
The importance of taking chances and moving forward
This episode is part two of our two-part chat with Hugh Dawson. In the last episode, we heard how Hugh ended up as the Head Stockman for one of the Northern Territory’s largest cattle stations and the industry groups and not-...
Feb. 26, 2024
Dusty boots to degrees: A stockman’s trek into leadership, education, and agribusiness
Hugh Dawson is a young agriculturalist whose love of the industry has taken him all over Australia. Hugh grew up on his family’s farm in South Australia, but after high school, he found himself as the Head Stockman on a 2.6 m...
Feb. 12, 2024
Necessity is the mother of invention: How innovation in agritech is improving production outcomes
Pip Grant is the CEO of Riverine Plains Inc. Riverine Plains Inc. specialises in farmer-driven research and extension to benefit broadacre farmers in Victoria and New South Wales. Throughout her career, Pip has been on the cu...
Jan. 29, 2024
From cotton chipper to Federal Member: David Littleproud’s journey to politics
The Hon David Littleproud MP is the Leader of The National Party, Member for Maranoa, and Federal Shadow Minister for Agriculture. David has represented Queensland’s Maranoa region since 2016 and held many positions in the Fe...
Jan. 15, 2024
The importance of farmer-led research organisations for Australian agriculture
Fiona Best is the CEO of Birchip Cropping Group. Birchip Cropping Group, or BCG, is a Victorian not-for-profit agricultural research group run by and for farmers and is dedicated to increasing prosperity for all farmers throu...
Jan. 1, 2024
Perseverance, passion, and people: The importance of encouraging young people in ag
Florance McGufficke is the Elders NSW Livestock and Stud Stock Sales Support Officer in Dubbo. In 2023, Florance was recognised as an ambassador for women in rural NSW when she was named the Land Sydney Royal AgShows NSW Youn...
Dec. 18, 2023
The future of ag is digital: How research from the CSIRO benefits farmers
Michael Robertson is the Director of CSIRO Agriculture and Food. The CSIRO is an iconic Australian scientific organisation that has had agricultural research as a cornerstone of its work for almost a century. In this episode,...
Dec. 4, 2023
How devastating bushfires led to a thriving online business for Aussie farmers
Bianca Tarrant is the CEO of Our Cow. Following extreme bushfires in 2019, Bianca and her partner Dave created Our Cow which is an online subscription service providing Australian meat directly from the farmer to the customer...
Nov. 16, 2023
The power of resilience and embracing life in agriculture
Jack Jordan-Hill is a Product Specialist for CLAAS LEXION harvesters in Australia. Jack has travelled the world because of ag, from delivering product presentations in Europe to harvesting grain in the United States. But his ...
Nov. 16, 2023
Creepy crawlies or handy helpers: How microorganisms affect soil health
Dr Anthony Young is a Senior Lecturer in Crop Protection at the University of Queensland. For over 20 years, Anthony has been researching how to detect and prevent diseases affecting agriculture. He is also passionate about c...
Nov. 16, 2023
From the refinery to the field: What ag can learn from chemical engineering
Tim Rethus is a farmer in Horsham, Victoria. Before pursuing his passion for ag as a dryland broadacre cropping farmer, Tim was a chemical engineer. Today, he uses the lessons he learned in chemical engineering on his farm to...
Sept. 18, 2023
Introducing 'Unpacking Ag'
It's been a while, and Annie is back with some exciting announcements from the world of Rural Bank podcasts. Firstly, 'Beyond the Farm Gate' is making a comeback! So keep an eye out for some fresh new episodes coming soon. An...
Dec. 19, 2022
The stories of agriculture you need to hear [BEST OF SERIES]
Original publish date: Tue 09 Nov 2021. Oli Le Lievre is the Founder of Humans of Agriculture, a modern media company that aims to strengthen the connection between the food and fibre system, as well as the broader community,...
Nov. 14, 2022
The third-generation farmer creating education and opportunities in horticulture [BEST OF SERIES]
Original publish date: Tue 10 May 2022. Catherine Velisha is a third-generation farmer with a passion for business and creating opportunities. Her first-hand experience on the farm shapes her newest venture, the Velisha Educa...
Oct. 17, 2022
How to own a farm when you have no capital [BEST OF SERIES]
Original publish date: Tue 12 Oct 2021. Growing up on a farm, Andi White has always had agriculture in her blood. And while Andi and her husband Hayden have been living and working on the same farm in NSW’s Tocumwal for the p...
Sept. 19, 2022
Challenging Australia's drinking culture [BEST OF SERIES]
Original publish date: Tue 06 Jul 2021. Shanna Whan is the CEO of Sober in the Country, a national advocacy program for social change in the bush. In this episode, Shanna shares her (very) personal journey, from growing up in...
Aug. 15, 2022
The entrepreneur with a focus on improving profitability in the livestock industry [BEST OF SERIES]
Original publish date: Tue 16 Mar 2021. James Walker is a fifth-generation farmer from Longreach in Queensland. In between farming James is an accomplished entrepreneur with a focus on improving profitability in the livestock...
July 18, 2022
Why saying "Yes" took Tom on the ultimate ag-adventure [REBROADCAST]
Original publish date: Tue 16 Feb 2021. Agriculture, why wouldn't you want to be a part of it? So says today's guest, Tom Murphy of Kulin in Western Australia. As you listen to Tom speak, it’s easy to tell that he truly loves...
July 4, 2022
Don't judge a book by it's cover: The therapy donkeys helping a rural community
Kate Nicolson runs Croftdown, a property in Bathurst, where she runs miniature donkeys, highland cows, and Angus beef cattle; with a particular passion for her donkeys. Kate grew up in a traditional farming background, surrou...
June 20, 2022
The benefits of paddock-to-plate food systems
Dr Rachel Carey is a Researcher and Lecturer at the University of Melbourne, with expertise in all things food systems. Whilst working as a cook on a remote cattle station in Queensland, UK-local Rachel realised how good the ...