AgWatchers

Dive into the what, why and how of agricultural markets. Join Andrew Whitelaw, Matt Dalgleish and guests, as they breakdown the market. Expect a lighthearted, sardonic and irreverent discussion.

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Episodes

Thursday May 18, 2023

After a year in the ag portfolio, Murray Watt finally comes onto the Agwatchers podcast for a chat. 
Our discussions include live export, trade with China, farm labour, biosecurity (and levies), foot and mouth disease, and much more. Remember to subscribe and share with your friends and family, etc. 

#172 The silence of the lambs

Tuesday May 16, 2023

Tuesday May 16, 2023

In this podcast, we chat with Clarice Ané van den Berg, a farmer from Limpopo in South Africa. This podcast is another in our series with the Global Sheep Forum (link here), and we discuss a range of topics; Foot and Mouth disease, wild animals, cheap South African labour and more.

Friday May 12, 2023

The budget announcement this week included increased funding for biosecurity, which was welcomed by most in agriculture. The concern was that some of this extra funding would come from a 10% increase in farmer levies. 
Colin Bettles, CEO of Grain Producers Australia, came onto the podcast to discuss this issues and his feelings about it. As always, we cover a few tangents. 

#170 Two bob’s worth

Thursday May 11, 2023

Thursday May 11, 2023

We chatted with Australia's current longest-running federal minister Bob Katter, from far north Queensland. We hear Bob's views on ethanol, farm labour, land clearing laws and much more. 

Friday May 05, 2023

We have a chat with Trevor Whittington, CEO of WA Farmers. We chat about government intervention, sheep live exports (and EID tags), the succession of WA from Australia, gun reform, trade with China and a whole lot more. 
 
A longer form podcast this time. 

Friday Apr 28, 2023

No guests today, just us having a chat about markets. A few tangents along the way, but we discuss cattle prices, grain markets and anonymous fertilizer trolls. 

Wednesday Apr 26, 2023

"City folk don't understand anything about agriculture". This is a comment we hear a lot, and one of the best ways to get over the rural-metro divide is to educate the next generation. 
We speak with Luciana Mesiti, the CEO of the Primary Industries Education Foundation Australia (PIEFA), about the challenges and benefits of teaching agriculture in the curriculum. 

Friday Apr 21, 2023

In this episode, we are joined by David Littleproud, leader of the Federal National Party and former Minister for Agriculture.David has never been afraid to put an opinion forward, much like the podcast hosts. In this episode, we are given a review of the government's and Murray Watts's performance, his views on his time in the ag minister role, and discussions about the live export of sheep, biosecurity and farm labour. 

Thursday Apr 13, 2023

A follow-up episode examining further the positive news in relation to the Chinese agreement to expedite their review of the barley tariff. We are joined by GM of policy at Grain Growers Limited. We cover off and debate the change and what it could mean for trade and Australian farmers. 

#164 China back for barley?

Tuesday Apr 11, 2023

Tuesday Apr 11, 2023

A quick market update on livestock, followed by a discussion of grains. We discuss the news of the thawing of relations with China in relation to barley. 

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