Humans of Agriculture

Today we have something a little bit different in store – We're chatting all things nutrition and as a bonus I've brought my sister Sass along because last time I spoke with Steph Geddes I got peppered with questions I should have asked. Amy Knight is a qualified nutritionist and Dietitian with Nutrition Australia. Their work has been changing lives of Australians for more than 40 years through education and information sharing, they are advocates for good nutrition and healthy eating and they are spreading messages far and wide to create healthier Australians. Today we're having a bit of a chat about:  - Amy's background  - Diving into some of the way health and nutrition messages are being spread  - Dispelling myths about frozen fruit and veges - Talking about supplements and I might make a comparison to sheep  - The importance of a healthy balanced diet; and  - Going beyond the farm gate and meeting with farmers to understand more about how nutritious food is produced and complimenting the full circle with others along the supply chain One thing that really surprised me was that only 7% of Australian adults and 5% of children meet the recommended daily guidelines for vegetable intake and if each of us ate just half a cup more of vege's a day we would save the government $100m a year on health expenditure, we'd put more money in farmers pockets and we'd be healthier. Instagram: @Nutritionaustralia www.nutritionaustralia.org You can join the conversation with Australian Almonds: From the Orchard to your Plate on Wednesday 2 September - check out Hort Innovation for details.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/humans-of-agriculture/message

Welcome to Episode 23!  We're getting a few loyal listeners so I'd love for you to jump over to our Instagram @HumansofAgriculture_ and  let us know if you've got a routine for when you tune in – is it while having a walk, zoning out and having a coffee. While you're there you can check out some of the photo blogs and our video with the team from Green Eggs last week!  Today I'm sitting down with someone who really helped me about 18 months ago and gave me the confidence to chase what I was after. It was a big piece of self discovery for me and her advice I have carried with me ever since. Georgie Aley is a household name within industry circles but for those outside of agriculture her story can resonate with absolutely anyone. She has received some of the highest accolades in industry -  being awarded the 2013 Rabobank Emerging leader award, recognised in 2014 as one of the 100 women in Australian Agribusiness and she went on to make the AFR's 100 women of influence! I've worked alongside GA and I can tell you she is an absolute gun! Today we're chatting about:  - How agriculture found Georgie - Understanding where she wanted to have impact and how she set off to begin that process  - Giving back and developing herself including the Youth Ag summit and her time at the Future Farmers network  - Setting goals and absolutely smashing them out of the park years ahead of schedule  - Creating options and being somewhat in control of your career  - Her journey so far in Agriculture and from her perspective some of the perceived challenges for Women in Agriculture  - What advice she would give to young people thinking about entering the agriculture industry --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/humans-of-agriculture/message

I couldn't help myself but throw in a Dr Seuss quote! Welcome to Episode 22 of the Humans of Agriculture podcast. I'm your host Oli Le Lievre to anyone new. We've got an exciting week ahead for you.  We’ve got today's podcast and later in the week you better jump on our Instagram @humansofagriculture_ to see us release our first feature video with today's guests. Since the beginning I've said I wanted to understand more about our food and fibre system from the people involved in it, each week we've featured people from all over and this week it's awesome to be chatting with Kate and Ollie Warner from Jaskro Park. They are two-fifths of the family business that runs cattle, sheep, cropping and 2 free range egg businesses – Caravan Eggs and Green Eggs Today we're finding out more about their businesses - How a family business like this operates - The importance of animal welfare to their business - The growth and understanding they get from engaging with consumers, chefs and the community - The goals of their business and highlight that not all goals are monetary - That as a society we are really losing connection to our food - And for those playing along at home we get the answer to that Age old question – What came first – The chicken or the egg. Find out more about Jaskro park @Greeneggsfreerange --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/humans-of-agriculture/message

Welcome to Episode 21 – Today's guest is someone who is having an incredible and positive impact across agriculture and rural Australia. She's someone who is so honest and authentic and what you see is what you get. To me, Airlie Landale is one of the most humble and highly intelligent people I have come across and it's an absolute pleasure to speak with her today. In 2014, she created a database as she began to follow her dream of working hand in hand with her father to learn the ropes of the family business. Little did she know, what she was cultivating would go on to fill one of the biggest resource deficits and play a crucial role in the modernisation of farming businesses across the country – providing them with a single platform for information and connect them in a central place. Today we cover a bit of that story to date, and I feel we only just scraped the surface! - We talk about living the side hustle game & building a business on the side of your day job. - The 'paralysation with perfection' that our society creates with such a fear of failure - We talk about her recent appointment to the board of Rural Aid and the thought process, the moments of self doubt and realising what it is you bring to the table - We talk about the male vs female founders and how Airlie thinks she would've gone raising capital - Probably my favourite part of this chat is where I ask Airlie the advice she would give to young women in Year 10/11 at school about entering the agriculture industry but also life more generally. You find Airlie at www.farmtable.com.au or on all the socials at Farm Table Au or on LinkedIn as Airlie Landale More on Rural aid @ www.ruralaid.org.au Follow us on instagram @HumansofAgriculture or reach out to me directly oli@humansofagriculture.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/humans-of-agriculture/message

Craig Heraghty has spent much of his career at Global professional Services firm, Price Waterhouse Coopers. His work has taken him across the globe working with some of the largest businesses in Australian agri business. He's a country boy at heart raised in the regional NSW town of Parkes. His passion for rural Australia has been exemplified by his recent and fairly large decision to retire, in arguably the prime of his career and with extensive opportunities to pursue something for himself. A life as a grower, maker and creator – it all sounds pretty cryptic right, but I reckon we'll unpack it in here. It hasn't all been sunshine and daisies, it’s a story of perseverance, overcoming the adversities of mental health, resultant family losses, more notably this is the story of somehow who is true to who they are. The discovery and finding of purpose and meaning of true values in their life. We chat about: - The struggles and dislike for agriculture in his early days, the exposure to the millennium drought and wanting to 'get away from it' - Shifting the early perceptions of agriculture and finding commonalities beyond the farmgate - The surprise sense of belonging and how people rallied around and took pride in 'being from the bush' in the city office - The number of females entering the industry (and it's about time!) but more so the opportunity for females to see lights on the hill for where they can go. As Craig says "They're going to redefine what agriculture and the traditionally male dominated industry has been – it can only be a positive thing" - When suicide entered the family five years ago – Craig's entire family were taken aback. Asking questions and not adequately grieving and dealing with what had happened. - Giving up alcohol four or five years ago, getting help from a psychologist. One thing that changed Craig's perception was how much stronger he felt after actually reaching out for help - Green Light to talk is an initiative by PWC and you can find Craig on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0DMh8uktUI - The importance of people in business to show a bit of vulnerability and the humanness aspect means a lot to younger people in business - The importance of finding out who and what you care about and shedding yourself of those people that aren't necessarily important - Take notice of the behaviours of others and be the reflection of all the good interactions you've had over your time and don't repeat the ones that you don't want to carry forward - Be authentic, be genuine and be engaged Sober in the Country – Shanna Whan: https://www.soberinthecountry.org/ Craig on instagram @Made_by_CMCH --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/humans-of-agriculture/message

G'day and welcome to episode 19 of the Humans of Agriculture podcast. You can stay up to date with what we're up to by following us on Instagram @humansofagriculture_. We've got a few video's coming out in the next few weeks. Today's guest is definitely an overachiever! Her list of accolades is extensive but features some of the following – 2019 Melbourne Young Entrepreneur of the year, 2020 Telstra Victorian business woman of the year, Forbes 30 under 30… With business partner Nicole Lamond launched a fair trade, ethical Vitamin tea called Eloments Tea. The belief that ethical and fair trade is a non-negotiable but in the tea business isn't always adhered to. Wanting to have impact at the farmer level came to Julie from not actually being among farms, that's where the fascination came from. She personally recognized the disconnect that she had to farming, and wanted to bring thought to the small scale family owned tea gardens that supply tea to businesses all over the world. Seeking to disrupt and improve at various pints within the supply chain, this is a business doing things differently. You can find Julie on LinkedIn under Julie Hirsch Website: www.elomentstea.com If you're chasing a taster of their tea jump over to https://universalvillage6517.activehosted.com/f/47to check it out! Find us on Instagram @humansofagriculture_ oli@humansofagriculture.com www.humansofagriculture.com Cheers Oli --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/humans-of-agriculture/message

Welcome back to the Humans of Agriculture podcast - Episode 18 I’m your host Oli Le Lievre and thanks for joining me as I share these conversations during a pretty unique time in our lives. One thing I have loved in the last few weeks is people reach out from all walks of life asking more about agriculture and particularly those from city backgrounds that may not know a way in. It’s bloody cool, and if you do want to chat - please reach out! I thought I’d take the chance to jump back to a  chat I had for the Future Farmers network mentor of the month podcast with Matt Linnegar earlier this year - we chat about leadership, mentoring, purpose and just generally Matt’s journey. I really enjoyed listening back to this conversation with Matt, not only because he’s a ripping bloke but he offers some incredibly sound advice. The conversation highlights Matt’s passion for the industry and how understanding what impact he wanted to have – really drove his career forwards. Matt’s relationship based approach is very relatable, from the frontline of Issues as the CEO of the National Farmers Federation to now working with some of the most remote communities in Australia and overseas. Currently as the CEO of the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation Matt is a strong supporter of leadership development as a critical factor to the success of rural, regional and remote Australia. This chat is a bit of fun and so I thought id start it a bit differently! Check out the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation - https://rural-leaders.org.au/ If you want to talk more reach out oli@humansofagriculture.com www.humansofagriculture.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/humans-of-agriculture/message

G'day and welcome to Episode 17 of the Humans of Agriculture podcast! Welcome back to those of you loyal listeners and thanks for your support!  For those of you joining for the first time, Humans of Agriculture is dedicated to discovering more about our food system from the people involved in it – chatting with people from all walks of life. Today we're doing things slightly differently and this week is a bit of a collaboration with two superstars that are growing the conversations in Australian ag, allllll the way from the west coast – which now more than ever seems a bloody long way away! Similarly, but differently to us, Generation Ag is the masterpiece of two incredibly passionate and talented people that are building a community for anyone passionate about our primary industries. Their podcasts take a different tone and style to ours and if you're not familiar with their work, you better head on over and check out and they are well worth a listen. You can skip this weeks episode, or you can give it a listen but it’s a little bit about my story to date – which was fairly weird but I loved talking with them. Today's duo is Kayla and Lavinia from Generation Ag. Kayla grew up on the Darling Downs in Queensland before joining the navy after school. She now lands on her feet with the Grain Industry Association in WA as program manager for the Career's in Grains project! Lavinia is from a family farm North East of Esperance, she runs her own digital marketing business out of Perth and is secretary of AgConnectWA aiming to create more events for young people in ag and minimize the isolation for young farmers! You can find them both at: www.facebook.com/generationag Instagram: @Generation.Ag Make sure you are following us @humansofagriculture_ or www.humansofagriculture.com to keep up to date with what we're up to! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/humans-of-agriculture/message

Today's guest has worked across Europe, America and has been instrumental in the growing of a global community of businesses, start ups, investors and governments to support a sustainable food system. Sharon Cittone has been listed by Forbes in 2018 as one of the "Powerful Women Shaping the Future of Food". She believes in the importance of collaboration and see's her role as being one of the connectors to create opportunities for others. One thing I love about Sharon is she is so incredibly humble, she's walked shoulder to shoulder with Former US President Barack Obama in Milan, Italy but when I asked her about some of her "wow" moments she actually mentioned the satisfaction that she gets through working with businesses and connecting the right people to get something done. As you'll find out: 1) She's surrounded herself with a group of amazing, young, thought provoking people and I was fortunate to spent about 6 months working alongside Sharon last year. 2) Sharon is very much a realist and she talks of the importance of getting the economics right in order to achieve the bigger picture. 3) We talk about some of the new innovations and the roles of innovators in the food system more broadly. 4) I know Sharon knows so much, so I thought I'd probe and see what her thoughts are with the improvements in online learning and what may be happening in the education space. 5) And we touch on tourism and the domestic travel prospects both in Italy and Australia. Her purpose is to improve the world we live in and she's going about achieving this through producing and promoting sustainable projects with her expertise. You can find Sharon on twitter:  @Sharibuu on LinkedIn at Sharon Cittone Follow us on instagram: @humansofagriculutre_ or get in touch with me directly: oli@humansofagriculture.com Thanks for listening and enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/humans-of-agriculture/message

Andrew Ive is the founder of Big Idea Ventures, He scouts the world for businesses to support. Investing in entrepreneurs to change the world. At twelve years old he put together a sketch of a fire escape.. That sat in the back of a sketch book for years & opened this entrepreneurs ticket to the world. Andrew came across into the food scene about 7 years ago, with a wealth of knowledge as an entrepreneur he lives and breathes innovation. As you’ll find out there’s two stories of Andrew offering opportunities to two Australian start ups, giving them the opportunity to come to the US to grow their businesses. Within days they had both relocated to the states and Andrew provided the opportunity for their products to revolutionise the food scene. He’s a big believer in people and the opportunities for agriculture and food to provide solutions to the most pressing challenges of our time. He believes it is possible to create the delicious foods we crave and love without having an impact. We chat about Andrews journey The opportunities that arise working with entrepreneurs in developing regions like India and Africa. Working with their people and cultures to create change. Will we see a whole bunch of plays at replicating chocolate in fun and funky ways?! Andrew Ive on LinkedIn.com www.bigideaventures.com Plant based/cell based - utilise the network or looking for funding. Get in touch! Revolution Gelato- https://www.revolutiongelato.com/ Grounded Foods - https://www.groundedfoods.com/ https://anchor.fm/humans-of-agriculture/episodes/7-HoA---Free-From-Opportunities-sounds-Cheesy---with-Veronica-Fil-edbnpi Uplift Foods - https://upliftfood.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/humans-of-agriculture/message