Ground Cover is an Australian podcast series created for farmers by farmers. It explores the real life stories of land managers that have transitioned from conventional farming to regenerative agriculture. These podcasts were recorded in 2019 with Kerry Cochrane who shares unique and honest conversations about the challenges and opportunities of regenerative agriculture.

Ground Cover - the regenerative agriculture revolution

Ground Cover is an Australian podcast series created for farmers by farmers. It explores the real life stories of land managers that have transitioned from conventional farming to regenerative agriculture. These podcasts were recorded in 2019 with Kerry Cochrane who shares unique and honest conversations about the challenges and opportunities of regenerative agriculture. Kerry Cochrane is President of the Australian Institute of Ecological Agriculture Cooperative and his been instrumental in designing the regenerative agricultural degree. Proudly produced by the Regenerative Agricultural Alliance (RAA) and Southern Cross University.

Ground Cover

Introduction to Ground Cover and the regenerative agriculture revolution

Kerry Cochrane speaks to regenerative farming revolutionary and author Dr Charles Massy, a well known grazier from Cooma in Southern NSW. Dr Massy realised through a paradigm shift in a very tough drought, the ignorance of conventional and industrial farming.
This is episode 2 of Ground Cover, an Australian podcast series created for farmers by farmers. These podcasts were recorded in 2019 with Kerry Cochrane, President of the Australian Institute of Ecological Agriculture Cooperatives. Proudly produced by the Regenerative Agricultural Alliance (RAA) and Southern Cross University.

The regenerative agriculture revolution with Dr Charles Massy

Soil is the beginning of everything, without good soil we don’t grow healthy plants and we don’t eat good food, so it is critical we understand how to treat it more effectively. This episode features Derek Smith, a mixed farmer from Guyra who has come along the journey from conventional to regenerative farmer. 
A lifelong farmer, Derek has embraced natural farming as a way to protect biodiversity, store carbon and maintain consistent food production. He is currently running beef cattle, free range layer hens plus prime lambs on his property Kenilworth.
This is episode 3 of Ground Cover, an Australian podcast series created for farmers by farmers. These podcasts were recorded in 2019 with Kerry Cochrane, President of the Australian Institute of Ecological Agriculture Cooperatives. Proudly produced by the Regenerative Agricultural Alliance (RAA) and Southern Cross University.

It all starts with the soil - Kerry Cochrane with Derek Smith

Colin Seis is a mixed farmer from the Gulgong area of New South Wales from a traditional cropping and grazing family. After devastating fires in which he lost everything, Col rebuilt everything from the ground up and he started to think about the future survival of himself, his family and his farm. His focus quickly changed to low input agriculture and on what he could do differently to remain resilient in the future. 
This is episode 3 of Ground Cover, an Australian podcast series created for farmers by farmers. These podcasts were recorded in 2019 with Kerry Cochrane, President of the Australian Institute of Ecological Agriculture Cooperatives. Proudly produced by the Regenerative Agricultural Alliance (RAA) and Southern Cross University.

Col has seen the need for fast tracking improvement in degraded soil and grassland as well as producing crops for human consumption or stock feed. Since 2010 he has been developing 'multi species pasture cropping' with the aim of producing better quality forage and improving soil health even more than single species pasture cropping.

Out of the ashes with multi species pasture cropping expert Col Seis

In this episode, Kerry Cochrane talks with Bruce Maynard, a mixed farmer from Narromine, NSW, who was a conventional farmer, direct drilling for a decade or so, before making the switch to regenerative practices.
From bare paddocks to diversity, from nature to nurture, this is a conversation exploring the journey that has seen Bruce affectionately known as 'the King of no kill cropping'. 
This is episode 4 of Ground Cover, an Australian podcast series created for farmers by farmers. These podcasts were recorded in 2019 with Kerry Cochrane, President of the Australian Institute of Ecological Agriculture Cooperatives. Proudly produced by the Regenerative Agricultural Alliance (RAA) and Southern Cross University.

From bare paddock to diverse landscape with Bruce Maynard

Southern Cross University is a multi-campus university on Australia's east coast, with campuses in southeast Queensland adjacent to the Gold Coast Airport, in New South Wales at Lismore and in Coffs Harbour, where the University’s National Marine Science Centre is also located. We have metro and the Hotel School campuses in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth and Brisbane.