CSBP Market Update Podcast

What exactly is Fertilizer Australia’s White Paper?

The White Paper isn’t just a document; it’s a roadmap towards sustainable agriculture and is an important one for growers across the country to be aware of.

After extensive research into international emissions regulations, the White Paper provides the Australian Government with advice on the effects of nitrogen fertiliser use and its impact on greenhouse gas emissions. But the question on many people's minds, why focus on just nitrogen over other emissions?

Hear from Stephen Annells (Executive Manager - Fertilizer Australia) and Rob Norton (Associate Professor (Hon) - The University of Melbourne, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences) on how the White Paper proposes strategies that enhance nitrogen use efficiency through technology and improved farming practices.

Find out more about the White Paper via Fertilizer Australia’s website.

www.fertilizer.org.au/news-events-and-publications/fertilizer-australia-white-paper

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The CSBP Grow Better podcast is hosted by Grey Johnston, CSBP Sales and Marketing Manager.

When will Agtech bring an end to working 20-hour days at seeding and harvest time, so farmers can spend quality time with family and watch the cricket? When will there be an automatic gate opener that’s failsafe and affordable? And how might agricultural robotics automation regenerate regional towns by creating a whole new crop of boots-on-the-ground skilled local jobs?  

Our host Grey Johnston caught up with Innovation Cluster’s Managing Director and Co-Founder of Agristart, Tash Teakle, to find out how their programs are connecting researchers and tech start-ups with growers to trial innovations, putting technology and data in the hands of farmers and, ultimately, reduce costs, improve yield and make life easier on the farm. 

Cunderdin-born and raised, with a PhD in Plant Biology and a background as an agricultural scientist, Tash is an experienced researcher, facilitator, grant writer and innovation specialist keen to share her passion for advancing Agtech and agrifood in WA.   

Find out what’s happening in WA’s leading business development program, Agristart HARVEST (proudly sponsored by CSBP), while our farmers are busy harvesting. Discover why WA is well-placed as a testbed and hotbed for innovation in everything from alternative protein food technology to robotics automation. And what’s got Tash really excited about Asia Pacific's premier agrifood innovation event, AgriFutures evokeAG, coming to WA in 2024? 

Want to know more about Innovation Cluster’s Agristart, the HARVEST program and AgriFutures evokeAG 2024? Visit the Innovation Cluster and evokeAG websites for details.

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You’ve no doubt spotted the vivid Blue Trees of the Blue Tree Project around regional WA. But what they stand for is something incredibly meaningful for mental health support and awareness – a visual reminder to check in with ourselves, our loved ones and mates who may be going through a tough time.

In this episode dedicated to Mental Health Week (7-14 October), Blue Tree Project Founder and CEO (and 2022 Young Australian of the Year WA) Kendall Whyte joins our host Grey Johnston to talk about the positive impact of these iconic Blue Trees to spark conversations, change deeply engrained attitudes and prejudices and create a more mentally healthy future for our communities.

Kendall explains how it all started as a grassroots movement in 2019 to help others avoid suffering the pain of loss her own family has experienced; how the movement has spread across WA, Australia and all continents (just Antarctica left to conquer); and how their mission has branched out, getting boots on the ground in regional WA to grow community engagement, deliver awareness sessions and facilitate training.

Touching on the themes of this year’s Mental Health Week (Mind. Body. Environment.), Kendall also shares some of the ways we can help ourselves and others take better care of mind and body and take steps to build a supportive environment around us.

If you are in need of support, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14, or text for support, or access online chat via lifeline.org.au (all available 24/7). Alternatively, visit bluetreeproject.com.au/seek-help for more support options. If you are in a life-threatening situation, please call 000.

Visit bluetreeproject.com.au for more info about the initiatives discussed in this episode, including:

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Want to know what the West Midlands Group is doing differently with their cropping and pasture soil amelioration and crop rotations? Our host Grey Johnston was delighted to welcome Dr. Nathan Craig, Executive Officer of the West Midlands Group (WMG) in the studio to share WMG’s trials progress and some of the major outcomes delivered across the local shires of Dandaragan, Coorow, Gingin and Moora.

Meet Josh Russell, the Operations Superintendent of Ammonia and Ammonium Nitrate at the CSBP chemicals business. 

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The wildflowers and crops are in bloom heralding the start of the 2023 Field Days season in regional WA, and it’s kicking off with the return of the two-day Mingenew Midwest Expo on August 9 and 10.

Here to tell us just how much this event means to Mingenew, and surrounding communities, is a local Mingenew farmer whose family has volunteered and steered the McIntosh & Son Mingenew Midwest Expo since its inception 40 years ago in 1983.

Andrew Cosgrove followed his father’s and brother’s footsteps into the role of Mingenew Midwest Expo Board of Directors Chair in 2021 and now joins Grey Johnston to share with us:

CSBP is thrilled to be back in Mingenew, Dowerin and Newdegate again this year to support the local community and the event.

This year, we’re proudly sponsoring the Mingenew Midwest Expo and the CSBP Trials 100 Main Stage, where we’ve got the best in the business presenting on the hottest topics of interest.

Drop by the CSBP Trials 100 Lounge to catch up with your local CSBP account manager and celebrate the agronomic milestones we’ve shared over a century.

Visit the Mingenew Midwest Expo website to find out more about how you can support this two-day community event and buy tickets: mmwe.com.au

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Meet one of CSBP’s major players in global fertiliser procurement (and biggest cricket fans) who comes into bat for WA growers 24/7 all year round, ensuring we get quality fertiliser on the farm, in the right quantities, at the right time.

Take a wider look at how the agribusiness productivity and profitability landscape is shaping up with our good friends over at Farmanco – one of the largest independent farm management advisors in Australia.

For all crop and pasture growers, especially those sitting on the fence when it comes to plant analysis, find out why our leading nutritional advisers are saying plant tissue testing is becoming more important.