Biological Farming Roundtable

Latest Episodes
Episode 36 Reviving the Range: Callum Lawson’s Journey from Overgrazing to Oasis
In this inspiring episode, we delve into the story of Callum Lawson, a visionary who transformed a struggling 3000-acre grazing property in North Central Victoria into a flourishing ecosystem. Facing
Episode 35: Building resilience through community.
In Episode 35 host Nakala Maddock interviews three amazing guests about the importance of building networks and community ties for farmers and their families. During this podcast our special guests di
Episode 34: The power of biostimulants and learning from observation
In Episode 34 of the Biological Farming Roundtable, host Nakala Maddock and agroecologist David Hardwick from Soil Land Food speak with cropping farmer Brendan Pattison, from Marrer in NSW. Brendan di
Episode 33: Necessity is the Mother of Invention, driving change in cane farming
This months podcast takes the Biological Farming Roundtable podcast to Ingham QLD, for the Regenerative Cane Farmers Forum. Host Nakala Maddock is joined by agroecologist David Hardwick from Soil Lan
Episode 32: Enhancing nature for profitable grazing and nutrient density in corporate ag.
In episode 32 of the Biological Farming Roundtable host Nakala Maddock is joined by Robin Tait an independent consultant in Tasmania, as they chat with Aiden and Sarah Coombes. Aiden manages Westmore
Episode 31: Creating non-negotiable synthetic free grazing systems with Dale Retschlag
In episode 31 of the Biological Farming Roundtable Podcast, host Nakala Maddock is joined by Jane Slattery co-founder of natural intelligence farming. Nakala and Jane speak with cattle grazier Dale Re
Episode 30: Creating Innovative Food Systems with Jacob Wolki.
Jacob Wolki is an entrepreneur from Albury Wodonga. Treating animals with respect, family and medicinal food drive his quest to build a community where farmers and consumers are connected by shared va
Episode 28 – From 1927 to next generation cropping in WA with Rob Hetherington
In Episode 28 of the Biological Farming Roundtable podcast Nakala and David Hardwick speak with Western Australian farmer Rob Hetherington from Lake King. Rob’s grandparents first moved to the region
Episode 27 – Marvelous multispecies with Grant Sims and Simon Mattsson
In episode 27 Nakala speaks to the experts on multispecies cropping and the role they play in improving soil, plant and animal health and reducing the synthetic inputs as costs continue to increase im
Episode 26 – Optimising soil health can protect your business from increasing phosphorous prices
Nakala speaks to agroecologist David Hardwick Soil Land Food and Luke Harrington from Re-Gen Farming about the skyrocketing Phosphorus prices and how to unlock the phosphorous reserves in your soil to