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The official podcast channel for AgriFutures Australia. 

  1. SEEDED: Sesame

    6D AGO

    SEEDED: Sesame

    Sesame is one of the oldest cultivated plants in the world, but an industry that is emerging within the Australian agriculture landscape. The white and black sesame seeds you buy in the supermarket or those sprinkled on top of your hamburger buns and sushi rolls are almost certainly imported from developing countries in Asia and Africa. But with the global sesame market worth more than US $7 billion and demand continuing to escalate, an Australian sesame renaissance is beginning to gain momen...

    27 min
  2. evokeᴬᴳ⋅ 2025: Innovation & Future Technology Episode 5

    APR 3

    evokeᴬᴳ⋅ 2025: Innovation & Future Technology Episode 5

    Tackling food waste is one of the World’s great challenges. UK based company LyteGro is taking it one banana at a time with the development of microbial growth enhancers using some of the 1.4 million tropical fruits that are thrown out every day. LyteGro CEO Dr Andrew Lee was at evokeᴬᴳ⋅ with his fellow countryman Adam Shay from RBT for not only the quintessential evokeᴬᴳ⋅ networking experience, but exploring market growth options in Australia as they told our contributor Jayne Cuddihy....

    30 min
  3. evokeᴬᴳ⋅ 2025: Innovation & Future Technology Episode 4

    APR 3

    evokeᴬᴳ⋅ 2025: Innovation & Future Technology Episode 4

    As the Smart Farm landscape evolves, innovators like BioScout and Fauna Tech are at the forefront, focused on providing sustainable alternatives to traditional farming practices. This is helping Australian farmers adopt smarter, more resilient practices, contributing to the growth and transformation of Smart Farms across the country. In this episode our contributor Jayne Cuddihy talks to Charles Simons from BioScout and Fauna Tech’s Rajat Pandya. This is the fourth episode of the third ...

    27 min

  4. APR 3

    evokeᴬᴳ⋅ 2025: Innovation & Future Technology Episode 3

    There’s a big difference between a portobello mushroom and an enoki- just like the robots that pick them. In this episode we hear from Chris Payne, Chief Operating Officer for 4AG Robotics, about the fascinating evolution of specialist robots and Professor Simon Pearson who led the UK government’s review of robotics and automation for the horticulture sector and works in one of the largest Ag-Tech specialist groups in the UK. This is the third episode of the third focus area in the evok...

    27 min
  5. evokeᴬᴳ⋅ 2025: Innovation & Future Technology Episode 2

    APR 3

    evokeᴬᴳ⋅ 2025: Innovation & Future Technology Episode 2

    Western Queensland’s Luke Chaplain has had many careers including rodeo rider, movie producer and grazier and you could argue that his ‘jack of all trades’ persona has made a perfect fit for his latest foray into technology and innovation. As the driving force behind SkyKelpie- Luke is now recognised as one of the leading experts in drone mustering and aerial stockmanship. But he still has a few surprises up his sleeve as you’ll hear in this conversation with our contributor Jayne Cuddi...

    33 min
  6. evokeᴬᴳ⋅ 2025: Innovation & Future Technology Episode 1

    APR 3

    evokeᴬᴳ⋅ 2025: Innovation & Future Technology Episode 1

    This episode in our evokeᴬᴳ⋅ mini series looking at the third key focus: Innovation and Future Technology and we’re heading to New Zealand! Not content with the status quo when it comes to power and technology on farm, cherry farmer Mike Casey has created the world’s first fully electric farm. Listen as he tells our contributor Jayne Cuddihy about his mission to electrify millions of fossil-fuel machines. The evokeᴬᴳ⋅ 2025 mini series is split into four key focus areas: Economics & ...

    26 min
  7. evokeᴬᴳ⋅ 2025: Sustainability & Environment Episode 6

    MAR 27

    evokeᴬᴳ⋅ 2025: Sustainability & Environment Episode 6

    Can agriculture save our climate? According to a critical debate at the evokeᴬᴳ⋅ 2025 event it most certainly can. In this final episode of Environment and Sustainability mini-series, our contributor Jayne Cuddihy joins Michelle Gortan from the Macdoch Foundation, a philanthropic foundation focused on agriculture and food systems, and organic beef producer Carly Baker-Burnham to discuss the nitty gritty on the role ag plays in the climate solution. This is the sixth episode of the second focu...

    30 min
  8. evokeᴬᴳ⋅ 2025: Sustainability & Environment Episode 5

    MAR 27

    evokeᴬᴳ⋅ 2025: Sustainability & Environment Episode 5

    Soil connection is a thing. Whether it be the critters doing magic underneath the surface, or humans interacting with modern science and technology to enhance our understanding- you won’t come across more passionate devotees. Case in point was when our contributor Jayne Cuddihy joined visual ecologist Aviva Reed and soil scientist Dr Susie Orgill in the studio at evokeᴬᴳ⋅ 2025. This is the fifth episode of the second focus area in the evokeᴬᴳ⋅ 2025 mini series. The series is split...

    26 min
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    The official podcast channel for AgriFutures Australia. 

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    • Creator
      AgriFutures Australia
    • Years Active
      2020 - 2025
    • Episodes
      184
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      Clean
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      © 2025 AgriFutures Australia
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