G’day and welcome to the A Place to Call Home Podcast.
In this episode, I sit down with Ross Newman — pasture agronomist, problem solver, decision-making coach, and lifelong learner based in Rockhampton.
Ross works with beef producers across Queensland helping them solve the problems consuming their pasture systems — and more importantly, coaching them to make smarter decisions in their business.
From growing up on a potato farm that’s been in the family since 1897…
To stepping away to build skills and experience…
To travelling internationally and working across pasture systems around the world…
And ultimately finding his way back home.
This is a conversation about grass, mindset, resilience, and clarity.
It’s about understanding that you can’t produce beef without leaf.
It’s about challenging “this is how we’ve always done it.”
And it’s about building prosperity — not just financially, but in soil, systems, and self.
In this episode, we chat about:
Growing up on a mixed potato farm and the lessons from working alongside family
Realising the farm wasn’t big enough for multiple families — and stepping away to grow
Choosing experience over income in the early years of his career
Why pastures are the foundation of profitable beef production
The most common mistakes producers make in their grazing systems
Why clarity of mind leads to better on-farm decisions
The importance of continuous learning and investing in yourself
Mental health, vulnerability, and having the right conversations in agriculture
Using his family farm as an R&D block to challenge conventional thinking
What “Pasture to Prosperity” really means
Resources mentioned:
📘 The Advancing Beef Leaders program
📚 Zero Limits – Joe Vitale
📚 Not a Life Coach - James Smith
Follow Ross and Pasture to Prosperity
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📸 Instagram: @PasturesToProsperity
🌏 Website: Pastures To Prosperity | Beef Production Agronomy
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