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Australian Farmers: Telling Our Story

Australian Farmers: Telling Our Story is hosted by television presenter and journalist, Angie Asimus and is powered by the National Farmers Federation. It"s dedicated to connecting our wonderful farmers with health conscious consumers and ethically minded shoppers. Together, we can all learn more about the food we eat and the fibre we wear. This is your exclusive look behind the farm gate. As a country girl herself, Angie knows you"ll love what you hear. From the freshest produce, to carbon neutral

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21:26

Motherland

Australian Farmers: Telling Our Story ·

2023/02/04

Growing up on the land offers and idyllic childhood for so many kids. But it’s certainly not without its challenges for the parents. Motivated by her own experience of raising youngsters on a farm in Tasmania, my guest today saw a few gaps that needed to be addressed. So, she created Australia’s first personalised online rural mothers’ group. Motherland Village provides greater opportunities for rural mums across the country to find connection and support, regardless of their location. Founder

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19:46

The Smoked Egg Co.

Australian Farmers: Telling Our Story ·

2023/01/28

A good wedding anniversary present can be hard to find but when Julie Kos bought her husband Paul a smoker as a gift, they had no idea just how life-changing it would be. They started smoking everything and as egg farmers, well, they gave that a go too. It was a light-bulb moment. Now, the Victorian couple are the proud owners of The Smoked Egg Co – producing an Australian first, raw, cold, smoked egg that’s free from bacteria. To learn more, Julie Kos is today’s guest. We discuss: Julie’s

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22:14

The Apple Doesn't Fall

Australian Farmers: Telling Our Story ·

2023/01/21

They say, ‘the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree’, and the Montague family have proven that to be true. It all started with the patriarch Bill in 1948. Fast forward to now, and his grandson Scott has been busy learning about the orchard, packing, distribution, sales and marketing. As much as we all love a Granny Smith or Red Delicious, the family is continuing to crunch into new ground, introducing consumers to new varieties such as Jazz, Envy and Eve. Managing Director of Montague, Scott

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18:36

Next Generation Grain Growing

Australian Farmers: Telling Our Story ·

2023/01/14

Managing a family farm comes with big responsibility but my guest today has not only excelled in the running of Barunga Grains near Bute on the Northern Yorke Peninsula of South Australia – he’s made it his own. Technology has opened up a wealth of information many operators won’t even know exists. His work has just earned him a gong in the Farmer of the Year Awards where he won the Excellence in Technology category. James Venning is the man behind the data and joins me now. We discuss: James’

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18:45

“Yess!” New Mangoes

Australian Farmers: Telling Our Story ·

2023/01/07

The look, the smell and the taste all conjure images of the Australian summer. Mangoes are a family favourite in many households and a sign of warmer days and holidays ahead. Now, there’s not just one but three new mango varieties on offer to customers. They’re called ‘Yess!’ ‘Ahhh!’ and ‘Gee!’. Sounds like fun but it means we all benefit from more choice at the checkout. So, how do they stack up against more traditional varieties? Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Senior Principal

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20:27

Dairying to Dream

Australian Farmers: Telling Our Story ·

2022/12/10

For our final episode of 2022, we learn how a self-confessed city slicker ended up being named as the 2022 Rural Community Leader of the Year. It is quite the story. It all started with young love, a trip to the Brisbane Ekka and Sarah Parker now calls a dairy farm in Victoria’s Goulburn Valley home. Finding connection in a remote part of the world became a calling that’s now part of her identity. Sarah is making her mark in the industry as current Vice President of the National Rural Women’s

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23:22

Junee Licorice and Chocolate Factory

Australian Farmers: Telling Our Story ·

2022/12/03

We are about to meet a wheat, spelt and barley farmer, turned factory owner who has made the little town of Junee in NSW a tourist attraction. How else but with the transformation of an abandoned mill built in 1935 into the Junee Licorice and Chocolate Factory. And the most recent addition to the family business is the Corowa Distillery Co, making whiskey from their own barley. If you’re still looking for some Christmas stocking fillers – look no further – these locally made treats are the real

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20:48

Buttenshaw Backyard Farm

Australian Farmers: Telling Our Story ·

2022/11/26

Today we are visiting a magical garden delightfully named Buttenshaw Backyard Farm. This patch of land in Montrose Victoria is only on a ¾ acre block but the space is bursting with fruit and nut trees, raised vegetable beds and an abundance of berries. Some of the produce includes vibrant glass gem corn, rainbow-coloured chillies, pineapple tomatoes and golden beetroot. The gardeners still have full-time corporate jobs, but the land is now so productive, many fans are trying to get their hands on

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21:22

Drone Mustering

Australian Farmers: Telling Our Story ·

2022/11/19

On the land, mustering takes many forms. It can be done on horseback, on motorbike, with a helicopter but my guest today plans for his AgTech start-up to become the first company in the world to commercialise livestock mustering with drones. SkyKelpie has been undergoing trials and there are some exciting results for cost savings, animal welfare and the environment. Founder Luke Chaplain is the perfect guest to coincide with this year’s National Agriculture Day. The theme being Innovation. Today we

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21:23

Gap Year

Australian Farmers: Telling Our Story ·

2022/11/12

We’ve all heard of taking a gap year – but usually you hear of kids from Sydney heading for Europe. Not Bradley Benge. This city boy ended up at a cattle property in Western Australia called Challa Station. It’s all part of a National Farmers Federation lead program AgCAREERSTART which supports young people out of school head to the bush for a year of work and training. Brad and his host farmer, Debbie Dowden are today’s guests. We discuss: After joining the National Farmers Federation lead program

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13:43

Rice to the Top

Australian Farmers: Telling Our Story ·

2022/11/05

The Hollins family has been growing rice since 1942. Their farm sits in picturesque Burraboi in southern NSW. Neville and Brooke are experts in the field but in all that time, they’ve never had a crop quite like that of 2022. Their efforts have lead them to take out the coveted SunRice Grower of the Year award. To learn more, Brooke joins us to discuss: Brooke’s favourite place on the long-standing family farm. The Hollins family has been growing rice for 80 years. Some of the changes in rice

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23:16

The Camel Milk Co.

Australian Farmers: Telling Our Story ·

2022/10/29

Have you ever tasted camel milk or used camel beauty products? It’s a relatively new industry in Australia. Leading the way in bringing this range to the masses is husband and wife Megan and Chris Williams. Having met on holiday in the outback, the couple fell in love with each other and with wild camels. One thing lead to another, and The Camel Milk Co was born. It was the first officially licensed Camel Dairy in the state. It started with three camels – now they’re up to about 500 as Australia and

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20:50

Busy Bees

Australian Farmers: Telling Our Story ·

2022/10/22

Honey is a true gift of nature and the busy bees that make it are impressive and fascinating. That love of bees has taken Charlie Casido around the world - until the 1990s when he and his wife decided to migrate to Australia from the Philippines. It was at Orange in the Central West of NSW they started their business called Australian Queen Bee Line, selling honey, queen bees and offering pollinating services. There’s a lot to navigate as an apiarist at the moment – especially with the Varroa Mite

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19:17

Married to the Land

Australian Farmers: Telling Our Story ·

2022/10/15

Being born and raised on the land hasn’t meant any free passes for Angie Nisbet. Forging her own path as a stockwoman and grazier hasn’t come easy. She’s had to work tirelessly and prove a lot of people wrong. As if running Landsborough Downs near Hughenden Queensland wasn’t challenging enough – she’s recently added a couple more roles into the mix: mother to three children under four with a fly-in-fly-out husband and podcast host. Angie is a powerhouse and the perfect guest to mark International

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Pear Shaped Perfection

Australian Farmers: Telling Our Story ·

2022/10/08

There’s a new kid on the chopping block that’s tipped to redefine how Australians perceive pears. It’s a big call but the Rico Pear boasts a striking blush colour and a surprising crunch. Marketing experts have described it as ‘unlike anything you’ve tasted before’. So, if you thought maybe pears had fallen out of favour, there’s a team of people working hard to change your mind. Our guest today is a Research Leader at Agriculture Victoria’s Tatura SmartFarm, Ian Goodwin. We discuss: Ian’s

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26:20

Waste Not, Want Not

Australian Farmers: Telling Our Story ·

2022/10/01

When you find yourself collecting your neighbours’ left-over home grown produce so you can make pickles and preserves in an effort to save them from the bin – you know food is your thing. Alex Elliott-Howery has channelled her love of the kitchen into a café and cooking school along with a series of cookbooks, the most recent being ‘The Food Savers A-Z’. Within those pages, you’ll not only learn traditional methods to create fabulous food, but you’ll also master how to use up all those bits and

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18:23

White Strawberries

Australian Farmers: Telling Our Story ·

2022/09/24

Imagine going to work with hundreds of new strawberry prototypes awaiting taste testing. That’s all in a day’s work for Australia’s leading strawberry breeder. Senior Scientist Dr Jodi Neal and her team have just perfected one that is pretty special. It’s a stunning white colour with bright red seeds and tastes a little like a pina colada! How did they do it? When can we buy it? So many questions. To learn more about this intriguing fruit, Queensland’s Department of Agriculture has kindly shared Dr

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19:21

Cobram Estate

Australian Farmers: Telling Our Story ·

2022/09/17

Olive growing is steeped in history and tradition. Few know the art better than Leandro Ravetti having just completed his 31st harvest. From working in olive groves around the world to now calling Australia’s Cobram Estate home. His work has lead to the company being recognised in the Australian Financial Review’s Sustainability Leaders list of 2022. So, it seems extra virgin olive oil is good for us and good for the planet too. To learn more, we discuss: Leandro has worked in some amazing olive

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17:24

Big Farmer Andy

Australian Farmers: Telling Our Story ·

2022/09/10

Meet Big Farmer Andy. The bloke who turned his dairy farm into a source of intrigue and fascination. With an online following of more than 300-thousand people he aims to bridge the divide between city and country people by sharing snippets of his life on the land with humour. He’s also not afraid to challenge those with opposing views. And is a strong advocate for mental wellbeing, sporting a very fine Mullet for Mental Health. In today’s episode we discuss: Andy’s favourite place on the farm and

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20:33

Sundressed

Australian Farmers: Telling Our Story ·

2022/09/03

Today we are speaking with a fashion editor, columnist and author who says natural fibres are the answer to fashion’s climate crisis. Think wool, cotton, flax, silk, hemp and cashmere. There are amazing regenerative farms and fashion houses already changing the industry and in turn the way we all shop and dress. It is possible to wear beautiful clothes and improve the environment at the same time. To gain rare insight into the world of sustainable fashion Lucianne Tonti joins me having just released

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