Farmers Helping Farmers
VicNoTill
Farmers Helping Farmers: soil health, soil function and grassroots agriculture Celebrating the people at the grassroots of agriculture who are doing things differently. Hosted by leading Australian farmers from VicNoTill, ‘Farmers Helping Farmers’ asks the tough questions and, most importantly, give the honest answers. Subscribe, leave a review and listen now. You can also become a VicNoTill member or sponsor. Web: www.vicnotill.com.au Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VicNoTillFarmers Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ Twitter/X: https://x.com/VicNotill
Categories: Science & Medicine
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In 2017, a Sydney TedX crowd went wild when farmer turned agronomist Guy Webb stood on stage to pitch his idea for using fungus to capture carbon in the atmosphere and plant it back into the ground to combat the lack of carbon in Australian soils.
The applause was thunderous and what followed has been almost a decade of intensive research into developing a technology that provides a return on investment to farmers through their efforts to be ‘Carbon Capturing Superheroes’.
Guy sat down in a canola field with Angus Ingram at the VicNoTill conference field day in spring 2025 to talk about how his lifelong mission to ensure the agricultural industry remains sustainable and profitable for the long-term future.
Large scale broadacre cropping is his focus, providing a massive opportunity for change – and to hear how this humble and very passionate innovator has gotten to where he is today will both surprise and delight.
- We would like to share with listeners in advance that the sound quality in this episode varies due to some technical difficulties. VicNoTill is a farmer-based, grassroots organisation of Farmers Helping Farmers, and although we are proud to be at the forefront of change and systems thinking, we are honest and open about the challenges along the way – mastering the art of podcasting equipment is one!
Previous episodes
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34 - GUY WEBB - How a humble farmer from Forbes started a global movement of carbon capturing superheroes Wed, 14 Jan 2026
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33 - ENCORE: GRAEME SAIT - On Why Nutrition Rules Thu, 25 Dec 2025
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32 - BRENDAN PATTISON - Back to the Future, soil health pioneer's step by step approach towards better soils in broadacre cropping system Fri, 05 Dec 2025
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31 - ENCORE TOM BRIGGS - Lessons about context and nutrition when shifting to a regenerative farming system Fri, 24 Oct 2025
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30 - DON PIPER - The importance of farming from the ground down. Thu, 25 Sep 2025
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29 - ENCORE: WILL BIGNELL - The Tassie farmer who's packed four lifetimes into one Fri, 22 Aug 2025
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28 - ANDREW DOECKE - Omnia, 'all things' that maximise and sustain soil productivity  Mon, 18 Aug 2025
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27 - JOHN KEMPF - Australian launch of new AI tool and a whole lot more Sat, 28 Jun 2025
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26 - Encore: CALLUM LAWSON. Common sense farming - a profitable regenerative grazing system Tue, 06 May 2025
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25 - NICOLE MASTERS - Creating a lasting legacy for soil health Mon, 21 Apr 2025
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24 - WILL BIGNELL - The Tassie farmer who's packed four lifetimes into one Mon, 03 Mar 2025
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23 - STACEY CURCIO - We are what we eat eats, food starts in the soil Sat, 01 Feb 2025
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22 - KEIRAN KNIGHT - stepping outside the lines and away from chemical-based farming  Tue, 28 Jan 2025
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21 - ROB HETHERINGTON - Calcium, the king of all elements Mon, 20 Jan 2025
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20 - NIC KENTISH - Soil and life lessons from the pioneers of the Kentish potato Wed, 11 Dec 2024
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19 - FARMERS HELPING FARMERS PODCAST - Dan Fox & Michael Gooden, VicNoTill President handover Mon, 11 Nov 2024
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18 - MATTHEW EVANS - The reluctant celebrity farmer and chef using his fame to spread the word about healthy soils, healthy foods and healthy people  Thu, 24 Oct 2024
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17 - JOEL WILLIAMS - Food for thought and the latest science on building soil carbon in an Australian context Fri, 11 Oct 2024
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16 - JIM ALEXANDER - Taking the foot off the throat of soil biology Sat, 31 Aug 2024
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15 - ALLAN PARKER OAM - Resetting your brain to reset your farming future Tue, 20 Aug 2024
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14 - CALLUM LAWSON - The power of opening your eyes and asking questions Sun, 28 Jul 2024
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13 - JAKE CHANDLER - Farming for the environment can be profitable Mon, 11 Mar 2024
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12 - TRAN$ITION23 SERIES: MATT TONKIN - The road to regeneration Sun, 14 Jan 2024
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11 - PHIL PETERSON - Building carbon in soils Part 2 Thu, 04 Jan 2024
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10 - TRAN$ITION23 SERIES - NAKALA MADDOCK: A fascinating insight into worm farming Wed, 27 Sep 2023
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9 - TRAN$ITION23 SERIES - COL BOWEY: Key principals of a soil building system Thu, 07 Sep 2023
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8 - TRAN$ITION23 SERIES - TIM PARTON: Farmers Are Heroes, Nobody Else Can Do What We Do Wed, 02 Aug 2023
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7 - TOM BRIGGS - Lessons About Context And Nutrition When Shifting To A Regenerative Farming System Tue, 04 Jul 2023
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6 - PHIL PETERSON - Building carbon in soils, Part 1 Fri, 19 May 2023
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5 - FRASER POGUE: The Good Dirt on Good Farming Wed, 05 Apr 2023
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4 - DR TERRY MCCOSKER – Rewarding Farmers For Their Natural Capital Tue, 28 Feb 2023
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3 - MICHAEL EYRES & ED SCOTT: A Soil Pit Will Never Lie Tue, 31 Jan 2023
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2 - GRAEME SAIT - On Why Nutrition Rules Fri, 09 Dec 2022
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1 - GRANT SIMS - It Starts With The Soil  Sun, 30 Oct 2022