Podcasts about beef lamb nz

We've been talking lots this week about the cost of meat, and supermarket shoppers told us they aren't happy. Beef + Lamb New Zealand chief executive Kit Arkwright spoke to Corin Dann.

There's little sign of recovery soon for the country's sheep numbers as they continue to drop. Beef + Lamb NZ shows breeding ewe numbers are down nearly 2% on last year, with this season's lamb crop forecast to be down nearly 120 thousand lambs. However, beef cattle numbers are showing positive signs, rising 4%. Beef + Lamb NZ Chair Kate Acland told Mike Hosking the lower numbers are driven by the continued afforestation in big traditional sheep areas like Southland. She says sheep prices are phenomenally good at the moment, and if we weren't seeing pressure from carbon forestry, the rebuilding would be much stronger. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Following on from “Forestry Oracle” Dennis Neilson on yesterday’s show, the Beef + Lamb NZ chairwoman says the government has not gone far enough on carbon farming reforms. We also get her thoughts on the state of the red meat industry, in light of the proposed recapitalisation of the Alliance Group.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We stick with the red meat theme and ask Beef + Lamb NZ’s ambassador about her love of red meat and why it’s so important to her as a high-performing female athlete. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Federated Farmers Meat & Wool Chair Richard Dawkins about his recent submission to the the Environment Select Committee in relation to the Forestry Conversion Amendment Bill, his recent opinion piece on the Save Our Sheep campaign and his first few weeks in the role... He talks with Catchment Communities Aotearoa Chair Ben Ensor about a recent funding boost from the government and Rabobank, the work the group undertakes and the progress its made so far... And he talks with Beef+Lamb NZ CEO Alan Thomson about the 2025 Director Roadshow, the implementation of its strategy refresh and the Red Meat Sector Conference beginning in Christchurch today. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

The chair of Beef + Lamb NZ on why we’re importing beef from Australia, and we discuss yesterday’s submissions to Parliament’s Environment Select Committee on carbon farming. Is the problem the incoming legislation? Or is it that we are only one of two countries in the world that allow 100% offsetting for exotic plantations?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Ruby Mulinder from Waihora Farm about her work with Federated Farmers as Meat & Wool Chair of the Rotorua/Taupo branch and the national Meat & Wool Executive team, her role as an independent farm consultant and her and husband Sean's sheep milking flock... He talks with NZ Institute of Primary Industry Management CEO Jo Finer about the purpose and role of the organisation, its annual conference next month (Aug 26-27) and the Institute's bid to host the international Farm Management Conference in 2030... And he talks with Mikaela Greig, Beef+Lamb NZ Western North Island Extension Manager, about its upcoming Rural Blokes Roundup (Aug 8), her own farming operation and her cricketing career. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

This week, we're joined by Jason Archer, Head of Genetics at Beef + Lamb NZ, to discuss the untapped potential of genomics in livestock.Jason has spent his career working across beef, sheep, and even deer between Australia and New Zealand. He and Ferg chat about where genomics is taking us, why some of our current systems are holding things back, and what it might take to unlock faster progress in traits like feed efficiency and methane.Why genetics is still underused in livestock breeding How genomics is shifting from enhancement to substitutionThe science (and logic) behind feed efficiency and methaneWhat it takes to unlock genetic progress at a national levelHow genomics can impact commercial farmersHead Shepherd is brought to you by neXtgen Agri International Limited. We help livestock farmers get the most out of the genetics they farm with. Get in touch with us if you would like to hear more about how we can help you do what you do best: info@nextgenagri.com.Thanks to our sponsors at MSD Animal Health and Allflex, and Heiniger Australia and New Zealand. Please consider them when making product choices, as they are instrumental in enabling us to bring you this podcast each week.Check out Heiniger's product range HERECheck out the MSD range HERECheck out Allflex products HERE

The Prince of the Provinces, just returned from Singapore, is back in Heartland NZ. We discuss farm-to-forestry conversions, a Federated Farmers political poll, and a Beef + Lamb NZ carbon farming report.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Don't blame the pine trees! So says the former President of Beef + Lamb NZ, when it comes to the loss of more than two million sheep (45% of the total flock) in the past 32 years. He also looks at how water will transform the farming landscape in his home patch of Central Hawkes Bay. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Emma Crutchley from Puketoi Station in the Maniototo about her recent trip to Singapore with a NZ agribusiness delegation, her role with the AgriZeroNZ farmer focus group and the recent E Tipu Summit... He talks with Kim and Judith Rowe from Brookfields in Motueka about winning the Landcare Trust award at the recent NZ Deer Industry Awards, how they became involved in deer farming and where they see the industry heading... And he talks with Beef+Lamb NZ Chair Kate Acland about her recent trip to the UK, Ireland and Washington, D.C., the common global issues farmers are facing and bridging the agricultural political divide. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Farmers are welcoming a proposal to remove difficult rules from the Resource Management Act. The Government's released three discussion documents proposing amending 12 current national directions and four new ones. They include changes to freshwater management and regulation of farming practices. Beef + Lamb New Zealand Chair Kate Acland told Ryan Bridge the Government's addressing issues they've been highlighting for a long time. She says the rules are complex, impractical, and in some cases, impossible to meet. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chairwoman of Beef + Lamb NZ comments on her recent trip to Europe and the US, and on a good season, but a much-needed one, for sheep and beef farmers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Another plant-based meat alternative is set to leave the market - and it's sparked debate about the benefits and drawbacks of these products. Bean Supreme, a leading producer of vegetarian sausages, burgers and mince, will have their products departing the shelves in June. Head Of Nutrition at Beef + Lamb NZ, Julia Sekula, joined the Afternoons team to discuss. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Another plant-based meat alternative is set to leave the market - and it's sparked debate about the benefits and drawbacks of these products. Bean Supreme, a leading producer of vegetarian sausages, burgers and mince, will have their products departing the shelves in June. Head Of Nutrition at Beef + Lamb NZ, Julia Sekula, joined the Afternoons team to discuss. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up with the chairwoman of Beef + Lamb NZ in Brussels to talk about a warm reception for her in Europe, declining livestock numbers and no decline in pastoral farms going to carbon forestry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Cam Davies, co-owner of The Fat Duck Te Anau, about being named the Supreme Champion at the 2025 Top 50 NZ Gastropubs Awards, its signature dishes and cooking for celebrities... He talks with Dave Harrison, General Manager, Policy and Advocacy at Beef + Lamb New Zealand, about seeking approval from sheep and beef farmers to join an Operational Agreement between the agricultural sector and the Government concerning Foot & Mouth Disease readiness and response, how it will work and its upcoming webinars discussing the issue... And he catches up with Rural Health Advocate Craig 'Wiggy' Wiggins about his upcoming Club Connect NZ 2025 national tour. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Lesley Coppell, Beef + Lamb NZ's Eastern North Island Extension Manager, about her impressions of the recent Out the Gate conference, receiving the Women in Agriculture Award at the Tararua Sheep and Beef Farmer of the Year Awards and her association with the Shepherdess Muster and Repost... He talks with Scott Wickman from Wicked Hots about its chilli-growing enterprise, the secret to growing good chillies and how to use the Scoville scale to measure hotness... And he talks with Gareth McKerchar, winner of the 2025 Aorangi Young Farmer of the Year Contest, about securing back-to-back titles, his performance in last year's Grand Final and a change of jobs. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Dom talks with Lesley Coppell, Beef + Lamb NZ's Eastern North Island Extension Manager, about her impressions of the recent Out the Gate conference, receiving the Women in Agriculture Award at the Tararua Sheep and Beef Farmer of the Year Awards and her association with the Shepherdess Muster and Repost. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Facial Eczema is becoming more widespread in New Zealand, costing NZ's economy $332 million annually. In part one of a special four-part podcast series, The Country's Rowena Duncum is joined by Dr Suzi Keeling to look at key aspects of the seven-year Eliminating Facial Eczema's Impacts programme – a joint collaboration between Beef + Lamb NZ and MPI, with contributions from farmers and industry experts.  

The Chair of Beef + Lamb NZ says the Government's failure to follow a split gas approach is a significant concern and there was a lost opportunity to address it. Plus, we talk about her recent visit to Cattlecon in Texas and how the farming season is going in Mid Canterbury.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We continue the Hawke's Bay theme with the former chair of Beef + Lamb NZ, former NZ special agricultural trade envoy, and current chair of horticulture company Scales. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Country's backup host talks about her latest Beef + Lamb NZ podcast and how you can join her on a farming tour of Australia in May.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Beef + Lamb NZ general manager farm excellence, on the widespread issue of facial eczema, efforts to curb its impact, and how farmers can help.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Facial Eczema is becoming more widespread in New Zealand, costing NZ’s economy $332 million annually. In part one of a special four-part podcast series, The Country’s Rowena Duncum is joined by Dr Suzi Keeling to look at key aspects of the seven-year Eliminating Facial Eczema’s Impacts programme – a joint collaboration between Beef + Lamb NZ and MPI, with contributions from farmers and industry experts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's episode of the REX Rural Exchange news podcast, Dom talks with Dr Jason Archer, Head of Genetics at Beef+Lamb NZ, about a recent genetics trial on a North Canterbury farm to limit methane emissions by beef cattle using portable accumulation chambers. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Beef + Lamb NZ has commissioned a report looking at how governments around the world support their farmers with emissions reduction. Its climate change programme manager Madeline Hall tells Bryan that farmers here are on their own when compared with farmers overseas, who enjoy direct funding for sustainability initiatives.Federated Farmers is celebrating a change in regulations that rules out trees on certain land classes from being entered into the Emissions Trading Scheme. Toby Williams says that it will give farmers more control over their futures and also help with succession planning.Senior reporter Neal Wallace has been at the NZ Agriculture and Climate Change conference in Wellington as both a reporter and a presenter. He reflects on his presentation outlining the key findings from his Meeting the Market tour earlier in the year and sums up the key themes to emerge.

Beef + Lamb NZ has commissioned a report looking at how governments around the world support their farmers with emissions reduction.Its climate change programme manager Madeline Hall tells Bryan that farmers here are on their own when compared with farmers overseas, who enjoy direct funding for sustainability initiatives.

The chair of Beef + Lamb NZ says a new report shows New Zealand is out of step with climate change policies globally. Sheep and beef farmers have not been "let off the hook" and their emissions have dropped 35% since 1990. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of RaboTalk's Growing Our Future, Blake Holgate speaks with Neal Wallace, a respected agricultural journalist, about his recent travels through Europe, Asia, the US, UK and Middle East, exploring how global food companies are approaching sustainability and product sourcing. Neal's trip was funded by Rabobank, Silver Fern Farms, Alliance, Beef+Lamb NZ and the Meat Industry Association to understand exactly what these “markets” are demanding from their farmer suppliers.Neal shares what he learned from Nestlé, Mars, and major retailers driving the conversation around food production and environmental responsibility and provides his perspective on the future market expectations New Zealand farmers may face.

How bad is the big dry in Hawkes Bay, and how can it be mitigated? We ask the former Chair of Beef + Lamb NZ and former NZ Special Trade Envoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The new chief executive of Beef + Lamb NZ joins us for the first time on the show and shares a very interesting revelation from 1982!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Beef + Lamb NZ's chairwoman says she is attending show number 20 “at least”. She gives an overview of the sheep and beef markets, including green shoots and Trump tariffs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Industry groups are rejoicing at the news of a trade deal with several Middle Eastern countries. The deal concludes an almost two-decade effort by successive New Zealand governments and eliminates almost all tariffs on kiwi exports toBahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Chair of Beef + Lamb NZ Kate Acland tells Heather du Plessis-Allan the Gulf nations are a high value market for red meat and is forecast to be one of the fastest growing regions for cheap meat consumption. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is a Hawkes Bay farmer, former NZ Trade Envoy and former Chair of Beef + Lamb NZ who reckons that rather than beating up forestry and trees, land use change is an ongoing trend. He doesn't buy into the over dramatization of sheep number decline and says it's been happening since 1985. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This well-known Canterbury farmer (and husband of Beef + Lamb NZ chairwoman Kate) runs Mt Somers Station and is the descendent of one of the forebears of Federated Farmers - Henry Acland. His grandfather's uncle was one of the original members of the NZ Sheep Owners' Association (formed in  Canterbury in 1910), which combined in 1945 with the NZ Farmers' Union (formed in Northland on this day in 1899) to establish Federated Farmers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Chair of Beef + Lamb NZ comments on the New Season Outlook Report which makes sober reading for sheep farmersSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Chair of Beef + Lamb NZ comments on the Olympic Games sponsorship, why there's a shortage of beef and lamb domestically and how are things down on the farm at Mt Somers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The executive chef of Wellington's One80 restaurant is also a Beef + Lamb NZ ambassador chef and the man behind the delicious dinner at the recent Primary Industries New Zealand Awards. He remembers his journey to New Zealand and talks about how Kiwi lamb has an important role in restaurants in India.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chair of Beef + Lamb NZ comments on the latest on-farm inflation stats, showing a 2.8% increase for the 2023-24 season, compared to the previous year's horrendous 16.3% inflation rate (for the past three years inputs prices have increased by a whopping 32%).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Beef+Lamb NZ's chief executive congratulates Mackay on 30 years and talks about how B+LNZ is supporting Kiwi athletes at the 2024 Olympics in Paris - before discussing his favourite cut of lamb.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chief executive of Beef + Lamb NZ is disappointed, but accepting, of the low (12.73%) voter return from farmers at yesterday's AGM in Nelson, saying sheep and beef farmers have a lot on their plate just keeping their businesses running at the moment. However farmers did manage to vote down, by two to one, the contentious pay rise for directors and the Chair, Kate Acland.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This man wears, and has worn, many hats in agriculture. He is the current chair of apple exporter Scales, a former chair of Beef + Lamb NZ and a former NZ Special Agricultural Trade Envoy. Today we talk the state of horticulture, sheep and beef, forestry, irrigation (Tukituki) and Hawke's Bay one year on from Gabrielle. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duncan Greive is joined by Kit Arkwright, CEO of The Spinoff partners Beef + Lamb NZ, for a knotty conversation about the communication challenge which is marketing meat in this era. We delve into the data and narratives, from the economic to the scientific to the cultural, which make what was once an uncomplicated part of our national story into something much more challenging. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Chair of Beef + Lamb NZ doesn't want to miss out on the “love-in” of industry-good bodies to create “one voice” for rural New Zealand. Plus, we preview National Lamb Day on February 15.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chair of Beef + Lamb NZ wraps a very testing year for the red meat industry, especially for sheep farmers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Agribusiness professional who's an adviser contracted to Beef+Lamb NZ and several Maori entities - what was he doing at Cop28? Was the climate change talkfest a waste of time and money for the representatives there from New Zealand agriculture?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chairwoman of Beef + Lamb NZ  shares her thoughts on the new Coalition Government's Ag policies and rates them 8.5 out of 10.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former chairman of Beef + Lamb NZ, and former National Chief Government Whip, comments on the Alliance Group result, its procurement model and terms of trade and what to do with Winston Peters.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

South Canterbury farmer and a farmer director of Beef + Lamb NZ. We reviewed yesterday's New Season Outlook for 2023-24, and it makes for sobering reading.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.