The Adelaide Hills Farmcast

A monthly farming podcast featuring Patrick O’Driscoll (Pods) and Belle Baker sharing a short list of timely jobs that lifestyle farmers could consider each month to stay on top of the demands of a sm…

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Adelaide Hills Farmcast January 2023
This month, our Adelaide Hills Farmcast is a joint recording with Steve Davis from The Adelaide Show Podcast. We still cover our monthly almanac of things to focus on during the upcoming 4-6 weeks on your property but Steve also gets us to reflect on what it's like to be farmers for his city-based…
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Adelaide Hills Farmcast December 2022
This month, our Adelaide Hills Farmcast spans topics from goats to Salvation Jane to horse racing. To be more specific about horse racing, we shine a spotlight on turf preparation at the Oakbank Racing Club, with Pods taking some time to talk with Oakbank CEO, Shane Collins, about what it takes to…
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Adelaide Hills Farmcast November 2022
This month, our Adelaide Hills Farmcast is focussed on hay. It's been a very long and wet season and we need to consider the implications for fodder availability in the new year. I rang my good friend, James Stacey from Bremer River Fodder and chatted to him about what it all means. Unfortunatel…
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Adelaide Hills Farmcast October 2022
This month’s Farmcast is a cracker! I had Pods in the studio (aka – cramped home office) because the rain had stopped work outside again. So I had his help in recording the Almanac and it was good to get some information about what weeds can be sprayed this time of year directly from him. We went…
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Adelaide Hills Farmcast: September Edition
In this month's Farmcast, Belle Baker from Adelaide Hills Farm Services talks about the upcoming sheep or ram sales season and where you can get some more information. She also talks about what you can do to prevent blowfly strike in your sheep - and did you know it's fox mating season right now? …
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Adelaide Hills Farmcast: August Edition
In the Adelaide Hills Farmcast August Edition, Belle Baker looks at farming jobs Adelaide Hills lifestyle farmers should be planning for in the coming months. Also, remember that each episode has chapter markers, so when you're playing, you can skip to the next section easily. 00:30 Adelaide Hill…
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Adelaide Hills Farmcast: July Edition
In the Adelaide Hills Farmcast July Edition, Belle Baker looks at farming jobs Adelaide Hills lifestyle farmers should be planning for in the coming months. We’ll cover weaning your lambs and calves and how to avoid grass Tetney. This episode was recorded with Alex Thomas from #plantaseedforsafety …
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Adelaide Hills Farmcast: June Edition
In the Adelaide Hills Farmcast June Edition, Belle Baker looks at farming jobs Adelaide Hills lifestyle farmers should be planning for in the coming months. We'll cover topics such as calf marking and lamb marking, and what other animal husbandry tasks can be done whilst you've got them in the yard…
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Adelaide Hills Farmcast: May Edition
In the Adelaide Hills Farmcast April Edition, Belle Baker looks at farming jobs Adelaide Hills lifestyle farmers should be planning for in May. We'll cover topics such as getting a PIC number, the mating habits of Alpacas and when to look out for red-legged earth mites. This episode was recorded o…
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Adelaide Hills Farmcast: April Edition
In the Adelaide Hills Farmcast April Edition, Belle Baker looks at farming jobs Adelaide Hills lifestyle farmers should be planning for in April. We'll cover everything from fecal egg counts in sheep, drenching programs, and snails. This episode was recorded at Mount Barker Springs at the home of…
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