DairyPod

Paul Roderick, Matt Shaffer, Greg Duncan, Andy Hancock

communications@dairyaustralia.com.au

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Booking Overview

DairyPod is an agriculture-industry podcast focused on practical, Australia-specific insights for dairy farmers, led by trusted experts from Dairy Australia and the wider industry. For PR, it’s a strong platform for thought leadership around farm profitability, sustainability initiatives, and on-farm decision-making, featuring credible spokespeople and industry stakeholders.

Metrics

Episodes: 100

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Male

Location: Australia

YouTube: 42.9k subscribers

Contact Information

communications@dairyaustralia.com.au

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Host

Paul Roderick - Dairy Australia’s Chair, discussing farmer questions and the outcomes of Dairy Australia’s 2030 Strategic Plan, including how it was shaped by farmer input and how progress will be measured.

Matt Shaffer - Dairy Australia’s CEO, answering farmer questions about the 2030 Strategic Plan and exploring how development was shaped by farmer input and industry goals.

Greg Duncan - Dairy Australia’s Farm Business Program Lead, joined by farm consultants to discuss farm business and management decisions as farmers head into the new season.

Andy Hancock - Dairy Australia’s Sustainable Animal Care Manager, speaking with a dairy farmer about what sits behind the 2025 Sustainability Scorecard and changes in animal care practices.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Credible dairy stakeholders with on-the-ground or governance authority: dairy farmers, leaders in dairy sustainability/animal care frameworks, and experienced farm consultants/advisors (often tied to Dairy Australia programs or industry initiatives).
Required Achievements:  
Leadership roles in Australian dairy sustainability or animal care committees/frameworks, Demonstrated experience delivering farm business/consulting support, Direct responsibility for farm-level adoption of animal care and sustainability practices

Recent Guest Discussions

Tom Farran - Farm Business And Management Decisions; Planning For Increased Costs And Tighter Margins (excerpt From A Dairy Australia Webinar)

Matt Harms - Farm Business And Management Decisions; Planning For Increased Costs And Tighter Margins (excerpt From A Dairy Australia Webinar)

Fiona Smith - Farm Business And Management Decisions; Planning For Increased Costs And Tighter Margins (excerpt From A Dairy Australia Webinar)

Graeme Nicoll - What Sits Behind The 2025 Sustainability Scorecard Results; Changes In Animal Care Practices; Role Of The Calfways Roadmap; Guidance From Dairy Australia’s Animal Husbandry And Genetics Survey

Recent Topics

Dairy, Sustainability, Animal Welfare, Farm Management, Farm Business

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
DairyPod
:

Practical tactics for the year ahead: How farmers are preparing

June 17, 2026

This DairyPod episode features an excerpt of a recent Dairy Australia webinar recording which focuses on the farm business and management decisions dairy farmers are facing as they head into the new season.  Dairy Australia's Farm Business Program Lead, Greg Duncan, is joined by experienced farm consultants Fiona Smith, Matt Harms and Tom Farran to discuss insights and observations from their work with dairy farming businesses. They explore ways farmers can plan for, and manage, the impa...

2025 Sustainability Scorecard: Animal welfare in focus

June 03, 2026

This episode recognises the progress dairy farmers are making in animal care and explores how changes to on-farm practices are reflected in the industry’s latest Sustainability Scorecard. Dairy Australia’s Sustainable Animal Care Manager, Andy Hancock, speaks with South Gippsland dairy farmer and Chair of the Australian Dairy Sustainability Framework (ADSF) committee, Graeme Nicoll, about what sits behind the scorecard results. Andy and Graeme discuss changes in animal care practi...

Turning farmer feedback into action: Strategic Plan 2030

May 27, 2026

Dairy Australia’s Chair, Paul Roderick, and CEO Matt Shaffer answer the questions farmers are asking about the 2030 Strategic Plan, and the outcomes it aims to deliver on farm. Paul and Matt explore how the development of the strategic plan was shaped by farmer input and industry goals, with farm profitability at the centre. They also discuss the learnings from Dairy Australia’s Independent Review of Performance, and how progress will be measured and reported to farmers and indust...

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