Seeds for Success

Jack and Julie Gordon are the owners of Quartz Aussie White sheep stud, which they run on their 150 ha property just east of Forbes. On the farm, they oversee a flock of 250 self-replacing stud ewes, sourced directly from Tattykeel genetics. Alongside selling rams throughout NSW, they cultivate grazing cereals to supplement their perennial grazing system. Recently, they both completed the Central...

Greg Wynn, or Wynny as he's known to his mates, is a Cropping Manager at AAM Investments where he oversees Sunshine Farms aggregation in Corinella, near Forbes. He also runs his own mixed farming business, "Stratford", along with his wife, on a soldier settler block just south of Condobolin. In this episode, Greg shares how he's been able to approach business at "Stratford" with a clean slate, fol...

Greg Wynn, or Wynny as he's known to his mates, is a Cropping Manager at AAM Investments where he oversees Sunshine Farms aggregation in Corinella, near Forbes. In this episode, Greg shares his experiences in the world of corporate agriculture, and how his background has given him the valuable experience he needs to make big decisions on the farm. He also explains the importance of cost-benefit an...

Warren "Chaddy" Chad is a local Condobolin character, builder, and bird enthusiast. From a young age, Chaddy has taken a keen interest in native wildlife, and is especially passionate about the incredible variety of birds that live across the Central West. In this episode, Chaddy shares how his love of birds has led to him working with farmers, landcare groups, and government agencies including Lo...

Bill Ferguson is a fourth-generation producer who runs Dunedin Pastoral, a company based in Trangie that owns and manages "Horrigen Park" and "Warrawee". Both farms primarily produce dryland crops and irrigated cotton, with Bill working in his overtime to automate his farming practices wherever he can. In this episode, Bill explains the exciting opportunities he sees for new advancements in techno...

Original publish date: Tue 06 Dec 2022. Paul Sinderberry, along with his wife and daughter, farm at "Carawatha", 50km north of Condobolin. Alongside a traditional mixed farm with wheat, canola and pulse cropping, they also run commercial and stud Angus cattle herds.  In today's episode, Paul explains how their stud cattle operation, "Moogenilla Angus", led to their investigation and trailing of ha...

Katrina Swift is a Director and Agronomist for her family's farming operation, "Kebby and Watson", which runs farms at Nelungaloo and Tichborne, near Parkes. Katrina and her family run a dryland farming operation, with a variety of crop types, including regional staples like wheat and canola, and summer crops like mung beans and sorghum. In this episode, Katrina explains why crop diversity helps m...

Mel Kiel, along with her husband David, runs a grass-fed cattle trading business on their property "Mione", near Yeoval. As David works as a mobile mechanic across NSW, Mel has taken the lead on farm, and has worked hard to build their cattle business whilst regenerating their soils, pastures, and general biodiversity. In this episode, Mel explains how various training courses have led to their bu...

Emmanuel Azzopardi is an irrigated hay and vegetable farmer who runs "Durmore" near Forbes, along with his wife Catherine and son Benjamin. Emmanuel is a third-generation farmer, with his family's farming origins starting with his grandparents and parents near Blacktown and Richmond, continuing through to his first major operation in Cowra in 2002, and now to his current property near Forbes. In t...

Bill Castleden is a harvest contractor based in Warren in Central West New South Wales. Bill discovered his passion for contract harvesting while working on farms in the area, and with the help of some useful connections, he started his own contracting business in 2017. In this episode, Bill gives us an inside look at what it takes to run a successful harvest contracting business. He also dives in...

Emma Bowman is an Advisor and Technician of sheep artificial reproduction at Genstock. Emma is passionate about the sheep industry, having grown up on Uardry Merino Stud near Hay, where her father was the manager for almost 20 years. This instilled a passion for ag in Emma and in particular, sheep genetics, which led to her working in the industry and specialising in sheep reproduction. In this ep...

Jacob Knight is a 3rd generation farmer at "Boxwood", a 2,200-ha property near Mendooran, that he runs with his family. In this episode, Jacob explains how his family have spent the last few decades slowly improving their business through self-evaluation, in an attempt to determine the best mix of enterprises. He also explains their decisions to increase their focus on dual-purpose cropping and es...

Ian McCutcheon is the owner of "Berida", a mixed-farming operation located just west of Gilgandra. "Berida" boasts one of the largest and oldest woolsheds in the district, having been built in 1899, which has become a hotspot for agritourism opportunities. In this episode, Ian discusses the challenges of running a cattle, sheep, and grain operation simultaneously. He also shares his insights on th...

Ian Clifton, better known as Harry, runs a commercial Angus cattle herd with his family, on their 12,000-acre property "Keronga", near Coonabarabran. Harry specialises in using Wagyu bulls over his Angus females, to create a crossbred or F1 steer, destined for the Japanese market. In this episode, Harry explains how his pastures, like slender leaf serradella, have helped his less productive soil t...

Jenny Bradley, alongside her son Jack and her husband Craig, farm at "New Armatree", just outside of Armatree in the Central West. The family operates a winter-based cropping program, although Jenny is the first to admit that her heart is with livestock, as they also run a successful commercial merino enterprise. In this episode, Jenny and Jack will share how they've spent the recent years focusin...

Jenny and Jack Bradley are a mother and son who farm "New Armatree", their property just outside of Armatree in the Central West. The family operates a successful commercial merino enterprise, joining to Border Leicesters, alongside running a winter-based cropping program. In this episode, Jenny shares her family's history of farming at "New Armatree", which spans over 70 years and across three ge...

Tony Single is a 4th generation farmer who works alongside his family to run “Narratigah”, their family property, located southeast of Coonamble. They primarily run a winter and summer cropping program to maximise the productivity of stored soil moisture.  In today's episode, Tony explains why every decision on their farm is influenced by the goal to make every drop count. He also breaks down the...

Gabby Neal is a fashion designer and entrepreneur, who was born into a wool-growing family in Condobolin. She eventually moved to Sydney to attend high school, where she stayed to study fashion before moving to New York to advance her career. In 2017, she returned home to the farm in the middle of a drought and was inspired to create INTACT — a fashion label focused on ethically and sustainably so...

Paul Sinderberry, along with his wife and daughter, farm at "Carawatha", 50km north of Condobolin. Alongside a traditional mixed farm with wheat, canola and pulse cropping, they also run commercial and stud Angus cattle herds.  In today's episode, Paul explains how their stud cattle operation, "Moogenilla Angus", led to their investigation and trailing of hard-seeded legumes in their pasture syste...

David Watt owns and manages a 5,600 ha mixed farming business, where he runs close to 1000 merino ewes. He also handles winter cropping and an intensive lamb feedlot near Trundle, in Central West NSW. In today's episode, David shares all the important details about developing a sheep feedlot, including what needs to be considered before starting a feedlotting business, and the major changes he has...

Robbie Peters and his family run "Burrawang" at Yarrabandai, northwest of Forbes. Robbie runs a mixed-farming operation, where he trades sheep and cattle, alongside crop farming on a short rotation coming out of pasture. In today's episode, Robbie shares how he got his start in ag through cattle trading, and how he ended up cropping in a shared-farming arrangement. He also explains how an overdraf...

Original publish date: Tue 02 Feb 2021. Fiona Aveyard and her husband Bill run Outback Lamb, a vertically-integrated farming business focusing on single-origin pasture-fed lamb. It's part of their commercial sheep and cropping operation, 'Westpoint', near Tullamore. Determined to secure the future for their four children, Bill and Fiona came up with a creative approach to growing their business. A...

Ben Egan is a sixth-generation farmer, who farms on his family property "Kiameron", alongside his wife, three kids, father and mother. Ben is deeply passionate about ensuring the longevity of his farming business and continuing to hand the property down to the next generation in a better condition than it was found. In this episode, Ben explains how to organise succession planning for your farm, a...

Maurie Street and his family run "Huanita", east of Dubbo, near Wongarbon. They focus on dryland winter cropping, whilst Maurie works full-time as the GEO of GOA, the Grains Orana Alliance. GOA is a grower-driven research and development organisation based in the Central West, which runs via funding from the Grain Research and Development Corporation. In this episode, Maurie shares what he believe...

Maurie Street and his family run "Huanita", a dryland winter cropping farm east of Dubbo. Maurie also works as the CEO of Grains Orana Alliance, a Central West-based research and development organisation, which is driven by growers, and funded through Grain Research and Development Corporation investments. In this episode, Maurie explains why his focus is on cropping at "Huanita", and why nitrogen...