In The Paddock

AI in Agriculture: Beyond the Paddock

14 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we talk with Jonathan Richetti of the CSIRO, exploring how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming agriculture outside of th...

Productive Sustainability

22 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this podcast we explore the role of productivity in sustainability, and why it's important to try and make existing farmland as productive possible...

Sharing the Risk with Invest in Farming

24 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're talking with Nicci from Invest in Farming Co-operative.IIF (Invest in Farming Co-operative) is revolutionizing agricultural investment by ...

Chasing Moisture On The Go with Dave Finaly

18 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're talking with Dave Finlay from MPT Ag on their cutting-edge seeder design. The MTP Seeder is a cutting-edge agricultural implement designed...

Paraquat in Peril

12 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we explore the APVMA's review of paraquat, what the APVMA can use in the their evaluation of a product and my concerns of what may be ...

Farmer GPT: Out Of The Office and Into the Paddock

09 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We're taking Chat GPT out of the office and into the paddock, identifying weeds in crops and writing spray recs. Once we are done in the crops we take...

Chat GPT Hits The Paddock

07 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join us in this exciting episode where we delve into the potential of using advanced AI technology, specifically Chat GPT, to revolutionize the field ...

Finding Value with iinputs.com

22 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk to Fraser from iinputs.com a new service that delivers value to growers through a simple farm tendering process, just simply create ...

In Dodgy Company (The Lawyers Cut)

19 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We have podcasting royalty on the show today with Matt and Andrew from Episode 3 and Ag Watchers. We talk about the future of carbon and biodiversity ...

Wednesday Tec Talk: The Gambler, A Review Of The Season

14 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I'm not much of a punter, I don't go to races, bet on apps or head to the Casino but I did make make a large bet on this winter crop so lets see how i...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Forage Crops Are Crops

07 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On this weeks Wednesday Tec Talk we talk about the importance of managing forage crops as crops, protecting soil moisture, maintain ground cover, nutr...

Innovation Through The Generations: Paul Ryan From RyanNT

15 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We talk with Paul Ryan from RyanNT about his family legacy in no-till farming innovation. His father Austin was a pioneer in no till farming and Paul ...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Roy Lance Spraying

03 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this weeks Wednesday Tec Talk I share some notes with on my conversation with Roy Lance Spraying about the differences in spraying between here in ...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Top Tips for a Great Fallow

27 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this Wednesday Tec Talk, we talk about our Top Tips for A great fallow to make sure you can turn every drop of moisture into yield which makes mone...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Nitrogen Use and Application in Tight Seasons

12 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Nitrogen is essential to crop growth and crop health, it is needed for a sustainable cropping program. But how do you manage nitrogen application in a...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Updates

05 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Just a short one to update on my life and agronomy, I've just left my previous role and started Encompass Ag solutions providing agronomic advice, con...

Carbon Baselines with Ruminati

07 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On todays podcast we talk with Will Onus and Bobby Miller from Ruminati on carbon baselines and how their new service allows you to easily measure you...

Wednesday Tec Talk: The Wheels Keep Turning

05 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today Wednesday Tec Talk we have a quick run down on what is going on in the season around the country along with what's going on around the farm a...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Dry Sowing

27 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

So it hasn't rained and you still want to sow a crop, what do you do? On todays podcast we talk about dry sowing, the risks and how to manage them to ...

Andrew Coppin on Saving Time and Money With Farmbot

24 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're talking with Andrew Coppin CEO of Farmbot & Ranchbot as well as President of AusAgriTech. We talk about how Farmbot & Ranchbot and...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Sowing Depth

06 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sowing depth is key to a nice even establishment, so we discuss a few factors around planter setup and sowing depth that will help you get the most ou...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Pre Emergent Herbicides

23 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On todays Wednesday Tec Talk we discuss pre emergent herbicides, how they work, why you may want to use them and what you need to be aware of while us...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Sorry I've been away, Linseed and Sowing Moisture

17 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sorry I've been AWOL but I've been sowing amongst other things and haven't done a pod for a little while but today we're talking about sowing moisture...

Two Aussie Agros Talk About Clarkson's Farm Season 2 Episode 1

14 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're joined again by Marty to talk about Season 2 Episode 1 of Clarkson's Farm. We look at his grain production system, his operations at harve...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Seed Treatments

12 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A quick one today discussing the roles that various seed treatments can play in your cropping system including fungicides, insecticides and fertiliser...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Silicon in Cropping Systems

05 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we are talking about the benefits of Silicon in the cropping system. Silicon is a non-essential plant nutrient but can still play a signific...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Nitrogen Budgets

22 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In todays podcast we're talking about nitrogen budgets as we come into a winter cropping season with very depleted soils after some heavy crops. So ma...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Conserving Moisture

14 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On todays Wednesday Tec Talk we talk about conserving moisture in the fallow. Why its important to save your soil moisture and my three top tips for s...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Research Updates

07 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I missed last weeks Wednesday Tec Talk because I was away at the Goondiwindi GRDC update and you should be taking the time to go to research updates a...

Growing Hemp With Rob Eccles

03 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On todays podcast we talk to Rob Eccles about growing hemp. We cover the how and why of growing hemp making sure that you are ticking all the boxes to...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Soil Tests

21 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're talking soil testing and why its important to test your soil for nutrients regularly, to determine what is and isn't present and the impac...

Rob Eccles - High Performance Pastures

17 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk with independent agronomist Rob Eccles on High Performance Pastures and how they can be utilised to not only fill the winter feed ga...

Wednesday Tec Talk: My Problem with the Farms of The Future Grant

14 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The NSW Government has rolled out a cracking grant scheme called the Farms of of the Future Grant but has only opened it up to 11 Council Areas based ...

Aussie Agronomists Watch Clarkson's Farm

03 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Once again we're flicking on the TV to watch Clarkson's farm and compare the differences between farming in Australia and the UK. This week we look at...

Aussie Agronomists Watch Clarkson's Farm

27 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Clarkson's Farm is a great show about modern farming and balancing production with social and environmental values while also battling the weather and...

Wednesday Tech Talk: Stop Spray Drift Now

24 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Spray drift has been a major issue this year and it is something we need to wipe out. If the Chem isn’t in the paddock it’s not doing it’s job, ...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Rolling into 2023

17 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We’re back!!!! As we roll into 2023 we look at what we’re doing in the podcast world and what we’re doing on farm, what we need to do to prepare...

Most Popular Episode of the Year: Boosting Productivity and Sustainability with AgriWebb

01 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

After a bit of radio silence we’re back on the airwaves with a repeat of our most popular episode of 2022! In this episode we talk to John Fargher, ...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Test Weight

04 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today we talk about test weight and how it affects total yield Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wednesday Tec Talk: I’m Thinking of using Cover Crops.

25 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

With all the rain and wet weather lately we’ve had a bit of erosion to deal with and I think that strategic cover crops may be a way that we can hel...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Focus on Production

11 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Quality is nice but yield is king, whether your growing grain, running livestock or farming fish quality is nice but we’re paid in kg and tons. So w...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Nozzles and Nozzle Selection

04 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On todays podcast we’re talking nozzles and nozzle selection, looking at why you should change nozzles depending on the job you’re doing and the o...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Fusarium Head Blight

28 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In todays Tec Talk we speak about Fusarium Head Blight, what it is, what does, how it affects your crop and how you can protect your crop. Hosted on A...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Organic Carbon

20 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On todays Wednesday tec talk we examine organic and what it means for your farming system. We discuss how you can make organic carbon work for to redu...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Measuring Pasture Growth

14 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In todays tec talk we discuss measuring pasture biomass in a paddock. Measuring pasture biomass is essential for determining how much feed on offer is...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Avoiding Nitrogen Losses

30 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There’s a lot of wet crops out there, Nitrogen is expensive and hard to come by so it’s incredibly important that you don’t waste it. Listen to ...

Wednesday Tec Talk: The Four Key Yield Drivers

24 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On todays tec talk we talk the four key drivers of yield in a sustainable cropping system and how they need to be managed for their to achieve maximum...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Ag in Finland

16 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

After getting some high rankings in the Finnish podcasting charts I thought I’d look a bit into Agriculture in Finland and see what they farm in suc...

Fly The Farm with Meg Kummerow & Drones in Ag

12 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On todays podcast we talk to Meg Kummerow from Fly the Farm on the use of drones in Sustainable Agriculture. For more on Meg and Fly the Farm go to fl...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Sulphur

10 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week we’re talking about the fourth major macro nutrient which is Sulphur, what it is used for, what deficiencies look like and how Sulphur lev...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Potassium

03 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today we’re talking all this potassium, how it’s role in the plant and how deficiencies can be corrected Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Farm Biosecurity

26 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s a bit of a hot topic at the moment with Foot and Mouth, Lumpy Skin Disease and Varroa mite getting around the Asia Pacific so I thought I’d d...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Free Living Nitrogen Fixation

05 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Free Living Nitrogen Fixation (FLNF) is where organisms in the soil fix nitrogen from the atmosphere and make it plant available in the soil. Unlike r...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Phosphorus

28 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this tec talk we discuss the role that phosphorus plays in our farming systems. We look at what it does, when it’s needed, where to test for it a...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Nitrogen

22 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today we’re going back to basics and discussing the role of nitrogen in the farming system. Why nitrogen is important for a sustainable farm, how to...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Aerial Sowing and Sowing Rates

16 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week we touch briefly on aerial sowing with a couple of things to look out for. Along with sowing rates and making sure you’re actually sowing ...

Subtropical Pastures with Bob Freebairn

10 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We interview Bob Freebairn live in the paddock to discuss subtropical pastures and how they work in modern, sustainable and highly productive grazing ...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Water Rates

07 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week we look at water rates and the effect they play on the quality of a spray job. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wednesday Tec Talk: EPR’s

01 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today we’re talking EPR’s or End Point Royalties, what they are and why they need to paid. As growers we benefit a lot from new varieties and plan...

Trofim Lysenko, The Worlds Worst Agro - A Cocky's History Lesson

30 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Trofim Lysenko was a soviet scientist who mixed politics with his pseudo-scientific ideas leading to deaths to the deaths of 10's of millions through ...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Liquid Fertiliser

25 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On todays Wednesday Tec Talk we talk liquid fertilisers, why you might use them and what advantages they can have in your cropping system, helping to ...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Varieties and Planting Windows

19 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As every thing gets pushed later keep an eye on your varieties and planting windows so you don’t loose yield potential in the back end Hosted on Aca...

Hemp, An Emerging Industry. A Interview with Tim Schmidt

13 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hemp is an emerging industry in Australia with hectares under crop and consumption of hemp products increasing year on year. We interview Tim Schmidt,...

Wednesday No Tec Talk: Jon Wright, Blue - E Cattle Stud

10 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I’m crook as a dog this week so we’re rerunning my interview with Jon Wright from the Blue-E cattle stud we’re we discuss enhancing production a...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Hurry Up and Wait

03 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hurry up and Wait, be prepared and be patient so when things are finally right to go you can go and you make the most of a situation while conditions ...

The Great Grain Robbery of 1972 - A Cocky’s History Lesson

30 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In 1972 a trade delegation from the USSR went to the USA looking to buy just enough grain to top up their stocks and feed their livestock. By the time...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Compromise in Farming

27 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Life is full of compromises and farming is no different, if anything there’s probably more compromises in farming. So when you’re making a comprom...

Wednesday (not so) Tec Talk: Ag Politics and Policy Making

19 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

With a election coming up I thought I’d have a have a quick discussion about Ag Politics and policy making. How Ag policy is formed, how groups like...

Bonus: Ukraine Grain Aide

13 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Grain Producers Australia have set up a NGR number for farmers to donate grain to in support of Ukraine. The Grower Delivery Card in the NGR is number...

Wednesday Tec Talk: MRL’s

13 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

MRL’s and Withholding periods are part of all sectors of agriculture, whether you’re in grains, horticulture or livestock following withholding pe...

Boosting Production and Sustainability Through Agtech with John Fargher - Agriwebb

08 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On todays podcast we talk to John Fargher, the co-founder & Chief revenue officer of Agriwebb about the role that Agtech can play in farming busin...

Wednesday Tec Talk: War and Wheat

05 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The price is pretty good but the global price is much better. So why aren’t we getting these even better prices? In todays tec talk we have a quick ...

Wednesday Tec Talk: The Importance of Timing

29 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Good timing is essential in any cropping operation but is particularly important in short season crops like Mungbeans. So tune in to why I think you n...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Peptides in Pesticides

05 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We’ve all heard of peptides but that’s because they end up in sporting scandals. What most don’t know is that these peptides are the future of p...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Making your biggest gains

29 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It’s your worst paddocks they can give you the biggest gains so tune in to think about where you can make your biggest improvements Hosted on Acast....

Wednesday Tec Talk: Mixing Chemistry and Modes of Action

03 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Why it’s sometimes better to pay more and use multiple products instead of only applying one product at a higher rate and saving a dollar. Hosted on...

Wednesday Tec Talk: New Herbicide Modes of Action Classification

27 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Croplife Australia has an over they’ll be changing from a lettered MOA classification system to a numbered one. So what does that mean for you as a ...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Fungicides and Mode of Action

22 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Just like with your herbicides and insecticides the continual use of certain fungicides can cause resistance to develop and break that group. It is es...

Thanks for Listening

17 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Just a short message to say thank you for your continued support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wednesday Tec Talk: Waterlogged

15 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Massive rain events around the country a lot of growers are wondering what they can do to reduce water logging on their farm and how they can pick the...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Grazing Strategy

07 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Livestock are headers harvesting your grass and converting it into meat. If your headers aren’t functioning well you’re missing out on yield poten...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Harvest Storage and Planning

02 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

With crops up it’s time to think about storage, my most expensive mistake was not having on farm on storage last year and here’s why Hosted on Aca...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Ryegrass, but not what you think this is about

15 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ryegrass is often seen as a problem if your west of the great divide but can we use that as a feed source for sheep and cattle and should we be sowing...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Inversion Drift

04 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

With sowing underway there have been multiple reports of drift from all over the country. Most of this looks to be inversion drift so today we’ll lo...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Residuals and Plantbacks

13 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Herbicide residuals can be very effective in long term weed control but they can also cause you problems so tune into today’s podcast to find out wh...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Pre Emergent Herbicides.

04 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Pre Emergent Herbicides can be a valuable tool in a farms weed management system. Tune in today to discuss what they are and how they can be used in y...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Why You Need to Inoculate your Legumes

27 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Legumes won’t fix Nitrogen unless they are inoculated with rhizobia bacteria so it’s essential that this step is done right. Hosted on Acast. See ...

Why I Haven’t Been Posting

25 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Bit of an apology as to why I haven’t been posting any content anywhere Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wednesday Tec Talk: The Importance of Phosphorus

06 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Phosphorus is one of the key macro nutrients a plant requires. Listen to today’s tec talk to find out why it’s important and how to manage it. Hos...

Wednesday Tec Talk: The Importance of Waiting

23 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes if a job doesn’t look like it’s worked or plants haven’t come up you leave it for a week or two and just need see what happens Hosted ...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Mice and Sowing

03 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mice are a problem that can kill a crop before it germinates. Check out today’s podcast to see what you can do. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Data Loggers and Managing Frost Risk

23 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Frost is a ever present danger in farm, a bad cold snap at the wrong time can ruin a crop but heat at the other end can strip yield without you notici...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Sowing Rate

16 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Sowing is one of the most important operations in farming so why are we so careless with our sowing rate? To get the best result we should be targetin...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Jar Tests

09 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A jar test is where you batch up chemical mixture in a jar to test its physical compatibility before you batch it up in your spray rig. They help you ...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Soil Testing

03 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s podcast we talk about soil testing and why it’s important to your farming system. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Mixing Order

26 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mixing chemicals is the wrong order is one of the simplest ways to cause issues for yourself when spraying. Tune into the Wednesday Tec Talk to find o...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Adjuvants

12 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Adjuvants can make or break a spray mix, so how do you may sure that you’re adding the right one to the sprays that’s you’re doing on your farm?...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Double Cropping

05 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We’re back up and running for 2021 after a short Christmas break. Given all the rain that has fallen over the NW it looks like there’s a fair bit ...

Back On The Air

03 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Just a quick note to let you know the Wednesday Tec Talk will be back this week and podcasts resuming as normal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...

Wednesday Tec Talk: Fallow Weed Control

15 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In dryland farming we are in the business of storing moisture and converting it into grain. The best way to do this is through running a sustainable z...