MSF Farm Talk
MSF Farm Talk Podcast
Playlist by MSF Farm TalkMSF's Farm Talk Podcast proudly brings Farmers, Researchers and Ag Industry connections together to chat innovative farming practices to help build a sustainable farming future for our Mallee growers.…Follow the podcast:
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Farming on the Edge: Risk Management and Lentil Harvesting with Barry Mudge
In this episode of MSF Farm Talk, Tanja Morgan speaks with Barry Mudge, a Port Germain farmer involved in the GRDC Risk-Wise Project, about the critical nature of understanding production costs and managing risks in low rainfall environments. They review discussions held with the Lowbank Ag Bureau…
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Conversations on carbon at Coomandook
In this episode of the MSF Farmtalk podcast, the focus is on soil carbon and carbon farming in the Mallee. Over the past 12 months, pilot projects supported by the South Australian government's Department of Primary Industries and Regions have explored the feasibility of storing carbon post-soil am…
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Practical solutions for managing widespread saline land
In this episode of the MSF Farm Talk podcast, Chris McDonough talks with Philip Johns about the ongoing issues of dry saline land in Australian agriculture. Philip shares his 40 years of experience in managing such land by maintaining cover, using more salt-tolerant crops, and managing livestock ef…
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Tackling salinity with sand and clay at Cootra
In this episode of the MSF Farm Talk podcast, we have a conversation with Terry Schmucker, a farmer from Cootra on the Eyre Peninsula, and consultant Chris McDonough. The discussion focuses on Terry's innovative approach to soil amelioration on his dry salinity-affected land. By utilising sand and…
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Reflections from the Browns Well Crop Walk
In this episode of the MSF Farm Talk podcast, Tanja Morgan discusses recent field day events, focusing on various soil amelioration treatments observed at Jock McNeil's paddock at Paruna. Chris McDonough and Tanja take a walk describing the effects observed from the different techniques such as de…
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Innovative Chaff Heap Mulching for Saline Land at Minnipa
In this episode of the Farm Talk Podcast, part of the Future Drought Fund Project, consultants Chris McDonough and farmer Bruce Heddle from Minnipa discuss an innovative method to manage saline soils using chaff heaps as mulch. They explore how spreading chaff has promoted crop growth in previousl…
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The logistics of sand mulch to transform dry saline land
In this episode of the MSF Talk podcast, stemming from the Future Drought Fund Project, hosts delve into innovative solutions for re-establishing vegetation on dry saline soils. Featuring insights from farmer Tristan Baldock of Buckleboo and consultant Chris McDonough, the discussion focuses on us…
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Pioneering safer farming with strip amelioration
In this episode, Tim Smythe from Mallee Sustainable Farming and Jack Desbiolles from the University of South Australia's Agriculture, Machinery, Research and Design Centre discuss their pioneering work on strip amelioration. This technique involves alternating strips of ameliorated soil and undist…
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Fence-free farming - the future of livestock management
In this episode of the MSF Farm Talk podcast, Nick Paltridge and Rick Llewellyn from CSIRO discuss the revolutionary concept of fence-free farming through virtual fencing technology. They explore recent trials and successful sheep management at Lameroo, along with the broader implications for catt…
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Deep seeding success - insights from long coleoptile trials
In this episode of the MSF Farm Talk podcast, host Tanja Morgan discusses the potential of long coleoptile varieties with Terese McBeath from CSIRO and Andrew Ware, Research Agronomist with EPAG Research. The conversation covers recent research findings from trials in the Mallee and Eyre Peninsula…
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