Can a family vineyard go carbon neutral and make money? with Alisdair Tulloch
Agriculture is often vilified for its environmental impact. But what if agriculture could be carbon neutral? Is that even possible? And what would it cost?Alisdair Tulloch, a fourth generation grape g...
4 Mar 202034min
The tech-enabled future of sheep genetics, with Mark Ferguson
Mark “Ferg” Ferguson is a sheep geneticist who’s paying attention to how both consumer demands and emerging technologies are impacting growers. Drawing on his experience with dozens of clients around ...
19 Feb 202034min
Where the real money is in agtech, with farmer-builder Mic Fels
Mic Fels is someone I’ve wanted to speak with ever since I read an article he wrote about how his agtech is really making him money.Mic not only crops about 11,000 hectares in Esperance, Western Austr...
5 Feb 202039min
Drought, dust storms and value-adding a family farm, with Fiona Aveyard
Agtech is about more than the technologies. It's about new business models in agriculture,and of course the innovators driving changes along the value chain. Today’s guest, Fiona Aveyard, a 5th genera...
22 Jan 202041min
Farmers who became founders: two startup journeys, with Fee Turner and Lee Coleman
Fee Turner (Bitwise Agronomy) and Lee Coleman (FarmSimple) are both farmers as well as founders of agtech startups. They, along with six other farmer-led businesses, have been selected into the Farmer...
7 Jan 202022min
Making six-figure decisions on a regenerative cattle farm, with Stuart Austin
Stuart Austin is a regenerative farmer and self-proclaimed early adopter of technology. In this episode we cover everything from how Stuart got involved in regenerative ag, to the tools he's using (an...
18 Des 201932min
Farmer-led startups: building while farming, with Ashlea Miles and David Ricardo
Ashlea Miles and David Ricardo are Australian farmers and founders of agtech startups Training Paddock and Farm Service Manager. They, along with six other farmer-led businesses, have been selected in...
4 Des 201918min
Facial recognition for cows, with Aidan Connolly
Aidan Connolly is the CEO of Cainthus, and agtech startup using cameras and machine learning to help farmers make better decisions. Before that, Aidan helped Alltech grow from $24 million to $2.3 bill...
20 Nov 201934min
