Farming Smarter at Scale: R&D, Soil Carbon and AgTech with Sarah Jacobson

How do large-scale farming businesses balance productivity, sustainability and profitability while staying ahead in a rapidly changing industry? In this episode, Sarah Jacobson from Lawson Grains shares how research, data and technology are shaping the future of farming across New South Wales and …

Learn by Osmosis: Growing a Farm and a Future with Chris Kilby

How do you make the right decisions when the season turns against you and the pressure is on? In this episode, Chris Kilby shares how he’s managing a dry and challenging season near Trundle, offering practical insights into decision-making, risk management, and keeping a farming business moving fo…

From Scattered Blocks to One Operation: The Power of Consolidation in Farming with Chris Kilby

Are you making the right decisions when it comes to expanding your farm business or managing risk in a new environment? In this episode, Chris Kilby speaks about building a mixed farming enterprise near Trundle, sharing his journey of starting again, consolidating land, and improving efficiency ac…

Making Better Livestock Trading Decisions with Courtney Tourle

Are you matching your livestock trading decisions to your feed base or the market? In this episode, Local Land Services Sustainable Agriculture Facilitator, Bonnie Mitchell speaks with Courtney Tourle about livestock trading, decision-making, and building a profitable enterprise while balancing wo…

Pastures, Pulses and Profit: Resilient Mixed Farming Solutions with Lawrence Balcomb

Are mixed farming systems the key to more resilient and productive farms? In this episode, Local Land Services Mixed Farming Advisor Rohan Leach sits down with Lawrence Balcomb from Golden Glen near Toogong to talk about mixed farming, pasture management and how cropping and livestock can work tog…

How Data-Driven Grazing Can Transform Your Farm with Emily Mosely

Is your grazing strategy working for your land or are you working for your grazing? In this episode, Local Land Services senior Natural Resource Officer Jasmine Wells sits down with Emily Mosely, Grazing Solutions Advisor with Atlas Carbon and MaiaGrazing. Emily explains how a people- and data-fir…

Succession, Custodianship & the Future of the Family Farm with James Hamilton

Is your family serving the farm… or is the farm serving your family? In this episode, Tim Bartimote sits down with James Hamilton, a central New South Wales farmer who also works nationally in agricultural succession planning. Drawing on lived experience and more than a decade advising families, J…

From Paddock to Plate: Building a Lamb Brand That Controls the Whole Chain with Andy and Ben Sippel

What happens when a producer decides not just to grow the product but to own the entire supply chain? In this episode, Local Land Services Cropping Ag Advisor Tim Bartimote sits down with Andy and Ben Sippel to unpack how a vertically integrated lamb business was built from paddock to plate. Start…

Building Drought Resilience with Deep-Rooted Pastures with Andy and Ben Sippel

What if one native plant could fundamentally change how your grazing system performs, even through drought? In this episode, Local Land Services Cropping Ag Advisor, Tim Bartimote, sits down with Andy and Ben Sippel from Saltbush Plains to unpack decades of hands-on experience using old man saltbu…

Fixing the foundations: Why Liam Mowbray sees rectifying pH as the first step in healthy pasture

Welcome to the final episode of our 4-part series, The Lime Light, where we shine a light on lime and dig into building pasture performance on acidic soils.  Liam Mowbray runs a cattle operation near Gloucester in partnership with his wife Alissa and his parents. Since moving to the area four year…