{"podcast":{"title":"Australian Farmers: Telling Our Story","slug":"australian-farmers-telling-our-story-4549521","podcast_index_feed_id":4549521,"rss_url":"https://australianfarmerstellingourstory.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://australianfarmerstellingourstory.libsyn.com/website","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/7/7/d/d/77dd15cbe5e9797516c3140a3186d450/Telling_Our_Story_Cover.png","author":"Angie Asimus","episode_count":150,"summary":"Australian Farmers: Telling Our Story is hosted by television presenter and journalist, Angie Asimus and is powered by the National Farmers Federation. It's dedicated to connecting our wonderful farmers with health conscious consumers and ethically minded shoppers. Together, we can all learn more about the food we eat and the fibre we wear. This is your exclusive look behind the farm gate. As a country girl herself, Angie knows you'll love what you hear. From the freshest produce, to carbon neutral wool. What about female shearers and farms that give more to the land than they take in the battle against climate change? Is it possible to drought and flood proof your business through diversification so prices don't fluctuate so much at the supermarket? We tackle the most common misconceptions about life on the land and have many laughs along the way with some of the most memorable characters you could ever meet. Partnered with Australian Farmers - https://farmers.org.au/","last_synced_at":"2026-09-13T02:22:03.757641+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/australian-farmers-telling-our-story-4549521"},"episode":{"title":"S5 Ep 19 - Future Focussed","slug":"s5-ep-19-future-focussed","published_at":"2026-09-12T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/australian-farmers-telling-our-story-4549521/s5-ep-19-future-focussed","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/australian-farmers-telling-our-story-4549521","url":"https://australianfarmerstellingourstory.libsyn.com/s5-ep-19-future-focussed","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/australianfarmerstellingourstory/S5_Ep_19_-_Future_Focussed.mp3?dest-id=3181805","summary":"As we look around the agriculture industry and see all the farmers, agronomists, educators, regional leaders and so many more – there's a good chance, a really great teacher helped ignite that passion and learn the skills to succeed. As an ag-teacher, you can often be the very first person to inspire a future industry leader. To learn more about cultivating agricultural careers, Amanda McClaren, a former Mayor, now from Victoria's Seymour College joins me now. Amanda shares her favourite regional place—her own chicken farm, where she loves experiencing the surrounding wildlife and natural environment. In 2022, Amanda joined the teaching profession and shares what inspired her career shift. Amanda takes us inside Seymour College's 15-acre agricultural campus and the school's growing agriculture program. Passionate about inspiring the next generation, Amanda explains the philosophy behind her mantra, \"You can't be what you can't see.\" She shares some of her students' experiences and how early exposure to agriculture can influence future career paths. Amanda discusses how city schools can connect with agricultural schools to give students greater exposure to the industry. The challenges students face accessing agricultural education early, and Amanda's push for greater opportunities and a dedicated agricultural high school in Victoria. From growing vegetables to creating meal packs, Amanda shares some of the practical agricultural experiences happening at the school. Amanda offers advice for city schools wanting to incorporate meaningful agricultural education into their classrooms. Amanda shares Seymour College's involvement in the National Ag Day campaign and a simple soil-health experiment that can introduce agriculture into any classroom. Amanda shares what she loves…","meta_description":"As we look around the agriculture industry and see all the farmers, agronomists, educators, regional leaders and so many more – there's a good chance, a r…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1771,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/australian-farmers-telling-our-story-4549521/episodes/s5-ep-19-future-focussed/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/australian-farmers-telling-our-story-4549521/s5-ep-19-future-focussed.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}