AgWatchers

AgWatchers X EP10: The new A$138 million bill for ag from the government.

Our fortnightly market update. We talk about grains, cattle, sheep and the new change in who pays for export certifications from the government. 

Australian agriculture hitting new highs

On todays podcast, we have a chat with Jared Greenville of ABARES. In this discussion we discuss the 100bn target, the value of ag, the risks to ag and the new updates on the Australian crop. 
We also discuss the March ABARES conference, which we recommend attending - either online or in person. Find out about the conference by clicking below:https://www.agriculture.gov.au/event/abares-outlook

When you Whish upon a senator.

The AgWatchers podcast is an open platform for different views, and we have had politicians from most of the major parties. This week, we have Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, the Greens senator for Tasmania. Peter holds the Greens portfolio for agriculture. 
In this podcast, we discuss competition in agriculture, ACCC changes, net zero, his favourite politicians, and a range of other topics. 
Peter comes from a farming background and has qualifications in Economics and a career in banking and finance. 

AgWatchersX EP9: Trump-XI.

Our fortnightly market update. We talk about grains, cattle, sheep and wool - and the new Trump deal. 

AgWatchersX EP8: Farmers aid, cattle exports, grains holding

Our fortnightly market update, brought to you by Sproutag. We talk about the state of the grain markets, the potential for aid for US farmers, beef and sheep exports. 

The pests invading Australia

In this podcast, we have Jack Gough, the CEO of the Invasive Species Council. We learnt a lot from this podcast about the various species invading Australia, how to control them, and the strength of the hunting lobby. 
 

AgWatchersX EP7: Biofuels bonanza (for grain and livestock), beef/sheep prices rocketing higher

Our fortnightly market update. We talk on this podcast about the livestock industry trending higher, the sheep ships no longer coming and the impact of the new biofuels announcement from Albo on the grain and livestock sectors. 

Who represents farmers in Parliament?

We had a chat with Tyson Cattle, who runs his own consultancy (Salmon Haven), but for years has been behind the scenes in the agripolitical space. 
Tyson is undertaking a Nuffield project, which aims to review advocacy strategies in the agricultural industry. Tyson is independent, like EP3, and provides us with a good update on what is happening, where we are excelling, and where we are falling short as an industry. 

AgWatchersX EP6: Why are grain prices low, grain fed beef on the rise

Our fortnightly market update, supported by SproutAg.  
You can also visit our new grain trading simulator, which can be found here
You can visit the SproutAg website by clicking here

Chief of farming, Mushroom farming and beef wellingtons

We have a chat with Georgia Beattie, Australia's largest organic mushroom farmer. We talk about a range of topics from whether the government should have a Chief Farmer, growing mushrooms and the impact of the beef wellington trial on the mushroom sector. 

AgWatchers X5: Canadian Canola Cancelled, Livestock going gangbusters

Our fortnightly market update, supported by SproutAg.  
You can also visit our new grain trading simulator, which can be found here
You can visit the SproutAg website by clicking here

Fighting Drought, protesting policy and more with John Bennett

As the final in our series talking with presenters/panellists from the Future Ag Expo, we have John Bennett on for a chat. A great discussion where we talk about how to fight drought, the protest in Victoria and a whole lot more. 
Remember to register for the future ag expo by clicking here

Roleplaying, personalities and sales

In the lead-up to the future ag expo, we have a chat with Georgia Stormont. Georgia is a sales coach, and provides advice to companies on how to approach their relationships with farmers. In this podcast we talk about personalities, we do a roll play, and a whole lot more. 
Make sure to get organised for the future ag expo by clicking here

AI Explosion

AgWatchers and Episode 3 have been at the forefront of AI for years, as you all know. It turns out that you can do more than make images from it. We talk to Future Ag Expo presenter Lachie Vogt, who is the founder of Algorithm, an AI developer for agriculture.As usual we talk about a range of topics, both serious and (mostly) not so serious. We also bring back our old intro music after requests from multiple listeners who missed it.Links below:https://futureagexpo.com.au
https://www.aigorithm.com.au
 

Indigenous Identity in Agriculture

We have a chat with Joshua Gilbert. Joshua has recently penned a book called Australia's Agricultural Identity, and is presenting at the Future Ag Expo on the 6th to 8th of August. This podcast covered a wide range of topics related to indigenous inclusion in Australian agriculture. 
 

Agritechnica comes to Australia (again!)

We have a chat with Natalie Green, who is organising the future ag expo in Melbourne from the 6th to 8th of August. This event is a trade show and conference, where AgWatchers will be the MCs for the three days. 
On this podcast, we have a frank and honest chat about what went wrong and right last year, and what the plans are for this year. Many conferences in Australia are pretty expensive, this has a lot of good speakers, and only costs a maximum of A$180, and there are some free tickets, if you dont want to hear all the speakers!
Click below to get involved:
https://futureagexpo.com.au

MLA CEO: End of carbon neutral 2030, 5 year plan and more.

We had a chat with Mick Crowley, the CEO of Meat and Livestock Australia. We chat about dropping the 2030 carbon neutrality plan, the five year plan, using tik tok and a whole range of other topics. 

Episode 300: A big annoucement.

Episode 300! On this podcast, like episodes 100 and 200, we have a professional turn the tables and take over our podcast. 
We have Warwick Long, presenter of the Victorian Country Hour, on to chat with us. We also have a big announcement at the end of the podcast. 

AgWatchersX EP4: Urea, grains and livestock.

Our fortnightly market update, supported by SproutAg.  In this podcast we chat about livestock pricing, and the impact of the Iran/Israel conflict on grain and fert markets. 
You can also visit our new grain trading simulator, which can be found here
You can visit the SproutAg website by clicking here

AgWatchersX EP3: Israel vs Iran, trashy magazines, wheat doldrums and record meat exports.

Our fortnightly market update, supported by SproutAg.  In this podcast, we update on the my families visit from Scotland (and my aunts trashy magazines), wheat doldrums, Iran and Israel conflict, record beef exports and record low live sheep exports. 
You can also visit our new grain trading simulator, which can be found here
You can visit the SproutAg website by clicking here