Our consumers are concerned about bobby calves, so how do New Zealand dairy farmers work to practically reduce this and economically? To listen to the show on podcast, visit www.sarahscountry.com Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on the podcast and if you love us, please leave a review! Contact the show: sarah@sarahscountry.com Follow Sarah’s Country on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahscountry Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry​

It used to be worth $10/kg to farmers in the 80’s, now farmers are throwing it into gullies to dispose of the waste product. To listen to the show on podcast, visit www.sarahscountry.com Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on the podcast and if you love us, please leave a review! Contact the show: sarah@sarahscountry.com Follow Sarah’s Country on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahscountry Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry​

How do we move from status quo to game-changing innovation-led farming? How do we deal with the systemic silos across leadership, research and data-management? And when will we have purpose-driven leadership that is happy to prioritise the people it serves over themselves? To download the report visit: sarahscountry.com/opinion To listen to the show on podcast, visit www.sarahscountry.com Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on the podcast and if you love us, please leave a review! Contact the show: sarah@sarahscountry.com Follow Sarah’s Country on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahscountry Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry​

One of the most precious gems in New Zealand’s food & fibre sector is the family farm, so how do we ensure that the intergenerational business model can survive a changing world? For information on the services of our guests visit, https://www.familybusinesscentral.com https://nzab.co.nz/our-services https://www.wynnwilliams.co.nz To listen to the show on podcast, visit www.sarahscountry.com Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on the podcast and if you love us, please leave a review! Contact the show: sarah@sarahscountry.com Follow Sarah’s Country on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahscountry Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry​

Described as ‘damning evidence & dramatic footage of the fishing industry’ on Netflix’s movie ‘Seaspiracy’, Sarah finds out if there is any truth about what could be happening in New Zealand seafood boats & salmon farms? To listen to the show on podcast, visit www.sarahscountry.com Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on the podcast and if you love us, please leave a review! Contact the show: sarah@sarahscountry.com Follow Sarah’s Country on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahscountry Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry​

In this episode we uncover an economic-meets-environmental modelling tool designed by former Massey University agricultural analyst Barrie Ridler known as E2M that New Zealand’s largest farm, Pamu, are using. To contact Barrie Riddler: 2bjr@xtra.co.nz For information on the E2M Model farm case studies with NZ Landcare Trust: https://www.landcare.org.nz/current-project-item/farm-systems-project “Demonstration dairy farm cuts nitrate leaching 30 percent and stays profitable” https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/97071476/demonstration-dairy-farm-cuts-nitrate-leaching-30-per-cent-and-stays-profitable To download the E2M Technical Forward: https://bit.ly/3c6GJZQ To listen to the show on podcast, visit www.sarahscountry.com Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on the podcast and if you love us, please leave a review! Contact the show: sarah@sarahscountry.com Follow Sarah’s Country on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahscountry Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry​

In this week’s Sarah’s Country’s Opinion Maker we break-down how to change the way we look at change from backstage at E Tipu: Boma NZ Agri Summit four leader’s advice for the NZ food & fibre sector. This interview was featured as part of this week’s Opinion Maker programme brought to you by Farmlands, New Zealand's largest farmer owned rural supplies co-operative. Visit them at farmlands.co.nz To listen to the show on podcast, visit www.sarahscountry.com Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on the podcast and if you love us, please leave a review! Contact the show: sarah@sarahscountry.com Follow Sarah’s Country on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahscountry Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry​

Forestry as a land-use in New Zealand is a heated discussion among sheep & beef farmers as the pinus radiata expands across pastoral farming countries with a bid to use afforestation to meet our countries climate change targets. Port Blakely grows and markets renewable forest products around the globe owning and managing sustainable working forests in Washington, Oregon & New Zealand. For information on Port Blakely, visit: https://portblakely.com/nz-forestry This interview was featured as part of this week’s Opinion Maker programme brought to you by Farmlands, New Zealand's largest farmer owned rural supplies co-operative. Visit them at farmlands.co.nz To listen to the show on podcast, visit www.sarahscountry.com Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on the podcast and if you love us, please leave a review! Contact the show: sarah@sarahscountry.com Follow Sarah’s Country on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahscountry Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry​

They say the essentials in life are shelter and food. Like chicken and egg, which one should come first? Once highly productive soils for food production is gone to housing, there is no coming back and New Zealand’s recent Our Land 2021 report outlines the big crossroads our country is in. To read the report, visit https://environment.govt.nz/publications/our-land-2021/ This interview was featured as part of this week’s Opinion Maker programme brought to you by Farmlands, New Zealand's largest farmer owned rural supplies co-operative. Visit them at farmlands.co.nz To listen to the show on podcast, visit www.sarahscountry.com Subscribe to Sarah’s Country on the podcast and if you love us, please leave a review! Contact the show: sarah@sarahscountry.com Follow Sarah’s Country on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahscountry Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry​