Episode 24 of Farmers Helping Farmers, the Podcast, is out now. Download on your favourite podcast app. Creating a lasting legacy for soil health Nicole, a global agro-ecologist, educator and systems thinker, has been working with VicNoTill to share knowledge about regenerative ag for more than a decade. In this Farmers Helping Farmers episode, current president...
VicNoTill is looking for new Australian farmers to help us lead our global network of like-minded farmers. VicNoTill’s goal is to advance regenerative, biological, nutrition-rich farming systems and share knowledge and expertise. We are seeking expressions of interest for a three-year term. EOI due before 1st September 2025 Submit your EOI by completing the below...
Episode 24 of Farmers Helping Farmers, the Podcast, is out now. Download on your favourite podcast app. The Tassie farmer who’s packed four lifetimes into one Agricultural investment manager and VicNoTill board member Angus Ingram steps in as guest host for this fast-paced, action-packed interview with Tasmanian farmer and ag scientist Will Bignell. Angus pulled...
Dig deeper than ever before into assessing soil productivity with progressive farmers and VicNoTill board members Callum Lawson, Avenel, and Angus Ingram, Kyabram & Tocumwal, along with leading soil advisors Ed Scott and Michael Eyres Wednesday 12 March Masterclass – Nagambie Rowing Club Facilitated by Ed Scott and Michael Eyres from Field Systems Australia Discover how...
We are what we eat eats – food starts in the soil Episode 23 of Farmers Helping Farmers, the Podcast, is out now. Download on your favourite podcast app. When farmers speak about diversity being one of the hallmarks of a resilient farming system, Stacey Curcio asks them to consider the diversity within their diets...
BONUS Farmers Helping Farmers podcast episode out now! Michael Gooden catches up with farmer and agronomist Keiran Knight in Episode 22. Stepping outside the lines and away from chemical-based farming Fifth generation broadacre farmer and agronomist Keiran Knight grew on an irrigation, cotton, sheep, cattle and cereal farm between Walgett and Narrabri in NSW. She...
In the FARMERS HELPING FARMERS PODCAST Episode 21, Dan Fox sits down with WA farmer Rob Hetherington who is seeing a lifetime of soil study come to fruition on his Lake King farm he runs with his wife Judi and son Daniel, Kate and family. DOWNLOAD on your favourite podcast APP This is a fascinating...
Soil and life lessons from the pioneers of the Kentish potato. LISTEN on your favourite podcast app. Australian families have grown up eating their fair share of Kentish potatoes, but have we ever considered the story behind the pioneering family who brought this staple ingredient to our tables? Michael Gooden sits down with third generation...
Subscribe to Farmers Helping Farmers on your favourite podcast APP. VicNoTill is at the forefront of change in Australian agriculture, and for the past three years fifth generation Marrar farmer Dan Fox has been president of this farmers helping farmers organisation. Dan sits down with new president Michael Gooden to share how leading change in...
Fifth generation Riverina farmer Michael Gooden is stepping into the president’s role of one of Australia’s leading farmer-driven groups during a time of considerable change and enthusiasm for improved food quality on a large scale. VicNoTill appointed Michael in the role during its annual general meeting. He replaces Dan Fox, who has been president for...
MATTHEW EVANS – The reluctant celebrity farmer and chef using his fame to spread the word about healthy soils, healthy foods and healthy people. Subscribe to Farmers Helping Farmers on your favourite podcast APP. VicNoTill farmers were rapt to welcome food writer, farmer, television broadcaster and chef Matthew Evans to the Food for Thought Conference...
JOEL WILLIAMS – Food for thought and the latest science on building soil carbon in an Australian context Farmers Helping Farmers Dan Fox caught up with Joel Williams during our Food for Thought conference in Wagga Wagga to talk about the latest science and the on-ground change that is happening thanks to farmers like those...
The latest episode of VicNoTill’s Farmers Helping Farmers podcast is out now with farmer Jim Alexander – Taking the foot off the throat of soil biology Subscribe and listen on your favourite podcast app including Spotify and Apple Podcasts. VicNoTill board member Michael Gooden visits Jim Alexander on the Cootamundra farm where he lives with his wife Em...
A new VicNoTill Farmers Helping Farmers Podcast episode has just dropped with Allan Parker, OAM – Resetting your brain to reset your farming future Subscribe and listen on your favourite podcast app including Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Episode 15 is a conversation for farmers not to be missed and we’re excited to launch it on...
FOOD FOR THOUGHT conference speaker profile: Vickie Burkinshaw Vickie is Chief Changemaker of Purple Pyjamas, a consulting firm supporting people and organisations to achieve positive change. Vickie is passionate about helping people build sustainable enterprises. She is a professional facilitator, trainer, coach, writer and mentor providing inspiration and support to a range of businesses, not-for-profits and...
Plant & Human Health – Thursday 5 September, Wagga Wagga NSW BOOK NOW MASTERCLASS Following our 2 day Food for Thought conference in Wagga Wagga, VicNoTill is running a Masterclass with Joel Williams from Integrated Soils and Stacey Curcio, Cultivating Wellness. This will include Joel presenting new material and taking a deep dive into...
FOOD FOR THOUGHT conference speaker profile: Matthew Evans, Gourmet Farmer, Fat Pig Farm VicNoTill is thrilled to announce our Food for Thought Conference Dinner guest speaker Matthew Evans is a food writer, farmer, television broadcaster and chef. Based in Southern Tasmania, Matthew lives and works on Fat Pig Farm, a mixed holding where he tends a...
Please see below the detailed program of the Food for Thought conference which you can also DOWNLOAD. Visit our Conference page to read more about our speakers and how to book your place as numbers are limited!
FOOD FOR THOUGHT conference speaker profile: Dave Bushell Third generation farmer and agronomist Temora NSW Organic mixed farm with wife Charina and family Cattle, sheep, no-till cropping When Dave Bushell heard Australian pasture cropping pioneer Colin Seis speak about combining grazing and cropping in the same paddock by direct-seeding cereal crops into perennial native grasses...
FOOD FOR THOUGHT conference speaker profile: Keiran Knight Merah North, NSW Broadacre biological farming with husband John and three daughters Agronomist for Best Farming Systems Australia Growing up on an irrigation, cotton, sheep, cattle and cereal farm in the Merah North district, Keiran Knight had her sights set on a corporate career and her first...
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