Talking CTF
A podcast dedicated to CTF
THE SMART FARM AUDIO WORKSHOP SERIES
Talking CTF: Episode 13 Optimising tyre management in CTF systems with Matt Petersen
In this episode, we talk to Matt Pederson who is the Southern Regional Manager with Australian Tyre Traders Geelong in Victoria. Matt has more than 20 years of experience working in the tyre industry around Australia in retail, wholesale and original equipment. In...
Talking CTF: Episode 12 with Dr Jeff Tullberg & Dr Chris Bluett
In this episode, we talk to Dr Jeff Tullberg and Dr Chris Bluett about the results of a five-year project titled "Application of CTF in the Low Rainfall Zone (LRZ)" funded by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) and co-funded by participating...
Talking CTF: Episode 11 with Dr Jeff Tullberg & Dr Chris Bluett
In this episode, we talk to Dr Jeff Tullberg and Dr Chris Bluett about the results of a five-year project titled "Application of CTF in the Low Rainfall Zone (LRZ)" funded by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) and co-funded by participating...
Talking CTF: Episode 10 with Jay Carroll, Civil and Agricultural Design
In this episode we chat with Jay Caroll at Civil Agricultural Design in Toowoomba who is an expert in drainage and surface water management. Jay explains why surface water management is important in CTF and he talks about some of the key components to consider when...
Talking CTF: Episode 9 with Josh Pearse, Vantage WA
Talking CTF: Episode 8 with Tim Rethus, Farmer
Tim Rethus is a farmer from Horsham whose family business Rethus Broadacre has run a controlled traffic farming system for more than 20 years. Tim shares with us their machinery configuration, the benefits, and the challenges of CTF. Rethus Broadacre is one of the few...
PREVIOUS EPISODES
Talking CTF: Episode 4 with Bindi Isbister and David Minkey
In this episode we look ahead to the 2022 Soil Amelioration/Controlled Traffic Farming Conference on August 3-4 in Perth. Dr David Minkey EO of WANTFA and Bindi Isbister Chair of ACTFA give a preview of what to expect at the conference. To register for the conference...
Talking CTF: Episode 3 with Bindi Isbister
In this episode, environmental scientist and newly elected ACTFA Chair Bindi Isbister, talks to us about CTF and why farmers should consider the benefits that CTF systems have to offer. Bindi also discusses soil amelioration bloopers and where farmers can avoid traps...
Talking CTF: Episode 2 with James Hagan
In this episode James Hagan continues the discussion around the economics of CTF in your farming system, including machinery replacement costs, opportunity costs, yield benefits, cost savings and overall system benefits.Play this episodeAbout this episode's guest This...
Talking CTF: Episode 1 with James Hagan
In the first episode of our new podcast Talking CTF, our host David Cussons talks to Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries economist James Hagan, about the basics of transitioning to CTF. What is driving current interest in CTF adoption Tips on planning a...
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