Seeds for Success
By Central West Local Land Services
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Episodes: 147
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Seeds for Success is a show where we have a good yarn about ag life with producers who are having a go. On the show, you'll hear from farmers in New South Wales who are out there battling the elements, making tough calls and getting the job done. You'll get a laugh out of some of their stories, and also pick-up some know-how along the way. Produced by Central West Local Land Services.
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Pastures, Pulses and Profit: Resilient Mixed Farming Solutions with Lawrence Balcomb
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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How Data-Driven Grazing Can Transform Your Farm with Emily Mosely
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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Succession, Custodianship & the Future of the Family Farm with James Hamilton
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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From Paddock to Plate: Building a Lamb Brand That Controls the Whole Chain with Andy and Ben Sippel
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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Building Drought Resilience with Deep-Rooted Pastures with Andy and Ben Sippel
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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Fixing the foundations: Why Liam Mowbray sees rectifying pH as the first step in healthy pasture
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Value for money: Why Stuart Tait would have gone harder, earlier with lime
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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The Lime Light: How Angus Knight incrementally managed soil acidity at Junee
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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The Lime Light: The key messages on acid soil management for 2026
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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Red hides and fence lines, with Dean Hague
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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Math in modern cropping, with Paul Tognetti
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Crop Calculus: This farmer’s mathematical approach to cropping
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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Fodder Growers: How this farm supplements its grazing enterprises with irrigation
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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Finding your place on farm: How to navigate family relationships and fit into the farm business
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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Fine tuning: How to manage crops, pastures and soil to get the best out of your livestock
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Rubies-in-the-rough: How Lachlan Merinos refined their seed stock through selective breeding
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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It’s never too early to start succession planning
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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Gonna need a bigger goat: Breeding goats for higher meat qualities and environmental resilience
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Maximising groundcover and minimising input costs: The strip and disc system
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Grassland Poultry: Growing healthy, ethical food the old-fashioned way
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Fighting for farmers: The importance of better support services in rural areas
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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The Agistment Queen: This farmer’s story about shooting her shot and chasing grass
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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You win or you learn: Lessons from three decades as an Angus breeder
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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How a consistent improvement philosophy contributes to this farm and stud’s success
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Building it beefier: Prioritising on-farm capital improvements while maintaining production
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May 19, 2025 |
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Natural beauty: How embracing native pastures can make your life easier
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May 05, 2025 |
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The benefits of working with the landscape instead of against it
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Multi-species, multi-options: Multispecies fodder crops and their benefits for animal production
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Perfect plans for perfect Polls: How a complex farm business aims to communicate
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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Dream Dorpers: Inside one of Australia’s largest Dorper studs
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Flood, fire, and flora: Enhancing farm safety with natural beauty
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Swift lambs and lucerne: High-performance pastures alongside bird conservation
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Home is where the wine is: The evolution of a family vineyard
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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The future of farming: How the scientific approach is building better breeding programs
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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True Blue-E: The origins of the world’s most feed-efficient herd
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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Mastering shedding sheep: This couple’s experience with SheepMaster sheep
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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A spicy double: How dual-purpose crops can help feed the masses
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Forecasting feed: Data for year-round management
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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The evolution of ag: This farmer’s journey to managing weeds while reducing inputs
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Healthy farms start with healthy finances
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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The flock of the future: Using technology to optimise your sheep operation
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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Production perfection: Turning cull merinos into a hyper-fertile flock
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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Truffle delight: This couple’s journey into the wonderful world of truffle farming
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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Dealing with feral pests 101 with Rhett Robinson
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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Going out for bread and milk and buying a Dorper stud
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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Family legacy means being willing to change with the times
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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From cherries to potatoes: The balance between growing new things and doing what you love
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Behind the Seeds: Harvesting grains of wisdom from 100 episodes
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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From cattle to cutlery: The importance of adaptability and passion in your farming operation
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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Farming forecaster: Predicting pasture growth with decision support tools
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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Dyed-in-the-wool: Merino farming and breeding
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May 20, 2024 |
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A finger in every Pye: Drought, Dorpers, and drying silos
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May 06, 2024 |
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Waiting for an auto-mate: Using robotics and automation to mitigate labour shortage stress
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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No longer under wraps: Getting to the heart of producing good silage and improving your spray application
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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The Limousin lineup: The benefits of crossbreeding
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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The sweet life: Farming on the Lachlan and irrigated sweet corn
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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From silo to holiday stay: The challenges of building an agritourism business
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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Worry-wort: Managing St John’s wort on your property
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Summer Series: Lessons from the drought you can apply in your day-to-day
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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Summer Series: Why flexibility is key during drought conditions
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Summer Series: Lessons from the last drought ahead of a dry 2024
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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Winning at wining: The secret to good wine and how to pick one for yourself
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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On the road again: How using Travelling Stock Reserves can alleviate pressure on the farm
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Flexibility is key: Managing your business to make the most of arising opportunities
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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Strength in numbers: The power of farming co-operatives
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Brothers in business: The importance of clearly defined roles in a family business
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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Mallee magic: How this farmer is helping save the endangered malleefowl
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Oct 08, 2023 |
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Dual-purpose masterclass: This farmer’s crucial lessons for grazing crops
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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Timeliness is king: How Seed Hawk planters changed this family farm
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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Step by step: How a producer implemented chaff decks and summer cropping in Parkes
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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Labour savers: The benefits of Aussie White sheep
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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X marks the spot: The benefits of mapping to maximise soil capability
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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Making the big decisions: How a cost-benefit analysis can change your farming
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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Flocking fantastic: The benefits of birds on farms
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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The future of farming: What automation means for farmers
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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Hard-seeded legumes: Farmer experience on how this pasture can fit in your cropping system [REBROADCAST]
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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Diversity matters: How summer grain cropping might have a fit in the Central West
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May 22, 2023 |
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Knowledge is profit: How training has led this cattle business to success
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May 08, 2023 |
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Wonderful watermelons: The highs and lows of watermelon farming
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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A header the game: How to run a successful contract harvesting business
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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Genetic gains: How artificial reproduction can accelerate production in your livestock
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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Constant improvement: Maximising production through self-evaluation
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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All things agritourism: Connecting the community with farming history
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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Wagyu for you: Understanding the Japanese Wagyu market
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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New tricks: How new technology can help reduce labour, eliminate human error, and better analyse data
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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Border Leicester tragic: How lifetime ewe management principles have changed this sheep business over time
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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Farming soil water: How to sustainably turn stored soil moisture into dollars
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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From farm to fashion: How the drought inspired this sustainable clothing line
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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Hard-seeded legumes: Farmer experience on how this pasture can fit in your cropping system
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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The hand that feeds: Getting started in feedlotting
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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Steep learning curve: Why a beef farmer got into trading sheep
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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For the love of lamb: How embracing social media can help amplify your story [REBROADCAST]
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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The Infinite Game: How to build a sustainable farm for generations to come
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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Nurturing nitrogen: How to get the most out of your nitrogen
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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Saving your soil: Why nitrogen is so important
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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Having a yack: The importance of staying connected
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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Time controlled: Growing the grazing revolution
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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Growth in goats: How this business balances its Merino and red goat enterprises
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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Consistency is key: How fleece testing can help drive decision making
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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Game changer: How precision ag can improve crop yields
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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The right rams: Twinning at the Merino game
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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An insight into feedlotting with a passionate red-meat advocate
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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Destigmatising mental health in rural communities
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May 23, 2022 |
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The farming podcaster: Lessons from 2 years of hosting ‘Seeds for Success'
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May 09, 2022 |
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Pasture improvement: How to make a hard block more productive
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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Transforming pastures: 55 years as a district agronomist
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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From the boardroom to the bush: Applying corporate lessons to farming
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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James and Danielle work full-time while running two farms. Here’s how they do it.
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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Emus, tourists and pest management: Farming in Tooraweenah
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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Counting wins (and losses) in the trading game
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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Salinity and soil health: The key indicators to look for if salt is an issue on your farm
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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Farming in the cold: Continuous cropping in the Bearbung Valley
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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Using agritourism to build healthy landscapes and strong communities
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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Smart sheep: How ag tech can be a by-product of farming
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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More than good luck: Building a successful farm business
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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Accelerating joining: How to get more lambs on the ground
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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The 'Golden Triangle': Lessons for success in any season
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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Harvesting kangaroos: A partnership between farmers and roo shooters
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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Farms advice: One young farmer’s project to advocate for agriculture
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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Introducing our new 'Seeds for Success' team
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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Ag stars: The value of young, enthusiastic leaders in the farming industry
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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Nothing ventured, nothing gained: From shearing sheep to running 6,500 acres [REBROADCAST]
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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From shearer to boss: One couple’s journey to farm ownership at Gulargambone
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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Creep feeding: Meeting the market, regardless of the season
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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Rising from the ashes: The importance of community in building resilience
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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Native grasses: How they can work in the Central West plains
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Jul 05, 2021 |
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Working in harmony: How production can benefit from environmental stewardship
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Jun 21, 2021 |
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The whole system: Managing pastures, pests and sustainable production
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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Living and breathing weeds: Why there's more to weed control than meets the eye
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May 24, 2021 |
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No s**t bull: How to buy the right bull for your herd
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May 10, 2021 |
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Growers leading change: Tropical grasses, herbicide resistance and the importance of agricultural research
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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Where theory meets practise: The agronomist turned family farmer
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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Triplets at Talbragar: Lessons learnt from a bumper lambing season
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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Call the Midwife: How planning for lambing can maximise your results
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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From the ground up: Harnessing healthy soil for whole farm profitability
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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Turning failures into innovation: How drought fast tracked improvements at “Merrimba”
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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For the love of lamb: How embracing social media can help amplify your story
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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Producing genes that fit: The importance of a focused approach to feed base and genetics in a seed stock business
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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From Bondi to the bush: How corporate skills combined with hard work to tackle the worst drought in history
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Jan 04, 2021 |
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Good sheep and great stories: 89 years of merinos at “Mullengudgery”
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Dec 21, 2020 |
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Lady on the land: How Tallah Looten steered her family business to be more flexible and resilient in the face of adversity
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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Love your cows: How making tough decisions can help you through drought
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Nov 23, 2020 |
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Pushing the envelope: Increasing crop yield by understanding your system and questioning long-held beliefs
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Nov 09, 2020 |
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Nothing ventured, nothing gained: From shearing sheep to running 6,500 acres
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Oct 26, 2020 |
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Getting the mix right: Managing a mixed farm through drought and not losing sight of what’s important
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Oct 12, 2020 |
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Cracking the Morse code: Balancing recovery, production and profit in a cattle enterprise
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Sep 28, 2020 |
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Mac of all trades: How a cost-effective feedlot helped wean 7,000 lambs
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Sep 14, 2020 |