The Farmers Club Podcast
A podcast for anyone interested in the business of Farming. Our aim is to bring stories and valuable information to the surface so that you can take bits and pieces away to maybe use yourself.
Episodes
39 episodes
Episode 39 - A preview of the Kate Burke podcast
Kate Burke has spent a lifetime in the Ag space and has worked alongside Farmers throughout her career. I've said it before: Kate gets Farmers and knows what makes them tick.You can only do this by closely observing the human side of Far...
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Episode 39
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8:17
Episode 37 - A preview of the Simon Quilty podcast
Simon Quilty is, hands down, Australia's leading Red Meat and Livestock analyst. What separates Simon from others is his ability to take complex scenarios and relay them in simple terms. He has developed a delivery style that Farmers can unders...
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Episode 38
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12:52
Episode 37 - A preview of the Bill Long podcast (Part 2)
The 2nd part of the Bill Long interview is about his critique of the GRDC and Grains industry RD&E in general. Critique might sound like a bit of a negative word, but it's not; it's great to hear from people like Bill who tell it like it is...
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Episode 37
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5:01
Episode 36 - A preview of the Bill Long podcast (Part 1)
Bill Long has had a most interesting career in Agriculture. His wife, Jeanette, sent me Bill's list of achievements, and I could not believe how long it was.Bill started as an Agronomist after growing up on a Farm in the Mid North of SA....
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Episode 36
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8:39
Episode 35 - A preview of the Jonathan Lillie podcast
Jonathan Lillie and his brother Jamie are in charge of the Lillie family generation business called Fox and Lillie. Fox and Lillie started in 1948 in the Wool industry, a good year to start a wool-based business in the lead-up period to what wa...
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Episode 35
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6:11
Episode 34 - A preview of the Tim Burvill podcast
We interviewed Tim Burvill from the South Australian Cattle Company (SACC). The SACC is a very interesting business that has a few moving parts to it. It has a couple of properties in the South East of South Australia where they ru...
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Episode 34
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7:07
Episode 33 - A preview of the Nikki Lyons podcast
Nikki Lyons just set a record for shearing 502 Merino Lambs (unmulesed ones, mind you) in a 9-hour working block with breaks in between.Nikki outlines in detail what she went through on the day and the preparation she put in before the ...
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Episode 33
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7:35
Episode 32 - A preview of the Pat Mangan podcast
Pat Mangan created the Farming tour industry in Australia through his business, Swagman Tours, which he started in 1987 and sold in 2020. It was a business that served the Farming industry very well because it got people off their Farms and ont...
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Episode 32
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16:48
Episode 31 - Kelly Marson's amazing commitment to Mental Health in the bush
Our guest today is Kelly Marson from Let's Talk Australia. Kelly has blown me away with her passion for wanting to help with the negative experiences that come with mental health issues. You will get...
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Episode 31
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43:50
Episode 30 - A preview of the Ken Solly podcast (part 2)
This is part 2 of the Ken Solly podcast preview. We start out with a group of Ken's favourite sayings, some of which he is famous for amongst his clients and those who have attended events he has run and spoken at.We cover of...
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Episode 30
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9:04
Episode 29 - A preview of the Ken Solly podcast (part 1)
Our latest podcast guest is none other than Ken Solly. For those of you keen on advancing yourself in Agriculture, this is a must listen.Ken has helped numerous Farmers in his time, firstly as a TAFE teacher, and after that as a self-emp...
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Episode 29
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8:50
Episode 28 - A preview of the Libby Price podcast
Libby Price is a 40-year media veteran, and she has spent half of that time in the Ag and Rural media space.Libby is best remembered for her presenting gig at the ABC Country Hour, which she did for around 12 years. Libby had...
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Episode 28
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8:33
Episode 27 - A preview of the Ben Duxson podcast.
This was a fantastic Woolshed chat with Ben Duxson, who Farms at Marnoo in Victoria. And yes, Ben is my brother. We discuss a wide range of topics from his Sheep classing run that he started when he was 21, right through to him bein...
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Episode 27
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6:36
Episode 26 - A preview of the Joe Messina podcast
Joe Messina is a student of the Farm Machinery market both here and in Canada.This Aussie turned Canadian turned Aussie again gives us a rundown on where the very expensive new Machinery market is at and where it's headed.I hope y...
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Episode 26
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7:20
Episode 25 - A preview of the Jeff McDonald podcast
Jeff McDonald is the best person I know who can explain how the relationship between a Farmer and a Bank should look like.The title of the podcast is called "Equity ain't Equity anymore".This is a must-listen for anyone involved i...
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Episode 25
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4:48
Episode 24 - A preview of the Lachie McKenzie podcast
Lachie McKenzie is a Farmer in South West Victoria who runs a Commercial Angus Herd and a Composite Sheep Breeding Flock. Lachie also runs McKenzie Ag, a Nutrition and Stockfeed business ...
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Episode 24
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5:20
Episode 23 - A preview of the Jack Owen podcast
Jack Owen is a Farmer in the Ballarat area of Victoria. Jack has a couple of other strings to his bow in that he's written a book and coaches 20 Farming businesses.Jack, at 30 years of age, is going places. The Farmers Club p...
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Episode 23
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3:43
Episode 22 - Ken Williamson the Aussie who invented the Silage Wrapping process
It's amazing how many clever people we have in Ag here in Australia. And when it comes to contributions to world Agriculture as far as Australians are concerned, Ken Williamson is probably at the top of the tree. You see Ken invented the Silage...
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Episode 22
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45:24
Episode 21 - Claudia Bryant who is championing Farm financial literacy
Claudia Bryant teaches financial literacy to Farmers. But it wasn't something she was trained for, it was a learnt trait. Claudia turned this need into a business and has delivered courses on the subject. Claudia is young and calculated, and sh...
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Episode 21
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57:50
Episode 20 - The Megafert Scandal
Donald Carter has spent 15 years of his life pursuing justice. What was originally a major deception or maybe even corruption by the Megafert/Interfert companies, resulted in $139 million going missing, never to be recovered. They soon realised...
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Episode 20
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39:13
Episode 19 - Donald Carter an innovator in the Grain and Fertiliser industries
This podcast on Donald Carter is another untold story of an Ag entrepreneur who saw opportunities, took risks, did deals, had to find money when he didn't have any, and innovate his way through the ups and downs of his business life. <...
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Episode 19
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1:13:51
Episode 18 - Nigel Kerin on the business of Farming
Our latest podcast is with Nigel Kerin. We did an interactive question-and-answer type webinar in early July 2025 with our Farmers Club subscribers, and Nigel mentioned one thing that sums up that webinar and this podcast. He said, "When the st...
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Episode 18
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1:51:24
Episode 17 - Paul Ryan and his family's inventions in the Farm Machinery space
Paul Ryan had a very interesting upbringing. You see, his dad, Austin, was one of the greatest Farm Machinery inventors and innovators we have seen in this country. So much so that Austin got an OAM for his services to the Broadacr...
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Episode 17
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56:36
Episode 16 - Jim Hoffmann a Hay industry innovator and pioneer
I'm very excited about this podcast with Hay industry stalwart Jim Hoffmann. It's business wisdom on steroids. There are so many takeaways for those involved in Ag or business in general.Jim, through the business he started, Green & ...
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Episode 16
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1:00:19
Episode 15 - Will Abbott on how he turned a Homestead into a Hotel
The Homestead on Mount William Station, Willaura (Vic), is like the many magnificent old-world Homesteads dotted around the Western District of Victoria. Many have become burdens to their owners because of the expense of upkeep; th...
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Episode 15
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35:34