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Latest Episodes

#156 Terrible Trudeau and sheep in the snow.
February 08, 2023

As part of our Global Sheep Forum (Next Gen Producers), we have a chat with Matt Francisco.Matt is a 1st generation sheep farmer on the outskirts of Toronto. We chat about the issues facing him and

#155 Free trade ain’t free
February 05, 2023

We have a chat with Patrick Hutchinson, CEO of the Australian Meat Industry Council. Patrick is open for a robust discussion as always and we cover off on free trade, labour and policy.

#154 Farming in Britain
January 28, 2023

As part of our Global Sheep Forum partnership, we had a chat with English sheep and cereal farmer Ed Brant from Lincolnshire.We chat about trade, succession, issues with farming, brexit, Jeremy Clar

#153 Making fashion in Australia
January 19, 2023

We have a chat with Steve Noa, founder of 'The Merino Polo'. We have a chat with Steve about setting up a business making merino polos for Australia.We also chat about all things to do with working

#152 Labour pains in Agriculture
January 11, 2023

Ryan Hoiberg of Rimfire resources joins the podcast to chat about labour issues. We cover the issues facing white and blue collar jobs and what graduates need to do to get a decent job.

#151 Sheep in the heart of Texas
December 20, 2022

In the second part of our monthly series for the Global Sheep Forum, we have a chat with Brady Evans from Texas.When we think of Texas, we think oil and cattle - not sheep. Brady has set up a diversi

#150 Chan Solo
December 18, 2022

The socialist revolution starts here. Guardian rural editor Gabrielle Chan aka Chan Guevara has forcibly taken over the AgWatchers studio and is holding us ransom until we answer her questions.We are

#149 We meat a butcher
December 12, 2022

On this podcast, we chat with Alison Meagher, the butcher girl. We have a chat about being a butcher, the meat industry, access to offal and fake meat.A great chat and will make you feel hungry.

#148 A solution to farm labour pains
November 29, 2022

We have a massive labour shortage in Australia - what are the solutions?We are joined by Ronald Recinos, the Guatemalan Ambassador to Australia. Guatemala has a temporary guest worker program with Ca

#147 The market brief
November 24, 2022

A quick update on markets with Matt and Andrew. Grains, livestock and the wider macro environment.