DAIRY Country Panel with Tor Pedersen & Anne Lee

This episode is our weekly DAIRY Country panel featuring insights from the Dairy Environment Leaders Group, the importance of community catchment groups, with insights from Waikato dairy farmer Tor Peterson, winner of the Waikato Supreme Award for the Ballance Farm Environment. "It's about what we can all do together - both the Dairy Environment Leaders group as well as the sheep and beef sector," says Tor Pedersen. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to the Dairy Panel and Guest01:09 Meet Tor Peterson: Farm Location and Operations02:38 Contract Milking and Farm Heritage04:04 Family Values and Environmental Philosophy05:26 Moving Waterways for Better Water Quality06:19 Long-Term Farm Improvements and Rewards07:37 Winning the Waikato Supreme Award08:23 Insights from the Dairy Environment Leaders Group09:20 Managing Water Quality with Neighbors10:52 Science in Waterway Management: eDNA Testing12:17 The Future of Catchment Groups and Farmer Collaboration13:08 The Value of Learning and Industry Engagement Resources Dairy Environment Leaders Group (DELG) - https://www.dairynz.co.nz/environment/ CountryWide CONNECT with Andy Thompson & Sarah Perriam-Lampp is our daily rural show livestreamed from 11am-1pm. Visit country-wide.co.nz on how to watch / listen.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.