July 4, 2025
Episode 69 – Pushing the boundaries of catch crops
Imagine if a crop could be both productive and improve environmental outcomes in a cold and wet climate? Plant & Food Research have been working with several…
June 27, 2025
Episode 68 – Returning to his rural roots
James Kellow has taken an unconventional path into farming with the purchase of Lighthouse Station on the Āwhitu Peninsula in 2017 for a deep connection to his…
June 20, 2025
2024 Nuffield Report – Putting the success back into succession
In this episode, Sarah Perriam-Lampp speaks with 2024 Nuffield Scholar Peter Templeton about alternative pathways to farm ownership and succession. Drawing on…
June 20, 2025
Special Report – Time to rethink your pre-lamb
Are your ewes performance ready this season? In this must-listen vodcast, NZVA Sheep & Beef Cattle Branch president Alex Meban of VetEast joins Sarah to…
June 11, 2025
Firearms and mental health: A Balancing Act
Firearms and mental health are a serious topic and attitudes around them can be emotional and polarising. Words Kathryn Wright.
June 11, 2025
A warming Winter crumble
The secret to a good winter-warming pudding is to have something already prepared; so when that cold weather seeps in, all you have to do is reach into the…
June 6, 2025
Keep the Sheep!
Steven Bolt is a farmer from Corrigin, in the Central Wheatbelt of Western Australia. He runs a mixed farming enterprise of merino sheep stud and cropping. He…
June 6, 2025
A quarter of our annual rainfall in 36 hours
Brent Fisher is a third-generation farmer based outside of Christchurch at Motukarara (1,000-acre hill block rising to 350m) and Greenpark (1,275 acres 2m…