Podcast: Showing Cattle, The Broncos and the Importance of Youth in Agriculture with Peter Cook
Listen to podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/580xeUQ640DuU3fbuhn2Hv?si=BCwe7WohRBSPmMHRlDoQRQ
This podcast was part of the Australian Simmentals – 50 years in the making series. Humans of Agriculture podcaster, Oli Le Lievre interviews Barana's Stud Principle Peter Cook AKA "Cookie".
Calling the Central West of NSW home, Cookie shares with us his journey from jackaroo, to stud owner. In this episode, Cookie shares more about:
His early interest and involvement in agriculture
What initially interested him about the Simmental breed
The role that showing cattle had in his stud
His family farming business
The trends that he has observed in the breed
Where he thinks the current opportunities are
Where he sees the future of the Simmental breed going
The importance and involvement of Youth in agriculture more broadly
