Humans of Agriculture
We're going behind the scenes to see and understand modern agriculture, because no matter whether you're in it or not, you probably don't know all the pieces to just how incredible, diverse and multi-layered agriculture is.
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Starting from 0 to 10% of Australia's Strawberry nursery market with Jack and Lisa Beattie (opens the original)
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Jack and Lisa Beattie didn’t set out to build a strawberry propagation business. After leaving Jack’s family dairy operation and trying several different ventures, an unexpected opportunity at Ouse in Tasmania changed their direction. Today, JCLM Farming produces around 10% of Australia’s strawberry nursery plants. Jack and Lisa share the decisions, setbacks and lessons behind that growth, and their ambition to become the provider of choice for Australian strawberry growers. In this episode: Lea
Tom & Mick: Livestock, Markets and the Power of Relationships with Michael Spencer (opens the original)
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Michael Spencer has spent more than 30 years across livestock agency, corporate agriculture, cattle processing and pastoral operations, including roles with Elders, AACo and Bindaree Beef before helping build Adcock Partners. In this episode of The Tom & Mick Show, Michael joins Tom and Mick to unpack what good livestock agency actually looks like, why Adcock Partners deliberately operates under the radar, and what he is seeing across cattle markets from northern Australia through to the eastern
“We Mortgaged Our Houses”.... The Bet That Became Delta Agribusiness with Gerard Hines and Chris Duff (opens the original)
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Gerard Hines and Chris Duff have spent nearly four decades working alongside each other, building one of Australia's most respected independent agribusinesses from a single rural store into a national business. What does it take to build an agribusiness from a handful of people into a national business, without losing the culture, relationships and local connection that made it successful in the first place? Gerard Hines and Chris Duff are the co-founders of Delta Agribusiness. Their working rel
Hiring: Action Steel - Sales coordinator role (opens the original)
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Action Steel Sales Coordinator Role - Find here. We sit down with Lennie Grace to learn more about Action Steel and the current opportunities available in his sales team. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Action Steel and family business 01:27 How Action Steel started 02:01 Growing up in the family business 03:33 Why Action Steel chose agriculture 04:53 The importance of focus 06:21 Building a network for growth 08:18 Team, culture and specialist skills 10:03 The Sales Coordinator opportunity 12:43
The Power of Two Farming Families Working Together - Harry Kemp (Rabobank Partner Ep) (opens the original)
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Building a premium beef brand isn't just about producing exceptional cattle. It's about understanding markets, embracing data, building the right team, and having the patience to make decisions years before the product reaches a customer's plate. In this episode, Harry Kemp shares the story behind King River , the family-owned Wagyu business that has grown from a bold partnership between two Queensland families into a premium beef brand supplying customers across more than 35 countries. Harry re
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