The Australian Ag Podcast

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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.  

  1. 06/26/2024

    Rhys Turton: The state of the grains industry. Over The Fence with Danyel Cucinotta.

    On today’s episode, The Weekly Times editor James Wagstaff catches up with West Australian farmer and Grain Growers Limited chairman Rhys Turton as crops take shape across Australia’s major grain growing regions.In this week’s Over The Fence chat, The Weekly Times reporter Alex Sinnott checks in on Victorian Farmers Federation vice-president Danyel Cucinotta, as the avian influenza crisis spreads across Victoria and NSW. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    37 min

  2. 06/19/2024

    Ripley Atkinson: Where to for red meat? Over The Fence with Riverina farmer Sandra Ireson.

    On today’s episode, The Weekly Times livestock editor Kate Dowler catches up with Stone X livestock and commodities manager Ripley Atkinson as cattle prices continue to bounce around due to a range of factors, from the poor season in parts of southeast Australia to global market forces. In this week’s Over The Fence chat, The Weekly Times reporter Fiona Myers checks in with NSW western Riverina farmer Sandra Ireson, as the season in that region continues to deliver the goods. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    34 min

  3. 06/12/2024

    Best of Hort Connections 2024: David Williams, Murray Watt and Pia Piggott

    Today, we bring you a series of interviews, conducted with key industry stakeholders at the Hort Connections conference in Melbourne last week. The annual event attracted a huge crowd of local and international delegates, who gathered to learn more about the opportunities and challenges for the horticulture sector. The Weekly Times editor James Wagstaff and reporter Conor Fowler caught up for chats with ag investment specialist David Williams, federal Agriculture Minister Murray Watt and Rabobank analyst Pia Piggott. In this week’s Over The Fence chat The Weekly Times reporter Alex Sinnott catches up with Victorian dairy farmer Ben Bennett for a washup of opening milk prices. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    34 min

  4. 06/05/2024

    Mark Harvey-Sutton: Where to for live exports. Over the Fence with Victorian dairy farmer Mark Billing.

    On today's episode The Weekly Times reporter Fiona Myers catches up with Mark Harvey-Sutton, chief executive of the Australian Livestock Exporters' Association, as farmers in Western Australia ramp up their opposition to the federal government’s decision to ban live sheep exports from May 2028. In this week’s Over The Fence chat, The Weekly Times editor James Wagstaff sits down with southwest Victorian dairy farmer, Mark Billing, for his take on opening milk prices unveiled by processors this week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    38 min

  5. 05/29/2024

    Bega Cheese's Pete Findlay: Where to for milk prices? Over The Fence with southern NSW farmer Robert Reid

    On today's episode, The Weekly Times editor James Wagstaff catches up with Bega Group chief executive Pete Findlay, as dairy farmers across the nation await signs of new season opening milk prices from processors.Bega Group was founded as a dairy farmer co-operative in 1899 and listed on the ASX in 2011.In this week’s Over The Fence chat, The Weekly Times reporter Fiona Myers checks in with southern NSW farmer, Robert Reid, from Howlong, as parts of southeast Australia reel from a dry autumn. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    39 min

  6. 05/21/2024

    Liam Lenaghan: Let's GO.FARM-ing. Over The Fence with Allan Hobley

    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.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    37 min

  7. 05/14/2024

    Best of Beef Australia Part 2: Terry McCosker, Georgie Somerset, Johnny Kahlbetzer and Shane Bedwell

    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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    41 min

  8. 05/08/2024

    Best of Beef Australia Part 1: Patrick Hutchinson, Lance Zimmerman, David Foote and Kelly Freeman

    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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    42 min
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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.  

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  • Creator
    The Weekly Times
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    69
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 News Corp Australia
  • Show Website
    The Australian Ag Podcast