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

Wednesday Apr 05, 2023

We have an open discussion with Emma Germano, mixed farmer and president of the Victorian Farmers Federation. We cover advocacy in agriculture, the merry-go-round of policy money, the hypocrisy of labour unions and much more. 

#162 Opening a potash mine

Tuesday Apr 04, 2023

Tuesday Apr 04, 2023

On this podcast, we have a chat with Ignacio Salazar, CEO of ASX-listed Highfield Resources. 
The global potash industry is centred around a couple of main players, and Highfield is in the process of setting up a potash mine in Spain. We chat about the difficulties in getting a project like this off the ground and what it means for fertilizer markets. 

#161 Fertilizer price crash.

Friday Mar 31, 2023

Friday Mar 31, 2023

We don't often have repeat guests on the podcast but we have made an exception for Chris Lawson. Chris is the head of fertilizers at CRU and is providing us with an update on a whole range of issues around the fertilizer space. 

Monday Mar 27, 2023

In another of our partnership podcasts with the Global Sheep Forum, we talk to Georgia White from NSW. 
 
We discuss the affairs of the sheep industry; live export, mulesing, fashion, fake meat and a lot more. 

#159 The loosest market update

Wednesday Mar 22, 2023

Wednesday Mar 22, 2023

A market update, which does admittedly get a bit loose. We cover Russian grain deals, carbon markets, sheep and cattle markets, live sheep export, fertilizer and GM wheat. 
 

#158 Carbon Cowboys

Friday Mar 10, 2023

Friday Mar 10, 2023

"I'd rather die than sell carbon credits."This week at the ABARES conference, we listened to Fiona Conroy, a livestock producer from near Geelong, discuss her farm and environmental markets (namely carbon). In this presentation, Fiona discussed points never usually mentioned in reference to carbon markets - the risks that farmers face in selling credits. We thought we would get her onto the podcast to have a chat about her views. 

#157 Some market musings.

Tuesday Feb 14, 2023

Tuesday Feb 14, 2023

It's been a while since we have conducted a quick market update. In this episode, we have a chat about mutton markets, cattle projections, grain pricing, fertilizer pricing and our usual tangents.

Thursday Feb 09, 2023

As part of our Global Sheep Forum (Next Gen Producers), we have a chat with Matt Francisco. 
Matt is a 1st generation sheep farmer on the outskirts of Toronto. We chat about the issues facing him and the industry as a young farmer in Canada. 

#155 Free trade ain’t free

Monday Feb 06, 2023

Monday Feb 06, 2023

We have a chat with Patrick Hutchinson, CEO of the Australian Meat Industry Council. Patrick is open for a robust discussion as always and we cover off on free trade, labour and policy. 

#154 Farming in Britain

Sunday Jan 29, 2023

Sunday Jan 29, 2023

As part of our Global Sheep Forum partnership, we had a chat with English sheep and cereal farmer Ed Brant from Lincolnshire. 
We chat about trade, succession, issues with farming, brexit, Jeremy Clarkson and much more.

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