The Australian Ag Podcast

Farmland prices have been rocketing higher over the past two years, but can they keep going? David Goodfellow from CBRE Agribusiness looks at where the market is heading. PLUS our new segment on young innovators in agriculture, featuring the Four Daughters beef creators. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The environment movement is gaining momentum, Michelle Gortan CEO of The Macdoch Foundation joins Jackson Hewett and James Wagstaff to discuss that, and much more.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From The Daily Telegraph's NSW Bush Summit, highlights from Minister for the Environment and Water Tanya Plibersek's address, and participation in a discussion panel. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Agriculture Minister Murray Watt discusses the key points from the Jobs and Skills Summit, including the latest on migrant visas and our relationships with China. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David Williams is an icon in the agribusiness finance sector. Through his firm Kidder Williams he has advised on some of the country’s biggest deals, Find out what he is putting his money on. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Job and Skills Summit is a week away, and Agribusiness needs people, Nigel Crawley Director of Agribusiness HR consultancy, Rimfire Resources discusses the topic with Jackson Hewett and James Wagstaff.      See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chair of Grain Growers of Australia, Brett Hosking joins Jackson Hewett and James Wagstaff to discuss the industry and the impact of the war in the Ukraine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David Nation, Managing Director of Dairy Australia discusses how the industry is preparing for FMD. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert Giles the Managing Director of SPC discusses being the first Australian company to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for it's staff, and what's life like being an Australian manufacturer in a competitive market full of cheap imports?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode Adrian Goonan Head of Cropping & Diversified Agriculture at Warakirri Asset Management discusses the strong performance across their funds through scale and diversification. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anthony Di Pietro Chair of the Australian Fresh Produce Alliance, the peak body for the horticulture industry joins Jackson Hewett and James Wagstaff to discuss the impact labour shortages are having on food supply and how technology is transforming the supply chain. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode Stuart Tighe the founder of Pure Grain, who represent about a third of the barley market in Australia, discusses why he wants to shake up the industry using big data See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The special guest in this episode is Prue Bondfield, a doyenne of the beef industry, who pioneered the development of the charolais breed in Australia. With her husband David, Prue turned a 50 cow stud into one of the largest herds in Australia, and together they were The Weekly Times farmers of the year in 2017. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Becs Willson from Proterra Investment Partners joins Jackson Hewett and James Wagstaff to discuss the sale of one of the largest grain growing parcels in South East Australia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jackson Hewett and James Wagstaff are joined by Jason Strong from Meat and Livestock Australia to discuss the position of the industry on methane emissions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode National Farmers Federation President Fiona Simpson discusses what Glasgow means for farmers with Jackson Hewett and Weekly Times editor James Wagstaff See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management David Littleproud discusses what it will take to get the National Party to agree to the Government's net zero targets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jackson Hewett, The Weekly Times Editor James Wagstaff and Danny Thomas from LAWD discuss the spring selling season, record land prices, foreign investment and the billions of dollars on the move.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Australian Ag Podcast is an indepth look at the major agriculture stories that matter to farmers and food producers, with a new episode published every week taking you into issues that shape Australia's farming landscape.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.