Unearthed: The people changing Australian agriculture
Episodes
The art of deep listening, with John Harvey
18 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Changemakers series has examined how leaders from across rural Australia and at different stages of their diverse career paths, navigate the pitfa...
The power of vulnerability and curiosity, with Lisa Anderson
11 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa Anderson is anything but “just a farmer” – her career journey spans agriculture, the legal profession and serving as a board director. Lisa...
It doesn’t have to be lonely at the top, with Courtney Bailey
04 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The road to the top isn’t a straight line – every interesting life experience and the meaningful relationships built along the way are of immense ...
Slow change in a fast game, with Basil Nolan
28 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At just 22 years old, Basil Nolan demonstrates diplomacy andhumility beyond his years, skills that have him earmarked as a young leader in the Thoroug...
From little things big things grow, with Stephanie March
21 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stephanie March shares her deeply personal story of the birth of her son, Bill, and the immediate diagnosis of a rare but chronic respiratory illness....
Introducing Unearthed's Changemakers conversations
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing Changemakers, a special series of five fascinating one-on-one conversations with the leaders changing the direction of Australian agricult...
From Plate to Paddock: The future of agriculture education in schools
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With more than 50% of school children believing that cows are milked by hand, and that the only career available in agriculture is to be a farmer, som...
Resistance: Lucerne’s fightback against insect pests
23 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chemical resistance has been detected in populations of redlegged earth mites and blue green aphids in new parts of Australia, challenging lucerne pro...
Second coming: Rehoming Australia’s retired racehorses
09 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Where do Australia’s famed Thoroughbreds go after their career in racing finishes? The question of finding the right post-racing career for Thorough...
Emergence: New crops for a changing landscape
26 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As the climate shifts and farmers more closely monitor the returns achieved for every megalitre of water invested, the landscape is changing and produ...
100 Years of Rice - Part 2: A new way of farming
12 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For an industry built on irrigation, modern Australian rice growers have become the most water efficient in the world using 50% less water than their ...
100 Years of Rice – Part 1: Innovation and Adaptation
28 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Over two big episodes, Unearthed is exploring the rich history and evolution of the Australian rice industry, which is this year celebrating 100 years...
High Performance Poultry: Transforming a superstar into all time great
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Australia’s chicken meat industry is a star performer of Australian agriculture with retail value of around $6.6 billion and employing more than 58,...
The Long Game Part 3 - A retrospective of the changing place of women in Australian agriculture with Cathy McGowan
30 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The final episode in our three-part series celebrating 25 years of the Rural Women's Award, is a special one-on-one interview between AgriFutures ...
The Long Game Part 2 - The power of connection
17 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Unearthed continues the celebration of 25 Years of the Rural Women’s Award by delving into the next chapter of its the evolution. After emerging fro...
The Long Game Part 1: How the Rural Women's Award first began
03 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In part one of Unearthed’s special three-part series celebrating 25 years of the Rural Women’s Award, we go back to where it all began and discove...
To bee, or not to bee?
20 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 2 of AgriFutures new look podcast Unearthed, delves into the hives of Australia’s European honeybee population and the impact of the varroa ...
Lights, camera, racing!
04 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re off to the races in episode one of AgriFutures' new-look podcast, Unearthed: The people changing Australian agriculture, to find the people wh...
Introducing Unearthed
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join host Michael Thomson as he unearths the farmers, scientists and big characters changing Australian agriculture in this new series from AgriFuture...