Talkin' After Hours with the Lower Blackwood LCDC

Talkin' After Hours with the Lower Blackwood LCDC

Lower Blackwood LCDC

Episodes 55
Avg. Duration 38m
Activity Moderate
Since Apr 2020
Latest Episode Sep 2025

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Schedule
Monthly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
47%
Hosting
lowerblackwood.libsyn.com

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About This Podcast

Talkin After Hours with the Lower Blackwood LCDC is hosted by Jo Wren and Kate Tarrant from the Lower Blackwood LCDC who, each month, will be talking all things Sustainable Ag, bringing you an interesting and informative interview with an expert on a particular farming or landcare topic. The Lower Blackwood LCDC are a not-for-profit, community managed, independent Landcare and sustainable Ag organisation located in the South West of Western Australia.

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Recent Episodes

Beyond Pastures: Perennial Shrubs in Grazing Systems

Sep 30, 2025 48m

In this episode of Talking After Hours, we chat with agricultural scientist Dr Dean Revell. Our conversation explores the why, what, where & how of integrating perennial shrubs into grazing…

Getting to the root of it with David Hardwick and Soil Hash

Aug 14, 2025 41m

In this episode of Talkin' After Hours we chat to David Hardwick, agroecologist and partner at Soil Land Food on getting to the root of your soil issues with the aid of the newly developed Soil HASH…

Talkin' Trees for Farm Resilience with Bob Hingston

Jul 31, 2025 43m

In this podcast episode, we explore the importance of trees in farming, focusing on windbreaks and shelter belts. South West forester Bob Hingston shares his extensive knowledge on tree planting,…

Talkin' Using Bugs to Manage Bugs

May 29, 2025 55m

In this episode of Talkin' After Hours, we delve into the world of integrated pest management (IPM) and the alarming decline of insect populations, referred to by some as the 'insect apocalypse.'…

Talkin' Nutrient Dense Food Production with Dan Kittredge

Mar 11, 2025 52m

In this episode of Talkin' After Hours, the LCDC's Kate Tarrant and guest host Mark Tupman chat to Dan Kittredge, farmer, educator, and founder of the Bionutrient Association. Dan has become one of…

Talkin' Ferals with Shane Franklin & Les Dunnet

Feb 25, 2025 36m

In this episode we chat to trappers Shane Franklin and Les Dunnet. Our conversation delves into the world of feral management management and control, the issues, challenges and what we are doing…

Syntropic Farming with Charles Otway and Jasper Harvey

Jan 28, 2025 44m

In this episode of Talking After Hours, Jo and Kate chat to south west educators, and permaculturalists, Charles Otway and Jasper Harvey. Our conversation explores the principles and practices of…

Water on Farms with Lance Mudgway

Nov 27, 2024 35m

In this Talkin' After Hours Podcast we chat to Hydrologist Lance Mudgway from the Mulloon Institute on the importance of effective water management in WA's agricultural landscapes, particularly in…

Spring Summer Grazing in a Mediterranean Climate

Oct 29, 2024 44m

In this episode we chat to agroecologist Mark Tupman and cattle farmer & Department of Primary Industries & Regional Development Technical Officer Eric Dobbe. Our conversation covers the…

Talkin' Farmers Doing it Differently: Nutritional Wisdom, Shepherding, and Wool with Nan Bray

Sep 25, 2024 49m

In this episode we chat to Nan Bray of White Gum Wool, located in the highlands of Tasmania. Nan farms a flock of 600 Saxon Merino on 330ha of high country, and with occasional snow in winter,…

Talkin' Biochar with Professor Stephen Joseph

Jul 25, 2024 48m

In this Talking After Hours podcast Kate chats to Professor Stephen Joseph about biochar and its applications in renewable energy and agriculture. Biochar is the result of thermal decomposition of…

Talkin' Regenerative Chickens with Sam & Steph Hondema

Jun 26, 2024 33m

In this episode of Talkin' After Hours we chat to Sam & Steph Hondema of Rosas Ridge based near Margaret River in the South West of Western Australia. These first generation farmers have been…

Leveraging Foliar Nutrition to Boost Fertility with Mark Tupman

Apr 30, 2024 34m

In this Talkin' After Hours Episode Jo & Kate chat once again to local agroecologist Mark Tupman from Productive Ecology. This time we explore how to get a better band for your buck by including…

Talkin' Dung Beetles with Kathy Dawson & Kylie Cook

Mar 26, 2024 42m

In this month's episode Jo & Kate chat to two southwest WA landcarers who have been very active in working with livestock farmers to get some very handy ecosystem engineers working on their…

Talkin' Plant Diversity & Animal Nutrition with Fred Provenza.

Feb 29, 2024 1h 2m

In this Talkin After Hours Episode Jo & Kate chat to Fred Provenza, Professor Emeritus, Dept. Wildland Resources, Utah State University. For the past 30 years, Fred and his team have produced…

Talkin' Soil Function & Fertility with Mark Tupman

Jan 30, 2024 28m

In this months podcast Jo & Kate chat with Mark Tupman from Productive Ecology on a topic that is absolutely fundamental to agriculture – that of soil function & fertility. In our…

Talkin' Nitrogen with Joel Williams

Nov 30, 2023 46m

In this episode of Talkin' After Hours Jo & Kate chat to Joel Williams on the hot topic of Nitrogen – how it works in the nutrient cycle and how can we best optimise its use – particularly in…

Talkin' On Farm Bugs & Brews with David Hardwick

Oct 31, 2023 40m

In this months podcast we chat to agroecologist & partner in rural change management company Soil Land Food, David Hardwick on the hot topic of making your own biofertilisers .David learned the…

Talkin' Ferals in the Frame - with Dr Heather Channon

Sep 29, 2023 33m

Feral Pigs are a major pest across a Australia and are in fact wreaking havoc right here in our backyard in the Lower Blackwood Catchment. Here at the LCDC we've been working with the Lower Blackwood…

Talkin' Composting for Farms with Mark Tupman

Aug 23, 2023 32m

In this episode Jo & Kate talk to Agroecologist Mark Tupman on all things composting for farms - what the options are, how to make them, and how to best utilise the compost on your farm. This…

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Talkin' After Hours with the Lower Blackwood LCDC has published 55 episodes since April 2020, covering topics in Education, Science.

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