Hard Ground

About Hard Ground

Hard Ground is a podcast for farmers and rural operators willing to have the difficult conversations around succession, production, politics, all of it. Join us as we pursue honesty and find the common ground we can all stand on.

Publisher

Josh and Steph Borowski

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Apr 2026

Latest episode

16 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

17 of 22 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   16 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   How This Family Built a $70M Business Without Falling Apart

   James and Emma Salerno of Ringers Western share with Hard Ground how they built a $70 million rural clothing brand while prioritizing family unity and conflict resolution.

2. 

   9 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Fat Farmers: The Rural Health Movement Saving Lives

   Host Richard Sheppy interviews guests about how the Fat Farmers movement breaks down barriers to improve rural Australian health, fitness, and mental wellbeing.

3. 

   2 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   How to Pass Down the Farm Without Dividing the Family

   Host Josh and Guest Karen Gale, founder of Forever Told, discuss how intentional ethical wills explain the "why" behind farm succession, preventing family conflict and preserving legacy.

Inside a recent episode

How This Family Built a $70M Business Without Falling Apart

Published 16 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So can you walk us through a little bit about what those laws look like? What do they consist of? Because it sounds like a philosophy associated with something that you're living by in a way, which is fascinating. Obviously, there's the core principles or fundamentals regarding that. Yeah, there are. Yeah, and it's less philosophical and more practical, I would say, because we're farmers and we're practical people. And so it's less about like a way of thinking about something and more about what do we do when we hit this? What do we actually do? And if we use this principle, does it solve the problem? […]

Who has been a guest on Hard Ground

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• James Salerno
• Emma Salerno
• Richard Sheppy
• Karen Gale
• Mary O’Brien

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

20 ratings

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