Mark was instrumental in the creation of the Climate Institute - a not-for-profit focused on climate science and policy in Australia. The farm also incorporates a 600 hectare hardwood timber plantation and indigenous plantings for biodiversity. Yet, Mark and his wife Eve Kantor operate a very successful mixed grazing farm where they run 20,000 sheep for fine wool and prime lamb as well as 500 cows. In 2011, Jigsaw Farms, his family property in south-west Victoria, achieved carbon neutrality - undergoing a process he openly admits was at the time, both "arduous and not necessarily commercially rewarding". Regen Ag Series #1: Mark Wootton on carbon-neutral farming at Jigsaw Farms (16 July, 2020)įrom AgTech.So What? Podcast: Mark Wootton is well-known in the Australian agriculture industry as a pioneer in carbon-neutral farming. The podcast is available on both Spotify and Apple podcast apps, and via above link. Sarah Mock - sometimes controversial, but always well-researched in her views, Sarah is an agricultural journalist and author, who just released a book examining what makes a ‘good farm’ĭerek Norman - VP of venture investment at Leaps by Bayer, Derek shares the latest on emerging technologies in ag tech, including in fertilizer and soil carbon.
Stu Austin - manager of Wilmot Cattle Co, which recently secured a landmark deal to sell $500,000 worth of soil carbon credits to Microsoft.
Mark Wootton - dubbed the ‘carbon neutral farmer,’ Mark is a pioneer in measuring natural capital… yet, he’s also highly sceptical of the regenerative agriculture movement. 100th Episode Special: Soil Carbon & the Future of Agtechįor their 100th episode, the “Ag Tech…So What?” brought back some of their most popular guests to check in on what’s changed in their businesses and in ag tech since they spoke, and the new technologies and opportunities we can all be looking out for.
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