AgWatchers
Episodes
#33 Wool and cattle with Michael De Kleuver
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The ag watchers have a chat with Michael De Kleuver about our views on the wool and cattle market in recent times. We cover topics from the 'high' woo...
#32 The market update on livestock and grains.
28 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A quick update on a couple of major events in ag markets in recent weeks with the AgWatchers. We talk about the blistering EYCI, the decline of live ...
#31 Exporting animal welfare with Pat Coole
13 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
@meat_watcher & @wheatwatcher have a chat with Patrick Coole about exporting our strong welfare standards to the developing world. This year Pat was...
#30 Grain interventions, livestock exports and pricing 2021
08 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Government interventions, livestock exports and pricing 2021 Matt and Andrew have a chat about the big market news as we move into 2021. We cover off ...
#29 Is regenerative agriculture worthwhile?
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We have a chat with John Francis, former director of Holmes & Sackett, who now runs Agrista. Some areas covered : Is fake meat is a risk to real meat...
#28 Got milk? with John Droppert
16 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The AgWatchers have a chat with John Droppert the industry insights and analysis manager of Dairy Australia. We cover off on the seasonal update, dair...
#27 The fall in grain pricing, livestock yardings and the iron ore impact on ag.
11 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Matt and Andrew provide you with an update on the market. This week livestock, grains and the A$. If you want unscripted and independent updates on th...
#26 An independent view on the fertilizer market
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It has been a couple of months since we had an update on the fertilizer market. The fertilizer market is quite opaque, particularly in Australia. So w...
#25 The WA crop and sheep with Nathaniel
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Matt and Andrew have a chat with Nathaniel O'Hare (Prosper Agri). The topics include the progress of the WA crop and the recent moves by Qatar, which ...
#24 Barley into Saudi, cattle herd rebuild & FX
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Matt and Andrew provide a short market update on barley and livestock. We then have a chat about the high A$ with friend of the podcast Trent Osmond. ...
#23 Impact of US election on trade and our relationship with China.
13 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Matt and Andrew have a chat about the result of the US election and our trade relationship with China.
#22 Livestock records and great times for grain
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
MeatWatcher and WheatWatcher have a quick chat about the record pricing in livestock, the great times at present for Australian grain (minus the rain)...
#21 Brexit & trade deals - the impact on Australia
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We talk with David Eudall, head of arable markets for the Agricultural and Horticultural development board. The levy organisation for farmers in the U...
#20 Market update (livestock & grain)
01 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A discussion about some of the factors driving the livestock and grain markets.
#19 Talking balls with Numnuts
20 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We have a chat with the designer of Numnuts. This is a device designed to make castration as painless as possible. In the discussion we find out all a...
#18 Getting our 'Phil' of info on the new corporate manslaughter laws.
17 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We speak to Phil Brunner of Bailiwick Legal (WA) about the new manslaughter rules and the impact that it will have on farm if an accident occurs. ...
#17 We talk canola with ROBE
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We are joined by Lawra Saks (head of commodities) & Britt Golder (seed merchant) from Riverina Oilseeds and Bio energy (ROBE).
#16 Campaigning for live export with Holly Ludeman
10 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The live export industry has been under tremendous pressure in recent years. We have a chat with vet and managing director of the livestock collective...
#15 Mixed bag with Graham Lean
03 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We have a chat with our friend Graham Lean of Agrivet Business Consulting. We cover off on a wide basket of topics including wool/sheep profitability,...
#14 Market update with Trent Osmond
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The A$ has rose above 74¢, so we thought it was time to get Trent from Western Union Business Solutions back on to talk currency. A short update o...
#13 The rise of Russian wheat with Andrey Sizov
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Russia has in recent years been the driver of global wheat pricing, we thought it was time to talk to someone close to the action. Who better to talk ...
#11 JBS closure, Beef export prices & WASDE Report
13 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Matt and Andrew have a quick chat about the livestock and grain market.
#10 The fertilizer market with Chris Lawson (CRU)
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We have a chat with independent fertilizer market analyst Chris Lawson of CRU. Chris gives us an explanation of how fertilizer prices are determined, ...
#9 Go West with Nathaniel O'Hare
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We have a chat with our 'WA correspondent' Nathaniel O'Hare about what is happening in WA at present. We find out about how the crops are doing, and s...
#8 Livestock, grain & A$ with Trent Osmond
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Matt and Andrew provide a quick market summary, before launching into a discussion on the FX with the doyen of the dollar, Trent Osmond. Follow u...
#7 Life in the centre with Gillian Fennell
26 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We have a yarn with Gillian Fennell aka @stationmum101 about life on a remote station in the middle of Australia. Gillian gives us a rundown of the dr...
#6 Sheep slaughter, mid year grain and pork imports
24 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Matt and Andrew have a chat about sheep slaughter movements due to the recent covid outbreak at meatworks, along with the impact on pricing. We then b...
#5 Get some pork on your fork with Margo Andrae
19 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Ag Watchers have a chat about pork with Margo Andrae, the CEO of Australian Pork Limited. We talk about African Swine Fever, sustainability and th...
#4 Troublesome lawyers, CV19 in meatworks and boosting grain
16 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Matt has a rant about litigious North American companies targeting the little guys. We then talk about COVID impacted meatworks in Australia and the b...
#3 Meat exports & the fight for acres
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast we have a chat about the recent livestock export figures. Where is the meat going? We also talk about the fight for acres between shee...
#2 The real deal and the pretenders
03 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, Matt talks about the fall in lamb pricing during the past week. We then discuss beef exports to China in connection with recent tarif...
#1 Who the hell are we?
01 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The first episode of Ag Watchers! In this episode, Matt Dalgleish and Andrew Whitelaw talk about the purpose of this podcast, who we are and what our ...