AgWatchers

#196 Finding the people of agriculture

How do we find staff?We have a chat with Ryan Hoiberg aka Chris Hoiberg of Rimfire Resources. As is always the case with Ryan, we cover a range of topics related to recruitment, retention and the job supply situation. 
 

#195 The big events in ag in twenty minutes

You give us twenty minutes, we'll give you the world (of ag). In this episode, the two of us briefly chat about the following major topics in agricultural markets. 
The middle eastern conflict and its potential to impact markets.
The Russian-Chinese grain trade deal and whether it threatens Australian producers.
The Australian fertilizer shortage of 2023
The beef processors making the big bucks.
Trading cattle online, and the price premium. 

#194 Plowing Politics: The Journey to NFF Presidency - Tony York

The nominations are in for the position of NFF president as Fiona Simson steps down after more than six years at the helm. Later in the month, member organisations of the NFF will vote on who will become the next president and effectively represent farming to Canberra. 
We thought it would be interesting to chat briefly with them to see what makes them tick, and their views of agriculture. In this episode, we talk with Tony York.(The connection wasn't great, but we made it through!)

#193 Plowing Politics: The Journey to NFF Presidency - Georgie Somerset

The nominations are in for the position of NFF president as Fiona Simson steps down after more than six years at the helm. Later in the month, member organisations of the NFF will vote on who will become the next president and effectively represent farming to Canberra. 
We thought it would be interesting to chat briefly with them to see what makes them tick, and their views of agriculture. In this episode, we talk with Georgie Somerset.  

#192 Plowing Politics: The Journey to NFF Presidency - David Jochinke

The nominations are in for the position of NFF president as Fiona Simson steps down after more than six years at the helm. Later in the month, member organisations of the NFF will vote on who will become the next president and effectively represent farming to Canberra. 
We thought it would be interesting to chat briefly with them to see what makes them tick, and their views of agriculture. In this episode, we talk with David Jochinke,  commonly called DJ. 

#191 Pigs might fly.

We had a chat with Dawson Bradford, a pig, sheep and grain producer from Western Australia. He is also a local councillor and director of Australian Pork. This discussion covers off on topics from animal rights activists to building a mill on farm. 

#190 We are going to need a smaller flock.

We had a chat with Tom Bull, GM of Lambpro. In this episode we talk about the state of the industry, where it is going, and whether the future is bright or not?

#189 Sheep sliding, grains gaining and hilux for sale.

It is just the two of us this time. We are having a chat about what is happening in the sheep industry in relation to price. Why is the price so low, and when will it turn? 
 
We also chat about grain prices, what is driving the domestic premium and what is happening overseas. In a tangent, we also talk about cars, so if anyone is looking for a 2019 Toyota Hilux, 100k km with full service history - let us know. 

#188 Who the f#$k is Alice?

We have a chat with Alice Mabin, we talk about the accident that put her into a coma and changed her life, and about moving into the position of creating images for agriculture. 
 
A great natural chat with some big tangents throughout. 

#187 The war on water?

Who is Murray? who is his darling? - and what is his plan for her?It was Clint Jasper's childhood dream to come on the Agwatchers podcast. We help him achieve his wish today by inviting him on to talk about the Murray Darling Basin Plan. Clint is a multi-award winning agricultural journalist with the ABC. He has finally hit the big leagues. What is the plan, why are people annoyed by it, and a whole lot more.