Episode 68: Broadacre Farmer Nick Gillett on the Joys and Challenges of Agriculture
All The Dirt Gardening, Sustainability and Food
English - October 13, 2018 07:31 - 41 minutes - 47 MB - ★★★★ - 3 ratingsLeisure Education food questions seasonal garden gardening kitchen lawns organic recipes sustainability Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Nick Gillett is a farmer in Bencubbin, in the North Eastern Wheatbelt of WA.
He talks to Steve and Deryn about the challenges of farming on 300mm annual rainfall (about 175mm in the average April to October growing season) and how farmers are adapting to new technology and reduced use of herbicides.