The Ruminati Journal
What the Wagyu marble score story tells us about the future of emissions tracking
April 22, 2026Bobby Miller attended WagyuEdge 2026 in Brisbane as a Wagyu producer and AWA member, and the marble score story had a lesson worth sharing.
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Supporting your producers with emissions reporting: how the Ruminati Partner Network works
April 15, 2026If you work with farmers as an advisor, agronomist, NRM group or farmer collective, the Ruminati Partner Network is worth knowing about.
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When the supply chain gets honest: reflections from the AMI Producer Day
April 9, 2026At the Andrews Meat Industries Producer Day, a candid conversation about sustainability requests flowing through the supply chain reinforced something Ruminati thinks about a lot: the data is there, it just needs to flow better.
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Why do I actually need to do this? The question that shifts the room
April 1, 2026At a Burnett Mary Regional Group workshop in QLD, the conversation moved from "why would I do this?" to "how do I make this work for my business?"- and that shift made all the difference.
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When the supply chain comes to you: catching up with McDonald's in Sydney
March 27, 2026The McDonald's team flew in from Chicago on the tail end of an Australian supply chain trip, and the conversation in Sydney was less about box-ticking and more about what actually works on the ground.
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Upskilling the people producers trust: Ruminati and Landcare Agriculture's Train the Trainer program
March 24, 2026Ruminati and Landcare Agriculture's latest Train the Trainer session brought advisors and group leaders together for an hour of the questions producers are actually sitting with.
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From paddock to boardroom: what the Sustainability Reporting Summit means for Australian agriculture
March 11, 2026At the Sustainability Reporting Summit, one message came through clearly: emissions reporting is no longer a box-ticking exercise. It's how businesses demonstrate resilience, strategy and long-term viability.
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Supply chains are starting to show their work: reflections from EvokeAg 2026
February 19, 2026Two days at AgriFutures EvokeAg pointed to a quiet but significant shift: supply chains are moving from asking producers to carry emissions change, to building commercial structures that make it worth doing.
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Profitability and sustainability at the Australian Dairy Conference: why the two aren't competing
February 16, 2026Ruminati's David Nation spent a few days at the Australian Dairy Conference, where the clearest message was that profitability and sustainability aren't competing priorities- one enables the other.
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Emissions intensity, tough questions, and why the Chinchilla Landcare session mattered
February 3, 2026A workshop with the Chinchilla Landcare Group got into the real questions around emissions intensity: who gets measured against what, and whether doing the right thing early actually pays off.
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Your farm data is valuable. Here's what to check before you share it
January 19, 2026As more producers build emissions profiles and supply chains start asking for data, the question of who controls that information (and how) is one worth taking seriously before you sign anything or send anything.
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Emissions reporting and carbon credits aren't the same thing- and the difference matters
December 15, 2025Operational emissions reporting and carbon credit schemes are built for different purposes, run on different timeframes, and getting them confused creates real problems for producers.
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Net zero by 2050, CN30 revised, and what Australia's emissions targets mean for farm businesses
November 27, 2025Australia's agricultural emissions targets have been shifting. Here's what the targets are, who set them, and why export markets add another layer entirely.
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Not about emissions for emissions' sake: Ruminati at the National Carbon Farming Conference
November 12, 2025At the National Carbon Farming Conference in Albury, Ruminati's Bill Findlay joined producers, advisors and industry for an honest conversation about on-farm emissions tracking and what it actually means for farm businesses.
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Emissions intensity: the number on your report that's actually about productivity
October 22, 2025Of all the figures on an emissions report, emissions intensity is the one most directly connected to how well your business is performing. Understanding it changes how you read the whole report.
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What 80,000 head of cattle taught us about the power of data
October 1, 2025From 80,000 head of cattle to young producers asking hard questions- the National Landcare Conference was a reminder of why emissions data matters, and who's driving change in Australian agriculture.
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What dairy farmers actually want: lessons from the a2 Milk producer visits in WA
September 24, 2025Sitting down with dairy farmers face-to-face is always instructive. On a recent visit with The a2 Milk Company in WA, the feedback was clear- capture information once, keep it simple, and stay out of the way.
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Carrots, not sticks: what the Farming Forever Summit got right about emissions and motivation
September 12, 2025Ruminati CEO Bobby Miller chaired a panel at the Farming Forever Summit on carbon reporting, sequestration recognition and what actually motivates farmers to engage with emissions- the answers were refreshingly practical.
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Verified beef, real market access and what that means for producers on the ground
September 3, 2025At the Greenham Gippsland Beef Producer Info Day, one message came through clearly- sustainability isn't a sideline anymore. Verified, traceable beef is winning real market share in competitive export markets.
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What producers told us about emissions tracking at the TSBE Workshop
August 18, 2025At the Toowoomba and Surat Basin Enterprise AgriEmerging Markets Workshop in Sydney, the message from producers was consistent: emissions tracking needs to be simple, practical and useful on-farm.
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Unpacking Emissions Efficiency: A Farmer-to-Expert Discussion (Part 3)
August 14, 2025In the final part of this interview, Bill Findlay and John Francis return to the question many producers are asking: how do I actually get started with emissions reporting, and what do I do with the data once I have it?
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Talking Australian agriculture on the world stage and finding out how much we have in common
August 11, 2025Our COO Will Onus joined the Australian delegation at the APEC Food Security Ministerial Meeting in South Korea to share how on-farm data can deliver both sustainability outcomes and real business benefits.
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Why your emissions factor isn't the same as the farm down the road
July 24, 2025Emissions factors are one of the most misunderstood parts of an agricultural emissions report- here's what they are and why they vary across Australia.
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Carbon insetting, input costs and why grain growers are asking the right questions
July 9, 2025At the Australian Summer Grains Conference on the Gold Coast, the conversations around emissions and natural capital were smart, practical and grounded (exactly the kind the industry needs right now).
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Unpacking Emissions Efficiency: A Farmer-to-Expert Discussion (Part 2)
July 7, 2025Ruminati’s Bill Findlay continues his discussion with John Francis, this time exploring how a well-designed, responsive farm system is key to delivering both economic and environmental benefits.
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Unpacking Emissions Efficiency: A Farmer-to-Expert Discussion (Part 1)
June 11, 2025With sustainability taking centre stage in agriculture, Ruminati’s Bill Findlay chats with emissions expert John Francis to explore how emissions data can also provide valuable insights into farm productivity and efficiency.
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Two panels, one clear message: sustainability has to work for the producer
May 15, 2025At the Semex Plan to Profit Summit in Melbourne, two sustainability panels and a room full of dairy and beef producers reinforced what the industry keeps coming back to: it has to be a two-way street.
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Beef for a better planet: two days at the World Angus Forum in Brisbane
May 7, 2025Twenty-six countries, one theme: Bobby, Will and Lily spent two days at the World Angus Forum where genetics, data and emissions all ended up in the same conversation.
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Beyond the Baseline: Making Sense of Emissions Reporting Requirements
May 1, 2025As emissions reporting becomes mandatory in Australia, Ruminati’s Lily Rodgers and lawyer Kristen Roy break down what businesses need to know, from ASIC requirements to Scope 3 data, and how to stay compliant with confidence.
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A one-off baseline is a start. Here's why it's not enough on its own.
April 17, 2025Getting a baseline emissions report done is a meaningful first step, but the producers who'll be best placed in five years are the ones tracking annually. Here's the practical case for why.
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Insetting, offsetting and why the difference matters for Australian livestock producers
March 27, 2025Carbon offsetting gets most of the attention, but insetting is the mechanism that's starting to put real money back to producers. Understanding the difference is worth five minutes of your time.
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You can't manage what you can't measure: Ruminati CEO Bobby Miller at the Global Food Forum
March 14, 2025Ruminati CEO Bobby Miller joined a panel at The Australian's Global Food Forum in Melbourne to make the case that emissions tracking is a farm management tool, not a compliance exercise, and the industry needs incentives to match.
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Insetting, beef-on-dairy and a Gold Coast full of dairy producers thinking about the future
February 27, 2025Bobby Miller and Will Onus spent two days at the Australian Dairy Conference on the Gold Coast, where one theme kept coming up: keeping sustainability outcomes within the dairy industry itself.
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From biofuel to weight loss drugs: what two days at EvokeAg 2025 left us thinking about
February 25, 2025Bobby Miller and Lily Rodgers spent two thought-provoking days at AgriFutures EvokeAg 2025, where the sessions were as challenging as the questions they raised about agriculture's future.
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Scope 1, 2 and 3: what those numbers actually mean for your farm business
January 14, 2025Every producer is hearing about Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions right now — but what do the categories actually mean on the ground, and why does it matter which bucket your emissions fall into?
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Scope 3, supply chains and what the new reporting laws mean for farmers
December 3, 2024Bobby Miller and Bill Findlay joined industry leaders at the Impact X Decarb Forum for a day of roundtable discussions on emissions management in agriculture, and left encouraged by how much is already happening.
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Out at Esk: what a visit to the T2T Producer Hub showed us about what's possible on farm
November 28, 2024Ruminati COO Will Onus joined the T2T Esk Producer Hub visit this week, touring Ben Drynan's property Gallinani: a working example of what it looks like when production and sustainability genuinely reinforce each other.
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When carbon reporting becomes an opportunity: Ruminati at AgTech24 in Emerald
November 26, 2024Ruminati COO Will Onus joined the Carbon Tech Fusion panel at AgTech24 in Emerald, where the conversation moved beyond compliance to how producers can gain real value by taking control of their emissions data.
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Two days at BeefEx and a lot of conversations about where feedlot emissions are heading
October 18, 2024BeefEx 2024 in Brisbane was two full days of big conversations about sustainability, feedlot emissions and what the new reporting landscape means for the beef industry, and the Ruminati team was in the thick of it.
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Grass Dale, the Darling Downs and what a day in Toowoomba told us about Queensland ag
October 9, 2024Ruminati COO Will Onus joined the Fulton Market Group team on the Darling Downs ahead of the TSBE Beef Battle- touring the Grass Dale Feedlot and getting a close look at the scale and innovation happening in the region.
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Henty Field Days, a Rabobank truck and some very direct conversations about emissions
September 20, 2024Ruminati CEO Bobby Miller spent two days at the Henty Machinery Field Days presenting from the Rabobank truck and having direct farmer-to-farmer conversations about emissions tracking.
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In Armidale with a room full of beef producers (and a discussion that kept coming back to emissions)
September 16, 2024Bobby Miller was at the Ebor Beef Future of Beef Forum in Armidale last week- a well-attended event covering everything from cattle market outlooks to sustainability, with emissions gaining real traction in the room.
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Grain, heat and a lot of enthusiasm: Ruminati at the GRDC GroundUp Showcase Day
August 29, 2024Lily Rodgers represented Ruminati at the GRDC GroundUp Showcase Day in Toowoomba- a day of hands-on demos and genuine conversations with grain producers about emissions tracking and what it means for their businesses.
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Intensity metrics, supply chain pressure and a field day worth the drive to Willaura
May 28, 2024Bobby Miller and Bill Findlay headed to Paraway Pastoral's Net Zero Better for Business Field Day in Willaura, Victoria. It was a chilly day offset by good producer conversations and some strong thinking on supply chain sustainability.
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Silver buckshot, not silver bullets: the message that landed at the inaugural Sustainable Agriculture Summit
May 23, 2024Peter Leihn joined 150+ agricultural leaders in Canberra as the government moved to formalise farm-gate emissions standards, and one line from the floor summed up why a whole-of-supply-chain approach is the only one that makes sense.
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Five days in Rockhampton: Ruminati at Beef 2024
May 14, 2024Five days, four panels, one major partnership announcement and a milestone that's been a long time coming: the first Ruminati Climate Assessed cattle going to market on AuctionsPlus.
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New data, big questions and two days with Wagyu producers at WagyuEdge 2024
April 11, 2024Bobby Miller took the stage at WagyuEdge alongside Professor Richard Eckard and Dr Fran Cowley, unveiled new emissions data from Ruminati's analyst, and spent two days in conversation with Wagyu producers about what it all means for their businesses.
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Who owns the story? On-farm emissions data and the producer's perspective
March 19, 2024Will Onus joined QUT and Rabobank's field day in Rolleston to talk carbon, natural capital and why producers who understand their own emissions data are better placed in every supply chain conversation they have.
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Profitability, productivity and sustainability: Bobby Miller at CommBank's Momentum Conference
March 13, 2024Bobby Miller joined a panel at Commonwealth Bank's Momentum 2024 Conference to talk about how emissions tracking is reshaping the economics of farming- and why the triple bottom line is becoming everyday business for ag.
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Two days at Wilmot: accelerating change in food, fibre and nature
March 4, 2024The Ruminati team spent two days at Wilmot Cattle Co's field days in March, connecting with industry partners and producers around emissions, natural capital and what agriculture's role as a climate solution actually looks like.
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EvokeAg in Perth and a few things worth watching in agtech
February 22, 2024Bobby Miller was at AgriFutures EvokeAg in Perth this week: a dense couple of days of collaboration, innovation and conversations that are starting to shape what comes next for Ruminati.
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Emissions reporting in St George: a room that wanted practical answers
February 9, 2024Peter Leihn presented at the AGnVET Rural St George Conference on emissions reporting, platform demos and the latest trends in what government and industry are asking of producers, and the room had plenty of questions.
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In Canberra for the conversation agriculture needs to keep having
December 5, 2023Peter Leihn and Bobby Miller were at the National Press Club in Canberra for a day that put agriculture's sustainable future squarely in the room (and Ruminati got a couple of mentions along the way!)
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What the Greenham Beef Sustainability Standard launch means for beef producers
November 27, 2023Will Onus joined over 120 producers and industry figures in Wangaratta for the launch of the Greenham Beef Sustainability Standard: a voluntary on-farm program that's asking an important question: what if sustainability credentials actually paid?
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The longer you leave it: what the UNE Sustainable Livestock Protein Summit reinforced
November 23, 2023Lily Rodgers joined producers and researchers at UNE's Sustainable Livestock Protein Summit for a day of honest conversation about supply chain dynamics and why starting on emissions now matters.
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Data security, producer trust and why it matters who controls your emissions data
October 26, 2023The Ruminati team was at the National Farmers Federation Conference in Canberra, and amid the platform demos and producer conversations, one topic kept coming back to the surface: who owns farm data, and how is it protected?
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Wagga, a room full of farmers and some straight talking about emissions
October 16, 2023Will Onus was at the Digital Agrifood Summit in Wagga last week, and the conversations with producers reinforced something the team sees at every event: farmers want practical knowledge from people who've actually run a farm.
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Four reasons producers are starting to take emissions tracking seriously
October 3, 2023Bobby Miller spent a day at the Henty Machinery Field Days talking to producers about on-farm emissions, and the conversations reinforced just how much the business case for tracking is shifting.
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Producers are ready. The harder question is where to begin.
August 30, 2023The Ruminati team joined Paraway Pastoral's Getting Started Towards Net Zero field day, and the appetite for emissions reduction strategies in the room was hard to miss.
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