Parhaat Eat New Zealand Podcastit (2024)

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56. Ruminants aren’t the only herbivores that eat forage crops! 21:14

4d ago21:14

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This latest “bite sized” short podcast takes a look at summer crop establishment in New Zealand, including a detailed look at the tiny (unwanted) herbivores that eat forage crops. Charlotte Westwood chats with PGG Wrightson Seeds agronomy guru Greg Zeuren to hear about the successful establishment of spring planted summer forage crops in the Waikat…

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55. Baleage – A mystery surprise or valuable nutrients for our ruminants? Part 2 33:27

10d ago33:27

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Amazing feed quality or compost? This second of a two part podcast series focuses on how to make sure we get the very best quality feed from plastic-wrapped bales. Part 1 focused on how to assess baleage, and the importance of getting the dry matter (DM) % right to ensure a tasty, good quality end product. In this, part 2 of our baleage series, we …

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54. Baleage – A mystery surprise or valuable nutrients for our ruminants? Part 1. 49:37

16d ago49:37

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Baleage can be a fantastic way to conserve pasture or crop, moving forage from times of feed surpluses to times of feed deficits. Once wrapped in plastic, all baleage looks somewhat the same. Yet behind that plastic lurks all types of feed, from very high quality baleage through to absolute compost. This latest podcast focusses on assessing the qua…

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The Green Desk: Woodwork and Repairs: 22nd October, 2024

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Repairing is something of a lost art form. Appliances are built to be replaced rather than repaired. In the age of outlets like Temu and fash fashion houses - Who repairs things anymore? On today’s Green Desk, we’re heading to The Shed — a workshop hiding in Sandringham’s GribbleHurst Park where woodworkers and tinkers spend hours fixing broken thi…

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The Green Desk: Infrastructure and Energy in Wellington, Part 2: 15th October, 2024

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On this week's Green Desk we have part two of a special on The State of Wellington, recorded down in the capital inside Parliament’s cafe. If you’ve read the news in the past month, the capital is being buffeted by gnarly headwinds. Not off the Cook Straight but rather from pesky employees working from home. But are sunny days ahead for Wellington?…

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The Green Desk: Trouble in Aotearoa's Big Apple: 8th October, 2024

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This week on The Green Desk we have a special episode on the state of Wellington, recorded inside Parliament’s cafe with the Spinoff Wellington Editor Joel MacManus. He talks about infrastructure, cycleways and tunnels. If you’ve read the news in the past month, the capital is being buffeted by gnarly headwinds. Not off the Cook Straight but rather…

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The Green Desk: Agriculture and Eating: 1st October, 2024

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We all need to eat, but climate change is changing the world in which food grows. So what will a warmer climate mean for agriculture? This week on the Green Desk reporter Jack Marshall speaks with Principal Scientist Linda Lilburne, from Manaaki Whenua - Land Care Research. Lilburne's been involved in research exploring what a changing climate will…

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The Green Desk: Energy and Architecture: 24th September, 2024

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This week on the Green Desk we spoke with lecturer of sustainable architecture, Priscila Besen from Auckland University of Technology. New Zealand is facing an energy crisis, and quick solutions are needed. Large manufacturing businesses are shutting doors around the country, with an Auckland Mill in Penrose announcing its permanent closure last we…

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The Green Desk: Kōura and Whakawheku: 17th September, 2024

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This week on the Green Desk, Jack Marshall spoke with freshwater scientist Ian Kusabs about a breakthrough in monitoring kōura, New Zealand’s freshwater crayfish. Kusabs, of Ngāti Tūwharetoa, is a busy man, working with The University of Waikato, iwi groups, and NIWA as a freshwater scientist. This week Kusabs told the Green Desk about whakaweku, w…

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53. Switching on ‘the heater’ inside newborn ruminants – The role for brown fat reserves 33:36

2M ago33:36

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Hypothermia is a real risk for newborn lambs and calves - and is a significant cause of loss of newborns born outdoors during cold weather. When body heat is lost to the environment faster than a lamb or calf can replenish core body heat from within, hypothermia is likely. What factors influence the amount of heat that a lamb or calf can generate t…

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The Green Desk: Getting Down With Dung Beetles: 10th September, 2024

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This week on The Green Desk things get shitty — New Zealand has a poo problem: An estimated 100 million tonnes of cow and sheep manure fall onto New Zealand pastures each year, causing an environmental and economic stink. Reporter Jack Marshall went to see a man about a dung beetle. Dung Beetle Innovations’s Dr. Shaun Forgie is a specialist in dung…

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The Green Desk: Tuna and Whitebait at an Auckland Golf Course: 3rd September, 2024

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After some time away from 95bFM, reporter Jack Marshall made his triumphant return to the bFM newsroom where he’s taking up his role as host of The Green Desk. This week on the Green Desk, Jack goes spotlighting with Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust at an Auckland golf course to find nature thriving in its waterways.…

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51- Don't Peer Pressure Strangers Into Eating Your Fudge (Cape Reinga & Auckland, New Zealand) 1:10:51

3M ago1:10:51

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In this episode, Brooke & Makaella talk about the end of their trip together in New Zealand. Stories consist of a car breaking down, Karen's coming out, bar hopping, not tipping, getting sick off fancy milk... you name it! Come feel like you're reminiscing in the room with them! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/broo…

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52. Wild winter weather. Part Two, Farm-level practical concepts 28:14

3M ago28:14

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Building on this mid-winter topic introduced in Episode 51, this podcast explores practical, farm-based things that we can do to help our cows well in cold weather. As a nutrition-themed podcast series, our latest episode focuses unashamedly on the importance of nutrition, but other topics are explored too. The role for shelter for reducing effects…

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51. Wild winter weather. Cattle outside, how we can help - Part One 37:12

3M ago37:12

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Cold winter weather. Great if you love skiing, not so great for us and our ruminants when we’re out and about in rough weather. That said, ruminants can be remarkably resilient in cold winter conditions – to a point. In this, part one of a two part podcast series, we explore why ruminants (focusing specifically on dairy cattle) can tolerate moderat…

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50. Soil contamination of feeds – any issues for our ruminants? 50:00

4M ago50:00

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Ingestion of soil during grazing of pastures and forage crops is a common and unavoidable event. Soil contamination of silage and baleage is another challenge that we sometimes need to deal with. Our latest episode explores the whole topic of soil ending up where it doesn’t belong. How much mud and dirt do animals eat during grazing? What factors i…

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49. Dry cow and transition cow management – it’s all about the COW. Featuring Dr Sue Macky 24:27

5M ago24:27

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Well known New Zealand-based veterinarian, nutritionist and farmer Dr Sue Macky joins Charlotte Westwood in our latest podcast. Sue steps us through everything to do with the individual dairy cow during the dry and transition periods - from the cow's point of view. Too often we get overly focused on the detail of the diet and management dry and tra…

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48. Lignin – From pine trees to pastures – What do your grazing animals reckon? 38:33

6M ago38:33

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All plants would be green slime growing sideways along the ground if it wasn’t for lignin– True! Find out more in our latest podcast covering everything from the good, the bad and the ugly about lignin. Learn how lignin impacts overall quality of ruminant feeds, and how feed management decisions change how animals process and digest lignin in their…

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50- We Woke Up In A Puddle (The Pinnacles, Paihia, Russell, & Kerikeri, New Zealand) 35:19

6M ago35:19

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Featuring Makaella Caruth, Brooke & Makaella dive into details from their backpacking trip from two years ago! Stories consist of being delulu, a makeshift tent, singing to teens, and much more! Click to listen in on their convos. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brooke-seals/support…

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47. Kiwifruit as a feed for ruminants 48:04

7M ago48:04

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Sliced on our morning cereal or perched on top of our iconic New Zealand dessert Pavlova, kiwifruit deliver a tasty powerpack of valuable nutrients for us humans. What about ruminants? Are reject kiwifruit from your local packhouse equally as good for our dairy cows and other animals on farm? Yes! A valuable source of energy delivered largely as wa…

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49- The Party Gal Can't Hang (Rotorua & Hot Water Beach, New Zealand) 28:39

8M ago28:39

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In this episode, Brooke talks about defeating her fear of zorbing, weird vibes at the sports bar, stingy people with tiny shovels, and so much more... click to listen ;) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brooke-seals/support

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48- We Met At A Dojo, Dontcha Know? (Waitomo & Raglan, New Zealand) 18:31

8M ago18:31

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In this episode, Brooke talks about loosing her debit card, going to a dojo with a stranger, and jamming out in a hostel parking lot. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brooke-seals/support

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46. Metabolisable Energy in Ruminant Nutrition - it’s an interesting topic, we promise! 48:00

8M ago48:00

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A fundamental basic of ruminant nutrition – energy density of feeds – is covered in this latest Rumen Room Podcast. Expressed as Megajoules of Metabolisable Energy per kilogram of dry matter (MJME/kgDM), energy density is an important driver of animal productivity and profitability. In a down to earth, practical “gumboot level” manner, Dr Charlotte…

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45. Dietary Cationic Anionic Difference (DCAD) – One strategy for reducing challenges of low blood calcium in dairy cows 46:18

9M ago46:18

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Our latest podcast explores DCAD - one specific aspect of the diet of “springer” (“close-up”) dairy cows. The Rumen Room Podcast has briefly discussed DCAD previously (Episodes 10 and 34). Changing the DCAD of a springer cow diet potentially reduces risk of hypocalcaemia (low blood calcium) in cows before, during and immediately after calving. This…

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47- Burnt Broke Backpacker Sammiches (Tongariro & Taranaki, New Zealand) 24:33

9M ago24:33

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In this episode Brooke talks about rock climbing, overly hot burners, and not fitting in with the posh folks. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brooke-seals/support

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46- Weird Ass Backpacking (Wellington & Napier, New Zealand) 30:52

10M ago30:52

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In this episode, Brooke talks about struggling to find hostels, booking an Airbnb with a family, and debating rock climbing in a falling rocks zone- wild times. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brooke-seals/support

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44. Hot and bothered lactating dairy cows - the how, the why and what we can do to help our cows 50:02

10M ago50:02

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Our latest podcast carries on with our heat stress 'theme' from episode 43, where we explored the challenges of hot temperatures on pasture species. We’ve moved the theme of heat stress across to how heat stress effects dairy cows. We discuss how heat stress bothers cows, and investigate strategies to reduce the effects of summer heat on lactating …

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45- When You Gotta Go, You Gotta Go (Dunedin, New Zealand) 22:53

10M ago22:53

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In this episode, Brooke makes a come back after nearly a year of taking a break from podcasting. She starts her new journey talking about the last city that she did in New Zealand; Dunedin. This episode includes stories of paying for a booked up hostel, watching the All Blacks rugby team without knowing an ounce of rugby knowledge, and pooping amon…

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43. Hot and bothered summer pastures – less dry matter and poorer nutritive value for your grazing ruminants 53:35

10M ago53:35

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With the New Zealand summer in full flight during early 2024, it’s timely to review how hot temperatures potentially alter the dry matter yields and nutritive value of our temperate pasture species.Exploring first how hot temperatures impact dry matter yields (kilograms of dry matter grown per hectare per day), the podcast looks at effects of hot w…

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42. Thiamine deficiency in sheep and cattle – a nutritional challenge with an animal health twist 44:23

12M ago44:23

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Thiamine (Vitamin B1) deficiency - a nutrition/diet-mediated animal health condition sometimes seen in ruminant species - features in this, our latest Rumen Room Podcast. Most often seen in young, spring-born ruminants during their first summer of life, thiamine deficiency is a sporadic animal health condition that most New Zealand dairy, sheep and…

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41. Internal parasite management– the role for good nutrition (plus many other parasite topics!) 54:27

1y ago54:27

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Our latest episode features guest speaker Dr Ginny Dodunski who joins Rumen Room host Dr Charlotte Westwood for a chat about all things internal parasites. As a New Zealand-based veterinarian and self proclaimed “gumboot parasitologist”, Ginny requires little introduction to most kiwis involved in farming. With a background in veterinary practice, …

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40. The role for dietary iodine in dairy cows before and during mating 38:54

1y ago38:54

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This episode takes a deep dive into the topic of dietary iodine requirements of cows - and the relationship (or not) of iodine intake with the reproductive performance of cows. Iodine is well down the priority list when tackling challenges of poor reproductive performance. Body condition score at calving and the extent and duration of body conditio…

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39. Summer forages for lactating dairy cows. The Mark and Courtney Harris story 34:42

1y ago34:42

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With the ever-increasing inconsistencies of summer weather impacting on dryland dairying, forage crops deliver a valuable bulk of high-quality summer and early autumn feed. In our latest dairying-themed podcast, host Charlotte Westwood is joined by Waikato dairy farming couple, Mark and Courtney Harris - to learn of their investigations into the fi…

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38. Feed for your stock - Spring planting decisions; “What’s In the Bag” – with agronomist Brian Young 19:37

1y ago19:37

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With spring planting coming up fast for us here in New Zealand, our latest episode focuses on decisions around choosing the right pasture and forage crop seeds. Host Charlotte Westwood chats with guest podcaster, Southland agronomist Brian Young about all things seeds. Brian’s background includes farming (sheep and beef, and dairy), shearing, worki…

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37. Setting ewes up well through lambing – Pasture-based tips and tricks 49:10

1y ago49:10

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This episode carries on from Episode 36, expanding the topic around feeding ewes well through lambing. First up, we cover off on the challenges of stress, and of pre-existing animal health conditions on the ability of a heavily inlamb ewe to look after herself and her unborn lambs well, from a nutritional point of view. The importance of getting st…

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36. Pregnancy Toxaemia (“Sleepy Sickness”) in pregnant ewes 39:52

1y ago39:52

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Our latest sheep-themed podcast covers a topic that can challenge our pregnant ewes when they have a belly-full of lambs in late pregnancy. Pregnancy toxaemia is a metabolic disease of ewes caused by underfeeding and/or stress when ewes, often those carrying twins or triplets, reach the final stages of late pregnancy. The podcast covers off what pr…

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35. Rumen bloat (“frost bloat”) in cattle that eat frosted, frozen winter pastures and forage crops 13:44

1y ago13:44

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During mid-winter, it’s not uncommon to start the morning with frosted forages (pastures, winter brassicas, fodder beet and green feed cereals). For break / strip grazed animals that are hungrily waiting for their regular shift onto a new break, frosted forages can potentially increase risk of rumen bloat or "frost bloat". In this our latest “bite-…

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34. Reducing risk of low blood calcium at calving - Dairy cow springer (pre-calving) diets 1:05:03

1+ y ago1:05:03

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In this our latest podcast, we focus exclusively on the diet of “springer” dairy cows (otherwise known as “close up dry cows”). Many factors are important when designing springer cows diets – relating not only to calcium metabolism but also to do with dietary energy, protein, fibre and, of course, the requirements for other minerals and vitamins. F…

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The Green Desk: How Weathering Rocks Can Help Combat Climate Change: July 7, 2023

1+ y ago

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Welcome to The Green Desk, the podcast that explores innovative approaches to tackle the pressing issue of climate change. In today's episode, we explore a new technique that offers a fresh perspective on combating the climate crisis. Professor Racheal James, an expert in Geochemistry from the University of Southampton in England talks about enhanc…

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The Green Desk: Avian Love and Communication, June 28 2023

1+ y ago

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This week on The Green Desk reporter Jack Marshall speaks with researcher Ella McCallum about her research into the toutouwai, the north island robbin.

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33. Intramuscular fat (IMF) deposition in finishing animals – animal-related factors, and dietary nutrition 56:47

1+ y ago56:47

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Intramuscular fat (IMF) is fat that’s deposited between and within individual muscle fibres (cells) in the skeletal muscle of animals. Also referred to as ‘marbling’, consumers of red meat often prefer meat that contains a higher level of IMF due to an enhanced eating experience. In this, our second in a two-part series focusing on IMF in ruminant …

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32. An introduction to intramuscular fat (IMF) deposition in finishing animals 28:20

1+ y ago28:20

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Intramuscular fat (IMF) is fat that’s deposited between and within individual muscle fibres (cells) in the body of animals. Often also referred to as ‘marbling’, the consumers of red meat often have a preference for higher IMF meat due to an enhanced eating experience. In this, our first in a two-part series that focuses on IMF, we lay the foundati…

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31. The dry off process for lactating dairy cows. Part Two 1:01:07

1+ y ago1:01:07

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This is our second of a two part series all about “drying off” lactating dairy cows. Part One of this two-part series (Episode 30) covered off the basics of why the cow and her udder need a dry period to rest and recuperate in preparation for a new lactation. What a “good” dry off process might look like was discussed, as well as the impact of once…

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30. The dry off process for lactating dairy cows. Part One 47:31

1+ y ago47:31

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“Drying off” lactating dairy cows is the process of successfully and efficiently closing down the lactation process in readiness for the dry period – a time of rest and recuperation for not only the cow but also her hard-working milk secretory cells in her udder. In this, part one of a two-part series about drying off dairy cows, we explore the bas…

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Scully’s: From Bulls, with love 20:51

1+ y ago20:51

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Scully’s exports a wide range of natural boutique products for bath, body and home to Asia, Europe and Australia. Scully’s started as a small family-run operation in Bulls 20 years ago, but it’s gradually grown bigger and bigger, all the while keeping its commitment to the environment and its people. In this episode of Flying the Fern, host David D…

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K9 Natural: The simple idea that carnivores should eat meat 21:02

1+ y ago21:02

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K9 Natural pet food is sourced and produced in such a way that humans could eat it. Using high-quality ingredients from the human supply chain has a range of health benefits for animals that help our pets, and this has helped the company to play a leading role in shifting the standard of animal foods towards premium, natural, food products for cats…

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Karen Murrell: Pioneering the beauty industry with Kiwi inspiration 17:24

1+ y ago17:24

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Karen Murrell has played a leading hand in shifting the global beauty industry towards natural, environmentally friendly products that don’t compromise on quality. Her success story has leaned on no shortage of inspiration from New Zealand flowers, colours and tones. In this episode of Flying the Fern, host David Downs talks to Karen about: Develop…

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Anchor: 130+ years of taking New Zealand dairy to the world 18:24

1+ y ago18:24

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Fonterra is New Zealand’s leading dairy exporter, and Anchor is a $1.2 billion kiwi brand that’s been around for more than 130 years. Anchor products go to more than 80 countries, playing a huge role in the reputation of New Zealand, and New Zealand food and beverages, around the world. In this episode of Flying the Fern, host David Downs talks to …

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Mamaku: Incorporating traditional Māori values with natural skincare 20:25

1+ y ago20:25

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Mamaku skincare products are steeped in traditional Māori practices and values that govern everything from the way these special products are made, to how the business is run by the sisters who founded Mamaku ten years ago. They’re helping to take the beauty industry back to the future, where natural, plant-based products are seen as premium. In th…

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29. Rusty grasses – what might these mean for grazing animal performance and wellbeing? 13:00

1+ y ago13:00

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In this our latest “bite sized” Rumen Room Podcast, we cover off a brief overview about rusty grasses. Often the first time you realise your pastures contain Crown rust (Puccinia coronata) or Stem rust (Puccinia graminis) fungi is when your boots turn an orange colour as you walk through the paddocks. (Note that these aren’t the only types of fungi…

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