PODCAST · science
The Al & Juddy Show
by Agricom
Have you ever spent long nights awake thinking about the role of the different types of ryegrasses?Or perhaps you pass your time on the tractor questioning Ecotain’s® ability to reduce nitrate leaching?If so you may want to check in with your health care professional, but in the meantime, Al and Juddy are here to help explain the technical, practical and sometimes humorous implications of forages and animal systems that keep New Zealand farmers leading the world.Allister Moorhead (Al) is Agricom’s Senior Agronomist and Product Development Specialist & Dr Glenn Judson (Juddy) is Agricom’s Nutritional and Farm Systems Specialist.For more information about Agricom, their product and management advice, visit www.agricom.co.nz
Episodes
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Seed Dating: Relish red clover
This Seed Dating episode is all about Relish red clover, the red clover Al & Juddy call "the driver, not the passenger." A major advancement in red clover breeding, Relish combines exceptional persistence with high yield potential, helping maintain red clover content in pastures over time.…
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Seed Dating: Anvil hybrid ryegrass
This Seed Dating episode is on Anvil, a unique tetraploid hybrid ryegrass that blends winter and summer production traits in one genetic profile, a "breakthrough" in hybrid ryegrass genetics, as Al & Juddy like to call it. Its very late heading genetics maintain pasture quality for silage...
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If Agricom had a first XV line up
Something a little different, especially for our regular listeners! With the New Zealand rugby season well underway, Al & Juddy have taken on the challenge of matching the Agricom portfolio to a starting line-up. Keep an ear out for your old favourites, as they may make a comeback. If you know…
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Relationship Management: Perennial ryegrass + white clover
We couldn’t start the Relationship Management series without showcasing what might be considered the most classic partnership of all time - perennial ryegrass and white clover. It may seem like a simple, tried-and-true combination, but even this dependable duo has its complexities. In this…
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Seed Dating : Emblem white clover
Looking for a partner that can handle intensive set-stocking, deliver persistence, and look impressively productive season after season? Meet Emblem - Agricom’s new small- to medium-leaved white clover. It ticks all those boxes and more. New Zealand-bred and built for local conditions, Emblem is...
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Relationship management: forage rape + Italian ryegrass
A match through the ages - but how do you get the best out of this seemingly mismatched couple? Forage rape and Italian ryegrass might look like opposites, but with the right approach, this partnership can deliver serious results. In this episode, we explore how sowing timing plays a critical…
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The evolution of plant breeding in New Zealand with Dr. Alan Stewart
In this episode of The Al & Juddy Show, Dr. Alan Stewart reflects on his extensive career in plant breeding and how New Zealand’s agricultural landscape has evolved over the decades. He walks through his early education, the influence of endophytes on pasture management, the challenges and...
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Seed Dating : Spitfire forage rape
When it comes to reliability and regrowth, Spitfire forage rape has more than earned its reputation. Late maturing with excellent stem palatability, Spitfire delivers high-quality feed through both summer and winter. And if you’re after a longer-term relationship, Spitfire plays nicely with...
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From free diving to forage innovation with Martin Harmer
In this episode, Al & Juddy sit down with Martin Harmer, DLF Seeds' Australian Research Manager, to explore how pasture evaluation systems shape on-farm performance. From his Churchill scholarship world tour to challenging assumptions about nitrogen response, Martin explains why access to the…
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Seed Dating: Massie swede
You can count on Massie swede for reliable winter feed. This new generation, early maturing variety delivers high yield potential, improved dry rot tolerance, and excellent palatability. Attractive with its yellow flesh and purple skin, Massie is just as good on the table as it is in the paddock…
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Shedding light on deer systems with Stu Stokes
In this episode, Al & Juddy sit down with Canterbury deer farmer Stu Stokes to explore the unique quirks of farming deer and the role of forages in driving performance, from how day length shapes appetite and reproduction, to the strategies Stu uses around weaning, mating and feeding. This...
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Research for on-farm impact with Robyn Dynes
Join Al & Juddy as they sit down with Robyn Dynes – Bioeconomy Science Institute - AgResearch Principal Scientist and Farmer Engagement Specialist, 2025 recipient of Lincoln University's highest honour, the Bledisloe Medal and most recently the winner of the Champion Award at the 2025 Primary...
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The future of NZ farming with Richard Green
Al & Juddy welcome Richard Green to the podcast! Together, they dive into the future of New Zealand agriculture, discussing the role of technology, shifting consumer demand and the challenges of a changing climate. They explore why farmers must set ambitious goals, embrace disruption, and rethink...
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Rethinking parasite control in NZ sheep farming with Trevor Cook
Internal parasite control in New Zealand sheep farming is one of the single biggest challenges to efficient sheep production. In this episode, Al & Juddy sit down with veterinarian and farm advisor Trevor Cook to explore the history, challenges, and future of parasite management. They discuss the...
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Seed Dating: Seed Treatment protecting your investment - grasses
When ordering your seed this season, consider protecting your grasses during those critical first six weeks with Superstrike® seed treatment. Shifting weather patterns can lead to increased soil and pest challenges, potentially hindering your pastures before they are even established. Adding seed...
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Seed Dating: Revel annual ryegrass
Annual ryegrass is a great fit for any landscape due to its short season nature. In temperate climates like New Zealand, tetraploid annual ryegrass provides valuable bursts of feed between cropping cycles. Agricom's brand new annual variety Revel stands out with its consistent ability to recover...
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Seed Dating: Ecotain® environmental plantain
Al & Juddy explore the power of plantain from a common weed that has been commercialised into a valuable forage plant for animals. Ecotain® environmental plantain is the only plantain scientifically proven to dilute, delay, reduce and restrict nitrogen leaching from the urine patch. Beyond its...
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Seed Dating: Legion perennial ryegrass
Legion marked the beginning of Al’s second generation of succession planning as Agricom’s Product Development Manager. This versatile perennial ryegrass is well suited to a range of conditions, from cold environments and late season challenges to milder winter climates. With characteristics such…
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Seed Dating: Attribute white clover
Including Attribute white clover in your pastures offers significant benefits, from boosting milksolid production, improving pasture management and by providing natural nitrogen cycling. What sets Attribute apart is that it's bred right here in New Zealand. Its genetic plasticity and adaptability...
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Seed Dating: Three60 perennial ryegrass
Three60 had big shoes to fill as the successor to the iconic ONE50 perennial ryegrass. Al & Juddy explore Three60's improvements, including its ability to stay vegetative year round, a low aftermath seedhead trait and greater drymatter production and rust tolerance. Looking for a high powered...
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Just like a game of chess - paddock rotations
In this episode, Al & Juddy explore the importance of paddock rotations and long term planning in farming systems. They outline the potential of a 7-10 year plan, ranging from grass-to-grass transitions to more complex systems that incorporate crops like fodder beet, kale, and lucerne. These...
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Career development in ag - surviving Al & Juddy
Navigating your career path in your early 20s can be challenging. In this episode, Al & Juddy sit down with Sarah McKenze, Agricom’s Extension Manager to talk about her career journey and how she has achieved her success to date. This conversation is aimed at inspiring young professionals who are...
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How to win a winter feed competition
Winter feed competitions are an integral part of New Zealand rural communities, where farmers showcase their best crops for a panel of judges. In this episode, Al & Juddy team up with Fraser Harrison, Agricom’s Forage System Specialist as seasoned competition judges to share top tips for winning...
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Don’t let it be bemusing when it’s summer brassica crops you’re choosing.
Summer cropping offers an excellent opportunity to boost feed during the season, especially when paddocks are scheduled for autumn renovation. Al & Juddy discuss various brassica varieties and how they fit into different farming systems and climatic conditions. Join them as the explore specific...
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Seed Dating: Seed Treatment protecting your investment - brassicas
This isn't your typical episode of Seed Dating! Al & Juddy are joined by Fraser Harrison, Agricom's Forage System Specialist, to highlight the critical role of Seed Treatment in protecting brassica crops during the spring sowing season. Listen in to learn the benefits of both Ultrastrike® and...
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Seed Dating: Mainstar forage rape
In this episode of Seed Dating, meet the star of regrowth—Mainstar forage rape. This modern, early-maturing rape boasts strong aphid tolerance and is capable of multiple regrowth cycles! Tune in to learn why Mainstar forage rape could be a great fit to your farming system. See...
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Seed Dating: SovGold kale
Introducing New Zealand’s largest selling kale—SovGold! This late flowering kale stands out with its impressive utilisation and leaf-to-stem ratio. Thanks to its outstanding characteristics, SovGold is suitable for a wide range of farm systems seeking a high-yielding kale that offers great...
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Trials and tribulations of picking a favourite
Join Al & Juddy as they discuss how to choose the best forage species for your farming system. They share their experiences in evaluating different cultivars, covering everything from understanding animal grazing preferences and conducting replicated plot trials to considering the impact of...
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Seed Dating: Align tetraploid perennial ryegrass
Introducing Align, the latest ryegrass from Agricom — a high producing tetraploid perennial ryegrass. This smart ryegrass maintains its density during challenging wet periods while delivering robust growth through summer and autumn. Will you be swiping right on Align? Tune in! See...
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Seed Dating: Brace white clover
Brace yourself! Al & Juddy are excited to introduce Brace, a New Zealand-bred, large-leaved white clover that's a true all-season producer. This resilient clover will support your farm through autumn and early winter, making it an excellent addition to dairy and beef finishing systems. Plus, it's...
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Seed Dating: Choice chicory
If you’re aiming to boost your summer pasture quality with a high performance forage, the choice is clear – choose Choice chicory. This New Zealand-bred and certified chicory is a reliable option, whether used as a pure sward or in a mix. Tune in to find out why Choice is the right decision for...
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Seed Dating: Reason perennial ryegrass
Al & Juddy can give you plenty of "reasons" why Reason perennial ryegrass is the perfect fit for your farming system. With its remarkable resilience and ability to form a solid base for your perennial pasture, Reason stands out. Its most attractive trait is its powerful spring production…
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Seed Dating: Manta AR37 Italian ryegrass
Introducing Manta AR37 Italian Ryegrass, also known as The Beast. This fast-starting Italian ryegrass is perfect for most undersowing situations and is naturally tolerant in many challenging environments. Its leafy nature could be the ideal addition to your farm system, providing robust…
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Seed Dating: Mohaka tetraploid hybrid ryegrass
You can trust Mohaka to grow more tucker. This powerhouse finishing pasture is ideal for the 3-4 year break between cropping systems, providing reliable performance even under stressful conditions. Is Mohaka the perfect match for your farming system? In this episode, discover how Mohaka…
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Fighting drench resistance with forage plants
During this very topical episode, Al & Juddy are joined by Techion Managing Director, Greg Mirams (who developed the original FECPAK back in ’92 and recently the GII to measure parasite burdens on farm) who has a wealth of knowledge around managing drench resistance. Al & Juddy have an important...
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Alternative grass species
Join Al & Juddy as they delve into the lesser-explored realm of alternative grass species in the New Zealand landscape. Building on their extensive coverage of popular grass varieties, this episode was inspired by a listener’s request to explore the less conventional choices that may not be…
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Cheap Seed – satisfaction may be limited to the day you purchase it
In this month's podcast Al & Juddy dive into a timely topic as autumn approaches – cheap/uncertified seed. T hey give a high-level summary of the intricacies of certified seed which assures the integrity and guarantee of what you are sowing. The discussion then shifts to the potential pitfalls of...
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Foraging for laughs
What do snakes, hair removal cream, and ONE50 perennial ryegrass all have in common? They’re in this episode of the Al & Juddy Show. In the spirit of the season, they’re sharing light hearted yarns from their careers, aiming to trigger a few giggles or smiles! See omnystudio.com/listener for...
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A career in agriculture - meet former PGW Seeds CEO John McKenzie
Join Al & Juddy as they sit down with the boss, John McKenzie. They discuss his early career, taking New Zealand products to the world and delve into forward thinking strategies that utilise failures and successes of R&D to support investment strategies for future technology. Will there be an...
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A biological control – when nature failed
Al & Juddy enjoyed having Stephen Goldson from AgResearch in the studio as their second guest. Stephen shares his intrepid journey on controlling the Argentine stem weevil population by retrieving parasitoids from South America and bringing them to New Zealand. Tune in for a first hand account of...
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Chicory dickery crop - a herb for your hungry stock
Listen in as Al & Juddy cover everything about the highly nutritious herb chicory, which resonates with many New Zealand farming systems including dairy, sheep and beef. Offering key recommendations and best practice tips for getting the most out of your chicory. "Between its easily grazed habit...
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Wintering systems
Join Al & Juddy as they delve into one of the fundamental aspects of a calendar year, wintering systems. They unpack how to select the ideal wintering system, taking into account the factors of your resource base such as how much land for the number of animals you have. They discuss the various...
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Ewes should be into this
Throughout this episode, Al & Juddy have a comprehensive discussion about finishing lambs during the lactation phase. They explore historical examples that shaped their understanding of how various forages integrate within a finishing system and provide valuable insights into how to optimise…
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Brainstorming lease block
Al & Juddy are joined by local farmer Chris Chamberlain for the second episode of their two part series. Chris shares his personal leasing experience, offering valuable lessons and expertise that will benefit young farmers looking to get their foot in the door. “We need young people and their...
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Forging lasting relationships
Join Al & Juddy as they welcome their first guest, sheep and beef farmer Chris Chamberlain, in the latest episode - ‘Forging lasting relationships’. In this deep dive discussion, they explore their shared history and experience reaching back close to 25 years. This is the first of two podcasts so...
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Factors affecting intake
Join Al & Juddy in this episode as they delve into the four main factors that affect animal intake, and how this may impact your farming system. From bite size and rate, to grams per bite and grazing duration, there are many factors to consider each with its own influence on animals. Tune in to...
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Capital stock – feeding the engine
Capital stock are a critical part of most production systems yet sometimes their importance is overlooked. Al & Juddy take a farm systems approach in discussing forage and forage systems which feed this important stock class at critical times of the year. Listen in to this general discussion on…
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Dactylis - a dinosaur or a modern grass species?
Dactylis glomerata, orchard grass, cat grass, or most commonly ‘cocksfoot’ is often misunderstood and seen as a relic of the past with no relevance in today’s farming systems. Al & Juddy bust this myth by dissecting its rich history and explaining cocksfoot’s resilience and productivity in a...
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Pasture mixes – bringing the species together
This month Al and Juddy discuss the science behind seed mixes. They tackle how seed and plant characteristics, environment, and grazing management affect the balance of plants in a pasture. “One thing I would always encourage you to do is be fully aware of what plant species you’re bringing into...
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Marshdale, where the rubber hits the road
This month Al and Juddy explore the “jewel in the crown” for Agricom - Marshdale, our beef research and demonstration unit which evaluates new forage products and grazing techniques, and provides data on topical aspects of animal production. Join the lads and let them explain “the science between...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Have you ever spent long nights awake thinking about the role of the different types of ryegrasses?Or perhaps you pass your time on the tractor questioning Ecotain’s® ability to reduce nitrate leaching?If so you may want to check in with your health care professional, but in the meantime, Al and Juddy are here to help explain the technical, practical and sometimes humorous implications of forages and animal systems that keep New Zealand farmers leading the world.Allister Moorhead (Al) is Agricom’s Senior Agronomist and Product Development Specialist & Dr Glenn Judson (Juddy) is Agricom’s Nutritional and Farm Systems Specialist.For more information about Agricom, their product and management advice, visit www.agricom.co.nz
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