Beyond the Farm Gate

David Cornish is the Director of the Centre for the Study of Agribusiness at Marcus Oldham College. He's also a proud Victorian farmer, having grown up on his family's property in Casterton. In this episode, you'll hear about the importance of wealth creation in agriculture, how there's never been a better time to pursue a career in primary production, and how Australia is producing the cream of t...

Agriculture, why wouldn't you want to be a part of it? So says today's guest, Tom Murphy of Kulin in Western Australia. As you listen to Tom speak, it’s easy to tell that he truly loves farming. And his passion for farming runs deep. It's a passion that's led him on a journey across the Nullarbor and back, working for some of the biggest names in Australian agriculture. In this episode, you'...

Carly Rocca, along with her husband Dino, is the director of Spring Creek Produce, situated in Queensland's tablelands region. They produce bananas and mandarins, and they've been nominated for the 2020 Australian Farmer of the Year Award! In this episode, you'll hear how Carly and Dino broke tradition to future-proof their farm, how they found their niche and continued to explore new varieties, a...

Sarah Nolet grew up in Silicon Valley, California, in the home of tech companies and the world of entrepreneurship. Although her dad had a hobby farm, the agriculture industry was not something she ever imagined working in. But after living and working on farms in South America for a year, she fell into the agriculture rabbit hole. Now in Australia, Sarah has combined her technology background wit...

Tim Johnston is the owner and manager of Waradgery, a farm located northwest of Hamilton in Victoria. They operate a self-replacing Coopworth breeding program, in conjunction with Coopworth and South Sussex studs.l In 1991, after graduating from university and following the sudden death of his father, Tim and his wife came back to the farm to take over. And this just so happened to be in the midst...

Social media can sometimes be seen as the creator of social problems, especially when it comes to mental health. But farmer Ben Brooksby decided to use it in a positive … yet unconventional way. As a result of a cheeky photoshoot with a friend, he started The Naked Farmer — an Instagram page that has over 100,000 followers. Ben believes using social media positively can change your me...

Sam Marwood grew up on a 180-hectare dairy farm in rural Victoria and assumed that when he grew up, he would inherit the family property. His dreams were dashed when he learnt that his parents would be selling up to finance their retirement. Like many other Australians, Sam assumed that without land to inherit, owning a farm would be impossible. But after fifteen years of working in government, Sa...

Glenden Watts is a seventh-generation farmer on the 2,500-acre Glengower farm in Central Victoria, which his family have owned since the 1870s. Traditionally a mixed sheep and cropping operation, in the last couple of decades it's become a cropping dominant operation. Glenden studied at Marcus Oldham College before returning to the family farm in 2013, excited and ready to put what he'd learnt int...