CAROL & BRIAN FITZPATRICK – making regenerative tools work for broadacre cropping in the Australian Mallee
August 14, 2026NEW RELEASE: Episode 39 of FARMERS HELPING FARMERS, THE PODCAST
In this episode, Michael Gooden catches up with board member Carol Fitzpatrick and her husband Brian to delve deeper into their on-farm brewing set-up which is providing nutrition to their family’s combined 6000-hectares of broadacre crops in one of Australia’s harshest farming environments – the Mallee.
Carol attended her first VicNoTill conference in 2022, just one year into being full-time on the farm. Although she felt like a fish out of water at first, VicNoTill has taken her knowledge to the next level. She joined the board in 2024 and has never looked back.
“You’ve got to talk to farmers for that knowledge if you don’t know yourself. You need to speak to other farmers to find out when to apply, when it’s worked and when it hasn’t.
“The theory is all great and it’s good to keep that in the back of your mind, but the practical implementation is just as difficult sometimes. Listening to other farmers tell you how they do it and how they’ve spent their money and time is more valuable in the long run.”
* If you enjoy listening to this podcast episode with Carol and Brian, they will be at the Farmers Helping Farmers Conference in Yarrawonga on September 2-3, 2026. They would be more than happy to answer your questions and share their knowledge. Farmers helping Farmers is what we are all about.
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