Humans of Agriculture

This episode looks to do things slightly differently. After reaching the one year milestone of Humans of Agriculture and sharing more than 50 stories of people via the podcast, the opportunity presented for Oli to sit down with Jacqui Payne (JP) about some of the takeaways from these conversations, what led to the concept of Humans of Agriculture, and find out a bit more about Oli. This episode coincides with the announcement of the Australian Rural Leadership Program, in which, Oli is incredibly excited to have received the alumni scholarship. You can find out more about the program at www.rural-leaders.org.au - Cohort 28 of the program will see 25 people from right across Australia undertaking a 15 month leadership development program. Jacqui is currently part of Course 26 and so it provided a great opportunity to get JP out of her comfort zone and become an interviewer for the podcast.  As Oli mentions, he's looking for collaborators and people to come and 'give it a go' so if you are interested please get in touch at oli@humansofagriculture.com We'd like to thank LAWD the sponsors of this episode, specialists in agribusiness valuations and transactions, you can find out more at www.LAWD.com.au --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/humans-of-agriculture/message

Tracey Hayes is a remarkable women, her accomplishments are extensive from on the ground and in the paddock of the northern pastoral industry through to the boardrooms. Despite many setbacks and challenges throughout her career, Tracey approaches her career and life with optimism and humility and her success is a result of this. Tracey's childhood was spent on the family station at Ooonandatta, South Australia where she also spent a bit of time being schooled at the local aboriginal school. She talks about her Global Executive Masters at Sydney University and the perspectives and insights she developed through the course. Approaching last years Northern Territory Election, Tracey talks through a few of the learnings and reflects on her team giving it the best shot they could. Thank you to this episodes Sponsor, LAWD, specialists in agribusiness valuations and transactions. You can find out more at http://www.lawd.com.au --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/humans-of-agriculture/message

Stuart Austin is currently the General Manager of Wilmot Cattle Company where he has been for the last 4 and a half years. Stuart describes himself as being passionate about the beef industry and food production and presently managing a growing natural grassfed beef operation in Northern NSW. Stuart believes in farming within what you can control, within his business that's grass, money and livestock. , I’d love to know a bit more about your background and your current role with Wilmot Cattle Co. · This episode has a lot of golden nuggets, Stuart talks about finding his feet in his twenties, the importance of mentoring through setting up his business for young people in Canada. · Stuart talks about the role of mentors in his life as an aspiring manager and then in his business today. · Stuart shares a bit about a course he did with RCS which you may remember is Terry McCosker – giving him the opportunity to share information and have advisors from multiple farming businesses. · Two goals in life – 1 is to help people. The other is to make people laugh. Thank you to this episodes Sponsor, LAWD, specialists in agribusiness valuations and transactions. You can find out more at http://www.lawd.com.au Find out more about Stuart and Wilmot Cattle Company at: www.wilmottcattleco.com.au --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/humans-of-agriculture/message

Happy birthday to us! It's 12 months since we released episode 1 of the Humans of Agriculture podcast and what a fun and exciting journey it has been chatting with so many incredible people in so many diverse areas of the agriculture industry. Welcome to episode 45, today's guest is Stacey Curcio. She is the founder and business owner of Cultivating Wellness. She grew up in Central Queensland and is the daughter of Terry McCosker who recently appeared on the podcast. Today I'm very interested to understand more about the holistic approach to health, where Stacey's interests came from and find out more about the relationship between our ecosystems and the flow on impacts that can have on Human health. As she describes her big picture is to improve the health and wellbeing of others, and demonstrate the value of lifestyle, nutrition and naturopathic medicine For our first family double up, it's nearly a 'meet the McCoskers'. You can find more about Stacey via her website https://cultivatingwellness.com.au/ Thank you to this episodes Sponsor, LAWD, specialists in agribusiness valuations and transactions. You can find out more at http://www.lawd.com.au --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/humans-of-agriculture/message

Welcome to episode 44 of the Humans of Agriculture podcast Emma Black is one of the co-founders and current Chief Operating Officer for Black Box CO. Growing up in Western Qld she has a passion and a deep love for the northern livestock industry. Emma has worked right across the beef supply chain from nutrition, consulting, to meat processing and now working with producers across Northern Australia. Working in extension services taking a whole of business approach working directly with producers and industry to assist in livestock nutrition, pasture management, data analysis and general. She is the inaugural winner of the Zanda McDonald award taking home the prestigious title in 2015 and continues to be a judge, mentor and supporter of not only recipients but also the finalists and other applicants. You can find out more at www.blackboxco.com.au Thank you to this episodes Sponsor, LAWD, specialists in agribusiness valuations and transactions. You can find out more at http://www.lawd.com.au --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/humans-of-agriculture/message

It is a privilege to have Dr Terry McCosker on the Humans of Agriculture podcast this week. As I listened back to this episode I found myself madly scribbling notes and filled with a sense of optimism. There's one quote that sticks out from this episode: "I didn't try to convince anyone that didn't want to listen. I would only talk to people who wanted to listen and had an open mind. That took the pressure off" Terry McCosker has been involved in the agriculture industry for more than fifty years, he's been at the forefront of transformative change and world firsts. He has never been one to take the easy road, reverting to basic principles when faced with the unknown. His career has seen him working for the Department of Primary Industries, managing farm businesses and the past 25 years within his own organisation Resource Consulting Services. His story is incredible and one thing that really stands out is that in the face of uncertainty and criticism he has always fronted up with honesty and accountability.  As you will find out in today's chat, Terry was fundamental to working with farmers to assist them in balancing their ecosystem. His philosophy of land is that 'we don't own it, we are just custodians of it for a short period of time. Our role in life is to pass it on in better condition than we found it". Thank you to this episodes Sponsor, LAWD the real estate land specialists. You can find out more at http://www.lawd.com.au --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/humans-of-agriculture/message

Welcome to episode 42 of the HOA podcast. This week I'm sitting down with two Extraordinary Lucy's. There's a double meaning there because these girls are the brains and brawn behind ExtraOrdinary Outback stories. As journalists, they knew the job prospects weren't available to them in Dubbo, so they set about sharing stories themselves. The girls have an incredible background that has shaped their perspectives. Whether that be the Mongol derby for Lucy T, or reporting on the drought in Western NSW. Nowadays with Lucy Samuels at the helm of her Cessna 182 the girls take to the airways and airwaves to share the stories of everyday people with incredible stories. This chat has plenty of laughs, a mix of seriousness and banter. What they didn't bring up is they are finalists in the NSW regional women of the year awards next week, these two truly are extraordinary. Welcome to the Humans of Agriculture podcast. You can find them on Instagram and facebook @extraordinaryoutbackstories Thank you to this episodes Sponsor, LAWD the real estate land specialists. You can find out more at http://www.lawd.com.au --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/humans-of-agriculture/message

Heidi Wright is the founder of Wright Social, supporting businesses to succeed in Australian Agri-Rural markets through smart social media strategy, brand positioning and lead generation tactics. She didn't grow up in Agriculture despite living in a farming community, her Dad, a dentist by trade was actually an entrepreneur and inventor as he brought Lightforce to life! Through a number of experiences and roles in industry, Heidi has found her niche and she is supporting businesses and people to better connect and share their story. Her work with young people is incredibly impressive and her approach in supporting them tell 'their story' and 'be authentic' is incredibly powerful. You can find more about Heidi and her work at https://wrightsocial.biz/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/humans-of-agriculture/message

Kari Moffat has worked in the live export industry for the past 7 years, with a focus on South-East Asian feeder and slaughter markets. Her current position is Animal Welfare Assurance Manager for AUSTREX, overseeing the Export Supply Chain Assurance System (ESCAS), which ensures animal welfare in overseas markets.  Kari is currently the Chair of the Young Live Exporters Committee, an executive with Queensland Livestock Exporters Association. Given the theme for this month is to understand more about the live export industry I took the chance to kick off some of those questions with Kari, however, I also was fascinated at how she fits it all in and how she continues to give back to industry. One thing I admire about Kari is that with all her work, it's about a bigger purpose for herself; whether that be supporting young people in industry, supporting people understand animal welfare in destination countries or her approach to leadership and community roles. Live Export. Animal Welfare. Career Progression. Agricultural Careers. Leadership.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/humans-of-agriculture/message

Welcome to episode 39 of the Humans of Agriculture podcast. It's our first discussion focussing on the Live Export Industry and one that i'm really interested to learn more about. Today i sit down with Ollie Thorne, A uni student who in 2020 took his remote learning to the high seas as he spent 9 months moving cattle across the world. Ollie gives an insight into what his life is like on board and how the study actually helped him while he was doing some 'soul searching' on board. We'd love to have questions, queries, comments - absolutely everything. What is it you want to know about the Live Export industry? Please rate, review, subscribe and come on this journey with us as we get More People. More Often. Identifying with Agriculture. Live Export. Livestock. Animal Welfare. International Trade. Food. Health. Mental Health. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/humans-of-agriculture/message