AgVic Talk

Horticulture is a diverse industry, with many different crops, fruits and vegetables. In this career in horticulture episode we chat with Luke Baker, graduate Horticulture Agronomist with IK Caldwell who is living his childhood career dream working in horticulture and helping farmers make informed decisions. For help finding workers or business support visit: https://agriculture.vic.gov.au/crops-a...

Welcome to the horticulture careers and skills season four of the AgVic Talk podcast show. For help finding workers or business support visit: https://agriculture.vic.gov.au/crops-and-horticulture/the-big-victorian-harvest Find the careers guide here: Agriculture Victoria website Fruit industry careers | Fruit | Fruit and nuts | Crops and horticulture | Agriculture Victoria

Nicole Wells is a Community Development Officer at NCN Health in north-east Victoria where she is delivering the local Farm Community Connect project for farmers and her rural community. The project provides opportunities for rural communities to connect socially and build stronger networks to support each other during tough times. This project is funded through Agriculture Victoria’s Smarter, Saf...

A bushfire can be an extremely stressful event for farmers. Often, they are left with damaged or destroyed fencing and infrastructure, burnt pastures, and arguably most difficult of all, the loss of livestock. In this AgVic Talk podcast, we chat with Tom Silcock, Merino farmer near Balmoral, at the foot of the Black Range Mountains, which is near the Grampians. Unfortunately Tom has been burnt out...

A bushfire is an extremely stressful event for farmers. Often, they are left with damaged or destroyed fencing and infrastructure, burnt pastures, and arguably most painful of all, the devastating loss of livestock. In this latest AgVic Talk podcast episode, Jeff Cave, Agriculture Victoria’s Senior Veterinary Officer has unfortunately seen the aftermath of many bushfires. Jeff provides information...

Climb on board and join us for this virtual climate bus tour. Firstly today, we visit Wonthaggi dairy farmer Daryl Hoey who has moved 2,000 kilometres south over three separate moves, all because he's chasing more favorable conditions Second stop we chat with Dale Grey, Seasonal Risk Agronomist with Agriculture Victoria who helped formulate five simple things that people needed to ask themselves a...

Climbing on board and join us for this virtual climate bus tour. In this episode, we find out water reticulation systems are helping farmers prepare their business’ to deal with an increasingly variable climate. First stop is to visit Agriculture Victoria’s Greg Bekker who first installed a water reticulation system in 1984. We then visit Dr Grant Connelly, who with his wife Kerry have installed a...

Climb on board and join us for this virtual climate bur tour. In this episode, we look at the use of stock containment yards to provide opportunities to maintain paddock condition during dry and wet conditions. First stop is to Bendigo to meet with Peter Gibson, who runs a self-replacing Merino herd. After spending significant time carting water during some dry springs, Peter investigated setting...

Climbing on board and join us for this virtual climate bus tour. In this episode, we find out how Whole Farm Planning is helping farmers prepare their operations to deal with an increasingly variable climate. First stop is Lancefield to visit Malcolm Keag, who shares his journey from chemical engineering and marine biologist to beef farmer. He is passionate about planning his farm to ensure it is...

Are you an irrigator? Is your irrigation system performing at its full potential? Join us for the AgVic Talk podcast as we chat with Agriculture Victoria’s Irrigation Extension Officer Nick O'Halloran about the benefits of getting an on-farm irrigation assessment for centre pivot and lateral move irrigation systems. The on-farm irrigation assessment program is available to northern Victorian irrig...

Climb on board and join us for this virtual climate bus tour. Our first stop today is Frank Casella, who farms beef cattle in Gippsland. The drought of 2017, 2018 left a lasting impression upon him. Since then, he's done a lot of planning, focusing on ensuring his business and family are never affected in the same way again. Then we stop to chat with Agriculture Victoria's Kit Duncan-Jones, who is...

Climb on board and join us for this virtual climate bus tour. In this episode, we look at two different business who have gone around mitigating their risk in very different way. First stop is to the southern Mallee to meet Craig Henderson. Craig and his family have built their business to spread their risk over the low and medium rainfall zones of western Victoria. Then we visit Tim Gleeson at Sw...

Climb on board and join us for this virtual climate bus tour. In this episode, we understand how benchmarking is helping farmers understand their business and adapt to the modern world. First stop is the Millewa region of the far north west of Victoria to meet third generation farmer Ian Arney. Ian has used benchmarking to allow him to maintain a profitable business in a low rainfall region. Then...

Climb on board and join us for this virtual climate bus tour. In this episode, Cam Nicholson, farmer and consultant with Nicon Rural Services talks about about how making good decisions is fundamental to success, particular in tough years. Find more information: Making good decisions great. https://grdc.com.au/resources-and-publications/grdc-update-papers/tab-content/grdc-update-papers/2015/02/mak...

Dr Sharon Aarons is a dairy research scientist at the Ellinbank Smart Farm in west Gippsland. Helping the dairy industry address challenging problems like waste management and reducing greenhouse gas emissions are part of her role at the farm where she also supports students and those aspiring to a career in agriculture to gain experience in the agriculture sector. In this episode, Dr Aarons and A...

Climb on board and join us for this virtual climate bus tour. In this episode, we aim to translate climate change data into production impacts on your property with the assistance of Cam Nicholson from Nicon Rural Services. Find more information: There's the Climate Change in Australia website. https://www.climatechangeinaustralia.gov.au/en/ Look up your location on the climate analogue website: h...

This episode highlights how climate change data in the form of locational differences can assist farmers to understand how to respond to warmer temperatures and more variable rainfall. Ben Hunt, from Bordertown, South Australia shares some of the things he has done to adapt and deal with climate variability. Ben has learnt from looking at other areas in Australia, where their climate could be a bi...

Welcome to the Virtual Climate Bus Tour, taking you to visit farmers and advisors who are producing solutions for their regions and businesses in a variable and changing climate. There's the Climate Change in Australia website. https://www.climatechangeinaustralia.gov.au/en/ Look up your location on the climate analogue website: https://www.climatechangeinaustralia.gov.au/en/projections-tools/clim...

No two career journeys are the same, join us to hear from Caylem Roberts, a Youth Employment Scheme (YES) trainee and Russell Adcock, Agriculture Victoria Senior Advisor Aboriginal Employment and Engagement on their experiences finding careers in the agriculture sector. For more information about the Agriculture Victoria SmartFarms visit: https://agriculture.vic.gov.au/about/our-research/our-innov...

Twenty years ago Vidura Delpitya (Del) made the choice to leave Sri Lanka and bring his family to Australia. In this episode, Del shares his experience leaving his homeland and making a life for his family in the Victorian agricultural community. Join the Big Victoria Harvest https://agriculture.vic.gov.au/crops-and-horticulture/the-big-victorian-harvest Workplace cultural diversity tool: https://...

Kirsten Diprose lives and farms near Caramut in south west Victoria. She is one of the co-collaborators of ‘Ducks on a Pond’, a podcast series which connects and shares stories and advice of rural women for women on the land. In this episode, Kirsten shares insights about juggling the mental load. If you ever feel like a human octopus, then this podcast is a must listen for you. For mental health...

No two career journeys are the same, join us to hear from Jasmine Marsh, a PhD student completing her doctorate at the Horsham SmartFarm; and Roy Daykin, a local agronomist who works very closely with the scientists at the SmartFarm, distilling their research into meaningful advice for his clients. For more information about the Agriculture Victoria SmartFarms visit: https://agriculture.vic.gov.au...

Dairy farmer Matt Wilson speaks candidly about the challenges of recognising the signs of depression, seeking help and the great work that is happening in Gippsland to support farmers. For mental health and wellbeing support, contact your GP or the National Centre for Farmer Health, visit farmerhealth.org.au/. You can talk to the Lifeline team on 13 11 14. If you, or someone you know needs crisis...

“The hardest thing in the world would be telling a workman's family that he's just had a tragic accident and he won't be coming home.” For grain farmer and business owner, Ashley Fraser, having a strong safety culture is part of running a successful business and ensuring that everyone on the farm can go home to their families at the end of the day. Through the Victorian Government funded Making ou...

Bush nurse and midwife Megan Lee talks about living and working in a remote community and how providing a medical outreach service is only one part of the services performed by East Gippsland’s six Bush Nursing Centres. Join Megan to find out about the Bush Nursing in Gippsland pilot and how it is making a difference and improving health outcomes for farmers and farming families. Visit Smarter, Sa...