Humans of Agriculture

By Humans of Agriculture

Personal Journals Society & Culture Business Careers

What's Humans of Agriculture about?

We're going behind the scenes to see and understand modern agriculture, because no matter whether you're in it or not, you probably don't know all the pieces to just how incredible, diverse and multi-layered agriculture is. We do this by uncovering the real stories, experiences and voices of modern agriculture.

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Humans of Agriculture episodes:

06.25.2024
"Cows Create Careers" and the opportunity to travel the world and create your own pathway with Lucy Collins
Lucy Collins knew she wanted to be around animals since she was a child. Although she didn't grow up on a farm, she took every chance to be at the dairy across the road from her family home. Early on...
06.18.2024
Who Owns Aussie Farms? Farm land values, Wind Turbines, Beef Week the Quarterly with Tim McKinnon from LAWD
We are back and we are sitting down with LAWD Senior Director, Tim McKinnon to get the latest on Australia's rural real estate market. A few summarising points:Beef Australia is more than just Beef - international interest across all of...
06.12.2024
The million acre station owner using tourism in Australia's Red Centre with Ashley Severin (Nuffield Scholar 1986)
Ashley Severin and his wife Lyndee call Curtin Springs in Australia's Northern Territory home. The family has embraced generational opportunity in diversifying the 1 million acre cattle station to other means. They've successfully established and run a tourism business, support...
06.06.2024
Careers: Meet Jane Snell who left Fine Dining to go Dairy Farming
Jane Snell left a world of Fine Dining to pursue a career in Dairy Farming. As part of our Partnership with Dairy Australia, we are learning more about the Dairy industry and we wanted to understand how her journey has...
06.04.2024
The Fancy Lady Cowgirl: "You can be in the largest cities in the world and part of Agriculture" with Courtenay DeHoff
Courtenay DeHoff, aka the Fancy Lady Cowgirl, is in Australia for the National Cutting Horse Association Futurity event. Thanks to our friends over at The Regional PR Co, we've managed to bring her into The Commons in Sydney to share...
05.30.2024
Live at Norco PrimeX - A chat with the Unbreakable Farmer Warren Davies
We were recently given the opportunity to host a conversation at the Norco, PrimeX field days. In 2023 Norco and the National Farmers Federation released a report: The National Farmer Wellbeing Report When it comes to mental health, farmers in...
05.28.2024
Courage and Urgency: "Go.Farm was founded with the intention of transforming Australian agriculture" in conversation with Liam Lenaghan
It's a foggy May morning in Beaufort, 150kms west of Melbourne. We grab a coffee and head towards the first of the latest properties that the team at Go.FARM was acquired only a few months earlier, getting a better understanding...
05.26.2024
Spotlight: Hear from the Lifeline to Farmer Lifeline with Ross Blanch
This special spotlight is on a support service that is too important not to know about. We met Ross Blanch a member of the Farmer to Lifeline Farmer support program. He's been a lifeline volunteer for more than 31 years...
05.23.2024
Tom & Mick: The 'cattle baron dribbler' aka Jeremy Cummins at Beef Australia
Tom and Mick interview Jeremy Cummins, a professional cattle buyer and feedlotter. Jeremy shares his background in the industry, his experience working with his uncle, and his transition into feedlotting. He discusses the types of cattle he buys and the...
05.21.2024
Chasing Dreams, Farming for a Better Future and Saying Yes more... because "Plan A's not going to happen anytime soon" with Harry Lloyd
In 2020, Harry Lloyd was a little lost. He had just finished University and couldn't chase his dream of being a cowboy in America due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, we'djust started the Humans of Agriculture Podcast...
05.14.2024
Nuffield CEO “If you can’t speak the language, you can’t understand the culture” with Jodie Redcliffe
Jodie Redcliffe studied Psychology, can speak fluent Japanese, is a mother of three and her first memories in agriculture are feeding poddy calves on her Pa’s dairy farm. There’s a lot to unpack in this episode! As a youngster, Jodie...
05.07.2024
Boys To The Bush - "We're doing what a lot of parents would do for their kids, but for whatever reason, they can't" with Adam DeMamiel CEO and Co-Founder
Adam DeMamiel is the CEO, Director and Co-Founder of Boys To The Bush, a charity which supports vulnerable youth with intensive programs. His role has changed over the years so now he's not the one running the programs, but empowering...
04.30.2024
Mini: What's been happening at Humans of Ag - Dairy, Careers, and see you on the road!
Hey! We're back and this week we thought given it's the first of May, we'd do a quick check in with what's happening at Humans of Ag. We've been out filming with goFARM, NSW DPI, Dairy Australia, and the team...
04.23.2024
Events Extraordinaire, Mountaineer, Plane Crash Survivor and all-round Incredible Human - This is Esther Price
We won't be able to give Esther Price justice in these show notes, but if you have ever been in the room with her then you know just how ExtraOrdinary she is. The influence she has on people around her...
04.16.2024
Agriculture at Airports “I never thought I'd be chatting on an agriculture podcast.” with Nick Bloor
“I never thought I'd be chatting on an agriculture podcast.” Founder and CEO of IVM Group, Nick Bloor describes his business as having a mission to improve people's lives through plant science. At only 19 years old, Nick founded...
04.11.2024
The Tom and Mick Show with Justin ‘Oaky’ Oakenfull
Welcome back to the Tom and Mick Show! In this episode they are joined by special guest - Justin Oakenfull, from Elders at Inverell and recently the 2024 National Young Auctioneer Of The Year! Key Topics:Justin's journey in the auctioneering...
04.09.2024
Letting consumers 'subscribe' for their eggs with Sarah Sivyer
To describe Sarah Sivyer as worldly and business savvy would be absolutely under-selling her. Sarah describes herself as a ‘serious data nerd’ and a ‘serious business model nerd’. After sitting down with her to record the podcast, we believe it...
04.02.2024
A future in the family business and Industry Opportunities for Nancy Crawshaw- 2024 Zanda McDonald Award winner (NZ)
This week we're sitting down with Nancy Crawshaw, the New Zealand winner of the Zanda McDonald Award. Nancy shares her journey in agriculture and the importance of connection to the land. She discusses the multi-generational impact in agriculture and the responsibility...
03.26.2024
Let’s get to know the 2024 Zanda McDonald Award Winner Tessa Chartres
Tessa Chartres is the 2024 Zanda McDonald Award winner for Australia, in this episode she sits down with host Oli Le Lievre to chat about her background, her role as the General Manager of Business Development at Murray Irrigation Limited...
03.19.2024
It has been 4 years since the first HOA episode was released! This is a HOA update with Oli and Milly
We're about a quarter of the way through 2024 (HOW?!) and we thought it was time to give our Community a bit of an update. It's almost exactly 4 years since the release of our first ever podcast, and...
03.12.2024
"My Eyesight is Failing Every Day, but I think my Vision is Getting Stronger" with Mark Peart
Mark Peart believes that purpose should drive a business, closely followed by Profit. It's a concept that may take a bit to digest, however, Mark's views are that with profit, the opportunity to do good can continue for a longer...
03.12.2024
"My Eyesight is Failing Every Day, but I think my Vision is Getting Stronger" with Mark Peart
Mark Peart believes that purpose should drive a business, closely followed by Profit. It's a concept that may take a bit to digest, however, Mark's views are that with profit, the opportunity to do good can continue for a longer...
03.07.2024
In The Know: This is the Tom and Mick Show with Jimmy Blain
This is the Tom and Mick Show! In this episode they are joined by special guest - cattle buyer Jimmy Blain, AKA 'Bull Train'. They cover the following:What keeps Jimmy occupied day-to-dayCattle market trends and weather impact Sheep and wool markets Market...
03.05.2024
“I'd like to be a farmer, can you teach me?” The moment that defines Hamish Marr’s career
Hamish Marr has been in the room for some of New Zealand Agriculture’s key discussions, yet the moment that he is most proud of and one that has defined his life more than any other was when a young boy...
03.04.2024
Fishing for Answers and Debunking Aquaculture. "3 Billion people rely on Seafood" - at evokeAG. with Future Young Leader Roberta Marcoli
From Italy and French Polynesia to New Zealand and Australia, Roberta Marcoli has committed herself to research in aquaculture. Roberta’s energy is infectious and we learnt so much about the ocean and the world under the sea, how it has...
03.03.2024
The opportunity starts in the dirt - we’re at evokeAG. with Future Young Leader Katia Taylor
Katia Taylor was always passionate about making a difference in the environment and climate. She initially began studying politics at University, but soon decided that she could have far more impact through science. And for Katia, agricultural science is...
02.29.2024
Our Robotics Guy gives a Cooking class at evokeAG. with Future Young Leader Guy Coleman
Guy Coleman entered the evokeAG. stage and started handing around ANZAC biscuits his Mum had made. He was also holding his Grandmother’s 27th edition Country Women's Association cookbook. And then he started talking about open source weed technology. He...
02.28.2024
From the orchestra to the Global Tea Trade. At evokeAG. with Future Young Leader Sam Lambert
Long before Sam Lambert was immersed in agriculture, he was an aspiring musician and studied economics in Canberra. Now, Sam is the Co-Founder of zenGate Global where they believe everyone should have equal access to technology and innovation. ...
02.27.2024
The road less travelled to get liquid gold “you have to do it differently” with Fiona and Liam Mann
In today’s episode, Oli chat’s with Fiona and Liam Mann from Eradu in Western Australia. Their journey into the space of Agriculture and farming today is as creative as it is inspiring. Both raised on farms, Liam originally from Scotland,...
02.26.2024
"It's not a risk, it's an adventure" we're at evokeAG. with Future Young Leader Natalie Bell
Natalie Bell's grandma told her, "It's not a risk, it's an adventure". Natalie has lived by that since growing up in Sydney and shifting to a career immersed in Australian livestock. Natalie has since founded Hylo Ag, designed to repurpose...
02.20.2024
140 years of history and the next generation embraces the evolution at Pine Hill with Ted Langley
“You've just got to be there, in the discussion, because something will trigger something and make you think, and I think that's the best thing.” 18 months ago, tragedy struck at the Langley’s property at Pine Hill in South Australia....
02.15.2024
In The Know: Blooming with Curiosity for Flowers with Liv Coutts
This year, Australians are expected to spend almost $465m on flowers for Valentine's Day (Australian Retailers Association, 2024)… We had some questions and wanted to know more. Are the flowers imported or locally grown? What’s the process to get them from...
02.13.2024
Making your own Opportunity, with Martin Lovegrove
“If you can see it, you can be it” - Marty Lovegrove There’s some conversations that leave you with a smile, they’re raw and real and people that do extraordinary things while not taking it all too seriously. Marty Lovegrove...
02.09.2024
In The Know: February Update Rural Real Estate with Col Medway
Welcome back to the In The Know On the Go Podcast! This week, host Oli Le Lievre sits down with Col Medway, Senior Director at LAWD, to get across the latest trends and happenings in the Aussie Rural Real Estate...
02.06.2024
Family, Community and Overcoming Barriers “Once I accepted that, my life changed forever” with Nigel Corish
Nigel Corish was born with Cerebral Palsy, living with a disability has shaped much of his life outlook and amongst the challenges, it has fostered a need to be adaptive and think outside the box, you could say, it’s even...
02.01.2024
The Guardian of the Vines: "Nature has a profound impact on our passions" with Nigel Blieschke
Did you know Australia has some of the oldest vines in the world? Nigel Blieschke is a 2023 Syngenta Growth Award winner in the Sustainability, Advisor category. In this episode, Nigel shares his journey from childhood in the Flinders...
01.30.2024
An Entrepreneur Championing Rural Australia: “The Regions have the Solutions to the Worlds Problems” with Julia Spicer
I am so excited to share this episode with you. Julia Spicer is one of those people you meet and you instantly feel like you’ve known them for years. She’s a true champion and advocate for rural Australia, the people...
01.26.2024
From Cotton Fields to Fashion: A Journey of Adaptation and Sustainability with Sam Coulton
When it comes to things synonymous with visiting a farm, a tour is right up there. Sam Coulton takes great pride in it, so much so, that within his business he has established a dedicated crew to lead farm tours...
01.23.2024
The Californian Family Pivotal to Shaping Australia’s Cotton Industry with James Kahl
Over 60 years ago, an American farmer would be reading the American Farm Bureau magazine. Unbeknown to him at the time, it was a moment that would prove pivotal in the development of Australia’s cotton industry, and Australian agriculture would...
01.19.2024
The Future of Aussie Ag Needs a Plan Bee with Gemma Nunn
Welcome back to the first episode of the #InTheKnow podcast for 2024! This week, host Oli Le Lievre and Century Orchards Farm Technical Manager Gemma Nunn delve hive-first into the world of bees. Century Orchards farm is based at...
01.16.2024
Legacy in Farming with Fritz Bolten
This episode with Fritz Bolten is our very first “Mother - Son” duo for the Humans Of Agriculture podcast! We sat down with Fritz's Mother, Frauke Bolten-Boshammer, about two years ago. They both have incredible stories, as a family and...
01.09.2024
Dave interviews Oli about all things Humans of Agriculture
In August last year, Oli had the chance to sit down with David Egerton-Warburton for their podcast Boots off Log on! We thought we'd share the chat as, we thought it'd give a little bit more context behind Humans of...
01.03.2024
Happy New Year!! We're back on the 17th of Jan!
Despite Oli getting it very wrong... we are definitely back on Wednesday the 17th of Jan (not the 18th)... Between now and then we are running around Northern NSW, next week we have a little special episode which will give...
11.21.2023
"From that point I decided Agriculture was something I had a real passion for" with Nick Crundall
This week we are sitting down with Nick Crundall the CEO of Market Check a specialist grain marketing advisor. Nick grew up in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs, his connection to agriculture was fairly minimal however today, he's determined to show kids...
11.14.2023
The 3 month window which turned Jack Milbank's world on its head and shaped the pathway forward
Welcome back to the Humans Of Agriculture Podcast with your host, Oli Le Lievre. There is so much to unpack in this episode with Jack Milbank. He's a Father, farmer, Nuffield Scholar, beer maker, cattle breeder and agronomist... Jack reflects...
11.08.2023
HOA Radio: Oli & Milly chat - do we call it MOLY?
Welcome to the Humans Of Agriculture Radio! Oli and Milly sit down for a chat in this episode called... 'Moly'... 2023 has been HUGE and we have so much that we want to share with our Community. We chat...
11.02.2023
Careers In Agriculture: Looking for a Station Manager at Minderoo with Ben Dwyer
For this weeks Friday episode, we're switching things up and drawing attention to our Careers In Agriculture channel that you might not be so familiar with! Oli recently sat down with Ben Dwyer, Chief Operating Officer - Agribusiness at Harvest...
10.31.2023
The Performer: “It’s been a huge journey to loving myself”. This is Bryce Ives
Bryce Ive's story is as colourful as Bryce himself. We have something to learn from all of our conversations on the Humans Of Agriculture podcast, but this chat is especially special and enlightening. Bryce grew up a 'naughty boy' who...
10.26.2023
In The Know: Weather Matters - El Niño, Fires, and Harvest Updates with Karl Lijnders
Random unpredicted rainfall in some parts of Australia with bushfires in other areas, El Niño declaration across the media and some very early winter crop harvesting... The Humans Of Agriculture team got thinking - what on earth is happening to...
10.25.2023
I think Erica Halliday could be the Chief of Optimism
Erica Halliday embodies optimism. Her upbeat nature is genuinely infectious, even when she is talking about some really difficult periods for her, her family and the business. Erica and her husband Stu run Ben Nevis Angus Stud, a 5th generation...

What's Humans of Agriculture about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Humans of Agriculture episodes:

"Cows Create Careers" and the opportunity to travel the world and create your own pathway with Lucy Collins

Who Owns Aussie Farms? Farm land values, Wind Turbines, Beef Week the Quarterly with Tim McKinnon from LAWD

The million acre station owner using tourism in Australia's Red Centre with Ashley Severin (Nuffield Scholar 1986)

Careers: Meet Jane Snell who left Fine Dining to go Dairy Farming

The Fancy Lady Cowgirl: "You can be in the largest cities in the world and part of Agriculture" with Courtenay DeHoff

Live at Norco PrimeX - A chat with the Unbreakable Farmer Warren Davies

Courage and Urgency: "Go.Farm was founded with the intention of transforming Australian agriculture" in conversation with Liam Lenaghan

Spotlight: Hear from the Lifeline to Farmer Lifeline with Ross Blanch

Tom & Mick: The 'cattle baron dribbler' aka Jeremy Cummins at Beef Australia

Chasing Dreams, Farming for a Better Future and Saying Yes more... because "Plan A's not going to happen anytime soon" with Harry Lloyd

Nuffield CEO “If you can’t speak the language, you can’t understand the culture” with Jodie Redcliffe

Boys To The Bush - "We're doing what a lot of parents would do for their kids, but for whatever reason, they can't" with Adam DeMamiel CEO and Co-Founder

Mini: What's been happening at Humans of Ag - Dairy, Careers, and see you on the road!

Events Extraordinaire, Mountaineer, Plane Crash Survivor and all-round Incredible Human - This is Esther Price

Agriculture at Airports “I never thought I'd be chatting on an agriculture podcast.” with Nick Bloor

The Tom and Mick Show with Justin ‘Oaky’ Oakenfull

Letting consumers 'subscribe' for their eggs with Sarah Sivyer

A future in the family business and Industry Opportunities for Nancy Crawshaw- 2024 Zanda McDonald Award winner (NZ)

Let’s get to know the 2024 Zanda McDonald Award Winner Tessa Chartres

It has been 4 years since the first HOA episode was released! This is a HOA update with Oli and Milly

"My Eyesight is Failing Every Day, but I think my Vision is Getting Stronger" with Mark Peart

"My Eyesight is Failing Every Day, but I think my Vision is Getting Stronger" with Mark Peart

In The Know: This is the Tom and Mick Show with Jimmy Blain

“I'd like to be a farmer, can you teach me?” The moment that defines Hamish Marr’s career

Fishing for Answers and Debunking Aquaculture. "3 Billion people rely on Seafood" - at evokeAG. with Future Young Leader Roberta Marcoli

The opportunity starts in the dirt - we’re at evokeAG. with Future Young Leader Katia Taylor

Our Robotics Guy gives a Cooking class at evokeAG. with Future Young Leader Guy Coleman

From the orchestra to the Global Tea Trade. At evokeAG. with Future Young Leader Sam Lambert

The road less travelled to get liquid gold “you have to do it differently” with Fiona and Liam Mann

"It's not a risk, it's an adventure" we're at evokeAG. with Future Young Leader Natalie Bell

140 years of history and the next generation embraces the evolution at Pine Hill with Ted Langley

In The Know: Blooming with Curiosity for Flowers with Liv Coutts

Making your own Opportunity, with Martin Lovegrove

In The Know: February Update Rural Real Estate with Col Medway

Family, Community and Overcoming Barriers “Once I accepted that, my life changed forever” with Nigel Corish

The Guardian of the Vines: "Nature has a profound impact on our passions" with Nigel Blieschke

An Entrepreneur Championing Rural Australia: “The Regions have the Solutions to the Worlds Problems” with Julia Spicer

From Cotton Fields to Fashion: A Journey of Adaptation and Sustainability with Sam Coulton

The Californian Family Pivotal to Shaping Australia’s Cotton Industry with James Kahl

The Future of Aussie Ag Needs a Plan Bee with Gemma Nunn

Legacy in Farming with Fritz Bolten

Dave interviews Oli about all things Humans of Agriculture

Happy New Year!! We're back on the 17th of Jan!

"From that point I decided Agriculture was something I had a real passion for" with Nick Crundall

The 3 month window which turned Jack Milbank's world on its head and shaped the pathway forward

HOA Radio: Oli & Milly chat - do we call it MOLY?

Careers In Agriculture: Looking for a Station Manager at Minderoo with Ben Dwyer

The Performer: “It’s been a huge journey to loving myself”. This is Bryce Ives

In The Know: Weather Matters - El Niño, Fires, and Harvest Updates with Karl Lijnders

I think Erica Halliday could be the Chief of Optimism

Other shows like Humans of Agriculture: