Listen to ABC Radio National's Bush Telegraph program live broadcasts from Birchip

At the completion of With the Grain in November 2006, ABC Radio National broadcast their Bush Telegraph program live from Birchip.

Bush Telegraph host, Michael McKenzie, joined us for three days (22-24 November), conducting interviews and broadcasting live from the BCG Conference Room, the Birchip P-12 School and from John and Robyn Ferrier's 'Wirrabilla' homestead.

You may listen to specific parts of the Bush Telegraph program with Michael McKenzie interviewing the following people:

(Click once on the media player to activate the buttons before pressing 'Play')

Alexandra Gartmann, John Ferrier and Eddie and Frances Lee Our CEO, Alexandra Gartmann, discusses BCG drought initiatives, John Ferrier talks about farming practices and BCG membership, and Eddie and Frances Lee talk about the social fabric of Birchip.

 

Country Viewpoint with Anne McClelland and Glenys Rickard Track 1. Birchip school teacher, Anne McClelland, talks about the social pleasures that go with the leisurely pace of life in Birchip Track 2. Birchip farmer, Glenys Rickard, describes the emotional see-saw of keeping on through the tough times (Press 'Play' for Track 1 or 'Next' and then 'Play' for Track 2).

 

Jonathan Starks Jonathan Starks discusses findings of the BCG project, Diversity in a Piped System.

 

John and Peter Ferrier, Zvi Hochman and Brooke Thompson John Ferrier talks about the With the Grain competition and the crop failure, Dr Zvi Hochman (CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems and APSRU) discusses Yield Prophet forecasts, agronomist Brooke Thompson (Cropfacts P/L) helps plan for 2007, and Peter Ferrier talks about how farmers were feeling earlier in the year.

 

Birchip P-12 School students  Breanna Smith, Liam Coffey, Nick Milne and Jayden Gladman discuss their fertiliser trial and hopes for the future.