AgWatchers

Inheriting problems and solutions.

We have a chat with Gillian Fennell aka Stationmum101. She has a range of roles in agriculture. In this podcast, we discuss succession, which seems to be a major issue in farming communities. 
If you are going through this process, you might get some insights. 

AgTechWatchers: He's a funghi

We have a chat with Guy Webb, the founder of Loam Bio. In this podcast, we learn about adding fungal spores along with your seed to increase carbon in soils. This was an interesting chat with a lot of puns. 
This is a novel technology that hopes to add carbon but also increase yields. A must-have listen if you are growing crops. 

Don't be a careless farmer, or you might end up in a crop of trouble

In this podcast we have a chat with Stevi Howdle, the executive office of Farmsafe Australia. It is farm safety week, and we have a chat about the importance of safety on farm, why there are so many accidents, and what causes the arguments. 
 
You can follow them on twitter/x at @farmsafeaust or visit farmsafe.org.au

The Agwatchers find love.........

A bit more of a lighthearted topic this week. We chat to Mia Ryan, the founder of Howdy. Howdy is a dating app like tinder or grindr but is designed for people in regional areas. If you want tips on dating, Matt and Andrew give their advice. We also discussed red and beige flags, situationships, catfishing, polyamory, wearing crocs on a first date, and a lot more. It's a good, fun episode, and if you are single (or cheating), you should consider getting on the Howdy app. 

Going viral in agriculture

We have a chat with award-winning Mandy Matthews, AKA rattle ya dags.  Mandy works in the sheep industry in Western Australia, both on farms and livestock vessels. 
She was recently the winner of a services to industry award. 
We talk about a range of topics, life on a boat, will the boats come back, campaigning for live export and a whole lot more. 

The final end for live sheep exports?

Overnight, the senate voted through the bill to ban live sheep exports from Australia. In May 2028, there will be no more sheep going via boat. 
In this podcast, we thought we would have a chat among ourselves about a range of topics: where prices will go, the plan B, changing the government, the timeframe for a ban and a lot more. 
If you are struggling with the impact of this phase out, remember there are people you can chat to. Feel free to contact us, if you need a yarn or to vent. 

Senate decisions, livestock prices doubling and grain prices crashing

A quick market update from the two of us. We have a chat about the live export bill going through the senate, the livestock market, grain market and urea imports being record high. 

Colin Bettles: Robots, peak body funding, chemicals and a lot more.

We have a chat with Colin Bettles, CEO of Grain Producers Australia. We chat about the funding of peak bodies (follow on from Emma Germano podcast), autonomous vehicles in ag, chemical regulation and a whole lot more.  

The onus is on you to count carbon on farm.

We have a chat with Will Onus, co-founder of Ruminati. We have a chat about baselines for emissions reporting, and what is going to be happening in this space in the coming years. You might be opposed to carbon accounting etc, but it is coming, so a worthwhile listen for Australian farmers. 

Court cases, peak body funding and the VFF

We had a long discussion with Emma Germano, the outgoing president of the Victorian Farmers Federation. In this podcast, we discuss the events of the VFF over the past year, including three court cases. 
In breaking news, Emma tells us that she is canceling the VFF funding of several peak bodies. Remember, the AgWatchers podcast is an unbiased platform. If you want to come on for a chat, get in touch.