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AgWatchers
by Andrew Whitelaw & Matt Dalgleish
The AgWatchers podcast contains a mixture of interviews showcasing those involved in the agricultural supply chain, along with agricultural commodity market updates from the hosts Andrew Whitelaw and Matt Dalgleish. Expect serious discussions conducted in a light hearted manner.
Episodes
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Bigger Crops, Bigger Budgets. How GRDC Spends Your Levy
Bigger crops mean bigger levy collections for GRDC, and farmers want to know how GRDC spends that money. This week, Nigel Hart, GRDC's Managing Director, sits down with Matt and Andrew to explain what’s being funded, how research gets prioritised, and why profitability matters more than just...
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AgWatchersX Ep17
Andrew is on holiday. Matt has been travelling - but here is the only update on ag markets that you need.
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AgWatchersX EP16: Wheat Rallies, Beef Tariffs and a Sheepmeat Threat
Markets are moving, and there is plenty to unpack in this AgWatchers X update. We look at the sharp rally in global wheat markets as Black Sea supply risks finally begin to bite, with Russian export flows slowing and the ongoing Russia–Ukraine conflict putting a sizeable chunk of global wheat and...
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What do future farmers need to know?
What does AI actually mean for the future of Australian agriculture? Andrew and Matt are joined by grain and pork producer Sharon Starick, Chair of the GRDC and the Council of Rural Research and Development Corporations, to discuss how artificial intelligence and new technology are changing the...
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AI, innovation and the return of the country banker
AI, agtech and automation are changing agriculture fast, but are relationships becoming more valuable, not less? This week on AgWatchers, Matt and Andrew are joined by Peta Ward, Westpac’s Managing Director, Regional Commercial & Agribusiness, to discuss innovation on farm, the next generation of...
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AgWatchersX EP15: Beef, Grain and the Geopolitical Squeeze
Ag Watchers X: Market Moves That Matter to Your Farm Tariffs are reshaping export markets. Geopolitical tension is pushing input costs around. And your harvest timing just got more complicated. In this market analysis episode, Matt and Andrew break down what's really happening with beef exports…
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Beyond the Hype: Which Farm Energy Solutions Actually Make Money?
Forget the ideology. Australian farmers don't need to believe in climate change to care about one thing: their bottom line. This week on AgWatchers, Matt and Andrew explore how practical farmers are cutting costs and creating new income streams through energy solutions and why skepticism is...
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Better Call Saul
Veteran economist Saul Eslake joins Matt and Andrew to unpack tariffs, free trade and the increasingly difficult position Australia occupies between the United States and China. They discuss why tariffs are ultimately paid by consumers, whether Australia can still trust its major trading…
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AgWatchers Hosts History: Inside the Australian Agricultural Awards
Episode Three is thrilled to announce we'll be hosting the inaugural Australian Agricultural Awards, a groundbreaking national celebration of ag excellence in partnership with the National Farmers Federation (NFF), Nutrien, and Westpac. In this episode, we sit down with Scott McCullough, General...
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Future Flock and the Search for New Export Markets
Jo Hall, CEO of WoolProducers Australia, joins the podcast to discuss efforts to diversify Australian wool exports beyond China, including emerging opportunities in Bangladesh, India and Vietnam. We also examine the Future Flock strategy, industry representation and whether the recent wool price...
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Farming without paddocks: AI, robots and the next productivity leap
Tim Neale from DataFarming joins AgWatchers for a wide-ranging chat on where ag technology is heading next. The big question: what happens when grain farmers stop thinking only in paddocks and start managing crops square metre by square metre? Tim talks through the next evolution in precision...
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AgWatchersX EP14: Sheep, Cattle & the Shifting Global Game
This episode breaks down how the Middle East conflict, US-China tensions, and extreme weather are reshaping Australian red meat exports. Sheep meat is bouncing back. Cattle prices are holding firm despite softening. And supply chain disruptions may be opening doors most producers haven't spotted...
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AgWatchersX EP13: Ceasefires, beef quotas, El Niño and World Cup fever
This week on AgWatchersX, Matt and Andrew cover a fairly hectic mix of global politics, red meat trade and football hope. The pair unpack the end of the Iran conflict and what calmer conditions in the Middle East could mean for markets, before turning to China where Australia’s beef quota appears...
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Is Canberra Distorting the Fertiliser Market?
In this episode of AgWatchers, we speak with Mark Been from Marnco, our first fertiliser industry guest in more than 300 episodes. The conversation starts with the immediate question facing growers: what is really happening in the fertiliser market? While urea supply concerns have eased after...
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Rates, Risks & Resilience: Australia's Economic Reality Check
Andrew and Matt are joined by Sian Fenner, Senior Economist at Westpac, for a wide-ranging discussion on the Australian economic outlook. Topics covered: CPI & Inflation: April's CPI came in at 4.2%, below expectations, but underlying pressures are building across building costs, freight, and...
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How to Talk Ag Without Boring Everyone Senseless
Shannon Beattie, founder of Bush and Beyond Media, joins Ag Watchers to talk all things agricultural communication, storytelling and media. The conversation covers the difference between communications and marketing, why authenticity matters more than ever, and how agricultural industries can…
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AgWatchersX EP12: What is happening with grain, fert and livestock
We cover off on the big news in grains, fert and livestock.
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AgWatchersX Ep12: Grain, fert, livestock - what is happening?
We are back for another AgWatchersX. This week we will be covering off on the tentitive peace in the middle east. We give our views on future grain prices, fert for next year, Chinese beef tariffs, the weather in Australia and a whole lot more.
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Fuel, Fertiliser and Foreign Affairs: A Conversation with Minister Julie Collins
On this episode of the AgWatchers Podcast, we’re joined by Julie Collins to unpack the forces shaping Australian agriculture. From Canberra to the Middle East, we explore how geopolitical tensions are influencing fuel, fertiliser and food production and why events unfolding thousands of…
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Eggonomics 101
We have a chat with Melinda Hashimoto, CEO of Egg Farmers of Australia. In this podcast, we talk about a wide range of issues from biosecurity to Japanese raw eggs.
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Bringing Agritechnica to Australia
We have a chat with Lola Rauch, who works for the German Ag Society, who is now working in Australia to bring an offshoot of the famous Agritechnica conference to Australia - the future ag expo in Melbourne in July.
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Fuel and Inputs - the response from NSW Farmers
Will we run out of fuel? will we need horses for harvest? What about our urea supply? Are people stockpiling? We have Rebecca Reardon, Vice President of the NSW Farmers organisation, and Samuel Miller, lead economist for NSW Farmers, on the podcast to have a chat about the response from NSW…
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Why does meat taste so great?
Food is one of our favourite topics. The two of us love to go out and eat a good meal, and meat is usually the centre point. We invited Professor Peter McGilchrist onto the podcast to talk about what makes meat so great to eat. We talk about the intrinsic and extrinsic factors that drive the…
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Startups vs corporates
This podcast was recorded live on stage at EvokeAg. In this podcast, we have Sarah Adams, GM of Global Strategy and New Ventures for Gallagher, and Dr Guy Coleman, a researcher and innovator currently working at the University of Copenhagen. In this podcast, we discuss where innovations will come...
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AgWatchers X EP11: Tariffs Times
In this podcast we talk about the new tariffs announced over the weekend and due to go into action as of tomorrow.
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The two food groups - wine and lamb
This podcast was recorded live on stage at EvokeAg*, so if you didn't make it to the event, you don't miss out. This podcast was a discussion of geopolitics and how the industry should respond. We had Rachel Triggs, the chair of Women in Wine and Will Barton, CEO of Gundagai Lamb up on the stage...
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Weather stations and Cows for Cambodia
We have a chat with Leighton Wilksch of Agbyte. We discuss the possibilities and the value that farmers get from localised weather information through having IoT-enabled weather stations on the farm. We also learn about the signal that allows weather stations to continue working on 4G, whilst all...
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Genetics: Improving efficiency and creating 6 legged lambs.
We chat with Alastair Rayner, an independent beef extension officer. In this podcast we discuss the using genetics to improve efficiency in a herd, but also a secondary benefit, reducing emissions. A really interesting discussion, with strong linkages back into farm profitability.
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'On an even Kealy' with Emma Kealy MP.
On this podcast, we have Emma Kealy MP, the deputy leader of the Victorian National Party, and shadow minister for agriculture and mental health. We discuss the recent heatwave, fires, the CFA levy, renewables and a whole lot more.
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AgWatchers X EP10: The new A$138 million bill for ag from the government.
Our fortnightly market update. We talk about grains, cattle, sheep and the new change in who pays for export certifications from the government.
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Australian agriculture hitting new highs
On todays podcast, we have a chat with Jared Greenville of ABARES. In this discussion we discuss the 100bn target, the value of ag, the risks to ag and the new updates on the Australian crop. We also discuss the March ABARES conference, which we recommend attending - either online or in person....
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When you Whish upon a senator.
The AgWatchers podcast is an open platform for different views, and we have had politicians from most of the major parties. This week, we have Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, the Greens senator for Tasmania. Peter holds the Greens portfolio for agriculture. In this podcast, we discuss competition in...
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AgWatchersX EP9: Trump-XI.
Our fortnightly market update. We talk about grains, cattle, sheep and wool - and the new Trump deal.
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AgWatchersX EP8: Farmers aid, cattle exports, grains holding
Our fortnightly market update, brought to you by Sproutag. We talk about the state of the grain markets, the potential for aid for US farmers, beef and sheep exports.
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The pests invading Australia
In this podcast, we have Jack Gough, the CEO of the Invasive Species Council. We learnt a lot from this podcast about the various species invading Australia, how to control them, and the strength of the hunting lobby.
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AgWatchersX EP7: Biofuels bonanza (for grain and livestock), beef/sheep prices rocketing higher
Our fortnightly market update. We talk on this podcast about the livestock industry trending higher, the sheep ships no longer coming and the impact of the new biofuels announcement from Albo on the grain and livestock sectors.
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Who represents farmers in Parliament?
We had a chat with Tyson Cattle, who runs his own consultancy (Salmon Haven), but for years has been behind the scenes in the agripolitical space. Tyson is undertaking a Nuffield project, which aims to review advocacy strategies in the agricultural industry. Tyson is independent, like EP3, and...
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AgWatchersX EP6: Why are grain prices low, grain fed beef on the rise
Our fortnightly market update, supported by SproutAg. You can also visit our new grain trading simulator, which can be found here You can visit the SproutAg website by clicking here
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Chief of farming, Mushroom farming and beef wellingtons
We have a chat with Georgia Beattie, Australia's largest organic mushroom farmer. We talk about a range of topics from whether the government should have a Chief Farmer, growing mushrooms and the impact of the beef wellington trial on the mushroom sector.
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AgWatchers X5: Canadian Canola Cancelled, Livestock going gangbusters
Our fortnightly market update, supported by SproutAg. You can also visit our new grain trading simulator, which can be found here You can visit the SproutAg website by clicking here
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Fighting Drought, protesting policy and more with John Bennett
As the final in our series talking with presenters/panellists from the Future Ag Expo, we have John Bennett on for a chat. A great discussion where we talk about how to fight drought, the protest in Victoria and a whole lot more. Remember to register for the future ag expo by clicking here
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Roleplaying, personalities and sales
In the lead-up to the future ag expo, we have a chat with Georgia Stormont. Georgia is a sales coach, and provides advice to companies on how to approach their relationships with farmers. In this podcast we talk about personalities, we do a roll play, and a whole lot more. Make sure to get...
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AI Explosion
AgWatchers and Episode 3 have been at the forefront of AI for years, as you all know. It turns out that you can do more than make images from it. We talk to Future Ag Expo presenter Lachie Vogt, who is the founder of Algorithm, an AI developer for agriculture. As usual we talk about a range of...
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Indigenous Identity in Agriculture
We have a chat with Joshua Gilbert. Joshua has recently penned a book called Australia's Agricultural Identity, and is presenting at the Future Ag Expo on the 6th to 8th of August. This podcast covered a wide range of topics related to indigenous inclusion in Australian agriculture.
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Agritechnica comes to Australia (again!)
We have a chat with Natalie Green, who is organising the future ag expo in Melbourne from the 6th to 8th of August. This event is a trade show and conference, where AgWatchers will be the MCs for the three days. On this podcast, we have a frank and honest chat about what went wrong and right last...
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MLA CEO: End of carbon neutral 2030, 5 year plan and more.
We had a chat with Mick Crowley, the CEO of Meat and Livestock Australia. We chat about dropping the 2030 carbon neutrality plan, the five year plan, using tik tok and a whole range of other topics.
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Episode 300: A big annoucement.
Episode 300! On this podcast, like episodes 100 and 200, we have a professional turn the tables and take over our podcast. We have Warwick Long, presenter of the Victorian Country Hour, on to chat with us. We also have a big announcement at the end of the podcast.
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AgWatchersX EP4: Urea, grains and livestock.
Our fortnightly market update, supported by SproutAg. In this podcast we chat about livestock pricing, and the impact of the Iran/Israel conflict on grain and fert markets. You can also visit our new grain trading simulator, which can be found here You can visit the SproutAg website by clicking here
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AgWatchersX EP3: Israel vs Iran, trashy magazines, wheat doldrums and record meat exports.
Our fortnightly market update, supported by SproutAg. In this podcast, we update on the my families visit from Scotland (and my aunts trashy magazines), wheat doldrums, Iran and Israel conflict, record beef exports and record low live sheep exports. You can also visit our new grain trading...
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Drought in South Australia
On this podcast, we have a chat with Brad Perry, the CEO of Grain Producers South Australia. We chat with Brad just after he has toured South Australia with the Federal Minister for Agriculture, Julie Collins. We discuss this visit, along with topics such as the drought, available support, the...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The AgWatchers podcast contains a mixture of interviews showcasing those involved in the agricultural supply chain, along with agricultural commodity market updates from the hosts Andrew Whitelaw and Matt Dalgleish. Expect serious discussions conducted in a light hearted manner.
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Andrew Whitelaw & Matt Dalgleish
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The AgWatchers podcast contains a mixture of interviews showcasing those involved in the agricultural supply chain, along with agricultural commodity market updates from the hosts Andrew Whitelaw and Matt Dalgleish. Expect serious discussions conducted in a light hearted manner.
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AgWatchers is created and hosted by Andrew Whitelaw & Matt Dalgleish.
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