Unearthed: The people changing Australian agriculture
AgriFutures Australia
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S1E18 The art of deep listening, with John Harvey
The Changemakers series has examined how leaders from across rural Australia and at different stages of their diverse career paths, navigate the pitfalls of making change happen.John Harvey has been…
S1E17 The power of vulnerability and curiosity, with Lisa Anderson
Lisa Anderson is anything but “just a farmer” – her career journey spans agriculture, the legal profession and serving as a board director. Lisa shares the importance of curiosity, building trust…
S1E16 It doesn’t have to be lonely at the top, with Courtney Bailey
The road to the top isn’t a straight line – every interesting life experience and the meaningful relationships built along the way are of immense value when it comes to driving change in agricultural…
S1E15 Slow change in a fast game, with Basil Nolan
At just 22 years old, Basil Nolan demonstrates diplomacy andhumility beyond his years, skills that have him earmarked as a young leader in the Thoroughbred racing industry.A recipient of the…
S1E14 From little things big things grow, with Stephanie March
Stephanie March shares her deeply personal story of the birth of her son, Bill, and the immediate diagnosis of a rare but chronic respiratory illness. The conversation covers the emotional turmoil of…
S1E13 Introducing Unearthed's Changemakers conversations
Introducing Changemakers, a special series of five fascinating one-on-one conversations with the leaders changing the direction of Australian agriculture.Disruption doesn’t come easy and making…
S1E12 From Plate to Paddock: The future of agriculture education in schools
With more than 50% of school children believing that cows are milked by hand, and that the only career available in agriculture is to be a farmer, something needed to change in the education system.…
S1E11 Resistance: Lucerne’s fightback against insect pests
Chemical resistance has been detected in populations of redlegged earth mites and blue green aphids in new parts of Australia, challenging lucerne producers to consider new methods of crop…
S1E10 Second coming: Rehoming Australia’s retired racehorses
Where do Australia’s famed Thoroughbreds go after their career in racing finishes? The question of finding the right post-racing career for Thoroughbreds is at the heart of this episode of Unearthed.…
S1E9 Emergence: New crops for a changing landscape
As the climate shifts and farmers more closely monitor the returns achieved for every megalitre of water invested, the landscape is changing and producers are asking the question of what else could…
S1E8 100 Years of Rice - Part 2: A new way of farming
For an industry built on irrigation, modern Australian rice growers have become the most water efficient in the world using 50% less water than their international competitors and producing 50% more…
S1E7 100 Years of Rice – Part 1: Innovation and Adaptation
Over two big episodes, Unearthed is exploring the rich history and evolution of the Australian rice industry, which is this year celebrating 100 years of commercial production. From horse and plough,…
S6E6 High Performance Poultry: Transforming a superstar into all time great
Australia’s chicken meat industry is a star performer of Australian agriculture with retail value of around $6.6 billion and employing more than 58,000 people. So how does an industry like that take…
S1E5 The Long Game Part 3 - A retrospective of the changing place of women in Australian agriculture with Cathy McGowan
The final episode in our three-part series celebrating 25 years of the Rural Women's Award, is a special one-on-one interview between AgriFutures Chair, Cathy McGowan and our host Michael Thomson. As…
S1E4 The Long Game Part 2 - The power of connection
Unearthed continues the celebration of 25 Years of the Rural Women’s Award by delving into the next chapter of its the evolution. After emerging from the shadows in the previous episode, leading…
S1E3 The Long Game Part 1: How the Rural Women's Award first began
In part one of Unearthed’s special three-part series celebrating 25 years of the Rural Women’s Award, we go back to where it all began and discover the challenges facing women in rural Australia in…
S1E2 To bee, or not to bee?
Episode 2 of AgriFutures new look podcast Unearthed, delves into the hives of Australia’s European honeybee population and the impact of the varroa mite on both the beekeeping industry and the crops…
S1E1 Lights, camera, racing!
We’re off to the races in episode one of AgriFutures' new-look podcast, Unearthed: The people changing Australian agriculture, to find the people who’ve changed Australia’s racing industry using new…
S1 Introducing Unearthed
Join host Michael Thomson as he unearths the farmers, scientists and big characters changing Australian agriculture in this new series from AgriFutures Australia.
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