Born and raised on the family farm, my guest today has chosen to make a life back where it all started in Wee Waa NSW. After studying, and a corporate career, turns out there was no place like home after all. From cattle, to corn, to cotton, he’s passionate about sustainability and biodiversity, interests that […]
A childhood on the family farm in Central West NSW is where a fearless agribusiness woman was born. Whether her clients are looking for storytelling strategy, or systems – Brooke Watts is helping rural organisations and communities to realise their dreams. That could be on the speaking circuit, running workshops or youth programs, she is
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The United Nations has declared 2026 as the International Year of the Woman Farmer. So, we’ve chosen someone whose passion for agriculture started at a very young age on her family’s grazing property in Queensland. She’s turned that passion into a career with a focus on exceptional land management. To further her skills in the
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Close to the centre of Bendigo in Victoria, is a little oasis. On the historic 5-acre site, a true social enterprise. A little farm with a big heart, offering jobs to around 70 people with disabilities and all the proceeds go straight back to the upkeep ofthe farm. And with Bendigo being voted a UNESCO
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Farming is often as much about looking after your own patch of land as it is learning from others. Weather extremes and changing seasons can make grazing cattle year-round incredibly difficult. In his quest for answers, former Nuffield Scholar Stuart Tait has travelled to New Zealand, Europe, the UK, North and South America to learn
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You have to go back a long way to find the beginnings of this family farm. The year 1880 to be exact when a Mr Charles Coddington dreamt of creating the finest sheep stud in Australia, travelling down-under from England. Now the 5th generation is running with his vision and winning awards along the way.
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They’re quirky creatures with super soft fleece, members of the camel family and often unfairly criticised for spitting. Alpacas occupy a unique corner of the agriculture industry. And one central-west New South Wales farm boasts the state’s largest herd. These animals have won the heart of the next generation with young farmer Rubey Williams working
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Full cream, light, skim, homogenised, unhomogenised – milk takes many forms. But right now, a moment for the lactose free variety. Riverina Fresh’s Lactose Free Milk has been crowned the best dairy product at the Australian Grand Dairy Awards. It is the dairy industry’s highest honour. To learn more about what it takes to be
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Food Glorious Food is a song made famous the first time in Oliver Twist. Now, not a boy called Oliver, but girl called Olivia has created her own version of the classic, Food Fabulous Food. The young farmer behind the music is Olivia Akers, who produced that song from her family’s dairy farm in Northern
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What happens when your farm-obsessed son just can’t find that one special book or toy to match his passion for all things rural? Well, if you’re a graphic and web designer – you just make your own. George the Farmer was created in 2014. Since then, there is an interactive story app, storybooks, music, paddock
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