AgWatchers

AgWatchers


Latest Episodes

The drinks are on us
November 20, 2024

In this podcast we have a chat with Shanna Whan, the founder of Sober in the Country. At AgWatchers, we are partial to a little tipple, but her charity is not anti-grog, it is about helping those who have a problem.  Shanna set up SITC to help people who

AgWatchers+ EP6: Trump Victory Special.
November 10, 2024

In conjunction with AuctionsPlus, AgWatchers provides a fortnightly update on the drivers of the main agricultural markets in Australia. This week, we are having a Trump victory special. We will cover off on tariffs, global economy, and RFK.This podcast

Land prices and foreign ownership
November 06, 2024

In this podcast recorded in early October, we have a chat with fellow EP3 contributor Chris Lawlor. We talk about a range of topics from the differences between ag in NZ and OZ, foreign investment in ag land, where the cheap land is and a whole lot more.

These roads are trucked.
October 24, 2024

We have a chat with Rachel Smith the Executive Director at Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters Association.Trucking in Australia has many challenges. We chat about electric trucks, live exports, automated trucks, getting staff and a whole lot more

Overcoming grief.
October 17, 2024

We will all experience grief at some point during our lives, and its something we can all deal with better. We recently met Michelle Moriarty at an event and she had a very interesting story, which we thought was worthwhile sharing. She won the 2023 WA Ag

AgWatchers+ EP4
October 15, 2024

In conjunction with AuctionsPlus, AgWatchers provides a fortnightly update on the drivers of the main agricultural markets in Australia. This week, we focus on cattle, sheep, and wheat.This podcast is a quick way to find out about the big market moves in

Zeitgeist 3: Chemical ban, China stimulus and dockworkers
October 08, 2024

As a pair, we go through the news daily and discuss what is happening. We thought, why not record it?So regularly, we will each choose a news topic to have a yarn about and give our views on, and we will select one together. On this podcast, we chat about

AgWatchers+ EP3
September 30, 2024

In conjunction with AuctionsPlus, AgWatchers provides a fortnightly update on the drivers of the main agricultural markets in Australia. This week, we focus on cattle, sheep, and wheat.This podcast is a quick way to find out about the big market moves in

El Presidente of Australian agriculture
September 26, 2024

In this podcast we have David Jochinke aka DJ, the current president of the National Farmers Federation. DJ has been the president for a year now, so we thought it was time for a review.We chat about SFO's pulling funding, the peak bodies, the Canberra

Zeitgeist 2: Making it rain, Unhappy growers and supermarket competition
September 23, 2024

As a pair, we go through the news daily and discuss what is happening. We thought, why not record it?So regularly, we will each choose a news topic to have a yarn about and give our views on, and we will select one together. On this podcast, we chat about