Vocal Locals Helping to Break New Ground Part 2 FEAT. Jay Cummins & Tanya Lehman

Episode 4, and the final in our collaboration series focusing on precision ag and mental wellbeing in partnership with the Society of Precision Agriculture Australia and Mallee Sustainable Farming. Tanya Lehman wears many hats and is well known in her community for her work in supporting regional communities, helping them to truly thrive. Her latest role sees her helping to support a new project coaching a new group of ‘Vocal Locals’ in the community that are there to share their experiences of how they work on taking care of their mental health and wellbeing especially in times of stress. In this episode Tanya joins MSF’s Jay Cummins to talk about her involvement in this forward-thinking project and to share her valuable insights and knowledge in this incredibly important but often underrepresented space.The Vocal Locals project is led by the University of South Australia, promoting the ifarmwell program with funding from the FRRR Future Drought Fund. If you've missed the episode 1 in this series, listen to it HEREIf you've missed the episode 2 in this series, listen to it HEREIf you've missed the episode 3 in this series, listen to it HEREThis podcast has been made possible by SPAA with funding from the FRRR Future Drought Fund.“SPAA is Australasia’s leading independent advocate and facilitator for increased research, extension and adoption of precision agriculture, delivering industry wide value across different sectors.” SPAA would also like to acknowledge their principal sponsors: John Deere, CNHi, Manutec, and Elders.Support the show