As part of this week’s “Change Maker” show of Sarah’s Country, Helen Dorresteyn from Clevedon Buffalo shares what it’s like owning and operating a buffalo farm. They were the first to farm riverine buffalo in New Zealand, providing artisan award-winning fresh buffalo mozzarella, bocconcini, ricotta, yoghurt and marinated buffalo cheese. Richard and Helen Dorresteyn own and operate 200-head buffalo farm just south of Auckland on the shores of the Hauraki Gulf, with their brand Clevedon Buffalo Co taking home gold medals at New Zealand’s national cheese and artisan awards. To find out more about Clevedon Buffalo, visit their website: https://www.clevedonbuffalo.co.nz To listen to the interview on podcast, visit www.sarahscountry.com Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on the podcast and if you love us, please leave a review! Sarah’s Country is produced in a strategic alliance with Farmers Weekly - New Zealand’s most trusted source of agri-journalism - www.farmersweekly.co.nz Contact the show: sarah@sarahscountry.com Follow Sarah’s Country on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahperriam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry

As part of this week’s “Change Maker” show of Sarah’s Country, Melissa Slattery from Dairy Environment Leaders discusses how rising to meet environmental challenges and supporting each other through change will top the agenda when Dairy Environment Leaders meet in Wellington for their annual forum today. Dairy Environment Leaders are leading farmers from across the country, who work with other farmers, their communities and decision-makers to drive positive change. Dairy Environment Leaders Chair, Melissa Slattery, says the forum is timely as the sector responds to climate change and water quality regulations, and farmers are supported with profitable and sustainable practices. To listen to the interview on podcast, visit www.sarahscountry.com Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on the podcast and if you love us, please leave a review! Sarah’s Country is produced in a strategic alliance with Farmers Weekly - New Zealand’s most trusted source of agri-journalism - www.farmersweekly.co.nz Contact the show: sarah@sarahscountry.com Follow Sarah’s Country on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahperriam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry

As part of this week’s “Change Maker” show of Sarah’s Country, Derek Fairweather from Thermo Regulatory Genetics explains why they are developing heat-tolerant genetics in dairy cows. The company’s genetics allow farmers in tropical climates around the world to breed superior dairy cows that not only withstand the challenges of heat but thrive in it. For more information on Thermo Regulatory Genetics, visit their website: https://trgenetics.co.nz/ To listen to the interview on podcast, visit www.sarahscountry.com Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on the podcast and if you love us, please leave a review! Sarah’s Country is produced in a strategic alliance with Farmers Weekly - New Zealand’s most trusted source of agri-journalism - www.farmersweekly.co.nz Contact the show: sarah@sarahscountry.com Follow Sarah’s Country on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahperriam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry

As part of this week’s “Change Maker” show of Sarah’s Country, dairy farmer Charlie Adair discusses how he has expanded from dairy cows into the dairy goat industry. Charlie and wife, Emma, are seeking investments of $5 million or more from high-net-worth and experienced investors for one of New Zealand’s largest dairy goat enterprises based out of Whangarei, Northland. The Adairs were announced 2020 Northland Share Farmers of the Year in the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards, only four years after emigrating from Britain and beginning at the bottom of the NZ dairy industry. To read more, visit the article on Farmers Weekly: https://farmersweekly.co.nz/section/dairy/view/rare-investment-opportunity-in-dairy-goats To listen to the interview on podcast, visit www.sarahscountry.com Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on the podcast and if you love us, please leave a review! Sarah’s Country is produced in a strategic alliance with Farmers Weekly - New Zealand’s most trusted source of agri-journalism - www.farmersweekly.co.nz Contact the show: sarah@sarahscountry.com Follow Sarah’s Country on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahperriam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry

As part of this week’s “News Maker” show of Sarah’s Country, Emma Higgins from Rabobank discusses what is driving the ever-increasing dairy prices and how sustainable these prices are. Sustained increases in Global Dairy Trade (GDT) prices have pushed the New Zealand farm gate milk price for this season into the mid-$7/kg territory, where it might deliver the second-highest Fonterra payout in 20 years. The GDT index of 1170 and an average price of US$3746/tonne rose 3% in the latest auction, the 10th rise in 12 auctions over the past six months. During that time, the dairy market has lifted by 28% and it is now 20% higher than a year ago. To read more, visit the article on Farmers Weekly: https://farmersweekly.co.nz/section/dairy/view/gdt-pushes-prospect-of-higher-milk-prices To listen to the interview on podcast, visit www.sarahscountry.com Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on the podcast and if you love us, please leave a review! Sarah’s Country is produced in a strategic alliance with Farmers Weekly - New Zealand’s most trusted source of agri-journalism - www.farmersweekly.co.nz Contact the show: sarah@sarahscountry.com Follow Sarah’s Country on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahperriam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry

As part of this week’s “News Maker” show of Sarah’s Country, Roger Carruthers from New Zealand Functional Foods explains the oat milk process from seed to supermarket. Key players in the oat industry want to capitalise on increasing demand, with the country's first plant-based milk factory on the horizon. Once it had secured enough investment, construction of a new high-tech oat milk extraction plant in Invercargill will get underway, providing new opportunities for farmers. To read more, visit the article on Farmers Weekly: https://farmersweekly.co.nz/section/arable/view/plant-based-factory-to-bring-farmer-opportunities To listen to the interview on podcast, visit www.sarahscountry.com Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on the podcast and if you love us, please leave a review! Sarah’s Country is produced in a strategic alliance with Farmers Weekly - New Zealand’s most trusted source of agri-journalism - www.farmersweekly.co.nz Contact the show: sarah@sarahscountry.com Follow Sarah’s Country on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahperriam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry

As part of this week’s “Change Maker” show of Sarah’s Country, Alex Gowen from NZTE discusses opportunities for NZ in Ireland’s dairy industry. The growth in Irish dairying is creating some of the same problems and opportunities that it created here and a report from NZTE released late last year highlighted the many strong links that exist between the two country’s dairy sectors. To read more, visit the article on Farmers Weekly: https://farmersweekly.co.nz/section/dairy/view/opportunities-beckon-in-ireland-with-dairy-growth To listen to the interview on podcast, visit www.sarahscountry.com Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on the podcast and if you love us, please leave a review! Sarah’s Country is produced in a strategic alliance with Farmers Weekly - New Zealand’s most trusted source of agri-journalism - www.farmersweekly.co.nz Contact the show: sarah@sarahscountry.com Follow Sarah’s Country on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahperriam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry

Mid-canterbury dairy farmers, Ted and Sue Rollinson, New Zealand winners of the inaugural Zimmatic Sustainable Irrigation Awards. Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on podcast. iHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/38FY8p7 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3gITSId Apple: https://apple.co/2W3t65t Contact the show www.sarahperriam.com Follow me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahperriam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarah_perriam?lang=en

The Productivity Commission wants the primary sector to focus more on “value-add” exports. Principal of the Dairy Link consultancy, Earl Rattray, explains. Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on podcast. iHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/38FY8p7 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3gITSId Apple: https://apple.co/2W3t65t Contact the show www.sarahperriam.com Follow me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahperriam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarah_perriam?lang=en

The Reserve Bank is continuing to keep a close eye on heavily indebted dairy farms. NZAB’s Scott Wishart gives his advice moving forward. Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on podcast. iHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/38FY8p7 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3gITSId Apple: https://apple.co/2W3t65t Contact the show www.sarahperriam.com Follow me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahperriam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarah_perriam?lang=en

What is the natural competitive advantage we have on the rest of the world? Property Brokers’ Rural General Manager, Conrad Wilkshire, discusses the recent Rural Investment Seminar. Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on podcast. iHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/38FY8p7 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3gITSId Apple: https://apple.co/2W3t65t Contact the show www.sarahperriam.com Follow me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahperriam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarah_perriam?lang=en

Spring Sheep Chief Executive Scottie Chapman talks about its new business model and what direction sheep milking is heading in. Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on podcast. iHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/38FY8p7 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3gITSId Apple: https://apple.co/2W3t65t Contact the show www.sarahperriam.com Follow me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahperriam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarah_perriam?lang=en

Why is it so hard to recruit people into the dairy industry? Federated Farmers’ Chris Lewis discusses why DairyNZ’s GoDairy campaign is being put off. Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on podcast. iHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/38FY8p7 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3gITSId Apple: https://apple.co/2W3t65t Contact the show www.sarahperriam.com Follow me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahperriam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarah_perriam?lang=en

Westpac Senior Agri Economist Nathan Penny discusses where New Zealand is most exposed in trading with China. Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on podcast. iHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/38FY8p7 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3gITSId Apple: https://apple.co/2W3t65t Contact the show www.sarahperriam.com Follow me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahperriam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarah_perriam?lang=en

Maui Milk Business Manager, Tom Woutersen, discusses opportunities in sheep dairy as a possible route to farm ownership. Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on podcast. iHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/38FY8p7 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3gITSId Apple: https://apple.co/2W3t65t Contact the show www.sarahperriam.com Follow me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahperriam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarah_perriam?lang=en

Fonterra made a welcome return to profitability in the 2020 financial year, despite the global disruption of covid-19. GlobalHQ journalist Hugh Stringleman provides an overview of Fonterra’s capital structure, director elections and the forecast for the 2020-21 season. Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on podcast. iHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/38FY8p7 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3gITSId Apple: https://apple.co/2W3t65t Contact the show www.sarahperriam.com Follow me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahperriam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarah_perriam?lang=en

Synlait's National Milk Supply Manager, David Williams, explains how its Lead with Pride programme will have suppliers on track to meet freshwater requirements. Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on podcast. iHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/38FY8p7 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3gITSId Apple: https://apple.co/2W3t65t Contact the show www.sarahperriam.com Follow me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahperriam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarah_perriam?lang=en

NZAB director Andrew Laming will take a look at how a negative OCR will flow through to the dairy sector and why its yields are attracting investment. Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on podcast. iHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/38FY8p7 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3gITSId Apple: https://apple.co/2W3t65t Contact the show www.sarahperriam.com Follow me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahperriam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarah_perriam?lang=en

DairyNZ has released its policy priorities for the election based on feedback received from farmers. DairyNZ chief executive Tim Mackle will work through the top 10 things the Government can do for dairy's future. Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on podcast. iHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/38FY8p7 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3gITSId Apple: https://apple.co/2W3t65t Contact the show www.sarahperriam.com Follow me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahperriam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarah_perriam?lang=en

Auckland is under pressure with level three lockdown, but next week it could be any one of our rural communities. Stepping up and showing we care for everyone in New Zealand has led to the KiaKaha Auckland Facebook page. NZX dairy analyst Julia Jones shares the initiative. Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on podcast. iHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/38FY8p7 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3gITSId Apple: https://apple.co/2W3t65t Contact the show www.sarahperriam.com Follow me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahperriam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarah_perriam?lang=en

Tipping milking convention on its head, Ian Macdonald decided the ideal approach for milking his dairy sheep was to visit them in the paddock with a mobile unit. Ian will join us following his recent win of the Blinc Innovation Awards in association with Farmers Weekly Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on podcast. iHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/38FY8p7 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3gITSId Apple: https://apple.co/2W3t65t Contact the show www.sarahperriam.com Follow me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahperriam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarah_perriam?lang=en

Dairy farmers now have financial incentive to take on an apprentice with the Government funding employers to take onboard new staff and retain them. Primary ITO chief executive Nigel Philpott says it's more than apprentices but the pathways from school age into the primary sector. Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on podcast. iHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/38FY8p7 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3gITSId Apple: https://apple.co/2W3t65t Contact the show www.sarahperriam.com Follow me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahperriam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarah_perriam?lang=en

A $3.5million campaign being run by DairyNZ to try and get 1000 locals to fill on-farm jobs, and Taratahi, a farm training facility that went into liquidation, has been reopened but are Kiwis turning their nose up at the opportunity? Dairy NZ’s people leader Jane Muirwill explain. Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on podcast. iHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/38FY8p7 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3gITSId Apple: https://apple.co/2W3t65t Contact the show www.sarahperriam.com Follow me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahperriam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarah_perriam?lang=en

Fonterra director of manufacturing Alan van der Nagel joins us to discuss the raft of vacancies the co-op is looking to fill. Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on podcast. iHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/38FY8p7 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3gITSId Apple: https://apple.co/2W3t65t Contact the show www.sarahperriam.com Follow me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahperriam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarah_perriam?lang=en

Three of the world’s biggest economies are failing to live up to commitments made in the CPTPP to increase access to their consumer markets for imports of New Zealand dairy products. Dairy Companies Association of NZ executive director Kimberly Crewther will explain more. Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on podcast. iHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/38FY8p7 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3gITSId Apple: https://apple.co/2W3t65t Contact the show www.sarahperriam.com Follow me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahperriam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarah_perriam?lang=en

Nikayla Knight has gone from serving lattes in an airport lounge to milking cows on a Mid Canterbury dairy farm. Her new boss Richard McDonald will share his thoughts on employing people from outside of the industry. Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on podcast. iHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/38FY8p7 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3gITSId Apple: https://apple.co/2W3t65t Contact the show www.sarahperriam.com Follow me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahperriam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarah_perriam?lang=en

Fill the fountain, not the drain. Juggling farm work and family responsibilities are a challenge many rural women face. Taranaki sharemilker and 2019 Dairy Woman of the Year winner Trish Rankin will join us to share her top tips for achieving a decent work-life balance. Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on podcast. iHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/38FY8p7 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3gITSId Apple: https://apple.co/2W3t65t Contact the show www.sarahperriam.com Follow me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahperriam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarah_perriam?lang=en

He is happy his heartache and financial suffering have not been in vain, three years on from eradicating Mycoplasma bovis. Farmer Frank Peters joins us to share the process of dealing with the Primary Industries Ministry and give his advice for the handling of future biosecurity challenges. Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on podcast. iHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/38FY8p7 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3gITSId Apple: https://apple.co/2W3t65t Contact the show www.sarahperriam.com Follow me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahperriam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarah_perriam?lang=en

Volatility in commodity prices, a lack of clarity on environmental regulation, tightening bank credit and rising farm expenses have all amounted to a 29% drop in dairy farm sales. What confidence can Rabobank senior analyst Michael Harvey provide to dairy farmers? Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on podcast. iHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/38FY8p7 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3gITSId Apple: https://apple.co/2W3t65t Contact the show www.sarahperriam.com Follow me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahperriam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarah_perriam?lang=en

As we head into calving we have some great tips to avoid mastitis from Farm Medix's mastitis lady Natasha Maguire who will take your questions and give her advice on how to have healthy cows and calves. Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on podcast. iHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/38FY8p7 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3gITSId Apple: https://apple.co/2W3t65t Contact the show www.sarahperriam.com Follow me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahperriam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarah_perriam?lang=en