The Australian Ag Podcast The Weekly Times

On today's episode The Weekly Times editor James Wagstaff catches up with Liam Lenaghan, the founder and chief executive of GO.FARM, which has more than $1 billion invested in the agriculture space and this week launched a $300 million capital raise to grow the business even more. On this week's instalment of Over The Fence, West Australian sheep farmer Allan Hobley provides an insight into the fallout from the federal government's recent decision to ban live sheep exports from May 2028. 
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On today's episode we bring you a second set of interviews conducted at Beef Australia in Rockhampton, Queensland, last week, where upwards of 100,000 people gathered for Beef Australia 2024. The event is held only every three years and provides a huge opportunity to hear from the best of the agriculture industry.Today we bring to you interviews with:


Sustainability guru Dr Terry McCosker
AgForce president Georgie Somerset
Twynam Agricultural Company’s Johnny Kahlbetzer, and
American Hereford Association chief operating officer Shane Bedwell.
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Today, we are coming to you from Beef Australia in Rockhampton, where upwards of 100,000 people are expected to gather this to celebrate the best of the beef industry. You can’t go far without running into a dignitary or 20, and on today’s episode we are going to hear from leading industry players such as Australian Meat Industry Council chief executive Patrick Hutchinson, Rabobank US senior beef analyst Lance Zimmerman, Cattle Australia director David Foote, and Nutrien Ag Solutions boss Kelly Freeman.
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On today's episode, we bring to you a number of interviews conducted during the recent FutureAg expo in Melbourne, where we explore the future of the Australian agricultural industry with three key stakeholders. We hear from Farmers for Climate Action chief executive Natalie Collard, Australian Farm Institute executive director Katie McRobert and farmer and Clayton Utz lawyer Caitlin McConnel, and their expert opinions on a range of issues. In this week’s Over The Fence chat we catch up with Episode 3 analysts Matt Dalgleish and Andrew Whitelaw, for their insights on the red meat and grains industries.
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In this week's episode, The Weekly Times senior reporter Peter Hunt chats with Victorian farmer Alan Bennett, who has experienced significant losses from wild dogs and dingoes in recent times, as well as National Wild Dog Management Controller Greg Mif-sed and conservationist Dr Barry Traill, from Landholders for Dingoes. In this week’s Over The Fence chat, brought to you by Ram Trucks Australia, The Weekly Times reporter Madeleine Stuchbery catches up with Tasmanian farmer Ian Sauer as the island states reels from one of its worst droughts in memory.
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On this week's episode The Weekly Times livestock editor Kate Dowler sits down with Victorian Western District farmer Mark Wootton, whose Jigsaw Farms business was long held up as a shining star of carbon-neutral farming. The conversation touches on a number of issues from buying and selling carbon credits to renewable energy sources. On this week's Over The Fence chat, The Weekly Times editor James Wagstaff catches up with southern NSW cotton grower Joe Briggs as pickers get ready to roar across the region. 
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