Gone are the days when women in agriculture were “a farmer’s wife”, but that doesn’t mean the industry challenges women once faced are over.

Gone are the days when women involved in agriculture were “just a farmer’s wife”, but that doesn’t mean the challenges women once faced in the industry are now over. This episode features National Farmers’ Federation president Fiona Simson, Victorian Farmers Federation vice president Emma Germano and West Australian shearer Janine Midgley. 
 

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The Mail Run

The compelling podcast is produced by The Weekly Times, Australia’s best-selling rural newspaper and most-read rural news website.,

Gone are the days when women involved in agriculture were "just a farmer's wife", but that doesn't mean the challenges women once faced...

Women in agriculture: Success, sexism and leadership

Journalists Bethany Griffiths and Chantelle Francis hear from the next generation on why they are taking over their family’s operations.

Journalists Bethany Griffiths and Chantelle Francis hear from the next generation on why, despite all farming’s challenges, they are still choosing to take over their family’s operations and work on the land.To read more visit www.themailrun.com.au 
 

Journalists Bethany Griffiths and Chantelle Francis hear from the next generation on why, despite all farming's challenges, they are st...

Young farmers: Why they're still choosing to work on the land

The year is 1869. Wheat is the biggest crop in Victoria. In this episode, we celebrate the 150 anniversary of The Weekly Times.

The year is 1869. Wheat is the biggest crop in Victoria. About 35 per cent of the colony's population lives in Melbourne. And a new newspaper has been launched, costing threepence and touted as "a journal of the times". In this episode of The Mail Run, we celebrate the 150 anniversary of The Weekly Times. 
 

The year is 1869. Wheat is the biggest crop in Victoria. About 35 per cent of the colony's population lives in Melbourne. And a new new...

The 150th Special

In this episode, when we talk about how farmers are doing across Victoria’s cropping regions, it’s a tale of two seasons.

When we talk about how farmers are doing across Victoria’s cropping regions, it’s a tale of two seasons. This episode we delve into who’s doing it tough and whether they’re getting the help they need. Chantelle Francis and Madeleine Stuchbery talk to The Weekly Times journalist James Wagstaff following his road trip around Victoria's cropping regions and Kaniva grain grower Steve Hobbs about his thoughts on climate change. 
 

When we talk about how farmers are doing across Victoria's cropping regions, it's a tale of two seasons. This episode we delve into who...

Women in agriculture: Success, sexism and leadership

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