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Grazing profitably in the harsh beauty of the Central Queensland downs, with Ben Simpson

October 20, 2026 · 52 min

Ben Simpson runs Thistlebank, a 22,800 hectare cattle property near Aramac in Central Queensland that has been in his family for five generations. He came to the property from a very different life as a fitter and turner on the Gold Coast…
The World Beneath our Feet, with macrophotographer and soil ecologist Frank Ashwood

October 6, 2026 · 50 min

Today’s guest Frank Ashwood is a soil ecologist with a side passion for macrophotography - photographing the incredible creatures and organisms living in the soil. He has an academic background in biology and land restoration to woodland…
Figuring out regenerative grain in the paddock and beyond, with Courtney Young

September 22, 2026 · 38 min

Courtney Young farms organic grain with her husband Ian in Rutherglen, Victoria, and is also Soils for Life's Farmer Learning Manager. In this episode, she talks with Eli about building a farming life from scratch, growing healthy soil and…
The network underpinning it all: Fungi with Dr Sapphire McMullan-Fisher and Julie Fielder

September 8, 2026 · 39 min

World Fungus Day is in October and to mark the occasion we spoke with two mycologists - fungi experts - Dr Sapphire McMullan-Fisher and Julie Fielder about this amazing and mostly hidden lifeform. Sapphire is a lecturer in plant and fungal…
From feeding animals to feeding biology: Learning to graze differently with David and Ruth Read

August 25, 2026 · 47 min

About the podcast David and Ruth Read own and manage Woodcote, a 470 hectare beef cattle trading farm located in East Gippsland, Victoria. In this episode, we talk about: How the Millennium Drought sounded a wake-up call for their farmThe…

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Feeding the soil first: Hugh and Katie Finlay on diversity at every level

August 11, 2026 · 49 min

Hugh and Katie Finlay manage a 30 hectare farm in Central Victoria, including a commercial stone fruit orchard and fruit tree nursery. The farm also includes a range of small enterprises run by others under the banner of the Harcourt…
Creating diversity above and below the ground: Murray Gomm on cover crops in orchards and vineyards

July 28, 2026 · 40 min

Murray Gomm is a regenerative farmer and winemaker based near Albany in Western Australia. With his partner Pamela Lincoln, he runs Oranje Tractor Farm, a small organic vineyard and orchard that’s become known for its focus on soil health…
The power of pasture analysis, with Emily House

July 7, 2026 · 27 min

Emily House began her career as a geologist before an unlikely path led her into ruminant nutrition. After moving to New Zealand, she started working with two vets who wanted to shift from treating livestock disease reactively to…
Regenerative grazing and the key insights of Holistic Management, with Brian Wehlburg

June 23, 2026 · 58 min

Brian Wehlburg is one of Australia’s most highly regarded Holistic Management educators and a board member of Holistic Management International and the Australian Holistic Management Cooperative. He has delivered training and consulting to…
Building confidence in multispecies pastures, with Grant Williams

June 9, 2026 · 46 min

Grant Williams is a dairy farmer at Hallora in West Gippsland, Victoria, where he and his wife Leesa run Willora Farms - an almost 600-cow operation across 430 hectares. He has been a generous and engaged contributor to the dairy community…
Working with biological control agents in perennial horticulture, with Dr Paul Horne

May 26, 2026 · 34 min

Dr Paul Horne is an award winning entomologist and founder of integrated pest management consultancy IPM Technologies. He began his career at the Victorian Department of Agriculture in the mid-1980s, his work has been published across…
Managing risk in grazing through safe-to-fail farm trials, with Graeme Hand

May 12, 2026 · 28 min

Graeme Hand is a holistic land management and grazing educator based near Bairnsdale, Victoria, where he has farmed for more than 35 years. He came to the land via an unlikely route, a decade as an industrial chemist, before applying that…

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About the show

The Soils for Life podcast brings you the voices of farmers around Australia who are regenerating our precious soils and landscapes. In each episode we share the stories of farmers who are discovering ways to farm with nature, and explore how we can all help more farmers to head in this direction, for healthier food, humans and planet. These stories show how resilient, regenerated soils and landscapes can support profitable food-producing businesses, thriving and resilient people and regional communities, and abundant and nutritious food. Produced by Grow Love Project and Soils for Life.