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From Dolphin Tours to Dairies - it’s Lucy Collins life
From Dolphin tours to the Dairy industry - a look inside the life of Lucy Collins, a Vet and farmer from Victoria
Nuffield CEO - A global view of Agriculture with Jodie Redcliffe
Jodie Redcliffe studied Psychology, can speak fluent Japanese, is a mother of three and her first memories in agriculture are feeding poddy calves on her Pa’s dairy farm. There’s a lot to unpack in this episode! As a youngster, Jodie moved around regional Queensland as her father worked in pigs and poultry.
“He actually liked pigs a lot more than poultry. And then ironically, I married a chook farmer, which kinda was a little weird to begin with.”
Letting consumers 'subscribe' for their eggs with Sarah Sivyer
To describe Sarah Sivyer as worldly and business savvy would be absolutely under-selling her. Sarah describes herself as a ‘serious data nerd’ and a ‘serious business model nerd’. After sitting down with her to record the podcast, we believe it and love it!
“I'm going to sound a bit wacky, I just love excellent businesses.”
“I'd like to be a farmer, can you teach me?” The moment that defines Hamish Marr’s career
Hamish Marr has been in the room for some of New Zealand Agriculture’s key discussions, yet the moment that he is most proud of and one that has defined his career more than any other was when a young boy asked him if he could teach him to be a farmer.
Family, Community and Overcoming Barriers “Once I accepted that, my life changed forever” with Nigel Corish.
Nigel Corish was born with Cerebal Palsy, living with a disability has shaped much of his life outlook and amongst the challenges, it has fostered a need to be adaptive and think outside the box, you could say, it’s even a superpower.
Born and bred in Goondiwindi, his entire family are involved in Agriculture. His parents moved to the region in 1979, converting a sheep and cattle property to dryland cropping. The move to growing cotton in 1982 would be instrumental in the family’s success today.
Dreams, Courage and Legacy in Farming with Fritz Bolten.
Fritz Bolten came to Australia as an 11 year old, unable to speak English his family set about establishing a family farming operation in the remote Kimberley of Western Australia.
He shares his story and the learnings of courage, pursuing dreams and legacy through his life.
The 3 Month Window Which Turned Jack Milbank's World on its Head and Shaped the Pathway Forward
“Your whole life, you think you're going to do something. For that to suddenly change in a three-month window does make you reevaluate things pretty quickly. And you don't actually have much choice, you have to innovate”.
I really wanted to go home.
But I thought, I've got to be able to create a new future. And so the only way to do it is to look forward and pursue every opportunity that presents itself with as much vigour and passion as I possibly could”