In celebration of #InternationalPodcastDay, the Safe Ag Systems team is excited to share some of our favourite agricultural podcasts!
Looking for ideas to upskill or educate yourself on a topic that interests you?
Podcasts offer an excellent opportunity to enhance your life, stimulate your thinking, and stay informed about the latest insights, research, and trends in your industry.
Have we missed a popular agricultural podcast you listen to? Let us know below and we'll add it to our list!
Current as of 19/09/24
About: Hosted by Co-founder of Tenacious Venture, Sarah Nolet, AgTech…So What? focuses on the stories of innovators in the Agricultural and Technology industry otherwise known as AgTech. Each fortnight Sarah and her guests delve into the stories of these entrepreneurs and technology use in agriculture.
Relevant and insightful, Sarah keeps her listeners engaged, covering themes such as “Getting AgTech Ready” to currently focusing on regenerative agriculture practices. The podcast has also covered topics such as careers in AgTech, what’s hot in livestock and dairy tech as well as supplying sustainable beef to McDonalds.
Since being launched in 2017, this ag podcast has 200+ episodes in its catalogue.
Frequency: Every fortnight
Listen: https://tenacious.ventures/insights
About: Utilising a team of 90 analysts, from across the worldwide RaboResearch Network, their team creates content to share knowledge and industry insights specific to food and agribusinesses.
Covering a variety of topics, RaboResearch Food & Agribusiness delve into their latest research in a specific sectors such as meat, fish and dairy, vegetables, fruit, floriculture, coffee and coca. The podcast also covers industry developments including grain pricing, digital solutions for farms including their impacts and the global dairy trade/production.
Frequency: At least once a week - sometimes they produce a podcast daily
Listen: RaboResearch Food & Agribusiness on Spotify
About: Australian Farmers: Telling Our Story is hosted by television presenter and journalist, Angie Asimus and is powered by the National Farmers Federation. It’s dedicated to connecting farmers with health conscious consumers and ethically minded shoppers.
They tackle common misconceptions about life on the land and have many laughs along the way with some of the most memorable characters you could ever meet.
Frequency: Updated Weekly
Listen: https://farmers.org.au/category/telling-our-story-podcast-profile/
About: Created by Jack Cresswell, Farms Advice Podcast is the biggest farmer-led podcast in Australia. Hosted by Jack Cresswell who wanted to get the answers for his family farm and thought others might be wanting the same answers too.
Focusing on the paddock, office and off-farm income. Get insights from Jack and his guests or listen to how others do it to become profitable, sustainable and happier in the end.
Frequency: Updated Weekly
Listen: https://farmsadvice.com.au/
About: The Profitable Farmer podcast, hosted by Jeremy Hutchings from the Farm Owners Academy, talks all things business. Covering off topics like generating more profit through your financial records, to three things you need to stop doing on your farm and even analysing risk in farming systems.
The Profitable Farmer is dedicated to increasing your farms profitability, providing tips and tricks to make the most of your time invested. With 132 episodes, the Profitable Farmer podcast launched back in 2017.
Frequency: Previously Twice a Month
Listen: https://www.farmownersacademy.com/profitablefarmer/
About: The Commodity Conversation podcast is the new kid on the block, delving into Australian agricultural markets and what drives them. Since launching in March 2019, brought to you by Mecardo, the podcast aims to start conversations by discussing challenging issues and differing perspectives of the agriculture industry as well as trending topics and market updates.
The podcast has previously covered topics including fake meat advocates, drought and bushfire relief, and different markets such as livestock, wool and fertilizer.
Frequency: Updated Weekly
Listen: https://mecardo.podbean.com/
About: Started by Rural Bank, this podcast series focuses on Australian agriculture stories, with each episode focusing on a different farmer. You'll hear all kinds of stories of the challenges they face like floods and bushfires, to inspiring and innovative ideas, all from farmers in rural Australia.
Frequency: Updated Twice Monthly
Listen: https://www.ruralbank.com.au/knowledge-and-insights/podcasts/
About: Toolbox Talks is a podcast series created by the farm safety organisation, FarmSafe Australia. This podcast dives into on-farm culture and how to create a safer working, living, and play environment. This series discusses the important topics facing Australian farmers.
Frequency: 21 episodes available
Listen: https://farmsafe.org.au/podcast
About: AgTech Finder dives into the world of technology within agriculture. Each episode features a different agtech company detail how their system or product makes a difference to the agricultural industry.
Frequency: Updated Weekly
Listen: https://agtechfinder.com
About: The Australian Ag Podcast is by The Weekly Times and is an in-depth look at the major agriculture stories that matter to farmers and food producers. Each episode dives into issues that shape Australia’s farming landscape.
Frequency: Updated Weekly
Listen: The Weekly Times podcast
Did you know Safe Ag Systems has its own podcast series? While it is detailed to our audience in the United Kingdom, it's still filled with fantastic safety advice and resources for how to protect your business and workers globally.
About: Our own Hannah Reeks from Safe Ag Systems is joined by Gulliver Hedley from Strutt & Parker Rural to discuss all things rural. The Basically Safety Podcast shares valuable insights and helpful advice to assist farmers with health and safety on farm
Frequency: Concluded
Listen: https://www.safeagsystems.com/en-gb/basically-safety-podcast
Your options for entertainment and education are almost limitless when it comes to the number of podcasts available in 2024.
This is just a snapshot of what you could be listening too, so if we have missed out on one of your favourites, let us know! Happy listening.
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