In this evokeAG. podcast episode we dive into how ag industries are bridging the adoption gap when it comes to agtech, chatting with Jenn Honnery, the CEO of the Bowen Gumlu Growers Association and Queensland mango farmer Ben Martin.
Circus vet. Pecan farmer. Research manager. Inaugural CEO of the CRC for Irrigation Futures. And now, Co-Founder of a vertically integrated beef business, co-owner of a macadamia orchard developer, and director of a grain supply business.
Diverse as these occupations might seem – one thread runs through Matthew Durack’s varied career: the quest for transformation. Here, the Queensland allrounder shares learnings from his 30+ year journey. Including why past experience is no predictor of future success.
The regenerative agriculture movement has the opportunity to flourish and create many positive benefits for people and the planet. However, Mike Lee shares why the current state and structure of the movement is vulnerable to co-opting from less than honest actors looking to use it for greenwashing.
Climate change. Biodiversity loss. Soil degradation. Food security. Regenerative agriculture is tipped to help tackle them all.
The once fringe movement is going mainstream, as global capital is mobilised into this nature-positive approach to supply chain sustainability. But regen’s ‘hype moment’ might actually be limiting adoption amongst those who stand to benefit most – food producers.
Here, Central Queensland beef producer, and grazing management and business coach, Jess Bidgood, cuts through the noise, sharing valuable insights from her decade-long grazing journey. The key: just start.
In February 2024 David Smith and I announced a collaboration aimed at helping producers manage their grazing enterprise to build soil carbon. David is Co-Founder and CEO of Queensland-based Ceres Tag – pioneer of the world's first direct-to-satellite animal monitoring platform. And I am the Founder and MD of AgriProve, Australia’s largest soiltech carbon developer.
We call it ‘Tags for Tonnes’ – and since launch, early adopters have provided feedback on the insights they’ve gathered, from mustering efficiency and stock theft reporting, to informed grazing rotations for land utilisation.
In this evokeAG. podcast episode we’re taking a look at the visibility of women and diversity of roles in the workplace with two of the finalists in the AgriFutures Australia Catalyst program, Dr Kerstin Petroll, the chief technology officer from Hydgene Renewables, and Sam Sneddon, CEO of WollemAI.
In industries like technology, constant product and experience reinvention is par for the course and expected by its consumers. In food, legacy FMCG especially, products that succeed tend to stay the shame. How does this culture of maintaining the status quo in food product innovation have implications for the future of food?
As a teenager at boarding school in Perth, Matt Haggerty clearly remembers having ‘lots of arguments’ about why his family’s system of farming in Western Australia’s (WA) Central Wheatbelt was a viable alternative to conventional methods. Today, he’s devoting his time to learning about, and practicing, Natural Intelligence Farming, and educating customers about the system’s benefits.
Dan Schultz, agribusiness psychotherapist, shares why he believes much of what we have in agriculture today can be compared to the open-concept office – boring and ineffective. Is it just a market filled with a lot of “something” that no-one thought to ask whether it was worth making in the first place? And how do we ensure we stand out, rather than fading into obscurity?
Navigating the world of carbon farming – with its crowds of service providers, aggregators, and complex methodologies – can be a murky undertaking. And it’s a handbrake on adoption. Stepping in to clear the path are agribusiness leader and evokeAG. 2025 Platinum Partner, Elders, and producer-led natural capital advisory, Isidore Agri + Eco, who share a mission to empower producers to understand, engage in, and take control of their carbon farming future.
