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Technology, social media and the COVID-19 pandemic have opened up new exciting business opportunities for regional small businesswomen. To find out more our host Andrew Beer, EGM WFI, sat down with Carrie Kwan from Mums & Co and Edwina Sharrock from Birth Beat to discuss the unique challenges and opportunities regional businesswomen face and how female entrepreneurs can help address real-world issues in the regions.

Both Carrie and Edwina show how living regionally is no barrier to running a successful business and how, in the case of Edwina, female entrepeneurship has helped overcome the barrier of distance in accessing quality pregnancy and childbirth education in the regions.

To find out more about Mums & Co visit https://www.mumsandco.com.au

To find out more about Birth Beat visit https://birthbeat.com

In part two of Andrew's conversation with National Farmers Federation President, Fiona Simson, they discuss some of the risks to the NFF's 2030 Roadmap.

How will the industry find the investment they need to adapt to changing technology and become more sustainable? What does volatile international trade mean? And how does insurance help mitigate risk in an industry where a years income can be lost in a day?

The agricultural industry is an exciting place to be at the moment - advances in technology and preferable weather conditions have led to much optimism in the sector.

In the first of two episodes, Andrew is joined by National Farmers Federation President, Fiona Simson, about their 2030 roadmap for the Australian agricultural industry to reach $100b in farmgate output and the role of sustainability, climate and technology.

Biosecurity, extreme weather, trade, climate, changes in technology… there is a lot on the minds of our Aussie farmers at the moment.

To discuss this and more our host, Andrew Beer, spoke with NSW Minister for Agriculture and Western NSW Dugald Saunders.

In our very first episode, Andrew Beer, Executive General Manger from WFI, talks to WFI’s meteorology specialist, Dr Bruce Buckley, about climate change and what impact this will have on regional Australia and the agricultural industry.

Are there ways that regional Australia can prepare for weather events? What changes can farmers make to remain profitable even in the face of unpredictable conditions? Does climate change offer any positive opportunities to Australian communities? Join us to find out.