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The Full Bottle
by citrusaustralia
Welcome to The Full Bottle, the first podcast dedicated to the Australian citrus industry. Created for Aussie citrus growers by Citrus Australia to deliver content to educate, inspire and entertain citrus families and businesses across the nation. Each month, your hosts Sarah Porter and Rachel Hall will bring you the latest information from growers, researchers and our very own Citrus Australia CEO, Nathan Hancock. Whether you’re travelling in the ute or working in the orchard, we’ve got you covered.
Episodes
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Episode 35: Bug Wars
Taking on citrus pests in Far North Queensland Ever wondered what it really takes to keep Australia’s citrus safe from some of the world’s most stubborn little pests? In Episode 35 of The Full Bottle, horticulturalist Emily Pattison squeezes out the details around her quest to outsmart Oriental...
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Episode 34: Tree Tracker
Tracking trees and growing insights! In this episode of The Full Bottle, Sarah and Rachel sit down with Paul Stephens, Advanced Citrus Traceability Project Officer at Citrus Australia, to explore how mapping citrus plantings is transforming the industry. Paul explains the "block-building"…
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Episode 33: Crop Codes
In this episode of The Full Bottle, Sarah and Rachel are joined by Sharon Chapman, CEO and Founder of ABC Software. Born and raised in New Zealand’s fruit bowl, Hawkes Bay, Sharon is here to share her story in business and IT – and show how her company is helping horticulture businesses of all...
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Episode 32: Pest Control
In this episode of The Full Bottle, Sarah and Rachel dive into the highlights of the 2025 Australian Citrus Congress, joined by special guest Dr. Meena Thakur — entomologist with NSW DPIRD and Congress panellist. Dr Thakur shares the latest in citrus pest research, from effective gall wasp...
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Episode 31: Innovations
In this episode of The Full Bottle, Sarah and Rachel sit down with Hort Innovation’s Industry Communications Manager Sharon Watt to discuss the important work she undertakes on behalf of the leading research and development giant. With a background in journalism and agriculture, Sharon has...
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Episode 30: Garden Gate
Welcome to 2025! It’s a new year and a new episode - with Sarah and Rachel chatting with our Citrus Australia colleague, Jacqui Mitchell. From helping folks at events to connecting rural growers to our city-living friends and to bringing biosecurity to the masses, Jacqui is here to talk all about...
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Episode 29: Golden Hours
It’s the final episode of 2024, summer is on the way and Sarah and Rachel are looking back. After our first few months at Citrus Australia, we are reflecting on everything we’ve learnt so far, and what we’re looking forward to over the coming months – including our 2025 Australian Citrus…
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Episode 28: Days with David
Welcome back to The Full Bottle! Today, Sarah and Rachel are chatting to our General Manager of Market Development, David Daniels, about his long tenure at Citrus Australia – how things have changed, how regulations have affected growers and businesses, and how critical market access is to a...
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Episode 27: Forums & New Faces
Meet the new voices of The Full Bottle! Join Sarah Porter as she introduces our new co-host and Citrus Australia Communications Officer, Rachel Hall! Today, we’re chatting with Citrus Australia’s CEO Nathan Hancock about our annual forums and the benefit our Aussie citrus growers can gain from...
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Episode 26: Keeping ahead of the curve (with CEO Nathan Hancock)
***Correction: The Riverland Regional Forum will be held on Thursday, 19 September, not 18 September as mentioned in this episode.*** Welcome back to your go-to-podcast for all things citrus. Tune in with your hosts Matt and Sarah as they unpack the latest news in the Australian citrus industry....
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Episode 25: Serious on sustainability with Eastcoast Beverages
Hello, and welcome to the twenty-fifth episode of The Full Bottle podcast! In this episode, we welcome our new co-host, and Citrus Australia’s new Communications Manager, Sarah Porter (0:40). We’re then joined by Eastcoast Beverages Managing Director Sam Lentini, who discusses his company’s goal…
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Episode 24: Supply and Demand
Welcome to another episode of The Full Bottle! This month, our host Matt Jones takes his first solo flight and it's all smooth sailing understanding the supply and demand dynamics of the season ahead. He talks about the domestic and export markets with Citrus Australia CEO, Nathan Hancock, and…
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Episode 23: The truth about orange juice
This month’s guest is Tim Cassettari of FoodIQ Global. Tim explains the importance of Citrus Levy-funded research into the health benefits and nutritional value of fresh citrus and 100 per cent citrus juice. Listen in to learn more about the amazing benefits of our Aussie-grown fruit! Feedback...
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Episode 22: Conclusions from the Congress
Wow, we’ve been so busy, and we can’t wait to tell you all about the adventures we’ve had at the Australian Citrus Congress. Join hosts Matt and Gabby as they take you through the highlights and the favourites, but don’t worry. They won’t spend the entire episode gasbagging. A number of guests…
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Episode 21: Climate tools with the Bureau of Meteorology
On our radar this month is a conversation around our climate, touching on weather forecast tools and services offered by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology. This can’t be 'mist' episode of The Full Bottle features Jamieson Lowe from the Bureau of Meteorology. Join us on episode 21 of The Full...
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Episode 20: What's in store for 2024
Hello to 2024 and a refreshing start to The Full Bottle Podcast. Join your hosts Matt Jones and Gabby Torpey as they reintroduce the podcast with some changes, but with the same light-hearted banter you’re used to. If you’re a new listener to the podcast for 2024, this is the episode to listen to...
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Episode 19: The 2023 season with Nathan Hancock
Join us for the last episode of the year, saving the best for last, with Citrus Australia CEO Nathan Hancock. In this episode, Nathan talks about the year that was, and the that will be. Get insights on this year’s production, challenges the industry has faced and what the Citrus Australia team...
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Episode 18: What’s bugging citrus biosecurity?
Welcome to another episode of The Full Bottle podcasts with your humble hosts Matt Jones and Gabby Torpey. This week we’ve got a serious case of the psyllids but luckily, we’ve brought on-board Research and Development Scientist Francesco Martoni who’s going to help set some facts straight about...
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Episode 17: Traceability in citrus
We caught up with Agriculture Victoria's Program Manager in Traceability, Caroline Barrett to talk about the pilot project of traceability in the citrus industry. Join hosts Matt and Gabby as they wrap their heads around everything that is traceability within the citrus industry. Enjoy this…
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Episode 16: You can’t take the plant out of the girl
Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Senior Horticulturalist Helen Hoffman joins ‘co-host’ Matt Jones for an episode of the Full Bottle all about Helen and her life in plants. This new style of episode highlights the interesting and incredible people of the Australian citrus…
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Episode 15: Ghost orchards in Florida
Welcome to another episode of the full bottle podcast with your helpful hosts, Matt and Gabby. In this episode, guest speakers from Fresh Produce Group Horticultural Technologist, Tristan Smith and Nutrano Produce Group Farm Manager, Craig Estens lead an eye-opening discussion around the haunting...
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Episode 14: Going places and meeting new faces
Welcome to this very weird episode of The Full Bottle podcast where we’re going to meet a bunch of new people from various events in the horticultural industry this past month. A particularly special episode, introducing Citrus Australia’s Communication Manager (and our new co-host), Matt Jones....
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Episode 13: An Imperial impact
Get up north (or down south or round east) of Australia to hear all about how the Imperial mandarin harvest is going from growers in Southern Queensland. This week your hosts are Gabby Torpey, and podcast rookie Ebony Faichney - Citrus Australia’s Market Development Officer based in Mareeba,...
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Episode 12: Meeting Mike Arnold
Welcome to yet another episode of The Full Bottle podcast with your hosts Gabby and Stephen. In this episode we venture far away to the lovely riverside properties in South Australia, stopping to visit Hall of Fame award winner Mike Arnold at his hobby farm home. A man who is most famously known...
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Episode 11: The MOF Reviewed, Relaunched and Responded
Join hosts Gabby and Stephen at the Citrus Australia Market Outlook Forum 2023 where they sat down with speakers to cover a range of topics presented at the forum.
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Episode 10: Back from the USA
Welcome to a very exciting episode with some well-known and celebrated guests from the citrus industry (not including Stephen). Join hosts Gabby and Stephen, just returned from America with a new outlook on pizza and tacos, as well as Timmel Ridge Estate Owner and operator, Tim Vandenberg and...
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Episode 9: Varieties and Rootstocks
Welcome back to The Full Bottle podcast in 2023! This episode is brought to you by a collection of passionate researchers working in the fascinating field of rootstocks and varieties. Joining our host Gabby on the podcast is New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) Research...
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Episode 8: The wrap up
Stephen and Gabby go full banter in a test of knowledge of The Full Bottle podcast. Our loyal fans might know the answers to our citrus questionnaire but will our hosts? Our last episode of the year on the last Monday of the year. Wishing all our listeners a safe and happy holidays. You’ll hear...
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Episode 7: Planning the next Generation
Welcome to the second last episode of the year. In the spirit of the upcoming year, we thought we would bring you a podcast all about the future - succession planning. AgriPlus Director and Principal Advisor, Janine McLean, gives a professional perspective and breakdown of what is myth and what…
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Episode 6: Our regional forums
The Citrus Australia team have been very busy in this episode of The Full Bottle. Bringing you interviews from our regional forums in the Murray Valley, Riverland, Riverina and Southern Queensland full of updates on industry-funded research and other projects. We caught up with Head of Business...
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Episode 5: Who’s watching your citrus?
Welcome to episode 5 of The Full Bottle, a Citrus Australia podcast. This episode is all about CitrusWatch: a national citrus industry preparedness and exotic pest surveillance program. Our two special guests are Citrus Australia’s Dr Jessica Lye and Andie Wong who are ready to talk all things...
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Episode 4: The Labour of Labour
This episode brings you special guests Ben Rogers from the National Farmers Federation, Matthew Palise from Red Rich Fruits, and Kerry Thompson from our very own Citrus Australia, to talk about changes to the piece rate system, PALM Scheme and what’s next after the axing of the Agriculture Visa....
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Episode 3: Breaking Down Albedo
Stephen and Gabby bring you three spectacular guests from the Murray Valley to talk about albedo breakdown, the cellulite of citrus. Grower David Stevens provides advice to growers on how to manage albedo breakdown, then Tania Chapman of Nutrano Produce Group joins us to provide her perspective…
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Episode 2: The Juice Industry in the Riverina
Stephen and Gabby travel to the Riverina, one of Australia’s largest growing regions, producing more than 7000 hectares of oranges alone. On this road trip they visit Justin Davidson in Stranbridge, who grows 100 % juice varieties, all year round, to talk about what being a fifth-generation…
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Episode 1: Protective Cropping with Ryan Arnold
What’s The Full Bottle? Tune into Episode 1 and let us explain. Gabby Torpey speaks with special guest Ryan Arnold about his experiences with protective cropping, and we revisit the Citrus Technical Forum held in March, where speakers including Rabobank’s Michael Harvey share their thoughts on...
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Introducing The Full Bottle: A Citrus Australia podcast
Stephen Cooke and Citrus Australia CEO Nathan Hancock introduce the first citrus-industry podcast for Aussie citrus growers, The Full Bottle. Tune in at the end of each month for a new episode with special guests from growers outstanding in their field, researchers undergoing projects to benefit...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to The Full Bottle, the first podcast dedicated to the Australian citrus industry. Created for Aussie citrus growers by Citrus Australia to deliver content to educate, inspire and entertain citrus families and businesses across the nation. Each month, your hosts Sarah Porter and Rachel Hall will bring you the latest information from growers, researchers and our very own Citrus Australia CEO, Nathan Hancock. Whether you’re travelling in the ute or working in the orchard, we’ve got you covered.
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