Farm Source Seasonal Focus
by Farm Source
Welcome to Farm Source Focus, created as a way to share knowledge and advice on the season ahead. Where vets, agronomists, vendor reps, our team of TSRs and sustainable dairy advisors but most importantly fellow farmers share their insights in an easily digestible way.
Episodes
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Effective feed management during the warmer months
Help your cows manage heat stress and maintain production. Technical Sales Representative Dilbir Singh and Casey Edgecumbe from Agricom share tips on which feeds can benefit your cows during the warmer months, as well as how to feed them to optimise their value.
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Best practices for ensuring milk quality during the challenging summer months
Join Brent Spencer, National Milk Quality Manager at Farm Source, and Rebecca White, Australasian Sales Manager from Skellerup, while we dive into practical best practices for ensuring milk quality during the challenging summer months.
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Pasture Utilisation - Smarter Pasture, more milk
Improving pasture planning and including clover can boost utilisation, milk solids & farm efficiency. Listen in with Techincal Ag Specialist Russell, and Agricom's, Allister (Al) for expert tips in getting more out of your pasture.
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Enhance efficiency with Maize
Join Jarno, Farm Source Technical Ag Specialist, and Wade, Pioneer Farm Systems Manager, as they catch up on the benefits of Maize and how it can work for your farm system.
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Strive for 5 - BCS at dry off
Hear from Louise Cook, Farm Source Programme Manager - Environment, on how body condition score (BCS) at dry-off can impact production next season, and what you can do now to impact this.
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Sustainability in dairy: a bank's point of view.
In this episode, we sit down with Rabobank’s Sustainability Manager Gavin Marshall to discuss why banks are so interested in sustainability on farm, and how farmers can use their Farm Insights Report to support conversations with their bank. Thank you to Rabobank for making this episode possible....
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Data-driven decision making: a farmer’s point of view
In this episode, we sit down with Waikato farmer Jo Sheridan to discuss how Owl Farm use data from their Farm Insights Report to better understand everything from feed efficiency and emissions to milk quality and animal well-being. This episode is also available as a video - just visit our…
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Fall Armyworm Risk - protecting your maize crop
Fall armyworm (FAW) is a problematic moth known to damage crops during its larvae stage. A native pest of the Americas, it reached New Zealand in 2022, likely from Australia. FAW is a plant pest that can feed on over 350 plant species, particularly sweetcorn and maize. For NZ farmers, FAW could…
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Start of Season Milk Quality Tips
Farm Source Milk Programme Lead Daniel Heine, and Senior Veterinary Manager Michael Shallcrass discuss what you can do during calving and those first few milkings to optimise your milk quality throughout the season.
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Udder health and SCC
Join us for a conversation with Farm Source Milk Programme Lead, Daniel Heine and FIL National Sales Manager and industry veteran Colin May on managing your udder health through the start of the season, and the greater impact this has on somatic cell count (SCC). We discuss common misconceptions...
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LIVE Facial Eczema Expert Q & A - Zinc Dosing Methods
Facial Eczema is one of NZ's most challenging ruminant animal diseases. It is also one of the most misunderstood and underdiagnosed. It is a dangerous liver disease, causing pain and stress to cows and a significant drop in production – which can force you to dry off up to 60 days early. The...
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LIVE: Facial Eczema Expert Q & A - ZincCheck
Facial Eczema is one of NZ's most challenging ruminant animal diseases. It is also one of the most misunderstood and underdiagnosed. This episode is a recent live conversation with Veterinarian and Head of Epivets Emma Cuttance and Project Manager and Farm Source Milk R&D Project Manager Paul...
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Understanding Soil Health
In this episode we are joined by Ian Tarbotton, Ballance Agri-Nutrients Science Extension Manager and Neville Knight, Farm Source Southland Technical Sales Rep to discuss the details on soil health and the Soil Health Check now available through Ballance Agri-Nutrients.
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Get to Know Your Farm Insight Report
In this episode we sit down with Farm Source Environment Programme Lead Kirsti Lovie to discuss the updates to the latest Farm Insights Report and how farmers can use their report on-farm.
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Milk Response to Crop Options – presented with PGG Wrightson Seeds
In this episode we talk to Dr Charlotte Westwood, veterinary nutritionist based with the PGG Wrightson Seeds team at Kimihia Research Centre, Canterbury, about the results from some recent Waikato research comparing milk response to different crop types.
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Biostimulants on-farm – farmer experience, brought to you by AgriSea
In this episode we talk to Manawatu farmer Mike Collis about his experience using AgriSea biostimulants in a conventional farming system, how he uses it to meet his productivity and profitability goals.
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Farm Grow Feed – the gift that keeps on giving
Join us for a conversation with Farm Source Canterbury Technical Ag Specialist Russell Hamilton and Barenbrug’s Agronomy Specialist Jen Corkran on the merits of farm grown feed.
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Why Maize?
Tune in to hear from Pioneer Brand Products Farm System Manager Wade Bell and Farm Source Waikato Technical Ag Specialist Jarno Sammet on why maize is the crop of choice for many farmers across the country – and not just in the Waikato!
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Farm Source AgriSea Special
Find out how you can drive productivity and profitability by using seaweed based products on your farm. Clare Bradley, Science Research and Development General Manager at AgriSea NZ Seaweed Ltd talks to our Farm Source Focus host Sarah Perriam about AgriSea NZ Seaweed Ltd Dairy Farm Nutrition…
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Worm Burden Explained
Michael Shallcrass Fonterra Senior Veterinary Manager, explains how cattle gets worm burden what cows are most susceptible and why it’s too late to start thinking about treating it when clinical symptoms are being presented.
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Key Factors to Consider For a Worm Management Strategy
Michael Shallcrass Fonterra Senior Veterinary Manager, talks through how the focus should be on minimising parasites on pasture and on reducing the amount of infective larvae your cows are ingesting. Michael also shares has some tips for steps you can take to help you with these.
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Facial Eczema: What is it?
Veterinarian and Head of VetEnt Research Emma Cuttance explains what Facial Eczema actually is and how the name Facial Eczema is very misleading. Video podcast available to watch here https://bit.ly/3leUoj2
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Facial Eczema: How to prevent it
Farm Source Technical Sales Representative Nick Anderson explains the different application methods for administering zinc as a preventative measure against Facial Eczema. Video podcast available to watch here https://bit.ly/3leUoj2
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Facial Eczema: How it affects dairy cow milk production
Veterinarian and Head of VetEnt Research Emma Cuttance, explains the subclinical symptoms of Facial Eczema and how it can effect milk production. Video podcast available to watch here https://bit.ly/3leUoj2
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Facial Eczema: A farmer’s point of view
Julene Fisher talks about how her farm was affected by this debilitating disease and how she took action and now uses Time Capsules as a preventative measure. Video podcast available to watch here https://bit.ly/3leUoj2
About this show
Welcome to Farm Source Focus, created as a way to share knowledge and advice on the season ahead. Where vets, agronomists, vendor reps, our team of TSRs and sustainable dairy advisors but most importantly fellow farmers share their insights in an easily digestible way.
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