There's an Elephant in my Paddock!
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There's an Elephant in my Paddock!
An agricultural podcast that brings together farmers, scientists, consumers, industry and thought leaders to try and answer those tricky but crucial questions everyone else is avoiding.
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What came first, the grass or the cattle?
When Queensland University of Technology researchers Dr Carol Richards and Dr Rudi Messner first embarked on a social research project into sustainabl...
Who is looking after the farmer?
Wellness and self care- they aren’t concepts talked about
too often when you’re running a busy farming business. But should they be?
This...
Get shocked: sustainable grazing
Are you worried about food security in Australia? Maybe you should be.
For the most part, we have it pretty good- but to maintain market access...
How important is wellness to rural communities?
How important is wellness to rural communities? It’s time to take the broad brushstrokes out of referring to rural and regional Australia. Between the...
Should home tutors be paid to teach their children?
For generations, rural Australians have grappled home schooling their children between running businesses, households and being parents. Where there's...
How can your beef business be more profitable without having to buy more land?
Buying more land is an impossible choice for many Australian beef businesses. So how can they be more profitable with what land they have?
With...
Bigger, faster, stronger, hotter, more frequent- resilient farming in the face of extreme weather- Part 2
In Part 2 of our feature on building resilience in the Australian horticulture industry, we hear how improving the mental health of farmers is key to...
Bigger, faster, stronger, hotter, more frequent- resilient farming in the face of extreme weather- Part 1
In this episode we discuss a question posed by Richard Shannon- how do we ensure that horticulture is more resilient in the face of extreme weather ev...
Farming without risk. The new insurance possibilities.
Imagine getting an insurance payout if you didn’t get your annual expected rainfall? It seems an idyllic, yet perhaps expensive solution to modern far...
From the stock yard to fashion icon
The humble workboot; it’s a staple of every Australian bush setting.
They can be leather boots, or old sneakers, some people prefer none and sac...
The rural economic solution that politics has turned it's back on
David from Barcaldine has a question- "Why isn't Australian government investing heavily through various CRCs to discover how we can make the most of...
How do we get skilled workers into regional Australia?
Rural and regional Australia has record level of job vacancies. In a year where job security in cities is far from stable, it's still a hard sell to g...
Trading with China: warts and all
The Australian and Chinese diplomatic relationship is currently strained. What does that mean for our producers? China is one of our biggest trading p...
Opportunities for Australian agriculture from the COVID 19 outbreak
Progressive grazier and entrepreneur James Walker from Longreach in Queensland asks a terrific question- what are the opportunities for Australian agr...
Sexual Harassment in rural Australia
Rural photographer Edwina Robertson asks when Australia will have it's reckoning in regards to sexual harassment in rural Australia. According to some...
Why aren't producers engaged with industry representation?
Why don't we see greater numbers of cattle producers actively engaging in industry affairs these days?
A question put forward by James Nason, p...
Should we maintain a national core breeding herd and flock?
Mike Stephens from Meridian Ag has asked a particularly sticky question in this episode. It turns out everyone is thinking about it, but no one has th...
There's an Elephant in my Paddock- Australia's rural vet crisis
Australian animal vets graduate knowing that several of their alumni will suicide during the course of their careers. Does that shock you? It shocked...
There's an Elephant in my Paddock- LIVE at the QRRRWN's Ekka High Tea
This episode was recorded LIVE from the Queensland Rural Regional and Remote Women's Network's High Tea at Queensland's Ekka. Hosted by Nicole Bond an...
There's an Elephant in my Paddock with Michelle Miller
Michelle Miller has made a name for herself internationally as the Farm Babe... dedicated to busting myths in the agricultural sector and advocating o...
There's an Elephant in my Paddock- political disconnect
Renowned Australian rural journalist Peter Lewis asks about a rising level of frustration about existing political representation. What needs to happe...
There's an Elephant in my Paddock- Rural Towns
What measures can be taken to taken to stop people leaving small towns? It's a question that bothers many small communities all over the World, but in...
There's an Elephant in my Paddock with Julia Telford
Julia Telford is one of the most influential women in Australia in 2018, according to the Australian Financial Review. She's also the founder of Engag...
There's an Elephant in my Paddock with Georgie Somerset
AgForce's new President Georgie Somerset ponders a question that's been irking her for some time. What hinders rural Australia from finding its voice?...