Propagate
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Propagate tells the stories of NSW’s best and brightest young farmers and fishers. Each episode is a candid conversation about the business of primary production. The episodes focus on the business aspect of farming and fishing: from financing your first season, to building a brand, raising capital and managing mental health. We hear how young farmers and fishers got started, and what their plans are for the future. These are stories of innovation, resilience and entrepreneurship. Hear from people who have been where you are. Propagate is brought to you by the NSW Department of Primary Industries Young Farmer Business Program. We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the many Aboriginal lands on which this podcast was recorded and produced, and we show our respect for elders past and present.
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United States
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Propagate tells the stories of NSW’s best and brightest young farmers and fishers. Each episode is a candid conversation about the business of primary production. The episodes focus on the business aspect of farming and fishing: from financing your first season, to building a brand, raising capital and managing mental health. We hear how young farmers and fishers got started, and what their plans are for the future. These are stories of innovation, resilience and entrepreneurship. Hear from people who have been where you are. Propagate is brought to you by the NSW Department of Primary Industries Young Farmer Business Program. We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the many Aboriginal lands on which this podcast was recorded and produced, and we show our respect for elders past and present.
Language:
English
Episodes
Summit Livestock: Jasmine and Hayden Green
10/30/2023
Jasmine and Hayden Green run a cattle seedstock program in Uranquinty, as well as offering embryo and semen packages across multiple sales. For them, a diversification of land and business is the safest way to build a successful and thriving business.
Duration:00:19:53
Oysterlife: Jase Finlay
10/10/2023
Jase Finlay and the team at Oyster Life are using new technology in their farming methods to make sure their business is as resilient as possible against future threats, as well as helping them stick to their four day work week.
Duration:00:31:06
Share farming in Trangie: Lewis and Pippa Goodman
10/10/2023
Lewis and Pippa Goodman are currently working a piece of land through share farming, while Lewis works for another farmer as well. They see the benefits of working a few different jobs, as well as different properties, to ensure their future stays as stable as possible.
Duration:00:28:49
Goldstein Park Livestock: Tamara and Craig Corby
10/10/2023
Tamara and Craig Corby are focused on their goal to own their own piece of land one day. Part of that is staying nimble and always ready to change tactics when a curve ball is thrown their way. After going through the 2019 bushfires, as well as droughts, they could see the benefit of having properties in two different climates.
Duration:00:28:01
Bokhara Plains: Graham and Harriet Finlayson
10/10/2023
Using regenerative farming methods, Graham Finlayson has been able to help his property survive multiple droughts. Together with his daughter Harriet Finlayson, who runs a chicken enterprise on the farm, they are focused on caring for the land and doing whatever they can to drought proof their business.
Duration:00:27:47
Season 5 Trailer
10/10/2023
In season five of Propagate, we’re talking to young farmers who are throwing out the traditional farming blueprint and embracing new methods to run their businesses. We’re speaking with growers about what resiliency methods they’re using to make sure they’re prepared for whatever the future brings.
Duration:00:03:01
The Dairy Johns River: Emily and Matt Neilson
12/7/2022
Without big capital behind them, Emily and Matt Neilson have had to think outside the box. They’re a bit different to your ‘traditional’ dairy farmers, because they don’t own their land, they lease it.
Duration:00:32:31
Woodstock Flour: Courtney Young and Ian Condon
12/7/2022
Courtney Young and Ian Condon started Woodstock Flour at their local farmers market. With community at the heart of everything they do — their flours are milled with Certified Organic grain with love and care.
Duration:00:32:27
Bundarra Berkshires: Lauren Mathers
12/7/2022
Lauren and Lachlan Mathers run a free-range regenerative pig farm in southern NSW. They started Bundarra Berkshires because the pair couldn’t source good local pork and wanted a farm full of happy pigs.
Duration:00:30:32
Willowgate farm: Therese and Liam Thomas
12/7/2022
Therese and Liam Thomas were city-slickers from Sydney, and now proudly call themselves certified organic garlic farmers. They’ve started small, but just a few years in, they’ve locked in a wholesaler who will take their entire crop.
Duration:00:26:31
Our Cow: Bianca Tarrant and Dave McGiveron
12/7/2022
Bianca Tarrant and Dave McGiveron started Our Cow because they wanted to ensure a stable price for their livestock. Now they employ 40 people and have recently raised $2.4 million to grow their meat subscription empire.
Duration:00:24:45
Just Been Laid Eggs: Sarah Sivyer
12/7/2022
Sarah Sivyer started Just Been Laid Eggs in the Hunter Valley in 2017. With a subscription and a wholesale arm, Sarah’s business is built on the idea that her eggs are the freshest you’re going to get.
Duration:00:25:16
Season 4 Trailer
12/7/2022
In this new season of Propagate, we're speaking to farmers running value-add businesses. We’re spotlighting a generation of growers focused on sustainability, regenerative land management and closing the gap between producers and consumers.
Duration:00:03:18
Hayley Pattison: “It's never been a suggestion that farming’s not for us.”
6/3/2021
Hayley Pattison and her husband Matt weren’t planning on taking over their families’ farms. They wanted to make it on their own, and build the farm of their dreams under their own steam. What they weren’t expecting was that things would take off so quickly.
Duration:00:21:48
Mel Kiel: “The trading's just too lucrative.”
6/3/2021
Mel Kiel trained and worked as a nurse, but discovered a love for cattle trading that turned into a lifelong passion. Her business only requires a small amount of land and the high turnover is great for cashflow. Here’s how she and her husband turned their home into a successful livestock trading enterprise.
Duration:00:20:56
Christine Miles: “They don't realise the drive and the tenacity I have.”
6/3/2021
Christine Miles had always dreamed of becoming a farmer, but chose a mining career instead. It wasn’t until she moved to a regional town where people practiced both that she began her gradual transition into the farmer she’d always hoped to become.
Duration:00:20:27
Sam Maiden: “You can start small.”
6/3/2021
Sam Maiden’s organic Dorper farm in Broken Hill looks like something out of an old Western movie. Maybe that’s why tourists and film producers love it so much. To land this property (and eventually the neighbouring one too), Sam and her husband Richard started out by purchasing in town at the lower end of the market. Over the years, they turned a 25,000 starter house into a sizeable farm deposit, and bought their dream farm.
Duration:00:23:15
Matt Flick: “I bite off more than I can chew then chew like hell.”
6/3/2021
When Matt Flick started contracting, he was only hoping to make a bit of spending money on top of his farm work. He never imagined it would turn into a full time business with huge demand across Central Western NSW. Over the years, the growth has enabled Matt to purchase tractors and spray rigs, and hire two staff members to help meet the workload. He says it’s good practice for the farm he hopes to own one day.
Duration:00:20:45
Carissa Wolfe: “We create the opportunities we want.”
6/3/2021
Carissa Wolfe and her partner Karyn knew they had a lot to learn before they could run their own dairy. So they gave themselves ten years to travel around America and work on farms of all sizes and practises. They dubbed their journey the “Education Years”, and when it was complete, they brought their loaded toolkit of skills back to NSW and launched Benmar Farm.
Duration:00:26:30
Tim and Hannah: “There's no end to our ideas.”
6/3/2021
Fresh out of high school, Tim and Hannah were on the brink of securing a huge agri-tourism deal on a Central Coast property. It was meant to be their big farming break. When the rug was pulled out from under them, it took all their strength to get back on the horse. They worked hard, planned, and strengthened their relationships in the community. From the ashes of their first loss, 'The Food Farm' was born.
Duration:00:24:18