EPISODE · Aug 21, 2019 · 22 MIN
Ep 48: Peter Thompson (responding to climate risk)
from Agtech - So What? · host Sarah Nolet
Today’s episode is the 4th in the theme Responding to Climate Risk, brought to you in partnership with the Australian Farm Institute. Check out episodes 42, 44 and 46 to hear more on this theme.Today’s guest is Peter Thompson, a farmer based in rural Queensland, Australia that has been farming regeneratively before the word existed. He and his wife Nicki run grassfed beef cattle, do broad-acre cropping, and have about 6000 acres of wilderness conservation country.His farming philosophy has developed over a lifetime on the land, and in this episode he shares his insights about:Finding compromises that are truly win-win;Avoiding the temptation of silver bullet solutions;The long list of technologies they’ve adopted; andThe importance of balance.Find out more about Peter and his project's here:EchoCattle: https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Agricultural-Cooperative/Echo-Cattle-228388813850666/PeterPointT, his invention that’s now sold globally: https://www.facebook.com/433620400044090/videos/1219724138184212/Soil2Soul: www.soil2soul.com.auWalk over weighing project: https://futurebeef.com.au/projects/walk-over-weighing/
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Today’s episode is the 4th in the theme Responding to Climate Risk, brought to you in partnership with the Australian Farm Institute. Check out episodes 42, 44 and 46 to hear more on this theme.Today’s guest is Peter Thompson, a farmer based in rural Queensland, Australia that has been farming regeneratively before the word existed. He and his wife Nicki run grassfed beef cattle, do broad-acre cropping, and have about 6000 acres of wilderness conservation country.His farming philosophy has developed over a lifetime on the land, and in this episode he shares his insights about:Finding compromises that are truly win-win;Avoiding the temptation of silver bullet solutions;The long list of technologies they’ve adopted; andThe importance of balance.Find out more about Peter and his project's here:EchoCattle: https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Agricultural-Cooperative/Echo-Cattle-228388813850666/PeterPointT, his invention that’s now sold globally: https://www.facebook.com/433620400044090/videos/1219724138184212/Soil2Soul: www.soil2soul.com.auWalk over weighing project: https://futurebeef.com.au/projects/walk-over-weighing/
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