Episodes

  • Would you like a beer?
    Sep 5 2024

    We have a chat with Christian Norgard. Andrew used to work with him, and he still agreed to come on the podcast for a chitchat. Christian works for Pure Grain. Pure grain are an interesting business which farms, researches and deals heavily in the malt industry.

    This wide-ranging discussion includes traceability, zero-alcohol beer, barley breeding and global markets. They are also running field day next week, where you can probably get yourself a few barley based drinks - register here

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    47 mins
  • AgWatchers+ EP1
    Sep 3 2024

    Our podcasts are generally interviews with guests, and we have probably been neglecting market updates. On a fortnightly basis, we will now be providing an independent update on Australian agricultural markets. To make this possible, our friends at AuctionsPlus are powering this segment of the Agwatchers podcast.

    In this podcast, we chat about the cattle, grain and sheep markets.

    Remember to support the sponsor of this segment by subscribing by clicking here: AuctionsPlus

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    16 mins
  • Hoiberg Tangent: New labour laws and redundancies in ag.
    Aug 29 2024

    We have a chat with Agwatchers semi-regular guest Ryan/Chris Hoiberg about what is happening in the ag job space. We touch upon redundancies occurring and the tightening market. The news of labour policy, which will impact how you can contact employees out of hours have many people concerned. We break this down.,

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • The climate of the farmers
    Aug 20 2024

    On the Agwatchers podcast we have spoken to most of the farmer representative groups in Australian agriculture. In this podcast we have on the relatively new organisation Farmers for Climate Action, who have 8000+ members.

    We cover a wide range of topics in this podcast from climate change to communism.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Election, Paraquat, break dancing and more
    Aug 13 2024

    We had a chat with Shona Gawal, CEO of Grain Growers Limited. This wide-ranging discussion includes the Olympics, breakdancing, Star Wars, paraquat, the election and a whole lot more.

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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • AgTechWatchers: Reducing paperwork, cybersecurity and misinformation in AG
    Aug 9 2024

    We have a chat with Marcus Pollock, GM of Agrinous. This company do all the background work for saleyards and agents to reduce the amount of paperwork in the livestock trading space.

    We chat about cloud risks, connectivity, and data management in this conversation. We then get into an interesting discussion on misinformation in social media.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • The farmer with many hats
    Jul 31 2024

    We have a chat with renowned Esperance farmer Mic Fels. Over the years, Mic has expanded his farm, set up a software and machinery implement company, advocated for Australian agriculture, and is now running for preselection in the Swan electorate.

    We have a good chat about a range of topics from small business to advocacy.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Inheriting problems and solutions.
    Jul 24 2024

    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.

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    1 hr and 8 mins