The Australian Ag Podcast

Newly elected Cattle Australia chairman Garry Edwards sits down with James Wagstaff and Fiona Myers to discuss the challenges and opportunities for the beef industry in 2024, and where the peak producer body should focus its efforts. Gavin Scurr, who runs the family-owned and operated Pinata Farms fruit business, leans in 'Over the Fence' to talk about issues affecting the horticulture space, including labour and the rising cost of living. We also check in with Mecardo analyst Olivia Agar as attention turns to the sheep and cropping sectors. 

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Leading NSW sheep producer Nigel Kerin, from Kerin Poll Merinos at Yeoval, and James Wagstaff sit down to discuss the opportunities for the sheep sector despite deflated commercial returns. Ian Arney, from the Millewa district of northwest Victoria, leans in 'Over the Fence' to talk about the opportunities for harvest 2023 in a low-rainfall environment. 

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In this week’s episode, host James Wagstaff catches up with well-known South Australian farmer John Gladigau to discuss everything from collaborative farming to addressing farmer mental health. On this week’s installment of ‘Over the Fence’ Riverina manager Magnus Aitken talks us through the season and the downturn in sheep prices. 

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In this episode, James Wagstaff and The Weekly Times livestock editor Fiona Myers delve into the intricate world of live cattle exports with Michael Patching, an agriculture consultant based in Asia. They explore the pressing challenges faced by the industry, from shifting consumer preferences to disease outbreaks like LSD and FMD. James also chats to Rodney Watt, the Principal of Felix Lambs in Greenthorpe, NSW about the future of sheep and lamb genetics.

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Market Check chief executive Nick Crundall and James Wagstaff discuss where this year’s winter crop will come from. Mungindi farmer Sam Heagney leans in Over The Fence to talk about the deteriorating season in northwest NSW.

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As sheep prices continue to slump market analyst Robert Herrmann discusses with James Wagstaff and Fiona Myers the way forward and when producers can expect to see a return to profitability. In this week’s instalment of Over the Fence, looking at issues affecting farmers at the grassroots level, we catch up with Wellington NSW wool grower Norm Smith as the season continues to tighten. 

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LAWD rural property expert Danny Thomas and James Wagstaff discuss what’s hot, and what’s not, in the world of agricultural investments as we enter the spring rural property selling season. We lean in ‘Over the Fence’ with Victorian grain grower Brett Hosking who talks about how crops are faring as the countdown to harvest begins. 

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Queensland Investment Corporation’s Tom Murphy discusses with James Wagstaff what the future of Australia’s rural property market might look like as investors snap up farmland for its production potential along with its environmental value. We lean in ‘Over The Fence’ with leading cropping farmer Xavier Martin as the season in his part of NSW starts to bite. 

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South Australian Yorke Peninsula farmer Mark Schilling and James Wagstaff raise a glass to the opportunities for grain growers in the beer and whiskey space. Victorian farmer Chris Nixon leans in ‘Over The Fence’ to provide an update on tough seasonal conditions in East Gippsland. 

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Gundagai Meat Processors boss Will Barton and James Wagstaff discuss where to extract the best returns from lamb in a tough market. Victorian farmer Scott Young leans in ‘Over The Fence’ to give a farmer perspective on deflated sheep prices. 

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Lumpy skin disease is under the microscope again. Listen as the top minds in cattle discuss Indonesia's track record reporting lumpy skin disease, Australian biosecurity and what's next for beef and lamb.

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Grove Juice chief executive Greg Quinn and James Wagstaff discuss getting the best bang for your farming buck, ongoing worker shortages and demand for Australian agricultural assets. NSW lamb producer Fiona Aveyard leans in ‘Over the Fence’ to chat about demand for premium lamb in a deflated commodity market. 

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National Irrigators Council chairman and southern NSW farmer Jeremy Morton discusses potential water buybacks, permanent plantings and the outlook for irrigators. Gloucester NSW dairy farmer Graham Forbes leans in ‘Over the Fence’ to chat about fresh milk prices and how he’s working hard to extract the greatest margins.

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Hancock Agriculture chief executive Adam Giles and James Wagstaff discuss free-trade agreements, animal welfare and what’s ahead for the iconic S Kidman and Co brand. Texas Angus’ Ben and Wendy Mayne lean in ‘Over the Fence’ to chat about potential bull price fortunes in a deflated cattle market.

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Cattle Australia chairman David Foote sits down with James Wagstaff to discuss everything from deflated cattle returns to retail beef prices to market access.

We also introduce our Over The Fence segment with leading farmers addressing the issues affecting them at a grassroots level; this week we catch up with West Australian grain grower Barry Large.

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This week on the The Australian Ag Podcast, host James Wagstaff is joined by co-host Jackson Hewett and the Managing Director, from Warrendale Wagyu, Tom Richardson.

Warrendale Wagyu, is Britain's largest wagyu operation and currently supplies two of the nations' biggest retail chains. They discuss the wagyu market in Europe as cost of living pressures rise and as the Australian-UK Free Trade Agreement comes into play.

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On this week’s episode of The Australian Ag Podcast, host James Wagstaff and Jackson Hewett chat with Matt Palise, the managing director of Red Rich Fruits, on the challenges and opportunities in the horticulture space. It follows the federal government’s recent changes to the Pacific Labour Mobility Scheme, which has left growers and industry seething.

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On this week's episode of The Australian Ag Podcast, host James Wagstaff is joined by The Weekly Times dairy reporter Alex Sinnott. We chat all things milk, with the milk price expert, Richard Lange, from Milk2Market, including last weeks' release of milk prices for the 2023/2024 milk season. 

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In this episode of the Australian Ag Podcast, we take a look back on a panel discussion from the 2023 Global Food Forum, which looked at investment expectations in a time of increasing interest rates and how the agriculture industry is adapting their strategies to ensure future returns.

This panel features Liam Lenaghan, Managing Director, goFARM Australia, Kristina Hermanson, Head of APAC and Africa, Managing Director at Nuveen Natural Capital, David Williams, Managing Director at Kidder Williams and The Weekly Times Editor, James Wagstaff.

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Nicole Saunders and her husband Brendan jumped the ditch from New Zealand to Gippsland five years ago and have gone from dairy sharefarmers to farm owners, increasing turnover a whopping 10-fold in that time. The couple, who milk 1600 cows across three properties totalling 780 hectares, took out the top gong at The Weekly Times Coles Farmer of the Year awards in February. 

In this episode, Nicole reveals the secret to their successful expansion.

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