Beef in 2025 — Who’s Paying, Who’s Profiting, and Who’s Struggling?
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
EP 97 | Beef in 2025 — Who’s Paying, Who’s Profiting, and Who’s Struggling?In this conversat...
Farrowing Crates: A dive behind the headlines.
27 Nov 2025
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EP | 96 Farrowing Crates: A dive behind the headlines. Myfanwy and Emily dive into a diverse ra...
3 Waters reform, regen pet food, US lamb markets and glyphosate
20 Nov 2025
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095 | Emily and Myfanwy delve into the pushback NZ is currently getting from growing lamb exports in...
EEAT : Excellence Everything all the time
13 Nov 2025
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EP 94 | EEAT : Excellence Everything all the time Myfanwy chats to Jimmy Emmett who shares his uniqu...
Methane: From Villain to Opportunity
06 Nov 2025
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EP 93 | Methane: From Villain to OpportunityThe conversation highlights the often misunderstood role...
Weather and Nanocellulose
30 Oct 2025
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EP 92 | Weather and NanocelluloseIn this conversation, Myfanwy and Emily discuss the recent extreme ...
Little Farmer X Ag in Conversation
23 Oct 2025
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EP 91 | Little Farmer X Ag in ConversationEmily Walker speaks with George McDonald, the creator of L...
Farm Succession Series Wrap up
16 Oct 2025
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090 | show notesEmily and Myfanwy discuss various pressing topics including the ongoing trade war be...
Zoomlion and a Wool Boom?!
09 Oct 2025
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EP 89 | In this conversation, Myfanwy and Emily discuss the challenges of busy lives, particularly d...
Regen ag - can we make it pay
02 Oct 2025
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088 | Regen Ag - a term thrown around, widely used, commonly misunderstood and currently with no fra...
Nitrate Emergency, Whats actually going on?
25 Sep 2025
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EP 87 | Nitrate Emergency, Whats actually going on?In this conversation, Emily and Myfanwy discuss v...
China's Sustainability Mindset
18 Sep 2025
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086 | It was a busy week in the news! with a full 360 on agriculture in the high school curriculum ...
Wayne McNee from AgriZero NZ
11 Sep 2025
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085 | Wayne McNee from AgriZero NZ - In this episode, Myfi and Emily Walker chat with Wayne McNee f...
Light at the end of the Tunnel
04 Sep 2025
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084 | Light at the end of the Tunnel. It's been radio silence from Myfanwy for the past month as she...
Rose Gold Veal: An innovative solution for non-replacement claves
28 Aug 2025
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083 | Emily and Myfanwy sat down with follow AWDT Escalator alumni, Leanne Blacklock and Jade Chia, ...
Farm Succession with Ross Neal
21 Aug 2025
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082 | In this episode, Emily and Myfanwy sit down with Ross Neal to discuss the complexities of farm...
Farm Succession with Jacqui Owens
14 Aug 2025
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081 | In this insightful episode, we delve into the complexities of farm succession with Jacqui Owen...
Farm Succession with Ashley Burdon
07 Aug 2025
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080 | This we week dove into the complexities of farm succession planning, highlighting the importan...
Cows, Calves, Lasers and Butter!!
31 Jul 2025
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EP 79 | Cows, Calves, Lasers and Butter!!In this episode, Emily and Myfi discuss various topics rela...
Professional Development for Farmers
24 Jul 2025
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078 | Em asks a thought provoking question - should processors play a role in professional developme...
Coaching the next big thing in Ag?
17 Jul 2025
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Epi 77 | Coaching the next big thing in Ag?Myfi and Emily discuss their recent experiences, includin...
Farm Succession: are you talking about it?
10 Jul 2025
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076 | Bayer exits NZ on the R&D front, globally the weather is all over the show, having huge im...
Think like a Forest
03 Jul 2025
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EP 75 | Think like a ForestIn this conversation, Myfi and Emily discuss various topics ranging from ...
KPMG Agribusiness Agenda, US bombing, International dairy markets
26 Jun 2025
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074 | Its a mixed bag this week, we discuss everything from the price of butter to US bombing in Ira...
All Moooved in.
19 Jun 2025
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Myfi Returns from moving farms and the ladies catch up on all thats been happening since. News item...
Rural Women NZ - 100 Years
12 Jun 2025
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072 | This week Emily sits down with Sandra Matthews, Rural Women New Zealand President to talk abou...
Surely there isn't much NZ farmers can learn from the US?
05 Jun 2025
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071 | A fascinating conversation with Conan Moynihan from Force of Nature Consulting about his recen...
Growing Future Farmers: Training the Next Generation on Real Kiwi Farms
29 May 2025
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070 | A bumper episode this week covering the 2025 Budget and what that means for ag in NZ and we ha...
Utes, Trade Deals & Water-Guzzling AI
22 May 2025
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069 | Like everything the number and choices of vehicles available on the market has grown almost ex...
Where next for the NZ Economy
15 May 2025
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EP 65 | Where next for the NZ EconomyJoin us for a dive into a talk Myfanwy was lucky enough to list...
Chocolate prices, Babies and Shipping routes
01 May 2025
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Chocolate prices, Babies and Shipping routes!She's back!!! Emily returns with special guest Ted this...
Contract Milking Survey with the Sharefarming Consultants
24 Apr 2025
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EP 65 | Contract Milking Survey with the Sharefarming ConsultantsThis week we are joined by Louise G...
Lean Farming with Jana Hocking
17 Apr 2025
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EP 64 | Lean Farming with Jana HockingThis week we are joined by the fab Jana who talks to us about ...
Tariffs for everyone...even the Penguins!
10 Apr 2025
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EP 63 | Tariffs for everyone...even the Penguins!This week we are joined by the amazing Becks from T...
Wine in Conversation
03 Apr 2025
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EP 62 | Wine in ConversationJoin us this week to chat all things wine. Learning all about what is fr...
Wool the Queen of Sleep
27 Mar 2025
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EP 61 | Wool the Queen of SleepThis week we have an episode we recorded for you with the fab Vicki f...
The big 6-0
20 Mar 2025
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EP 60 | The big 6-0Our 60th episode this week we cover the latest news in the world of Ag, we celebr...
2025 Wanaka A&P Show
13 Mar 2025
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059 | Emily headed along to the Wanaka A&P Show last week and was lucky enough to join in on the...
The spread of mis and dis information
06 Mar 2025
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058 | Kangaroos, vegetables, eatable bale netting - we cover it all on this weeks episode. Digging i...
Joyful animals and Kiwi Lunchbox treat
27 Feb 2025
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Join us this week as we discuss a range of topics and news from Animal Sentience to Kiwi Berries alo...
Climate change targets, President Trump and the flow on effects
20 Feb 2025
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056 | We can't keep up with what is going on in the US at the moment, but we do try to cover some of...
Emissions, tracking wool, Gatekeeping and the Wiggles!
13 Feb 2025
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EP 55 | This week we dive into the full range of topics from the latest emissions reductions targets...
National Lamb Day '25
06 Feb 2025
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054 | Finally! Some lamb in the conversation. This week we are joined by Emma Crutchley, one of the ...
We're Back!!!
30 Jan 2025
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Ep 53 | We're Back!!This week we hit the ground running with the first normal episode of the year wi...
International Episodes Highlights
23 Jan 2025
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EP 52 | Join us for highlights from our summer podcast episodes where we travel the globe connecting...
David Cotton : English Perspective
16 Jan 2025
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EP 51 | Join us this week as we chat to David Cotton a Dairy Farmer from the South West of England. ...
Wilco Brouwer de Koning: Dutch Perspective
09 Jan 2025
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EP 50 | This week we are joined by Wilco Brouwer de Koning bringing us the Dutch perspectives and fi...
Anna Bowen: Welsh Dairy Perspective
02 Jan 2025
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EP 49 | Joining us this week is Anna Bowen, a Welsh dairy farmer and advisor. Anna walks us through ...
Neal Wallace: Global Markets Perspectives
26 Dec 2024
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048 | Week one of our special International Summer series finds us chatting to Neal Wallace from The...
Christmas Special
19 Dec 2024
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047 | Our Christmas Special and last "real time" episode for 2024! Thank you for all your support th...
NZ Agriculture & Climate Change Conference
12 Dec 2024
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046 | Emily headed along to the NZ Agriculture and Climate Change Conference to get the scope for al...
We let Myfi off the farm!
05 Dec 2024
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045 | Myfanwy went on a trip last week - up to Wellington for the AWDT Esculator Alumni Personal Dev...
Brazilian Beef and Protesting Farmers
28 Nov 2024
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044 | Its a random assortment of topics this week. We traverse the globe discussing American and Bri...
What's the impact of your sneaky Temu haul on rural nz?
21 Nov 2024
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043 | With December around the corner and Christmas on our doorstep we asked the question - what is ...
Trump's back, now what?
14 Nov 2024
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042 | Jumping on the bandwagon of all anyone everywhere is talking about we dive into the outcomes o...
Rural Banking Inquiry
07 Nov 2024
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041 | The rural banking inquiry, we have all heard about it but were we really aware of how necessar...
Rural Leadership with Dr Ellen Joan Ford
31 Oct 2024
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040 | This week we are joined by guest co-host Dr Ellen Joan Ford, a leadership expert. Dr Ellen was...
Canadian DC, Hybrid Utes and Arable boost
24 Oct 2024
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039 | A fully electric ute is about to hit the NZ market - with a petrol generator to provide range,...
What's it got to do with the price of milk?
17 Oct 2024
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038 | This week Emily dove into the differences in milk on our supermarket shelves, aside from price...
Adverse Events hitting globally, how will insurance manage?
10 Oct 2024
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037 | With all the extreme weather events both here in NZ and around the globe, it seemed obvious th...
American Farm Bill, Smithfield and the UAE
03 Oct 2024
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026 | We are back to normal programming, bringing you global ag conversations to your ears. This wee...
Rural Women's Mental Health - Kate Steadman
26 Sep 2024
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035 | Week 4 of our Rural Women's Mental Health Series - we are joined by Kate Steadman, a registere...
Rural Women's Mental Health - Annabelle Matson
19 Sep 2024
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034 | Week 3 of our Rural Women's Mental Health Series - we are joined by Annabelle Matson, a Christ...
Rural Women's Mental Health - Tyler Langford
12 Sep 2024
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033 | Week 2, a partners persecptive. Tyler Langford joins us to talk us through her family's journe...
Rural Women's Mental Health - Deanne Parkes
05 Sep 2024
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032 | This week we kick of our Rural Women's Mental Health Series, we’re shining a spotlight on an...
What the #$%^ is genAI?
29 Aug 2024
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031 | We take a political theme to the news this week, covering ACT's suggestion to sell of PAMU/Lan...
India FTA what needs to happen to make this a reality?
22 Aug 2024
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030 | Inspired by last weeks news item, Myfanwy leads us on a deep dive into the potential Free Trad...
NZ's food security
15 Aug 2024
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029 | Does NZ have a secure food supply? We dig into what's happening out there between rising food ...
The rural urban divide with Philippa Cameron
08 Aug 2024
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028 | We are joined by Philippa Cameron from Whats for Smoko (her amazing instagram page), she is al...
Ag at the Olympics
01 Aug 2024
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027 | The Olympics are on and like most of the country we are fixated on all things sporting and Oly...
Future of milk, UK farm income down by 1 billion and Tictok ban effect on Ag
25 Jul 2024
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026 | Myfanwy took us deep into the world of dairy farming this week - inspired perhaps by the early...
Leadership in Ag
18 Jul 2024
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025 | It's an exciting week at Ag in Conversation HQ, not only did we record this episode in person!...
Electrifying Farming
11 Jul 2024
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024 | Before we dove deep into the world of electrification and solar on farms we touched on Denmark...
Not that Gene!
04 Jul 2024
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023 | The FOMO is real! UK Groundswell have brought music concert vibes to farming with their latest...
Political Pingpong
27 Jun 2024
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022 | This week we were joined by Hon Jo Luxton, Labour's spokesperson for agriculture to discuss ho...
What on earth are we going to eat?
20 Jun 2024
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021 | It's been a busy week in NZ Ag largely due to field days at Mystery Creek last week - a highli...
Sustainability - the missing puzzle piece?
13 Jun 2024
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020 | Are we in NZ sure we have the sustainability of our workforce covered? Can we honestly say tha...
No frills budgets, winning wines, live export bans
06 Jun 2024
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019 | In a busy week all round the girls sat down for a well deserved cuppa and dug into the live ex...
Will farming for nature give NZ a big leg up on the global stage?
30 May 2024
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018 | A new study out of the University of Portsmouth has shown that consumers value animal welfare ...
Rural Communities with Steph Borowski
23 May 2024
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017 | We are joined by the one and only Steph Borowski, maybe the funniest farmers wife on the inter...
Scope what Emissions
16 May 2024
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016 | A major Southland windfarm is to proceed through the new fast tracking consenting process, a s...
Breaking down productivity and what it actually means, growing rice in glasshouses and meals in schools
09 May 2024
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015 | Our land and water have done more outstanding research, this time in the meals in school space...
Clarkson's back and can NZ Ag handle disrupters?
02 May 2024
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014 | Every industry needs disrupters but can NZ ag handle new comers throwing the baby out with the...
No-Show CHCH, how do you keep up in the world of subscription?
25 Apr 2024
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013 | Exciting news! We have a new podcast segment, each month we will be producing one episode with...
Bird Flu, train spotting horse and half meat burgers
18 Apr 2024
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012 | Bird flu, train spotting horse and half meat burgersThe news this week comes from around the w...
We trust you, aussie fert and jaffa farmers
11 Apr 2024
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011 | Hot news topics were aplenty this week, we highlight the shipment of Australian fertiliser whi...
Trading halt, Welfare gap, TB Vaccine and what is going on with China?
04 Apr 2024
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Episode 10 | This week we have introduced a new segment, a quick overview of three news articles tha...
Farm without harm, Wool is cool, It's official - it's a drought
28 Mar 2024
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009 | We give our "2 cents" on the Farm without Harm campaign to improve and highlight vehicle safet...
Don't mention the rugby, farm recycling dilemma, Zanda McDonald Award
21 Mar 2024
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008 | This wee we dig into the nitty gritty of the regulated farm plastics recycling requirements an...
The Wanaka Show - big ideas, terriers and shopping
14 Mar 2024
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007 | We debrief our weekend at the Upper Clutha A&P show, better known as the Wanaka Show. Myfa...
We've finally knocked the grass ceiling off the roof
07 Mar 2024
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006 | It’s International Women’s Day (March 8 2024) and to celebrate the day we have looked into...
Is the RMA in or out? Water storage and Westgold Butter
29 Feb 2024
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005 | Does the RMA confuse you? Us to! Listen along as we try to unpack what is actually happening, ...
Kumara where are you? growing complexity in the rural sector, one year on - Cyclone Gabrielle
22 Feb 2024
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004 | It's one year on from Cyclone Gabrielle creating havoc and mayhem everywhere it went, this we...
Data storage the solution to food security, farming ballerina breaks the internet
15 Feb 2024
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003 | This week Myfanwy gives us an update on the developing situation in Europe with the protests, ...
Out with James, KiwiSaver for Cows and National Lamb Day
08 Feb 2024
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002 | On this weeks episode we dig into the resignation of James Shaw from the Greens Party, the bid...
The farmers are revolting and can a lamb chop bridge the generational gap?
01 Feb 2024
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001 | Today, Emily and Myfanwy discuss the European farmers protests, including taxes, subsidies and...
Introduction to Ag in Conversation
28 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Ag in Conversation, our new podcast where we are sitting down weekly to digest the hottes...