Grower group conversations: Reflecting on knowledge sharing

The Soil CRC Knowledge Sharing Project extension series is now available on the Soil CRC YouTube channel.

This four-part series is produced and presented by Simon Kruger, project grower group participant and Project Communications Officer at West Midlands Group in Western Australia. Simon sits down with participating grower group representatives to reflect on some of the key learnings from the Soil CRC’s Knowledge Sharing Project.

• Episode 1 – Birchip Cropping Group’s Kelly Angel talks about reactive events and strategic engagement.
• Episode 2 – Central West Farming System’s Diana Fear discusses engaging with farmers in challenging times.
• Episode 3 – West Midlands Group colleagues Dr Nathan Craig and Melanie Dixon chat about sharing knowledge and engaging with farmers at their Pasture Walk events.
• Episode 4 – Ag Innovation & Research Eyre Peninsula’s Joshua Telfer talks about shifting soil and land management narratives.
• Episode 5 – a bonus episode featuring top tips for farmer engagement from each of the extension series guests.

As a companion to the YouTube video series, the full conversations between Simon and other grower group participants are available on the West Midlands Group Paddock Chat podcast channel.

The Knowledge Sharing Project was led by Dr Hanabeth Luke from Southern Cross University to address the challenges and opportunities associated with sharing soil knowledge, with the aim of increasing farmer uptake of new research outputs. The project team has compiled their tips for engaging people in a knowledge sharing guide, which the Soil CRC expects to release later this year.

Find out more

• Related article: Knowledge sharing for good soil stewardship
• Watch the Soil CRC’s 2023 knowledge sharing panel recording