AgWatchers

#199 Raising the steaks.

We have a chat with Adam Coffey, the interim CEO of the newly(ish) formed Cattle Australia organisation. As usual, we cover a range of topics, from advocacy to emissions in the livestock industry.
 

#198 It’s just not cricket with Brad Hogg.

We have a chat with elite cricket player Brad Hogg. We delve a little into his cricketing, but have a much bigger focus on his post-retirement work in mental health awareness. 
This discussion covers a wide range of tough areas, and we recommend you listen (and we aren't just biased). 

#197 Urea, you gotta see her with Chris Lawson

Chris is the head of fertilizers for CRU Group, and has been a regular on the podcast over the past two years. He joins us from his New York City penthouse apartment to talk about the fertilizer market. Topics covered include; fertilizer pricing, supply and demand, shortages in Australia, conflict in the Middle East, minerals for batteries and a lot more. 

#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.

#186 Misinformation and disinformation - voices in agriculture.

We chatted with Kirsten Diprose, former ABC journalist, Ducks on the Pond podcast host, and advisor to podcast producers. 
 
This podcast talks about misinformation/disinformation in the agricultural space, voices in agriculture, what we are doing wrong on our podcast, and much more. 

#185 Sheep farming in a foreign land.

We have a chat with English-born Emily Davis, who is now farming in New Zealand. Emily doesn't come from a farming background but got into the industry; we talk about what it is like being green to the industry, free trade agreements, carbon farming, and much more. This is part of our series with the Global Sheep Forum. 

#184 The end days of the economy?

We have a chat with FX expert Dion Ciavola about the Aussie dollar, and the wider economy. Is the global economy ready for some tough times? Matt also provides an insane strategy for reducing inflation. 

#183 The agent of agents.

We have a chat with Chris Howie, a regular commentator in the livestock market. We talk about a range of topics from the difference between livestock prices in Australia versus other nations, the spread to retail, animal activists and a whole lot more. 

#182 Breaking News: Barley Tariff Removed

It's not surprising - but the Chinese anti-dumping tariff on Australia barley has been removed. As of tomorrow, we will have no tariffs for barley into China.
In this very short podcast we talk about what it means for the trade and the Australian producer. 

#181 Cultural vs Agricultural.

The Aboriginal Heritage Act has been a cause for concern for Western Australian farmers, on top of other issues. In this podcast we had a chat with Trevor Whittington the CEO of WA Farmers. 
 
What is the act? How does it apply to farmers? What makes something culturally important? Is the ACH impacting sentiment towards the voice? and a whole lot more. 

#180 Grain gains, livestock pains and urea game

Just the two of us.
The actions of Russia and how they have increased grain prices. 
Livestock markets - what is happening?
The VFF conference.
Fertilizer imports into Australia.