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14:59

AI, climate and global shifts: Navigating the future...

AgriFutures On Air ·

2024/09/24

The agricultural landscape is rapidly evolving, with a complex web of forces shaping the industry's future. This episode explores a new report from Agrifutures Australia that explores the "cross-sectional forces" set to impact the sector.Report author Sarah Nolet joins us to discuss the key findings, which cover everything from the rise of AI and mandatory climate disclosures to global conflict and systemic changes in production systems. Sarah explains how the report aims to guide the R&D...

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42:48

Leading Through Adversity: Tanya Dupagne's Story of...

AgriFutures On Air ·

2024/09/10

Tanya Dupagne has dedicated her career to supporting children and communities in need, both in Australia and around the world. As the 2017 AgriFutures Rural Woman of the Year, Tanya used her platform to launch a transformative grassroots leadership program for women in regional areas. However, Tanya's inspiring work was derailed when she was finally diagnosed with chronic Lyme disease - a condition that had gone undetected for over a decade.Seven years later, we catch up with Tanya to hear ho...

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32:14

The truly nutty potential of hazelnuts

AgriFutures On Air ·

2024/08/28

Jean and Basil Baldwin are pioneers in the Australian hazelnut industry. Both now in their 80s, the duo continue to play an active role in the day-to-day operations of Fourjay Farms on the outskirts of Orange, NSW, an operation they run in partnership with daughter Carolyn and her husband Dave Stansfield.AgriFutures officially launched the $2 million Australian Hazelnut Program of Research (AUSHAZ) at Jean and Basil's property in Orange on Tuesday, 21 May 2024.Based on the Australian Hazelnut...

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27:47

Graziher x AgriFutures: Life on the Land with Tanya...

AgriFutures On Air ·

2024/08/14

We celebrate the winners of the AgriFutures Rural Women's Award in this special series of Graziher's Life on the Land podcast.In this episode you'll meet Tanya Egerton, the 2024 Northern Territory winner. She's been recognised for her sustainable, ethical, and culturally-focused Indigenous enterprise, the Remote OpShop Project and is in conversation with Sammie O'Brien.As the CEO of Circulanation and the Remote OpShop Project, Tanya is supporting the establishment of op shops in remote First ...

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38:13

Graziher x AgriFutures: Life on the Land with Rebecca...

AgriFutures On Air ·

2024/08/14

We celebrate the winners of the AgriFutures Rural Women's Award in this special series of Graziher's Life on the Land podcast.In this episode you'll meet Rebecca Keeley, the 2024 New South Wales winner. Rebecca is fiercely passionate about closing the gap for regional and remote children being able to access speech pathology. Studies show that Aussie kids are on average waiting 20 months for a speech pathology assessment - and a further 20 months before they receive intervention. For example,...

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38:18

Graziher x AgriFutures: Life on the Land with Belle...

AgriFutures On Air ·

2024/08/14

We celebrate the winners of the AgriFutures Rural Women's Award in this special series of Graziher's Life on the Land podcast.In this episode you'll meet Belle Binder, the 2024 Tasmanian winner. Belle has established the Farm Work Loop, a first-of-its-kind proactive approach that blends work, travel and community by providing continued employment across diverse farms and is in conversation with Sammie O'Brien.The AgriFutures Rural Women's Award shines a spotlight on some of the most inspirati...

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41:31

Graziher x AgriFutures: Life on the Land with Nikki...

AgriFutures On Air ·

2024/08/14

We celebrate the winners of the AgriFutures Rural Women's Award in this special series of Graziher's Life on the Land podcast.In this episode you'll meet Nikki Atkinson, the 2024 Victorian winner who is asking brides across Australia to say ‘Yes to the wool dress’. The AgriFutures award shines a spotlight on some of the most inspirational, courageous, innovative and hardworking women in the business, and celebrates all that rural Australia has to offer. This award recognises the women having ...

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41:45

Graziher x AgriFutures: Life on the Land with Grace...

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2024/08/14

We celebrate the winners of the AgriFutures Rural Women's Award in this special series of Graziher's Life on the Land podcast.In this episode you'll meet Grace Larson, the 2024 Victorian winner, who founded the Sisterhood Project with her with her sister Skye. She’s in conversation with Em Herbert.With more than 68,000 Australian children hospitalised from accidents every year, first-aid training can be the difference between life and death. Yet the financial barrier can be prohibitive. This ...

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38:18

Graziher x AgriFutures: Life on the Land with Mandy...

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2024/08/14

We celebrate the winners of the AgriFutures Rural Women's Award in this special series of Graziher's Life on the Land podcast.In this episode you'll meet Mandy Walker, the 2024 Western Australian winner who is supporting regional businesses to diversify and flourish, in conversation with Sammie O'Brien.Mandy Walker co-owns Walkers Diesel Services in Wongan Hills, a town 185 kilometres north-east of Perth in Western Australia. She's a passionate advocate for family business in regional areas a...

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39:03

Graziher x AgriFutures: Life on the Land with Kate...

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2024/08/14

We celebrate the winners of the AgriFutures Rural Women's Award in this special series of Graziher's Life on the Land podcast.Did you know as a nation, we consume a staggering 336-million tins of tuna a year – roughly the same weight as the harbour bridge? And that 99 per cent of the 50,000 tonnes of tinned tuna Aussies eat annually is imported? With less than a third of that certified as sustainably fished.In this episode you'll meet Kate Lamason, the Queensland winner of the AgriFutures Aus...

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37:23

How this squishy sea creature could save our aquatic...

AgriFutures On Air ·

2024/07/31

With their long, lumpy body and leathery skin, your first thought upon seeing a sea cucumber probably isn't that it's a delicacy enjoyed by Emperors.However, the unassuming little creatures are the foundation of a $4.4 billion global industry, and you can probably find them tucked away in your local Asian grocery. Dr. Roger Sie-Maen Chong, a veterinary pathologist working with CSIRO's Aquaculture Research Team, has worked in aquatic animal biosecurity for over 20 years.In this episode, Dr. Ch...

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31:30

The bikkie-based brainwave that kickstarted...

AgriFutures On Air ·

2024/07/16

In 2018, at a cafe beside a dog park, Shaun Eislers had a brainwave. A reimagining of how we feed our pets, while simultaneously reducing pressure on our food systems as the population grows. The key? Insects.BuggyBix, Australia’s leading insect-based pet food company, is dedicated to the love we have for our pets, our growing population & the pressures on our food security. Find out how Shaun creates safe, hypoallergenic, palatable and sustainable pet food from Black Soldier Fly la...

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30:27

The tree that can do everything

AgriFutures On Air ·

2024/07/08

"They smell like a cross between asparagus and peanut butter!"Despite being recognised as a safe and nutritious food source across the world for many years, Moringa (Moringa oleifera) remains classified as a non-traditional and novel food under the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code, which prevents the active development of moringa industry in Australia.Two determined researchers are on a mission to change that, and bring the highly nutritious leaves, pods and seed oil of the tree into...

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33:16

'Bitter', 'berry-like', 'winey' ... what makes your...

AgriFutures On Air ·

2024/06/19

For many Aussies, coffee is a much-needed daily ritual. Despite our obsession, we import 99 per cent of our green beans even though we have a long established domestic growing industry. For our 50 Australian coffee growers, how do we further develop this industry and start growing at scale? Researchers from Southern Cross University have just completed a project outlining the coffee characteristics which can give Aussie growers a competitive edge. In doing so they have c...

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71:37

AgriFutures Honey Bee & Pollination Program Varroa...

AgriFutures On Air ·

2024/05/23

AgriFutures and Australian Honey Bee Industry Council (AHBIC) are unveiling a suite of Varroa focused resources. It’s the first Varroa communication activity that looks at how beekeepers can manage Varroa and remain productive and profitable, and it's all thanks to the AgriFutures Resilient Beekeeping in the Face of Varroa project! In this podcast episode we talk to Elizabeth Walsh, Honey bee breeding, genetics and physiology research lab - US Department of Agriculture on inte...

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72:47

AgriFutures Honey Bee & Pollination Program Varroa...

AgriFutures On Air ·

2024/05/23

AgriFutures and Australian Honey Bee Industry Council (AHBIC) are unveiling a suite of Varroa focused resources. It’s the first Varroa communication activity that looks at how beekeepers can manage Varroa and remain productive and profitable, and it's all thanks to the AgriFutures Resilient Beekeeping in the Face of Varroa project! In this final podcast episode we talk to Richard Rogers, Entomologist, on chemicals for treating varroa - organic or synthetic.Over the past six we...

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78:52

Expert interview series: Topic 4 - Breeding for...

AgriFutures On Air ·

2024/05/17

AgriFutures and Australian Honey Bee Industry Council (AHBIC) are unveiling a suite of Varroa focused resources. It’s the first Varroa communication activity that looks at how beekeepers can manage Varroa and remain productive and profitable, and it's all thanks to the AgriFutures Resilient Beekeeping in the Face of Varroa project! In this podcast episode we talk to BartJan Fernhout, Chairman of Arista Bee Research about breeding for varroa resistance.Each week, we will be releasing...

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35:37

Three rice projects set to boost the industry

AgriFutures On Air ·

2024/05/14

The AgriFutures Rice Program is aiming to increase water productivity to an average of 1.5 tonnes per megalitre by 2026. It’s an ambitious goal and will rely on whole-of industry collaboration and increased investment to achieve it. Thanks to three cutting-edge research projects, the rice industry is edging closer to this goal. Featuring:John Hornbuckle, Professor (Irrigation and Agricultural Technologies), Deakin UniversityDr Wendy Quayle, Associate Professor, Faculty of Science Engineering ...

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45:27

Expert interview series: Topic 3 - Varroa, what does...

AgriFutures On Air ·

2024/05/10

AgriFutures and Australian Honey Bee Industry Council (AHBIC) are unveiling a suite of Varroa focused resources. It’s the first Varroa communication activity that looks at how beekeepers can manage Varroa and remain productive and profitable, and it's all thanks to the AgriFutures Resilient Beekeeping in the Face of Varroa project! In this podcast episode we discuss the impacts of varroa on pollination in Australia with Emily Noordyke, Varroa Development Officer at the NSW Departmen...

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64:40

Expert interview series: Topic 2 - Varroa, bee health

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2024/05/03

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