Podcast Highlights In the latest episode of Hay Matters from Feed Central and LocalAg, our host Jon Paul Driver catches up with Director Tim Ford to discuss the current market and LocalAg's first quarter. As southern sheds sit nearly empty, Queensland hay has begun...
Podcast Highlights In this episode of Hay Matters from Feed Central and LocalAg, host Jon Paul Driver chats with Marty Conroy, the Agronomy Services lead for Northern Australia at Barenbrug Seeds. From his base in Northern NSW, Marty offers a practical look at...
Podcast Highlights In the latest Hay Matters Podcast brought to you by LocalAg and Feed Central, host Jon Paul Driver catches up with Stefan Hollmann, a German-born machinery operator and high-density baling expert based in South Australia. After arriving for one...
In the latest Hay Matters Podcast brought to you by LocalAg and Feed Central, Key Account Sales Manager Alex Smith shares insights from the ground as he travels across the south-eastern states. With southern regions facing dry conditions and Queensland still dealing...
Podcast Highlights In the latest Hay Matters Podcast, brought to you by LocalAg and Feed Central, Jon Paul Driver is joined by cattle producer, advocate and agfluencer Gillian Fennell. Gillian has spent time serving on industry boards and committees at a local, state...
In the latest Hay Matters Podcast, brought to you by LocalAg and Feed Central, Jon Paul Driver sits down with Megan Ford to discuss her journey in agriculture, the evolution of Feed Central, and the role of women in the industry. From the early days of building a...
Podcast Highlights In the latest Hay Matters Podcast, brought to you by LocalAg and Feed Central, Jon Paul Driver and National Sales Manager Dave Clothier and National Sales Manager Dave Clothier explore the early days of LocalAg and the wider impact it will have on...
In this episode of the Hay Matters Podcast brought to you by LocalAg and Feed Central, host Jon Paul Driver is joined by Dr Allan Rattey, National Oat Breeder at InterGrain, to explore the future of Australian hay and forage production. They discuss how cutting-edge...
I love this time of year, warm weather; drinks on the deck; kids home from school and university and things just seem to slow down briefly, before the busyness of the year kicks in again. We trust that 2025 will be successful for all, with timely rain and plenty of...
Podcast Highlights In the final Feed Central Hay Matters Podcast for 2024, Jon Paul Driver catches up with National Sales Manager Dave Clothier to discuss the challenges and market shifts faced by hay producers during the 2024 season and what we can expect in the year...
Podcast Highlights In the latest Feed Central Hay Matters Podcast, Host Jon Paul Driver talks to Steve Page, Grower Services Manager, about the challenges faced by hay producers during a season marked by wet weather, frost events, and fluctuating market dynamics....
Podcast Highlights In this episode of the Feed Central Hay Matters Podcast, host Jon Paul Driver welcomes Dr. Sabrina Greenwood from CSIRO to discuss the AG2050 initiative. From farms equipped with digital farming and precision agriculture technologies to systems...
In this market update episode of the Feed Central Hay Matters Podcast, host Jon Paul Driver and Dave Clothier discuss the state of the Australian hay market as the harvest season winds down. They explore how recent weather events have affected hay quality and yields...
In the latest episode of the Feed Central Hay Matters podcast, our host, Jon Paul Driver, caught up with Dr. Andrew Walter for a deep dive into agricultural research and innovation. Dr. Walter has extensive experience across government, business, and academia, which...
Podcast Highlights For the second part of the Feed Central Hay Matters Hay Innovators series, Jon Paul Driver caught up Damon Humphris of Taggr and Gavin Leersen of BaleTime at the recent AFIA Conference. This episode dives into the solutions both innovators have...
Podcast Highlights In the first of our two part Hay Innovators series on the Feed Central Hay Matters Podcast, Jon Paul Driver sits down with Louis Kelly, Chairman of the Australian Fodder Industry Association (AFIA), and Bryce Riddell, the creator of HayShepherd, a...
Jon Paul Driver catches up with National Sales Manager Dave Clothier for a hay market report and an indepth discussion on the current status of the national hay market ahead of new season. While Southern Queensland has seen good early-season hay production, and early...
In this episode of the Hay Matters podcast, Jon Paul Driver talks with Dr. Louise Brown, CEO and founder of Hydgene Renewables. They dive into how hay and fodder are being turned into green hydrogen, revolutionising the way farmers can produce and use ammonia for...
In this episode, Jon Paul Driver talks with Thommo, a hay industry veteran who began carting hay over 62 years ago. Thommo discusses his early days of manual hay baling, his role as a founding member of the Australian Fodder Industry Association, and the technological...
This week, Jon Paul Driver caught up with Tim Ford and Dave Clothier for a special hay market update. They discussed recent weather challenges, including the 'green drought' in Southern Victoria and South Australia, and the subsequent feed gaps and high demand for...