Podcasts | Resources – ANU Sustainable Farms https://www.sustainablefarms.org.au/resources/category/podcasts/ Supporting sustainable farming to help conserve Australia’s unique biodiversity. Thu, 14 Oct 2021 06:30:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.sustainablefarms.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Podcasts | Resources – ANU Sustainable Farms https://www.sustainablefarms.org.au/resources/category/podcasts/ 32 32 Episode Nine: Farm planning for better biodiversity and reduced fire risk https://www.sustainablefarms.org.au/resources/episode-nine-farm-planning-for-better-biodiversity-and-reduced-fire-risk/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episode-nine-farm-planning-for-better-biodiversity-and-reduced-fire-risk Fri, 31 Jan 2020 03:13:15 +0000 https://www.sustainablefarms.org.au/?post_type=resources&p=451 In our second podcast on fire in farm landscapes, Sustainable Farms Ecology Research Director Professor David Lindenmayer explains that managing farms for biodiversity doesn't necessarily mean increasing fire risk.

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]]> There are clever ways to plan the layout of vegetation on farms so that biodiversity and productivity go up, fire risk goes down, and the farm ecosystem is protected.

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]]> Episode Eight: After fire comes recovery – a message of hope https://www.sustainablefarms.org.au/resources/episode-eight-after-fire-comes-recovery-a-message-of-hope/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episode-eight-after-fire-comes-recovery-a-message-of-hope Wed, 29 Jan 2020 03:12:08 +0000 https://www.sustainablefarms.org.au/?post_type=resources&p=449 Summer 2019-2020 brought unprecedented bushfire conditions to south-eastern Australia, with millions of hectares burnt so far this fire season.

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]]> But there is cause for hope: in this podcast, Sustainable Farms Ecology Research Director Professor David Lindenmayer explains the ways in which woodland recovers as well as some of the ways farmers can support landscape and wildlife recovery on their properties. Hosted by Gordon Taylor.

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]]> Episode Seven: Max Whitten talks about honeybees https://www.sustainablefarms.org.au/resources/episode-seven-max-whitten-talks-about-honeybees/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episode-seven-max-whitten-talks-about-honeybees Tue, 26 Nov 2019 03:11:17 +0000 https://www.sustainablefarms.org.au/?post_type=resources&p=447 In this podcast from Sustainable Farms, Gordon Taylor talks to Dr Max Whitten (former Chief at the CSIRO Division of Entomology) about the role of honeybees in Australian agriculture.

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]]> This podcast was produced with the support of Wheen Bee and Burt’s Bees.

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]]> Episode Six: Max Whitten talks about Dieback https://www.sustainablefarms.org.au/resources/episode-six-max-whitten-talks-about-dieback/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episode-six-max-whitten-talks-about-dieback Tue, 20 Aug 2019 04:10:21 +0000 https://www.sustainablefarms.org.au/?post_type=resources&p=445 In this podcast from Sustainable Farms, Dr Max Whitten, former Chief at the CSIRO Division of Entomology, talks to podcast host Gordon Taylor about dieback in paddock trees.

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]]> Episode Five: Mason Crane talks about Squirrel Gliders https://www.sustainablefarms.org.au/resources/episode-five-mason-crane-talks-about-squirrel-gliders/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episode-five-mason-crane-talks-about-squirrel-gliders Sat, 20 Apr 2019 01:34:12 +0000 https://www.sustainablefarms.org.au/?post_type=resources&p=403 Join Sustainable Farms Senior Research and Extension Officer Mason Crane as he talks about Squirrel Gliders, the subject of his PhD.

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]]> Episode Four: Mason Crane talks about farm revegetation https://www.sustainablefarms.org.au/resources/episode-four-mason-crane-talks-about-farm-revegetation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episode-four-mason-crane-talks-about-farm-revegetation Tue, 05 Mar 2019 00:32:49 +0000 https://www.sustainablefarms.org.au/?post_type=resources&p=401 Welcome back to the Sustainable Farms podcast. In this episode, field ecologist Mason Crane speaks to Gordon Taylor about farm revegetation projects.

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]]> Episode Three: An innovative proposal for farm financing https://www.sustainablefarms.org.au/resources/episode-three-an-innovative-proposal-for-farm-financing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episode-three-an-innovative-proposal-for-farm-financing Fri, 12 Oct 2018 03:08:26 +0000 https://www.sustainablefarms.org.au/?post_type=resources&p=443 Many farmers are concerned that government financing schemes particularly in times of drought can lead them into unrepayable debt, and risk of property foreclosure down the track.

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]]> In this podcast Professor Bruce Chapman (the Sustainable Farms Finance Research Director) talks to Gordon Taylor about an innovative proposal for farm financing that means debt is only repaid when it can be.  In the current context,  the model is particularly useful for both providing drought relief and encouraging investment in natural assets on farm.

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]]> Episode Two: Talking about Farm Dams https://www.sustainablefarms.org.au/resources/episode-two-talking-about-farm-dams/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episode-two-talking-about-farm-dams Mon, 08 Oct 2018 03:07:35 +0000 https://www.sustainablefarms.org.au/?post_type=resources&p=441 How does investing in the natural assets of a farm, like shelterbelts and farm dams, enable farmers to be more resilient in drought, while at the same time help to support the biodiversity on farms? 

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]]> In this podcast Professor David Lindenmayer (the Sustainable Farms Ecology Research Director) talks to Gordon Taylor about how farm dams can make a positive contribution to supporting both farm productivity and conservation outcomes.

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]]> Episode One: An introduction to the Sustainable Farms project https://www.sustainablefarms.org.au/resources/episode-one-an-introduction-to-the-sustainable-farms-project/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episode-one-an-introduction-to-the-sustainable-farms-project Wed, 05 Sep 2018 04:05:22 +0000 https://www.sustainablefarms.org.au/?post_type=resources&p=439 Director of Sustainable Farms, Michelle Young, talks about why the project has been established and its key goals and activities.

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