AgWatchers

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Latest Episodes

#166 Littleprouds scorecard for Watt.
April 21, 2023

In this episode, we are joined by David Littleproud, leader of the Federal National Party and former Minister for Agriculture.David has never been afraid to put an opinion forward, much like the podca

#165 Australia and China enter into couples therapy.
April 13, 2023

A follow-up episode examining further the positive news in relation to the Chinese agreement to expedite their review of the barley tariff. We are joined by GM of policy at Grain Growers Limited.We c

#164 China back for barley?
April 11, 2023

A quick market update on livestock, followed by a discussion of grains. We discuss the news of the thawing of relations with China in relation to barley.

#163 Agricultural Truths - Emma Uncut.
April 05, 2023

We have an open discussion with Emma Germano, mixed farmer and president of the Victorian Farmers Federation.We cover advocacy in agriculture, the merry-go-round of policy money, the hypocrisy of lab

#162 Opening a potash mine
April 03, 2023

On this podcast, we have a chat with Ignacio Salazar, CEO of ASX-listed Highfield Resources.The global potash industry is centred around a couple of main players, and Highfield is in the process of

#161 Fertilizer price crash.
March 30, 2023

We don't often have repeat guests on the podcast but we have made an exception for Chris Lawson. Chris is the head of fertilizers at CRU and is providing us with an update on a whole range of issues a

#160 Affairs in the Aussie Sheep Industry.
March 26, 2023

In another of our partnership podcasts with the Global Sheep Forum, we talk to Georgia White from NSW.We discuss the affairs of the sheep industry; live export, mulesing, fashion, fake meat and a

#159 The loosest market update
March 22, 2023

A market update, which does admittedly get a bit loose. We cover Russian grain deals, carbon markets, sheep and cattle markets, live sheep export, fertilizer and GM wheat.

#158 Carbon Cowboys
March 10, 2023

"I'd rather die than sell carbon credits."This week at the ABARES conference, we listened to Fiona Conroy, a livestock producer from near Geelong, discuss her farm and environmental markets (namely ca

#157 Some market musings.
February 13, 2023

It's been a while since we have conducted a quick market update. In this episode, we have a chat about mutton markets, cattle projections, grain pricing, fertilizer pricing and our usual tangents.