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Marcus Oldham AgTalkAg in 2025: Trade Trump and Tariffs with Robert HerrmannWhat does the future hold for Australian agriculture in a world shaped by politics, protectionism, and shifting global demand?In this episode, David Cornish is joined by respected consultant and market analyst Robert Herrmann to unpack the big-picture issues shaping ag in 2025. From Trump-era tariff talk to the resilience of Australia’s export model, Robert brings sharp insights into how trade policies really affect the farmgate and what producers should pay attention to in the years ahead.The conversation spans the changing face of the wool industry, the economics behind the declining Merino flock, and th...2025-05-3040 min
Nourished Inside Out with Aneta WaclawPersonality Disorders Uncovered: Breaking the Myths & Misconceptions with Marcus OldhamSend us a textPersonality disorders are often misunderstood, leading to stigma, fear, and misinformation. In this episode of Nourished Inside Out, I sit down with student therapist Marcus Oldham to challenge the biggest misconceptions surrounding personality disorders. We break down the truth behind the labels, explore how these conditions really affect relationships, and discuss how we can cultivate deeper understanding and empathy in our connections. If you’ve ever questioned what’s fact vs. fiction when it comes to personality disorders, this episode is for you! 🎙️💡Stay in Touch with Marcus:Instagr...2025-03-1742 min
Marcus Oldham AgTalkProductive vs. Healthy Soils: What’s the Difference and Why It Matters - AgTalk S5E2In this episode of the Marcus Oldham AgTalk Podcast, host David Cornish spoke with Andrew McGuire, an Extension Agronomist and Director for Grant County at Washington State University, about the intricacies of soil health.
Andrew has been with WSU's Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources since 1999, focusing on sustainable agriculture practices, particularly soil health, cover cropping, and high-residue farming systems.
His extensive research includes contributions like "Improving Soil Health in Pacific Northwest Potato Production: a Review" in the American Journal of Potato Research.
Based in Moses Lake, Washington, Andrew also shares insights...2025-02-0643 min
Marcus Oldham AgTalkThe Family Farm Transition: Navigating Succession Planning - AgTalk S5E1To kick off Season Five of the Marcus Oldham College AgTalk Podcast, I sat down with James Hamilton from Cultivate Advisory to discuss one of the most critical conversations any farming family, or any family with a business, will ever have: succession planning.
James is not only an experienced family succession planning facilitator but also a farmer with over 25 years of hands-on experience. He operates a farming enterprise in Narromine, central New South Wales, alongside his wife, Amanda. Together, they have raised their three daughters on the family farm, including Annabelle, a 2023 graduate of Marcus Oldham College...2025-01-1039 min
AgriFutures On AirLeading by Example: Insights from the Marcus Oldham Rural Leadership Program“Leadership in Australian agriculture involves a blend of vision, the resilience, adaptability and commitment to sustainable practices”In the second episode of the AgriFutures Capacity Building mini-series, we hear from Dakshina Yadav, a passionate horticultural scientist from Nepal now working in the Northern Territory, who was selected to take part in the prestigious Marcus Oldham Rural Leadership Program. Dakshina specialises in the production of jackfruit, a tropical fruit that is widely used in Asia and is rapidly gaining popularity in Australia. After attending the Marcus Oldham Rural Leadership Program, Dakshina's approach to her work has been...2024-11-2624 min
Profitable Farmer# 153 - High-Performance in Farming - Marcus Oldham and Marcus Minds with Tim McGavinIn this episode, I speak with Tim McGavin, Founder and Managing Director of Laguna Bay, one of the largest privately owned agricultural investment funds globally.
Reflecting on his farming background and extensive career, we explore life growing up on a station west of Barcaldine, QLD alongside his ‘bushy’ father and family. We explore Tim’s early years through school, his journey into agriculture and the intriguing and unique pathway he has taken to achieve significant success within our industry.
Our conversation touches on the pivotal role of Marcus Oldham in shaping the next g...2024-10-241h 10
Cowgirl ChannelChelsea Walton (Part 1) - The road to becoming a head stockman and learning from mistakesHey CC babes, welcome to your weekly dose of all things cowgirl!! Today Chelsea Walton joins Bell to share her journey of entering into the Northern cattle industry and working her way to head stockman of the weaner camp at Killarney Station, NT.
Chelsea shares what her childhood was like growing up in town and how that shaped her resilience and determination to work hard, from droving as a 15-year-old when drought hit to doing her mechanic apprenticeship during school.
She opens up about making questionable decisions and learning...2024-09-261h 00
True Business StoriesDavid Cornish - Director of Centre for Professional Development at Marcus Oldham CollegeDavid has always been involved in agriculture through a long and varied career. A great story and one that shows the changing face of agriculture in Australia. 2024-05-1630 min
Green JumperGreen Jumper Gem - Nigel JemsonTo mark a Green Jumper milestone (downloads in 80 countries) we're launching Green Jumper Gems: occasional bitesize magical memories.Our first 'Gem' is fittingly with Cloughie striker Nigel Jemson. Here, he recalls the build-up to the League Cup Final in 1990, when he scored the winning goal for Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest against Oldham. The pre-match diet included steak and chips - and chocolate. 2024-04-2901 min
Marcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk S4E5 - The Importance of Food Security to Australia’s National Security With Andrew HendersonJoin us this episode as we chat with Andrew Henderson, Principal of Agsecure, on the importance of food security to Australia’s national security.
Andrew is a leading strategic policy specialist with a passion for building the sustainability and prosperity of rural and regional Australia and enhancing the recognition of its role in the economy and its place in national security.
Andrew’s mission is to support industry and government to understand each other and work better together for the benefit of the nation, working across private enterprise, industry, not-for-profits, and governments.
Andrew is presenting at t...2024-04-1530 min
Marcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk S4E4 - Creating a Resilient Business with Joanne StevensonJoin us this week as we talk with Joanne Stevenson, Principal Consultant at Resilient Organisations as she chats to David Cornish about how we can create Resilient Businesses.
Over the past decade, Joanne has accumulated post-disaster research and consulting experience in several countries, examining recovery and resilience of communities, economies, and organisations.
She enjoys grappling with complex systems and developing practical solutions to work with these, using her background in geospatial assessment and network analysis.
Jo farms in partnership with her family on a commercial sheep and beef property where the risks and...2024-03-2745 min
Marcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk S4E3 - Back to Basics - Focussing on Farm Profit Drivers with Agrista Director John FrancisJoin us this episode as we chat with Agrista Director and consultant, John Francis, about getting back to basics and looking at Farm Profit Drivers.
Agrista is an agricultural consultancy focused on improving farm business performance based in Wagga Wagga in Southern New South Wales.
Agrista provides consulting services to corporate and family farms, the rural finance sector, government and industry bodies and the agricultural services sector.
You can learn more about Agrista here and connect with John on LinkedIn here.
The discussions on this podcast are for general information and edu...2024-02-1350 min
Destination BoardingOli Le Lievre - Seeds of Inspiration: Unearthing the Story Behind Humans of AgricultureYou may have heard of Oli through his wildly successful podcast Humans of Agriculture where he shares the stories of agriculture with the aim of connecting, engaging and inspiring people towards a happier, healthier and more prosperous planet.
He’s definitely on a mission…. Sharing the stories to showcase why the future is in agriculture.
It’s a mission that began with a family that originally came from the land - with childhood holidays spent on his Uncles farm in western Victoria while growing up in Sydney, and broadened as he made mor...2024-01-0841 min
Marcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk S4E2 - AI and Agriculture - What’s the potential? With Dr Nici SweaneyDr Nicole (Nici) Sweaney grew up with a fascination
for animals and science, and always knew it was something she wanted to pursue.
But after completing a PhD in which she studied how native butterfly species interact with farmlands and pine plantations. From this Nici saw the power of information and data and the opportunities AI present to us.
This led her to found ‘Ai Her Way’ which is dedicated to helping women learn how to use AI in their everyday lives so they can achieve their wildest dreams.
Nici is passionate about gender...2023-12-1442 min
Commodity ConversationsWhere grains, oilseeds and wool are at in 2023 - 24th November 2023This week we continue with Part 2 of Rob's discussion with David Cornish, Director of the Centre for Professional Development at Marcus Oldham College which can also be heard on the AgTalk Podcast. In this iteration, David and Rob discuss where the world is at with grain, oilseeds, and wool markets.
2023-11-2414 minCommodity ConversationsHow cattle and sheep markets have changed - 17th November 2023This week David Cornish, Director of the Centre for Professional Development at Marcus Oldham College interviews Mecardo's Robert Hermann as a 2-part series which can also be heard on the AgTalk Podcast. In this iteration, David and Rob discuss how cattle and sheep markets have changed in recent times.
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Marcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk S4E1 - Commodity Market Update with Robert HerrmannJoin us for the first episode of season four of the AgTalk podcast as we discuss meat and wool commodity markets with Robert Herrmann.
Robert is a founder of Mecardo, a specialist in agricultural advisory with a focus firmly on the financial enhancement of primary production and price risk management.
The company was established by Robert in Adelaide in 1996 under the Ag Concepts Advisory brand. With a longstanding background in agriculture, Robert’s commitment was to deliver a high quality proactive risk analysis and management service to clients.
Robert has in excess of th...2023-11-1442 min
Humans of AgricultureWhat would you do if you won a bus? With Tim GentleWhat would you do if you want a bus? Well, in 25 words or less, that is something our next guest had to answer. And to be honest, as he starts to talk about and open up in this chat, it really did change his life. I first came across Tim Gentle when I was studying down at Marcus Oldham. He turned up with these virtual reality headsets, what he was trying to do was really take people on farm from wherever they were, it was pretty new technology, and it was bloody mind blowing wha...2023-07-1146 min
Humans of AgricultureThis is Clancy Mackay's ExtraOrdinary Story (Part 1)It's one of the most powerful conversations we've had to date. Clancy Mackay... a bush kid who grew up in the scrub of the Northern Territory. A teenager that 'played up a bit', however it's been his love of the land, of animals and of his family that have persevered. In Part one of this chat, Host Oli Le Lievre sits down with Clancy Mackay a current student at Marcus Oldham. At the ripe old age of 27, Clancy Mackay has decades of wisdom on top of his shoulders and real life lessons that have led him down t...2023-06-1358 min
Humans of AgricultureBuilding a community back in the bush with Em Armstrong"If you had said to me in year 12, or at uni, or even when I was living and working in Sydney in the ag world, that I would have my own business as an online yoga instructor, I'd probably laugh at you."The definition of fun and bubbly, Em Armstrong grew up on a sheep farm on the Hay Plains in NSW, where she loved the freedom of the wide-open spaces (cue Dixie Chicks), riding bikes and having a family “beach holiday" at the irrigation channel playing mermaids.“I think you look back on it now...2023-06-0646 minCommodity ConversationsLeadership success along the supply chain - 28th April 2023This week, Rob is joined by David Cornish, Director at the Centre of the Study of Agribusiness at Marcus Oldham. The agenda is all about the landscape for developing and fostering the next generation of leaders in Agriculture.
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Innovation AgEpisode 2: Innovation & Decision Making: How do you implement change, without betting the farm?Making the right decision at the right time is critical to good business and innovation, especially when you add drought or other volatile factors into the mix. So when a new opportunity arises, how do you know you’ll make the ‘right’ choice? This episode looks at the latest research about on-farm decision-making, as well as stories from farmers, farm consultants and agricultural entrepreneurs about how they made the decision to adopt a new technology or practice. Farm consultant with Southern Farming Systems, Cam Nicholson shares his decision-making framework of using the ‘head, heart and...2023-01-3143 min
Humans of AgricultureAt 23 Hugh Dawson made himself redundant so he could go to universityRight back in the early days of 2020 I remember reaching out to Hugh, time of year: summer. Day – not sure. Location: Barwon Heads on the side of the road. At the time: Hugh was the Head Stockman on Beetaloo Station and I was just blown away by how mature he was. Hugh came on for a chat for episode 25 of the podcast. I feel pretty fortunate to nowadays call Hugh a mate and someone I’ve had plenty of conversations with. In that episode, we talked about what Hugh was up to and his passion for adv...2022-11-2939 min
Marcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk S3E6 - Buy or Lease? The Crucial Question with John FrancisJoin us this week as we chat with Director and consultant at Agrista, John Francis.
Agrista is an agricultural consultancy focused on improving farm business performance based in Wagga Wagga in Southern New South Wales.
Agrista provides consulting services to corporate and family farms, the rural finance sector, government and industry bodies and the agricultural services sector.
You can learn more about Agrista here and connect with John on LinkedIn here.
The discussions on this podcast are for general information and education use only. These discussions should not be taken as co...2022-08-1245 min
Marcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk S3E5 - Triple Bottom Line with Lucinda CorriganJoin us this week as we chat with Rennylea Angus Director, Lucinda Corrigan.
Lucinda Corrigan joined Rennylea Angus in 1986. Rennylea Angus is a performance recorded Angus stud of 3.500 head. The ‘head office’ is situated in the South West Slopes of New South Wales between Albury and Holbrook NSW.
Her childhood was spent on a large merino sheep property, she has first class honours degree in Agricultural Science, and worked in agribusiness for a number of years.
Lucinda has skills and experience in governance, business management, marketing, research, climate change and innovation through the valu...2022-07-2034 minCommodity ConversationsWill ag commodities weather the storm? – 8th July 2022With headlines dominated by news of economic downturns nearly everywhere you look, due to a perfect storm of rising interest rates, ongoing logistic issues, covid resurgences & general political instability, not to mention Russia’s war on Ukraine - this week we bring you part 2 of David Cornish, director of Agribusiness at Marcus Oldham & Rob Herrmann from Mecardo, where the two discuss lamb, goat, grain, wool & diary’s outlook in the face of the seemingly endless bad economic news cycle, with some promising signals for producers who are able to fill the gaps in international demand for Aussie products and weath...2022-07-0833 minCommodity ConversationsMore mouths, more money & Australia in prime position – 1st July 2022Covid-19, the Russian war on Ukraine, logistics issues & and growing global population are all combining to create a perfect storm, mostly driving up commodity prices. David Cornish director of Agribusiness at Marcus Oldham interviews Rob Herrmann on the big factors or trends affecting agricultural commodities in the world right now, as well as the underlying demand driving commodity markets.
This episode is split over two weeks, with the first episode the two discuss more of the big picture topics, followed on by next week where the two get down into the nitty gritty of the key commodity...2022-07-0131 min
Marcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk S3E4 - Commodity Market Update with Robert HerrmannJoin us this week as we discuss commodity markets with Robert Herrmann.
Robert is the Managing Director of Mecardo, a specialist in agricultural advisory with a focus firmly on the financial enhancement of primary production and price risk management.
The company was established by Robert in Adelaide in 1996 under the Ag Concepts Advisory brand. With a longstanding background in agriculture, Robert’s commitment was to deliver a high quality proactive risk analysis and management service to clients.
Robert has in excess of thirty years’ experience in agriculture, including eleven years as a senior wool...2022-07-011h 00
Real Rural Women's LeadershipRural Rural Women's Leadership - Episode 6: Dr Karen Hands chats to Emily WattsEmily Watts is the 22-year-old behind Catlok Goat Stud, a venture currently working on cross-breeding goats for the Western Qld Conditions. At the time of our podcast, Emily is studying a Diploma of Agribusiness at Marcus Oldham College in Geelong where she is advancing her knowledge of animal fertility and optimal growth, and the business skills to support a dynamic, grown industry. Emily is also the force behind Catlok Goat Stud’s Facebook page which uses photography, updates on sales and a little bit of motivation to provide an insight into stud life and build the profile of the Aus...2022-05-1024 min
Marcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk S3E3 - Australian Farm Land Values in 2022 With Elders Analyst Matt OughMy guest today Matt Ough who grew up in Edenhope in the West Wimmera region of Victoria.
He worked on the family’s sheep farm in his teens learning about animal husbandry and pasture management. When he finished his VCE at Edenhope College, Matt took a gap year working as a teller at a local bank branch. During his gap year, Matt decided to combine his love for farming and business by enrolling in the Bachelor of Agribusiness at Marcus Oldham College. While studying, Matt was awarded a Rural Finance scholarship which perked his interest in agricultural co...2022-03-1338 min
Marcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk S3E2 - Success is a Very Poor Teacher with Nigel KerinNigel Kerin is the founder and director of Kerin Poll Merino Stud.
Kerin Poll Merino stud was established in 2009 with the goal to build the traits that made the terminal industry a success into the Merino breed, “fast early growth”, “fertility” and “doing ability”.
Nigel chats to us about his key learnings he has had in creating a successful agricultural business and why success can be a very poor teacher.
You can learn more about Kerin Poll from their website www.kerinpoll.com.au, on Twitter @KerinPollMerino or on their Facebook page
The discus...2022-03-0945 min
Marcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk S3E1 - 2022 Ag Industry Update With NAB Economist Phin ZiebellThis week we are lucky enough to have Phin Ziebell join us for another AgTalk episode to discuss what may lie ahead for 2022.
Phin is NAB's Agribusiness Economist. He is responsible for analysing and reporting on the trends and developments in the agribusiness industry and works closely in conjunction with bankers in NAB’s Agribusiness division.
Phin graduated with bachelor degrees in Commerce and Arts from the University of Melbourne and joined NAB in mid-2014. He was previously an economist at the Victorian Department of Primary Industries and Victorian Treasury.
The discussions on th...2022-02-1435 minCommodity ConversationsWhat does 2022 have in store for us? - 7th January 2022Join us as David Cornish and Robert Herrmann recap 2021 and look at what 2022 may have in store. This episode was originally recorded on the Marcus Oldham AgTalk podcast on the 20th of December 2021.
David is the Director of the Centre for the Study of Agribusiness at Marcus Oldham Agricultural College with over 30 years experience in Agricultural finance. In his spare time, he is involved in a family farming operation based at Casterton in Western Victoria.
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2022-01-0742 minMarcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk S2E14 - What does 2022 have in store for us? Wrapping up 2021 and looking at the year ahead with Robert HerrmannJoin us this week as we recap 2021 and look at what 2022 may have in store for us with Robert Herrmann.
Robert is the Managing Director of Mecardo, a specialist in agricultural advisory with a focus firmly on the financial enhancement of primary production and price risk management.
The company was established by Robert in Adelaide in 1996 under the Ag Concepts Advisory brand. With a longstanding background in agriculture, Robert’s commitment was to deliver a high quality proactive risk analysis and management service to clients.
Robert has in excess of thirty years’ experience in a...2021-12-2040 minMarcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk S2E13 - 2021 Marcus Oldham Flock Leader Award Winner – Jennifer MedwayIt is our pleasure to welcome Jennifer Medway to the Marcus Oldham AgTalk podcast.
Jennifer Medway is a fifth generation farmer from Gunning , NSW. Together with her Husband and parents run a 17,000 head self-replacing merino flock.
As well as being involved in the day to day running of the farm she has also held a range of roles including Executive officer of Tablelands Farming Systems, a board member of Merino Link, non-for-profit merino genetics livestock organisation and is a Senior Manager of Rural Futures at AgriFutures Australia.
Jen holds a bachelor of Agricultural E...2021-12-0634 minMarcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk S2E12 - Soil Carbon - Sorting the wheat from the chaff with Professor Richard EckardIt is our pleasure to welcome Professor Richard Eckard to the Marcus Oldham AgTalk podcast.
Richard is Professor of Sustainable Agriculture at the University of Melbourne and Director of the Primary Industries Climate Challenges Centre, a research centre addressing the impacts of a changing climate on agriculture. His research focuses on sustainable agricultural production, with a recent focus on carbon neutral agriculture and options for agriculture to respond to a changing climate.
Richard developed the first greenhouse gas accounting tools for agriculture with his research and expertise provided the science basis for the development of...2021-11-1944 minMarcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk S2E11 - Culture - The Key to a Successful Farm Business with Danielle EnglandIt is our pleasure to welcome Danielle England to the Marcus Oldham AgTalk podcast.
Danielle England is a recognised leader within Australian agriculture based in the South East of South Australia.
Over the past 20 years, Danielle has built a strong reputation for delivering agricultural extension and change management programs
She works closely with grower groups, research organisations, private advisors and farm businesses to deliver programs that optimise farm profitability and productivity.
Danielle has been listed in the Emerald 2014 100 Women in Australian Agribusiness, and was the 2013 Western Australian RIRDC Rural Woman of...2021-11-0836 minMarcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk S2E10 - Lets talk about Regenerative Agriculture with Dr Ken GillerIt is our pleasure to welcome Dr Ken Giller to the Marcus Oldham AgTalk podcast.
Dr Ken Giller is Professor of Plant Production Systems at Wageningen University. His research focuses on smallholder farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa, and in particular problems of soil fertility with emphasis on the temporal and spatial dynamics of resources within crop/livestock farming systems.
He leads a number of initiatives such as N2Africa – Putting Nitrogen Fixation to Work for Smallholder Farmers in Africa. He is co-chair of the Thematic Network 7 on Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems of the Sustainable Dev...2021-10-2551 minCommodity ConversationsPreparing the next generation of Ag - 15th October 2021This week we got the chance to chat with current Director of Studies and soon to be Principal of Marcus Oldham College (2022), Andrew Baker. We asked Andrew how the current demand is in the Agricultural sector for new Ag graduates and what skillsets are employee's looking for in new graduates and where the varied fields they can end up working in.
2021-10-1524 minMarcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk S2E9 - Future Leader Series - Making a Career in the Live Export Market with Kari MoffatIt is our pleasure to welcome Kari Moffat to the Marcus Oldham AgTalk podcast.
Kari is the first of a series of ex-Marcus Oldham students who I will be profiling on this podcast from time to time as part of the Future Leader Series.
The reason I am doing this is that I believe that agriculture today is one of the most exciting industries to be involved in and I want to showcase some of the opportunities out there for young people in this industry.
Kari completed a Bachelor of Business (Agriculture) in 2017 and...2021-10-1029 minMarcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk S2E8 - The Carbon Market and what it means to Australian farmers with Oscar PearseIt is a pleasure to welcome Oscar Pearse to the Marcus Oldham AgTalk podcast to talk Carbon Trading.
Oscar and Susannah Pearse operate a 2800ha grain and beef farm at Moree, New South Wales.
Prior to coming back to the family farm 11 years ago, Oscar worked for a number of agricultural organization in policy and management roles including AgForce QLD, Cattle Council of Australia, Australian Lot Feeders Association, and the MLA.
Since then, he has been a member of the NSW Farmers Association Conservation and Resource Management (CRM) committee, a participant of Grain...2021-09-2657 min
The BlizzardGreatest Games: Oldham Athletic 3 Arsenal 1, 1989On today's Greatest Games, Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller are joined by Mike Keegan to remember a classic League Cup upset.
Joe Royle and Oldham Athletic's 'pinch-me season' saw the side reach the FA Cup Semi-Finals for only the 2nd time in their history, and the Final of the League Cup – the club's first-ever appearance at Wembley. When Arsenal, the First Division champions, rocked up to Boundary Park they hadn't a clue what was about to hit them.
About the panel:
Jonathan Wilson founded The Blizzard in 2011 and is editor of the magazine. He’s con...2021-09-2139 min
John Tapp RacingEpisode 318: Rod NorthamGreat to catch up with respected Scone trainer Rod Northam who’s hoping a slot holder might come along for his Kosciuszko hopeful Spiranac. Rod has high praise for the Scone training precinct.
He takes us back to childhood days on a Singleton dairy farm where he taught himself to ride.
Rod talks of the genetic influence provided by his father and grandfather.
The experienced horseman looks back on work experience at Carrington Stud and the celebrity mare he looked after.
Rod talks of his love of Rugby League and a sh...2021-09-1451 minMarcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk S2E7 - The Story of the Roaring Forties Lamb with James MaddenIt is my pleasure to welcome James Madden, CEO of Flinders + Co to the Marcus Oldham AgTalk Podcast.
Flinders + Co is a premium food production and distribution company founded in 2010 by James father David Madden. As the name suggest it is based on Flinders Island which is situated in the Bass Strait just off the northeast coast of Tasmania.
As started, James is the CEO which makes him responsible for the day to day operations of the company. He oversees brand design, marketing and sales strategy, and production and process improvements.
He was...2021-09-1349 min
The Equestrian ExperienceSecrets of an international super groomRachel Watts is the head groom for Shane Rose Eventing and has travelled horses to and from multiple Olympic Games and World Equestrian Games – even once alongside Amanda Ross and her horse Koko Popping Candy (Zarzy).From an early age, Rachel knew she wanted to spend time with horses but not necessarily as a rider. Studying at Australia's only independent agricultural and equine business management college, Marcus Oldham Rachel came to the industry with a firm background in animal management. Now having worked with multiple international eventers both in England and Australia, regularly ta...2021-09-0137 min
Marcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk S2E6 - Making Money in the Northern Beef Industry With Ian McLeanIan established Bush AgriBusiness in 2009, combining his enthusiasm for agriculture and business.
He grew up in the bush, doing primary school through Charleville School of the Air before going to boarding school in Toowoomba. He studied accounting at University before moving to the Northern Territory.
In the NT he did station work and worked for a large accounting firm, before working in training and extension within the NT DPI. From the DPI he moved to the NT Cattlemen’s Association, initially working in member services and project management and later as Executive Officer. Ian and hi...2021-08-3032 min
Connect With Confidence - with Kerrie PhippsStrangers, Supporters, and Riding Free, With Imtiaz AneesImtiaz Anees shares his journey as an Olympian in this highly energetic conversation, and his gratitude for the supporters in his life, especially his mother - and strangers he met along the way, from all over the world.
Author of Riding Free - My Olympic Journey, Imtiaz connects genuinely with people, and brings a special kind of zest to the Connect With Confidence podcast.
Starting with his early childhood days in India, Imtiaz recalls himself as being a meek kid who always dreamt of representing India at the Olympic games. He cherishes memories where he...2021-08-2737 minMarcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk S2E5 - Is this as good as it gets for Australian Agriculture? With Phin ZiebellThis week we are lucky enough to have Phin Ziebell join us for another AgTalk episode to discuss whether it currently is as good as gets for Australian Agriculture.
Phin is NAB's Agribusiness Economist. He is responsible for analysing and reporting on the trends and developments in the agribusiness industry and works closely in conjunction with bankers in NAB’s Agribusiness division.
Phin graduated with bachelor degrees in Commerce and Arts from the University of Melbourne and joined NAB in mid-2014. He was previously an economist at the Victorian Department of Primary Industries and Victorian Tr...2021-08-1233 minCommodity ConversationsWhiskey, Stilton, Bentleys and lawyers - June 18th 2021The newly announced Free Trade Agreement between the UK and Australia is nothing but good news for Australian farmers, and for those that like a nice UK scotch. With a lot of hype surrounding the new deal, we’re joined this week by David Cornish, Director of Agribusiness at Marcus Oldham Ag College, to chat about what the likely impact is for our trade and markets.2021-06-1925 min
Your Farm Business Podcast5 Challenges Facing Farm Businesses TodayTony Hudson is the Founder and Director of Hudson Facilitation. He shares his insights with Mike Krause of P2PAgri on what he sees to be the five significant challenges facing farm businesses today. These are challenging times for rural businesses, with increasing risks from climate variation, fluctuating commodity prices, access to export markets and increasing land prices. Tony brings a wealth of experience to his consulting in farm business management: from lecturing at Marcus Oldham College, and working in rural banking at NAB (National Australia Bank), to many years training and consulting to farm busine...2021-06-1710 minMarcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk S2E4 - The business of running a business with Nigel KerinNigel Kerin is the founder and director of Kerin Poll Merino Stud.
Kerin Poll Merino stud was established in 2009 with the goal to build the traits that made the terminal industry a success into the Merino breed, “fast early growth”, “fertility” and “doing ability”.
Nigel chats to us about his key learnings he has had in creating a successful agricultural business. What are the key drivers you need to get right to make money in this industry?
You can learn more about Kerin Poll from their website www.kerinpoll.com.au, on Twitter @KerinPollMeri...2021-06-1146 minMarcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk S2E3 - Crops People Money & You with Dr Kate BurkeKate Burke founded Think Agri after identifying a need for corporate and institutional investors to have access to astute experience based advice when considering key agri-investment decisions. Knowing the right questions to ask is fundamental to sound decision making. Kate’s 26 years of experience forms a library of critical questions to ask about any agricultural investment.
Kate also recognised that leading farm families could further improve their performance by taking the lead from corporate business practices when it comes to business planning and reporting. This is especially the case for any farm business considering intergenerational succession or co...2021-05-3140 minMarcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk S2E2 - Driving Profitability in the Northern Cropping Zones with Simon FritschFounder of Agripath, Simon has over 20 years experience in agriculture with his client base encompassing irrigation, dry land farming and grazing operations.
He has Southern, Central, and Northern NSW farming systems experience. Simon’s particular strengths have been in financial analysis and planning to deliver profitable outcomes for client businesses. Simon has worked as an irrigation agronomist for Twynam Cotton at Warren, a dry land consultant agronomist for Hassall & Associates and team leader Farm Business Consulting for Hassall & Associates.
Simon has worked in many parts of Australia, giving him a broad understanding of all facets of...2021-05-1825 min
Life on the LandLandline's Pip Courtney thinks she's the luckiest girl in the worldToday’s guest is a household name in the Australian bush. It's Landline's Pip Courtney who's been gracing our TV screens for close to five decades.There have been two men in Pip's life. Her biggest mentor was her journalist father who she rarely saw, except on Saturday’s, when Pip would listen on with eager ears as he dissected the style, tone and headlines of the weekend papers. And then there was John. I think we all follow Pip’s journey with a certain degree of affection having watched on in shock and dismay...2021-05-0949 minMarcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk S2E1 - Commodity Market Update with Robert HerrmannJoin us this week as we discuss meat and wool commodity markets with Robert Herrmann.
Robert is the Managing Director of Mecardo, a specialist in agricultural advisory with a focus firmly on the financial enhancement of primary production and price risk management.
The company was established by Robert in Adelaide in 1996 under the Ag Concepts Advisory brand. With a longstanding background in agriculture, Robert’s commitment was to deliver a high quality proactive risk analysis and management service to clients.
Robert has in excess of thirty years’ experience in agriculture, including eleven years as a...2021-04-2637 minCommodity ConversationsCarbon neutral red meat - playing our part in emission targets 12th February 2021Emissions targets have been heavily debated this week, and it’s sparked discussion across the agriculture industry. This week we have David Cornish from Marcus Oldham Agricultural college joining Olivia Agar to chat about the red meat industries carbon neutral 2030 target. David helps break down the discussion and also analyses the issues from key stake holders perspectives, from producers, industry groups, consumers and politicians. As always David is realistic about the current practical challenges farmers are presented with but is optimistic as ever about being proactive and engaging with our customers.
2021-02-1226 minMarcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk Episode 32 - Why farmers should be excited about science with Professor Kevin FoltaKevin M. Folta is a Professor in the Horticultural Sciences Department at the University of Florida. His research program examines how light signals are sensed in plants and how different parts of the spectrum can change shelf life and high-value fruit and vegetable traits. His group also uses novel genomics approaches to identify genes related to flavor and disease resistance. An innovative new project is testing a method to create new small-molecule drugs for use in everything from plant growth regulation to MRSA.
He has been recognised for his science communication efforts, speaking with public audiences, and t...2020-12-1036 min
AgPro CastAgpro Cast 25- David Cornish - Science, Regen & Decision MakingDavid has over 30 years experience in Agribusiness and is currently lecturing in marketing and communications at Marcus Oldham College in Victoria.David did a lot of work in the 2000's debunking bluegume managed investment schemes and is a vocal seeker of truth or facts surrounding the current Regenerative Ag push. We cover allot of ground in this cast , from decision making to science to HR. Hope you enjoy.Davids Podcast - Marcus Oldham Ag Talk- https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/marcus-oldham-agtalk/id1508237333?i=1000471611837Tim Ferris Podcast- episode 466 Richard koch- https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast...2020-12-101h 17Commodity ConversationsConsumers: the real Ag influencers - 4th December 2020This week we are talking consumer trends with David Cornish, Director at Marcus Oldham Agricultural College, who shares some insight on the emerging consumer, what they are telling us and what we should be telling them.
2020-12-0429 minMarcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk Episode 31 - What Drives Farmland Values? With Rural Bank Analyst Matt OughMy guest today Matt Ough who grew up in Edenhope in the West Wimmera region of Victoria.
He worked on the family’s sheep farm in his teens learning about animal husbandry and pasture management. When he finished his VCE at Edenhope College, Matt took a gap year working as a teller at a local bank branch. During his gap year, Matt decided to combine his love for farming and business by enrolling in the Bachelor of Agribusiness at Marcus Oldham College. While studying, Matt was awarded a Rural Finance scholarship which perked his interest in agricultural co...2020-12-0335 minMarcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk Episode 30 - Profit Drivers in the Dairy Industry with Neil LaneOne of the biggest lesson I leant when working as a banker was that I can learn hell of a lot about my own farm performance by looking outside the industry I grew up in. I was very fortunate as a young bank manager to be exposed to the dairy industry when I was stationed at Warrnambool in South-West Victoria. The lessons I learnt about grazing management and running a profitable farm I still teach today at Marcus.
So I want to use today podcast to discuss profit drivers and the concept of resilient farm enterprises and...2020-11-2650 minMarcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk Episode 29 - Food 5.0 - The future of Agriculture with Robert SaikROBERT SAIK has had forty years of experience as a Professional Agrologist, entrepreneur and an international consultant who's worked with a wide variety of agriculturalists from Nigeria's Minister of Agriculture to Bill Gates on implementation of ag tech to help developing economies.
Over his life he has founded over 15 companies in the areas of Farming, Agri-Retail, Distribution, Media and Ag Tech including The Agri-Trend/Agri-Data Group of Companies which were acquired by Trimble.
Robert is CEO of AGvisorPRO Inc and Saik Management Group Inc. AGvisorPRO is a new way for the agriculture sector to solve...2020-11-1943 minMarcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk Episode 28 - Grain market update - What's happening and where is it heading? With Brett StevensonJoin us this week as we check in with the Founder and Managing Director of Market Check, Brett Stevenson, for a grain market update.
Brett Stevenson, comes from a pioneer farming family in the Central West of NSW, founded AgRisk Management Pty to provide a range of grain marketing and risk management services to Australian grain growers.
Brett brought a team of expert analysts and advisers together in anticipation of the deregulation of the wheat industry and in 1996 the trading name “Market Check” was established. The company has grown to become Australia’s most highly respec...2020-11-1223 minMarcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk Episode 27 - The Modern Merino and Sustainability; a farmers view with Andrew BoufflerMy guest this week is someone who I probably first bumped into at the back bar of the Tatts Hotel in Armidale over 30 years ago. At that stage we where both on a road to completing a Bachelor of Ag Economics from the University of New England
Andrew Bouffler hails from Lockhart in Southern NSW, 70kms West of the town Wagga Wagga in the State of NSW.
Andrew is the Managing Director of Valera Pastoral Company, a mixed sheep/wheat family-controlled business that has maintained a traditional balance between cropping and livestock enterprises.
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Kick Back & Chat ****More Than Just FootballThe last few months have been harsh on the world but the last few weeks have shown the brilliance of generosity and bringing people together.Football has always been praised for how it’s the game of the People and how it brings people together but I’m rcent times we’ve also seen how societies problems can become apparent in football as well.Join Mike and Max as they discuss how racism needs to be addressed and how footballer lead the charge of using their platform for not only fighting racial injustice but for human...2020-10-2941 minMarcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk Episode 26 - A farmer's take on what makes a profitable and sustainable farm. With Andrew FreshwaterIt is our pleasure to have Andrew Freshwater CEO of Clear Creek Pastoral Co Pty Ltd join us on AgTalk this week.
Andrew is a seventh-generation Australian farmer who operates a climatically diverse farming business in Australia, his business ranges from arid semi desert rangelands in outback Western Australia to high rainfall intensive animal production in eastern Australia.
Andrew hold a Bachelor of Applied Science (Agricultural Production) and has established, proven track record of significantly increasing a property’s performance under through genetic improvement, targeted nutritional management and planned grazing management.
For some tim...2020-10-2939 min
Farms Advice PodcastWorking On Your Farm, Not In Your Business | Stuart Austin | Farms Advice PodcastThe Farms Advice podcast for episode 23 with myself jack Cresswell. Today on the show we have Stuart Austin, he’s in the driver's seat of Wilmot Cattle Co. From past experiences in the NT and Canada, he looked to get started into running a holistic enterprise. He’s got a thorough understanding of the business operations from his education at Marcus Oldham by setting 5-year goals for the company/ reporting the performances regularly. Stuart is an advocate for what the impact of working on your agribusiness as opposed to working in your business can have on your core operations.2020-10-2636 minMarcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk Episode 25 - Budget, Pandemic and Recession - What does it mean for Ag? With Phin ZiebellNearly six months ago to the day, David Cornish sat down with NAB Agribusiness Economist, Phin Ziebell, to discuss what current world events meant for farmers and how it may impact them for our first episode of AgTalk.
With the recent release of the Australian budget, the first recession in close to three decades and the worldwide pandemic still causing havoc, Dave caught up with Phin to chat about what this all means for Ag.
Phin is NAB's Agribusiness Economist. He is responsible for analysing and reporting on the trends and developments in the agribusiness in...2020-10-0940 minMarcus Oldham AgTalkEpisode 24 - How sustainable are Australian cropping systems? With Professor Tim ReevesProfessor Reeves is a distinguished international leader in agricultural research, development and extension. He was a pioneer of no-till and sustainable agriculture at the Rutherglen Research Institute in north-eastern Victoria and has held a high number of senior international roles including as Director General of the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) in Mexico from 1995-2002.
In recent years some of the many roles he has undertaken include: Member, United Nations Millennium Project Task Force on Hunger; Member Senior Expert, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations including as an author of ‘Save and Grow’ - Su...2020-10-0149 minMarcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk Episode 23 - Asking the Right Questions with Kate BurkeKate Burke is a highly experienced independent farm consultant with a PhD in agronomy. Kate has also spent time in the corporate sector as commercial manager of one of the largest grain producers in Australia and knows what it takes to run a profitable farm business.
She has over thirty years’ experience in the farming sector. This includes Research, teaching, technical and business consulting, and commercial management of institutional ag investment.
Currently Kate is offering tailored contract services to those seeking agricultural insight and expertise through Think Agri Pty Ltd.
I have been fo...2020-09-2536 minMarcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk Episode 22 - Leadership, vision and making a difference with NFF President Fiona SimsonIn 2015 Fiona Simson became the first female president of the Australia’s peak farmer group.
Fiona hails from a farming operation near Gunnedah on NSW’s Liverpool Plains, running a farming enterprise with her husband Ed and family including broad acre farming as well as breeding commercial poll Hereford cattle.
2019 was not an easy year for farmers is that part of the world, in fact probably one of the toughest ever seen. However, Fiona is adamant that she doesn’t not want agriculture in Australia to be defined by these tough times and I quote from a...2020-09-1738 minMarcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk Episode 21 - Collaborative Farming with John GladigauIt was, I think, 2007 when on a typically cold Ballarat day I had the pleasure of sitting down with John Gladigau for a coffee and chat about corporate investing in agriculture. John was in the process of completing his Nuffield scholarship looking into the concept of collaborative farming.
It wasn’t long till John and his good mate, Robin Schaefer from the South Australian Northern Mallee put the theory into practice, forming a single farming business called Bull a Burra. The farming operation today comprises 11,000 hectares. The two families lease their properties to the farming company as well as lease an...2020-09-1052 minMarcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk Episode 20 - Why do farmers need to care about social license With Robbie SeftonThis week I had the pleasure of Robbie Sefton joining me on AgTalk.
Robbie is the founder and managing director of Seftons, a communication agency providing services in corporate affairs, government and media relations, strategic communications and marketing, digital and social media, event management, facilitation and community consultation programs.
Robbie specialises in facilitating groups through contentious and challenging issues.
A producer of wool, meat and grains, Robbie is a graduate of the Australian Rural Leadership Program, the 2002 RIRDC NSW Rural Woman of the Year and a member of numerous boards and advisory groups...2020-09-0346 minMarcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk Episode 19 - Dealing with Banks with Ian RobinsonToday we are joined by Ian Robinson, director and co-founder of Robinson and Sewell partners.
Ian grew up on a 28,000 acre sheep station near Hay running 15,000 merino sheep and 1,000 acres of irrigated cereal and oil-seed cropping. Ian has had over 15 years of banking experience across a broad range of disciplines including business banking at a regional and corporate level in Australia with a strong agribusiness focus. His tertiary qualifications include a Bachelor of Resource Economics and Grad Diploma in Finance & Investment from the Securities Institute of Australia; and a Bachelor of Business majoring in accounting. Robinson Sewell Par...2020-08-2735 minMarcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk Episode 18 - Livestock production and Greenhouse gases - The Facts with Dr Frank MitloehnerIn this weeks episode we speak with Dr Frank Mitloehner
Dr. Frank Mitloehner is a professor and air quality specialist in cooperative extension in the Department of Animal Science at the University of California, Davis. As such, he shares his knowledge and research, both domestically and abroad, with students, scientists, farmers and ranchers, policy makers, and the public at large.
He is passionate about understanding and mitigating air emissions from livestock operations, as well as studying the implications of these emissions on the health of farm workers and neighbouring communities. In addition, he is focusing...2020-08-2148 min
ProAdvice Podcast - Balancing people, profit and the environmentProNet Webinar Series - Week 1 - Returning to work on the family businessReturning to work on the family business
Lachlan Polkinghorne will facilitate a panel discussion with some next gen farmers on their decision to return to work in the family business. Even before the legal matters of succession are considered, how do people fit in and what lured them back to the family business as opposed to continuing in their careers?
The panel includes:
Jamie Taylor – After developing a career in Collins St, Jamie and his wife Georgie have traded coffee on Sydney Rd for life on ‘Warrambeen' located between Shelford & Rokewood in Victoria.
Jo...2020-08-1449 minMarcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk Episode 17 - Communication and Science - The keys to successful farming with Jason TrompfIt is my pleasure today to introduce to you Jason Trompf. Jason is the inaugural winner of the Marcus Oldham Flock Leader award, part of the Lambition awards that were kick of this year
Jason grew up on sheep properties and developed from an early age a passion of the Sheep Industry. I first ran into Jason many years ago when he was completing his PhD. What stuck out for me about that PhD and I believe has underpinned Jason journey to date has been around the issue of communication and the uptake of science in a...2020-08-1344 minMarcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk Episode 16 - Leadership lessons from the Cotton IndustryMy guest speaker this week has had a very long and illustrious career in agriculture. Mike's ag management journey started out in Narrabri NSW where for thirty years He managed a cotton operation. In that time he was instrumental in the development of the Cotton industry Best management Practice guide. The Cotton Industry Best Management practice program is recognised as world leader in industry wide environmental programs.
Various industries have benefited from Mike’s experience. He was the Chief Executive Officer of Dairy Connect, Chairman of Cotton Research & Development Corporation and has served on the boards for nu...2020-08-0640 minMarcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk - Decision Making with the Rule of Thumbs with guest Zoe CreelmanOne of the main themes running through this podcast series is the concept around good decision making. In this podcast episode, I want to explore decision making in a little bit more depth. To help me with this I am joined by Zoe Creelman
Zoe's a freelancing agriculturalist based in south west Victoria. She cut her teeth with Southern Farming Systems, working on the Grain and Graze project that looked at mixed farming practices.
Whilst working on the project, she completed her honours thesis looking at some of the complexities around making decisions on mixed...2020-07-3129 minMarcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk - The Leadership Challenge with Debbie NicolThe issue of leadership is an ever-increasing topic of discussion around the world especially in these times of covid. You often here someone say ‘All we need is better leadership and we wouldn’t be in this situation’.
But what is leadership? It’s a question that has interested me for a long time. Many years ago I was fortunate enough to be a participant in the Australian Rural Leadership Course. We were given several books to read most of which I have long forgotten about except for one in particular.
That Book was called the Leade...2020-07-2445 min
Views From the Pinnacle: A Certified Master's Perspective of The Leadership Challenge (R)Episode 8 - A true-blue account of The Leadership Challenge, 'down under' styleDavid Cornish, Director of Centre for the Study of Agribusiness at Marcus Oldham College in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, sees farmers of today holding a different role in the future. He hopes to help them transition from a farmer or land practitioner, to leaders of agricultural practice. What could be the difference?
David and I met in one of my workshops. While listening to the interview between David and I, admire not only the depth of his knowledge with this often-misunderstood arena of leadership but also his very Australian persona and style of communication. Dig deeper into The Le...2020-07-2444 min
Ramen to RichesTrevor Oldham - Podcasting YouTrevor Oldham (Founder of Podcasting You) discusses how to get booked on podcasts within your niche, how to grow your social media following to hundreds of thousands, and the best practices to start a dropshipping business. 2020-07-1632 min
Future Farmers Network (FFN)Episode 8: Ed RossEpisode 8 of the FFN ‘Mentor of the Month’ podcast see’s FFN director Oli Le Lievre combine a cross over with his ‘Humans of Agriculture’ podcast and share an honest an frank chat with co-founder of TradeMutt Ed Ross. Ed is a qualified carpenter, holds a diploma of Business (Agriculture), the co founder of TradeMutt Pty Ltd and is a founding director of the This is a conversation starter foundation Ltd
Born and bred in Longreach Queensland and growing up on sheep and cattle stations, Ed has always been a hands on type operator. Spending majority of his school...2020-07-1334 minMarcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk - Decision Making in the Southern Cropping SystemWelcome to the Marcus Oldham AgTalk podcast. My guest this week is Dr Harm Van Rees.
In the early 1990s Harm began consulting to growers across the Victorian Wimmera and Mallee.
He became well known and highly regarded throughout the farming industry for his instrumental roles in the MEYCheck (Maximum Economic Yield) and Top Crop programs which were transformative in the 1990s in terms of driving understanding around production constraints such as water use efficiency and nitrogen management.
He was instrumental in the use of farmer groups in the region to assist farmers...2020-07-1035 minCommodity Conversations#29 Meat and wool megatrends- what do they mean on-farm?Now that we know what trends are impacting meat and wool sectors, we dive into what they mean for planning and decision making on-farm. In this part 2 episode, David Cornish, Director of Agribusiness at Marcus Oldham Agricultural College and Mecardo's Robert Herrmann provide some insight.
2020-07-1033 minMarcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk - Commodity Markets - Meat and Wool Part 4Join us this week as we discuss meat and wool commodity markets with Robert Herrmann .
Robert is the Managing Director of Mecardo, a specialist in agricultural advisory with a focus firmly on the financial enhancement of primary production and price risk management.2020-07-0334 minCommodity Conversations#28 Meat and wool megatrends- what's changed?We've all heard the trends impacting meat and wool markets like African Swine Fever and the rising Asian middle class, but what impact has a global pandemic had on these trends and how they affect commodity markets? In this episode, David Cornish, Director of Agribusiness at Marcus Oldham Agricultural College and Robert Herrmann provide some insight into these questions.
2020-06-2934 minMarcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk - Commodity Markets - Meat and Wool Part 3 Join us this week as we discuss meat and wool commodity markets with Robert Herrmann .
Robert is the Managing Director of Mecardo, a specialist in agricultural advisory with a focus firmly on the financial enhancement of primary production and price risk management.
The company was established by Robert in Adelaide in 1996 under the Ag Concepts Advisory brand. With a longstanding background in agriculture, Robert’s commitment was to deliver a high quality proactive risk analysis and management service to clients.
Robert has in excess of thirty years’ experience in agriculture, including eleven years as a...2020-06-2534 minMarcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk - Commodity Pricing - Grain and Oil Seeds Part 2Join us this week as we discuss commodity price grain and oil seed forecasting with the Founder and Managing Director of Market Check, Brett Stevenson.
Brett Stevenson, comes from a pioneer farming family in the Central West of NSW, founded AgRisk Management Pty to provide a range of grain marketing and risk management services to Australian grain growers.
The discussions on this podcast are for general information and education use only. These discussions should not be taken as constituting professional advice from the either AgTalk, Marcus Oldham College or our guests.
Marcus Oldham C...2020-06-1941 minMarcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk - Commodity Pricing - Grains Part 1Join us this week as we discuss commodity price forecasting with the Founder and Managing Director of Market Check, Brett Stevenson.
Brett Stevenson, comes from a pioneer farming family in the Central West of NSW, founded AgRisk Management Pty to provide a range of grain marketing and risk management services to Australian grain growers.
Brett brought a team of expert analysts and advisers together in anticipation of the deregulation of the wheat industry and in 1996 the trading name “Market Check” was established. The company has grown to become Australia’s most highly respected and widely used in...2020-06-1244 minMarcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk - Succession Planning Part 3.2 - Smart Group PropertiesSuccession planing in Agriculture often can be a highly emotive issue and one that can have a significant impact on the ongoing success of a family farming operation.
This week's podcast is final episode in a series that has looked closely at this issue and ways we can best manage the process to maximise chances of a successful outcome.2020-06-0532 minMarcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk - Succession Planning Part 3.1 - Smart Group PropertiesSuccession planing in Agriculture often can be a highly emotive issue and one that can have a significant impact on the ongoing success of a family farming operation.
This week's podcast is part three of a series that looks closely at this issue and ways that we can best manage the process to maximises our chance of a successful outcome.2020-05-2930 minMarcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk - Succession Planning Part 2Succession planing in Agriculture often can be a highly emotive issue and one that can have a significant impact on the ongoing success of a family farming operation.
This week's podcast is Part 2 of a three part series that looks closely at this issue and ways that we can best manage the process to maximises our chance of a successful outcome.2020-05-2237 minMarcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk - Succession Planning Part 1Succession planing in Agriculture can often be a highly emotive issue and one which can have a significant impact on the ongoing success of a family farming operation. This week's podcast is Part 1 of a three part series that looks closely at this issue and ways that we can best manage the process to maximises our chance of a successful outcome. 2020-05-1535 minMarcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk - The Importance of Decision making and how we can learn to make better ones.What makes a good decision and why might that be different to a right decision? Why is it important for farm managers to understand the difference and can we learn how to make better decisions?
It has been my experience, working with farmers across Australia, that successful farmers are very skilled at decision making and these skills of good decision making can be learnt.
Cam Nicholson, Ag Consultant and farmer joins us to discuss and how farmers can improve the decision-making process to make better decisions in a very risky business environment.2020-05-0838 minMarcus Oldham AgTalkAgTalk - John Francis High Performing FarmsJohn Francis from Holmes and Sackett -Farm Consulting company joins the Marcus Ag Talk Podcast to discuss the questions around high performing farmers and what characterises them and are there common themes that we can identify and learn from .2020-05-0126 min