Grazing profitably in the harsh beauty of the Central Queensland downs, with Ben Simpson
Ben Simpson runs Thistlebank, a 22,800 hectare cattle property near Aramac in Central Queensland that has been in his family for five genera...
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The World Beneath our Feet, with macrophotographer and soil ecologist Frank Ashwood
Today’s guest Frank Ashwood is a soil ecologist with a side passion for macrophotography - photographing the incredible creatures and organi...
Figuring out regenerative grain in the paddock and beyond, with Courtney Young
Courtney Young farms organic grain with her husband Ian in Rutherglen, Victoria, and is also Soils for Life's Farmer Learning Manager. In th...
The network underpinning it all: Fungi with Dr Sapphire McMullan-Fisher and Julie Fielder
World Fungus Day is in October and to mark the occasion we spoke with two mycologists - fungi experts - Dr Sapphire McMullan-Fisher and Juli...
From feeding animals to feeding biology: Learning to graze differently with David and Ruth Read
About the podcast David and Ruth Read own and manage Woodcote, a 470 hectare beef cattle trading farm located in East Gippsland, Victoria. I...
Feeding the soil first: Hugh and Katie Finlay on diversity at every level
Hugh and Katie Finlay manage a 30 hectare farm in Central Victoria, including a commercial stone fruit orchard and fruit tree nursery. The f...
Creating diversity above and below the ground: Murray Gomm on cover crops in orchards and vineyards
Murray Gomm is a regenerative farmer and winemaker based near Albany in Western Australia. With his partner Pamela Lincoln, he runs Oranje T...
The power of pasture analysis, with Emily House
Emily House began her career as a geologist before an unlikely path led her into ruminant nutrition. After moving to New Zealand, she starte...
Regenerative grazing and the key insights of Holistic Management, with Brian Wehlburg
Brian Wehlburg is one of Australia’s most highly regarded Holistic Management educators and a board member of Holistic Management Internatio...
Building confidence in multispecies pastures, with Grant Williams
Grant Williams is a dairy farmer at Hallora in West Gippsland, Victoria, where he and his wife Leesa run Willora Farms - an almost 600-cow o...
Working with biological control agents in perennial horticulture, with Dr Paul Horne
Dr Paul Horne is an award winning entomologist and founder of integrated pest management consultancy IPM Technologies. He began his career a...
Managing risk in grazing through safe-to-fail farm trials, with Graeme Hand
Graeme Hand is a holistic land management and grazing educator based near Bairnsdale, Victoria, where he has farmed for more than 35 years....
‘Intensification’ through biology, synergy and farming deeper and higher, with Gavin Fisher
Find out more and register for the special event to launch our Introductory Guide to Grazing for Soil and Landscape Health, on 20 May at Nic...
Tracking milk quality, profit and soil health: A five year regenerative trial.
What happens when a commercial dairy farm runs regenerative and conventional systems side-by-side, and measures the results? In this episode...
RAPID RESPONSE: Managing the nitrogen fertiliser crisis, with Joel Williams
Australia's fertiliser crisis has been building for weeks as a result of the conflict in the Middle East. Around 60 per cent of Australia's...
Studying regenerative agriculture at scale: The human experience behind the hard data, with Dr Jonathan Lundgren
Dr Jonathan Lundgren runs 1,000 Farms, the largest and most comprehensive study of regenerative agriculture anywhere in the world. Despite t...
Nature’s army: Using functional biodiversity for biocontrol in orchards, with Dr Mary Retallack
Dr Mary Retallack is an agricultural scientist, third-generation viticulturist and agroecologist who has spent more than three decades advan...
Milk, the original superfood, with Matthew Evans
Matthew Evans is a chef, farmer, author, food advocate and founder of Australia's Grounded Festival (coming up in April - tickets available...
A sneak peek at 'Soil - Rewilding the Underground'
Today, we’re bringing you something a little different. I’ve recently been involved in a new podcast series called 'Soil: Rewilding the Unde...
Navigating soil science, with Dr Susan Orgill
Dr Susan Orgill is Chief Scientist at Impact Ag Australia and a leading soil scientist with more than 20 years’ experience. She specialises...