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Farming Together

The Farming Together Team

NEW SEASON OUT NOW! In this season, Pippa Jones - a farmer, extension officer, and Nuffield Scholar - is chatting with farmers who are putting science-backed information into practice and testing ways to reduce emissions and strengthening their farm businesses. Across six episodes, you’ll hear from farmers who are trying out research-informed tools, ideas and technologies. We delve into what sparked each journey, what’s been challenging, what’s paid off, and what farmers would do differently next

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33:56

Farming Flavour into a Future Towards Decarbonisation

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2026/09/29

In this podcast episode Pippa chats with Rowan Berecry from Good Rich Fruit Company. Rowan explains how the management team of the commercial orchard is rethinking conventional farming through biological practices that improve soil health, reduce synthetic inputs and costs, improved disease control, and lower emissions along the way. Rowan shares the practical changes making a difference on the ground - from composts and microbe-based inputs to stronger ecosystem function and rising soil carbon

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25:13

The Diesel Drive towards Decarbonisation

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2026/09/15

In this podcast episode, Pippa chats with farmer, Nick Sissoev Hugh and Dean Shipp, CEO of Hy-Boost Technology. Nick notes the savings he is seeing using farm machinery after Hy-Boost system technology was retrofitted to farm vehicles, with reduced emissions, improved fuel efficiency and consumption. Dean is quick to note that the technology isn’t the answer to stopping emissions, but it goes a long way to reducing the carbon footprint of diesel vehicles.So, enjoy the chat and if you want to learn

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37:15

Berrying Carbon: A farm's green ammonia story

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2026/09/01

In this podcast episode Pippa chats with Hugh Mackinnon from Mountford Berries in Longford Tasmania and Professor PJ Cullen, Chief Scientific Officer from PlasmaLeap Technologies in Sydney.Read the case studyHugh and PJ's conversation highlights how the production of green nitrogen fertiliser could support horticulture’s decarbonisation journey while giving farmers greater confidence in the supply of fertiliser.By producing fertiliser closer to where it’s needed, emerging technologies like

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31:41

Charred for Change

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2026/08/18

In this podcast episode Pippa chats with John Winter from Glen Innes, NSW.Read the full case study.John is a chemical engineer and farmer who explains how biochar could become a powerful tool for on-farm decarbonisation, locking carbon into soils while improving their function and resilience.The conversation unpacks the exciting potential for biochar to reduce agricultural emissions, diversify on-farm income, improve nutrient and water retention, and create long-term benefits from low-value biomass

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35:32

Decarbonising by the Glass

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2026/08/04

In this podcast episode Pippa chats with Maggie Jarrett from See Saw Wines in Orange NSW.Maggie shares how See Saw Wines is turning a long-standing commitment to organics and soil health into a practical pathway for decarbonisation. You’ll hear how everyday decisions - from solar and lightweight glass to integrating sheep in the vineyard - are helping cut emissions while strengthening resilience and long-term viability.Practical evidence from Maggie’s vineyard shows their strategies to reduce carbon

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33:56

Diesel to Decarbonisation

Farming Together ·

2026/07/21

Welcome to the Farming Together podcast.This season, Pippa Jones is chatting with farmers who are putting science-backed information into practice - testing ways to reduce emissions and strengthening their farm businesses.Across six episodes, you’ll hear from farmers who are trying out research-informed tools, ideas and technologies. We delve into what sparked each journey, what’s been challenging, what’s paid off, and what farmers would do differently next time. Together these stories show how

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35:09

The Challenge of Regenerating Flood Affected Soils

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2025/02/20

In this podcast episode, Gavin heads out to Jim Coren’s place in Tucki Tucki near Lismore, NSW. Apparently Tucki Tucki means place of many koalas. The local Bundjalung word for koala is Burbi, a totemic animal prior to European settlement, and a concerted effort is now being made locally to conserve the koala population.Jim and his wife Andy settled here a few years ago just as the worst flood in recorded European history impacted Lismore and surrounds, and like many people on floodplain country, it

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36:52

Reflections on a Life of Farming, Biodiversity and...

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2025/02/13

Gavin chats with Barbara Linley at her Tullymorgan property in the beautiful Bundjalung and Yaegl country of North Coast New South Wales. In a past life, Barbara was a producer of super fine merino wool in Western Victoria. She shares some of her experiences as a sheep and wool producer, early adopter and passionate Landcare farmer and then a change in circumstances – she is now a custodian of a few hundred acres of Tullymorgan not far from the Clarence River.She’s been applying the skills she

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48:36

Sustainable and financially viable small acre farming...

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2025/02/06

In this episode, Gavin heads out to Possum Creek, Northern New South Wales, to have a chat with Penny Hall.Penny was a member of a RAMP cohort a couple years back. She and her husband Bob Lodge are medical specialists who moved from Melbourne to 100 acres on the Northern Rivers.Penny shares how, together with their farm manager Dave, they brought the holistic small acre farming philosophies of Joel Salatin to their operation. They now run a decent sized herd of cattle, have done quite a bit of

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59:25

Blue Marble Farm: Self-sufficient Living and...

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2024/12/04

Shannon and Julie Humphris run Blue Marble Farm on GumbaynggirrDangadi Country near Macksville on the New South Wales North Coast.Blue Marble Farm is a great example of self-sufficient living.Gavin Tinning had a bit of a walk around the farm with Shannon before the record button was pressed and was really impressed by the incorporation of livestock into a small property. On Blue Marble Farm there are cattle, milking cows, goats, chickens, turkeys and the livestock is used to regenerate the landscape

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40:21

Running a Regenerative Farm and a Hatted Restaurant:...

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2024/11/27

Today I'm heading down to Nashua, between Lismore and Bangalow on the NSW North Coast, to have a chat to Jeanie. Jeanie Wylie and Edward Rawlings set up a restaurant called Frida’s Field. If you're driving between Lismore and Bangalow and you look across to the east, around the Nashua turn-off, you'll see, on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday, a bunch of cars parked and, no doubt, groups of people enjoying a delicious long lunch in the afternoon sun. Jeanie took some time out of her busy schedule, menu

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31:49

Dairy Farming Direct to the Customer with Paul Wilson...

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2024/11/20

In Series Three of Ground Cover, we hear the stories of farmers who participated in the Regenerative Agricultural Mentoring Program. RAMP, as it is generally known, was developed at Southern Cross University and assisted by the New South Wales Government through its Environmental Trust. Gavin Tinning met with a diverse cohort of innovative and inspiring farmers to bring you their insights and learnings. These are their stories.Today I'm in the hills behind Nimbin with Paul Wilson from Nimbin Valley

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26:09

Lessons in Cattle and Carbon Farming with Lorraine...

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2024/06/11

In today's episode, we will hear from regenerative agriculture pioneer Lorraine Gordon. Lorraine is the founder and current Chair of the Regenerative Agriculture Alliance. Her vision is to improve the holistic health and well-being of Australian landscapes, farmers and communities through research, education and practice. We will hear Lorraine talk about:Her own cattle farm at Ebor, her journey into carbon farming and the challenges she has faced. Why the regenerative journey is never overSome of

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30:00

Building Healthy Soils for a Resilient Farming System

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2024/06/04

Today on Ground Cover we will hear from Dr Lukas Van Zwieten, a Principal Soil Research Scientist from the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries. Lukas is also an adjunct Professor with Southern Cross University, and he's a farmer. And as you will hear in this recording, he has been described as the 'Grand Master of Soil' by renowned environmental filmmaker Damon Gameau. In this episode, Lukas will share:His insights about soilsHow to identify your soil constraintsHow to build healthy

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23:59

Managing Horticulture Crop Diseases

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2024/05/28

Today on Ground Cover, we're joined by Dr Jay Anderson, a plant pathologist with more than 20 years of industry experience. She's also a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Southern Cross University, and her research to date has focused on integrated disease management using techniques such as plant breeding, plant selection for resistance, and optimised plant nutrition. Jay is also working to better understand infection processes of pathogens to help target, control, and

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34:30

Assessing Natural Capital on Your Farm: Challenges...

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2024/05/21

In today's episode of Ground Cover, we're joined by Dr Jackie Williams, an adjunct Associate Professor at Southern Cross University who has more than 30 years of applied research in natural resource management. Her areas of expertise include sustainable agriculture governance systems, natural resource policy, and food security. With a lot of discussion and interest in the Nature Repair Bill and Natural Capital Accounting, we decided to pick Jackie's brain about the impact this is having on farmers

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55:13

How Biochar Can Help Us Reach a Net Zero Future

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2024/05/14

Today on Ground Cover, I'm joined by Don Coyne, the CEO of the Australia and New Zealand Biochar Industry Group. Don has been working to raise the profile of biochar for years now, and he works hard to bring together industry, scientists, and key stakeholders to realise the potential of biochar for Australia's net zero future. In this episode, we'll hear about:A Southern Cross University research trial that Don has been involved in and some of the challenges and opportunities faced during that

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06:55

Welcome to Season 2 of Ground Cover

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2024/05/07

Can university research really help us improve climate resilience and soil health on farms? What knowledge can experts share with us? And what can we learn from research projects that don't quite work out the way we planned? In this second season of Ground Cover, Rebecca Lollback from Southern Cross University, will explore these topics and more with her knowledgable and experienced guests, including:Kirsten BenkendorffDon CoyneJacqueline WilliamsLorraine GordonJay AndersonLukas Van Zwieten

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38:14

Protecting our waterways and health from pesticides...

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2024/03/19

Professor Kirsten Benkendorff is the Director of Southern Cross University’s National Marine Science Centre and the Deputy Director of the Marine Ecology Research Centre. Her research looks at the impacts of ocean climate change and environmental contaminants on the immune health and nutritional quality of seafood species. She is also investigating the use of marine molluscs for human medicine.Professor Benkendorff has published more than 100 peer-reviewed publications and also teaches into the

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29:19

Leading a movement with Lorraine Gordon

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2019/12/05

Today, on Ground Cover, Kerry is joined by Lorraine Gordon, a beef cattle trader from Ebor who is also Director of Strategic Projects at Southern Cross University, founder of the National Regenerative Agriculture Alliance based out of Southern Cross University and currently working on her PHD in Regen Ag.In this conversation we explore what drives in this incredible woman to take on so many challenging projects and we announce a world first University degree in the Regenerative Agriculture space

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