Episodes

  • AgWatchers+ EP5
    Oct 31 2024

    In conjunction with AuctionsPlus, AgWatchers provides a fortnightly update on the drivers of the main agricultural markets in Australia. This week, we focus on cattle, sheep, and wheat.

    This podcast is a quick way to find out about the big market moves in agriculture, from an independent point of view.

    To make this podcast possible, our friends at AuctionsPlus are powering this segment of the Agwatchers podcast.

    Remember to support the sponsor of this segment by subscribing by clicking here: AuctionsPlus

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    13 mins
  • These roads are trucked.
    Oct 24 2024

    We have a chat with Rachel Smith the Executive Director at Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters Association. Trucking in Australia has many challenges. We chat about electric trucks, live exports, automated trucks, getting staff and a whole lot more.

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    53 mins
  • Overcoming grief.
    Oct 17 2024

    We will all experience grief at some point during our lives, and its something we can all deal with better. We recently met Michelle Moriarty at an event and she had a very interesting story, which we thought was worthwhile sharing.

    She won the 2023 WA Agrifutures Rural Women's Award for her organisation, Griefconnect.

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • AgWatchers+ EP4
    Oct 15 2024

    In conjunction with AuctionsPlus, AgWatchers provides a fortnightly update on the drivers of the main agricultural markets in Australia. This week, we focus on cattle, sheep, and wheat.

    This podcast is a quick way to find out about the big market moves in agriculture, from an independent point of view.

    To make this podcast possible, our friends at AuctionsPlus are powering this segment of the Agwatchers podcast.

    Remember to support the sponsor of this segment by subscribing by clicking here: AuctionsPlus

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    14 mins
  • Zeitgeist 3: Chemical ban, China stimulus and dockworkers
    Oct 9 2024

    As a pair, we go through the news daily and discuss what is happening. We thought, why not record it? So regularly, we will each choose a news topic to have a yarn about and give our views on, and we will select one together. On this podcast, we chat about dockworker strikes in the US, Chinese stimulus and the APVMA banning another ag chemical.

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    21 mins
  • AgWatchers+ EP3
    Oct 1 2024

    In conjunction with AuctionsPlus, AgWatchers provides a fortnightly update on the drivers of the main agricultural markets in Australia. This week, we focus on cattle, sheep, and wheat.

    This podcast is a quick way to find out about the big market moves in agriculture, from an independent point of view.

    To make this podcast possible, our friends at AuctionsPlus are powering this segment of the Agwatchers podcast.

    Remember to support the sponsor of this segment by subscribing by clicking here: AuctionsPlus

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    18 mins
  • El Presidente of Australian agriculture
    Sep 27 2024

    In this podcast we have David Jochinke aka DJ, the current president of the National Farmers Federation. DJ has been the president for a year now, so we thought it was time for a review.

    We chat about SFO's pulling funding, the peak bodies, the Canberra rally and a whole lot more.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Zeitgeist 2: Making it rain, Unhappy growers and supermarket competition
    Sep 23 2024

    As a pair, we go through the news daily and discuss what is happening. We thought, why not record it? So regularly, we will each choose a news topic to have a yarn about and give our views on, and we will select one together. On this podcast, we chat about an article from the past about controversial 'rainmaker' David Miles, the survey that says that over a third of veg growers want to quit, and the investigation into the supermarkets and uncompetitive behaviour.

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    27 mins