Ever had a great belt that lasted a really long time?

Or maybe a belt that only lasted 3 occasions before cracking/flaking?

Aaron from Anvil Hide, home of Australia's best, handmade leather products, joins us today to talk all things leather, including the different grades, tanneries, and even a bit about 'vegan leather' belts...you'll never guess what they're made of!

Anvil Hide belts come with a 7-year guarantee, and I believe there's even a new belt with a 100-year guarantee!

Support Aussie made and small businesses, and if you're in the market for a new belt, check out Anvil Hide.

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Paddock to plate is a common way to describe the process of farmers selling their products direct-to-consumer.

In the case of Tingle Ridge Farm and many other farms, this involves sending their pasture-raised lambs to the nearest abattoir for processing (custom kill in this instance, where it's only a small number for an individual business), and then they receive the carcass back and have it packed by a local butcher, ready to be delivered by the farmers themselves, straight to the consumer.

It's a great system, and one that is growing in popularity with both growers and consumers for a number of reasons.

Just over a week ago, the only abattoir in the South West Region that is capable of custom kills, which these farmers (some for more than 15 years) have been using so they can sell their meat directly, ended this service.

The repercussions are enormous, and very debilitating.

Patrick and Chloe join me to explain the situation, and what's happening on the ground at the moment.

Tingle Ridge Farm: https://www.tingleridgefarm.com.au/ https://www.facebook.com/tingleridgefarm https://www.instagram.com/tingleridgefarm/

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Studying liberal arts, whilst also learning how to make cheese, grow vegetables and cure jerky, is not something that most training organisations offer...unless it's Augustine Academy.

Founded by Ben McCabe, who was home-schooled and farm-raised in Boddington WA, the academy is situated in Fitzroy Falls NSW and offers a 1-year course of study that challenges students in a way that simply does not exist in the mainstream education system.

History, literature, philosophy, theology, drama and debating, and a hefty dose of agriculture and nature, combine to offer students a single year that can assist them in shaping every year that comes after.

Online courses are also available, and you can find out more about the academy here: https://www.augustineacademy.com.au/index.html

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John Abbot is a Senior Fellow in the Research Program at the IPA (Institute of Public Affairs), and also a contributing author and editor on several editions of, 'Climate Change The Facts'.

This book series, which contains contributions from many scientists and researchers across varying knowledge bases, offers an evidence-based approach to discussing the facts and myths around climate change (previously identifying as global warming), and follows the basic scientific process of challenging something until it can be proven, or disproven...as opposed to simply stated, repeated, and enacted.

John joins us today to discuss the upcoming edition, AI rainfall forecasting, and more.

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Alexandra Vyner is a close family friend from Sydney, who’s particular skill in making costumes led to her studying a degree in properties and objects at the National Institute of Dramatic Art, or NIDA.

Ally has now worked on several major movie productions that have filmed in Australia, and while she was visiting us at the farm, Ally was kind enough to join me in the studio for a catch up on how her studies have gone, what she has learned, and what she has been working on.

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CEO of WA Farmers, Trevor Whittington, joins us in this episode to discuss a range of topics, including: - The varying assaults on private property ownership,

- The trend in the size of farms getting bigger and the number of farmers decreasing,

- Where people live and why,

- Comparisons from agricultural regions abroad,

- Sheep vs abattoirs

- Politics, and more.

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If you want to know what the Sheep Live Export process is really like, you need to hear it from people in the industry, not the people stopping it.

Mandy joins us to talk about her experience working with livestock, how she came to WA and ended up sailing multiple live export voyages (and still is today), what the process is like on-board, at the destination port, and much more.

The Livestock Collective have some amazing videos and other info showcasing the entire live export process from paddock to processing. https://www.thelivestockcollective.com.au/

If you want to help out in the fight to keep the industry alive and our farmers farming, there's ways you can. Find out more here: https://www.keepthesheep.com.au/

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Filming animals for movies and productions is no easy feat, and training them to be camera-ready, harder still.

Farmer Nigel from York in WA has had an incredible life working with and training animals, and we'll hear more of his stories in time, but today he joins us to chat about his experience on the set of the upcoming Aussie feature film, Runt, starring quite a few of his animals, and plenty of dramas besides!

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