AgWatchers

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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.   

"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 pod...

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.

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. 

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. 

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.

We have a chat with Steve Noa, founder of 'The Merino Polo'. We have a chat with Steve about setting up a business making merino polos for Australia.  We also chat about all things to do with working with Chinese suppliers and what is happening in the wool industry. 

Ryan Hoiberg of Rimfire resources joins the podcast to chat about labour issues. We cover the issues facing white and blue collar jobs and what graduates need to do to get a decent job.     

In the second part of our monthly series for the Global Sheep Forum, we have a chat with Brady Evans from Texas. When we think of Texas, we think oil and cattle - not sheep. Brady has set up a diversified business in the sheep industry, including retailing sheep meat in the small town of Snyder in West Texas.  We hear from Brady about the challenges and opportunities for US sheep producers. 

The socialist revolution starts here. Guardian rural editor Gabrielle Chan aka Chan Guevara has forcibly taken over the AgWatchers studio and is holding us ransom until we answer her questions.  We are forced through interrogation to answer questions for our 150th episode. We cover dumpster diving, fertilizer, carbon/biodiversity markets, competition and what's ahead in 2023. The revolution will n...

On this podcast, we chat with Alison Meagher, the butcher girl. We have a chat about being a butcher, the meat industry, access to offal and fake meat.  A great chat and will make you feel hungry. 

We have a massive labour shortage in Australia - what are the solutions? We are joined by Ronald Recinos, the Guatemalan Ambassador to Australia. Guatemala has a temporary guest worker program with Canada. Thousands of Guatemalans travel to Canada every year to work on agricultural and horticultural properties.  Guatemala would like to offer the same to Australia. Would this work? Let's have a cha...

A quick update on markets with Matt and Andrew. Grains, livestock and the wider macro environment. 

We have Adam Clarke, a trade grain broker and high school friend of Matt, on the podcast this week.  In this discussion, we chat about the impact of wet weather on grain, how the market is performing and try and get some dirt on Matt from his high school days. 

In the first of our collaborations with the Global Sheep Forum. In this episode, we have a chat with Ben Galloway from New Zealand.  We chat about the issues facing agriculture in New Zealand, including carbon, labour and much more.  You can find more about the global sheep forum at www.globalsheepforum.com

We have a chat with R Kelly, also known as Rob Kelly. Rob is an old mate of the AgWatchers team and is the managing director of Agora Livestock, a new price discovery tool for the livestock industry.    He used to work in the grain industry and was one of the designers of 'Daily Grain' on the west coast. As always we cover a huge range of topics. 

We were joined to launch our collaboration with the Global Sheep Forum by Bonnie Skinner of Sheep Producers Australia and Nicholas Jolly of Beef + Lamb New Zealand.  On a monthly basis, AgWatchers will be collaborating with the Global Sheep Forum . We will be interviewing farmers from around the world to discuss the issues and opportunities they face. 

We have a chat with Marius Cuming about the recent AWI campaign about man made fibres. We also provide AWI with solutions to assist the wool industry grow and make more $

We have a quick chat about the volatility of the grain market, issues with livestock and the purpose of the fertilizer census. 

We have a chat with Elena Neroba, a grains professional from Ukraine. We found out about how Elena has been going since the war started, what the feeling on the ground is, and the impacts on the grain industry.    We also discussed the #GRAIN4UKRAINE campaign and why you should donate grain using NGR 15004442.