Jessica Koch @JKBreezyHillAg grew up around farming and technology, developing an early interest in precision agriculture as a way to better understand variability in low rainfall environments. What began as curiosity about soils, mapping and machinery has evolved into a career focused on helping growers make clearer, more confident decisions using the right information at the right time.
Listen now 🎧 bit.ly/4ejSXi0@humans_of_ag#GRDCinConversation#GRDCPodcast#HumansofAg#NextGen#Leadership#Growth#GrainIndustry
Good decisions aren’t just about logic - and they’re not just about gut feel either.
In this week's #GRDCinConversation podcast, @JKBreezyHillAg shares the balance between doing your research, trusting your instincts, and asking a simple question:
How will I feel about this tomorrow…in a month…in a year?
🎧 Listen out for the full podcast with @humans_of_ag, dropping Wednesday.
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Matthew Howell is an agronomist, grower and regional advocate based in SA’s Upper South East.
In this #GRDCinConversation episode, Matt reflects on his journey from Cummins on the Eyre Peninsula to building a life and career in Meningie, sharing what it’s been like to work in a rapidly changing region where former dairy country has been converted to broadacre cropping and growers have had to adapt quickly.
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“You don’t really learn until things get tough.”
Matthew Howell shares how the hardest seasons have driven the biggest lessons - from water use to nitrogen decisions and everything in between, in this week's #GRDCinConversation podcast with @humans_of_ag.
Sometimes it’s not the good years that shape a business, it’s the challenging ones.
Listen in from Wednesday 🎧
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What's the future of automation in ag?
Automation doesn’t have to mean replacing people. What if it’s about removing the friction instead?
From chasing invoices to managing admin, there’s a huge opportunity to automate the parts of ag businesses that slow everything down…not the parts people actually enjoy. Find out more in this week's #GRDCinConversation podcast with Ed Scott and @humans_of_ag:
Listen 🎧 bit.ly/48hnERB
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Ed Scott grew up on a mixed farming property on SA’s Fleurieu Peninsula, but his path into agriculture wasn’t a straight line. In this #GRDCinConversation episode, Ed shares how the grains industry has evolved from treating soil as something to work around to seeing it as one of the biggest untapped opportunities in modern farming.
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“I don't want to look back and say I've been to all these beautiful places, but I couldn't tell you the best place to eat in Esperance…”
It's back! Don't miss this week’s #GRDCinConversation podcast with Victorian researcher Darcy Warren @darcydww2 and host Oli Le Lievre from @humans_of_ag.
Full episode Wednesday 🙌
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Ryan Skamp of @SKANfarming has come into agriculture with fresh eyes, and he reckons modern day ag is one big mathematical equation.
"I didn't grow up here, so I don't have these preconceived ideas about farming from my dad or anything."
"And all I can see is just heaps of maths problems. And I'm thinking, right, how do we solve them."
Don't miss Ryan's chat with Oli Le Lievre from @humans_of_ag - dropping tomorrow.
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🎧 Loved hearing Brianna Peake on the @humans_of_ag x @theGRDC podcast! Her passion for agriculture and its incredible people shines through, as does her honesty about the challenges (stakeholder engagement = 'cat herding' ).
🔑 BP's Key takeaways:
1️⃣ People matter most. Gratitude & learning go hand in hand.
2️⃣ "Odd" career paths? If you’re loving it, learning, & growing—you’re on track.
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"Agriculture can be part of absolutely any job. Any job you go to uni for, or any job you do in general, you can have as a form of agriculture as well."
This week @humans_of_ag chats with Mingenew grower Bec Kelly. Full episode out tomorrow 🙌🙌.
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