{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Humans of Agriculture","title":"The Livestock Industry Was Running on Paper. AgriWebb Bet Everything That Would Change - John Fargher, Co-Founder (AgriWebb Partner episode)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4047,"description":"John Fargher grew up on a sheep and cattle station in South Australia's Flinders Ranges, where innovation wasn't a buzzword. It was a necessity.\n\nFrom School of the Air and life on a remote station to practising law in London, John's path looked a long way from building one of agriculture's most recognised technology companies. But a conversation in a London pub changed everything.\n\nTogether with fellow co-founders Kevin Baum and Justin Webb, John left his legal career behind to tackle one of agriculture's biggest challenges: helping livestock producers move beyond paper records and make better decisions using data.\n\nMore than a decade later, AgriWebb supports producers across Australia, the UK, North America, South America and beyond, helping digitise livestock businesses while connecting farmers more closely with supply chains and the future of food production.\n\nIn this episode, John reflects on the journey from startup garage to global ag-tech business, the realities of building a company in one of the world's least digitised industries, and why earning farmers' trust has always mattered more than building software.\n\nThe conversation also explores AgriWebb's recent acquisition by URUS, the future of livestock data, and why John believes agriculture still has enormous untapped opportunities for innovation.\n\nKey insights from the conversation:\nGrowing up on a remote station in the Flinders Ranges\nLeaving a legal career in London to co-found AgriWebb\nWhy agriculture was still running on paper when AgriWebb began\nBuilding a startup before ag tech was an established industry\nThe lessons from growing a global software business\nExpanding into the UK, North America and Brazil\nWhy digitising agriculture remains one of the industry's biggest opportunities\nThe role of trust, partnerships and culture in scaling a business\nHow AI, data and genetics could shape the future of livestock production\nWhat's next for AgriWebb following its acquisition by URUS\nChapters:\n00:00...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/PupbXbFywMWTJ5gch17EL4BoFl2vAICgyQAK9XnOB7I/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMxNDk1LzE2NjAw/ODMxNDAtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}