All Episodes
Talking Dairy — 154 episodes
Finding opportunities with dairy beef | Ep. 125
What makes rural advisors great? | Ep. 124
Support that makes a difference | Ep. 123
Rising costs and the impact on your farm business | Ep. 122
Precision Dairy Farming Series: What can dairy learn from horticulture robotics? | Ep. 7
Tips for future-proofing your effluent system | Ep. 121
Precision Dairy Farming Series: Smarter data for everyday decisions | Ep. 6
Improve next season’s production with these smart autumn moves | Ep. 120
Precision Dairy Farming Series: Farmers' learnings on how to get the most from wearable tech | Ep. 5
Turn good into great with 3 moves for wealth creation | Ep. 119
In 10: One for the books – Campbell Parker on the State of the Dairy Nation Pulse Report
Precision Dairy Farming Series: Craig Piggott on building Halter | Ep. 4
Heat stress research to find the best solutions: Trial update from Scott Farm | Ep. 118
In 10: The role that makes a difference and opens doors
How to build a win-win contract milking agreement that lasts | Ep. 117
Precision Dairy Farming Series: Inside Ireland’s dairy tech trends | Ep. 3
How farmers are using artificial intelligence and what the future holds | Ep. 116
Precision Dairy Farming Series: Farmers adopting tech – wins, challenges, and lessons | Ep. 2
The latest on facial eczema: Risks, research and real solutions | Ep. 115
Precision Dairy Farming Series: Revisit the highlights and join the conversations shaping dairy tomorrow | Ep. 1
Best of 2025: Building a high BW herd - one decision at a time
What's the return on your levy investment? Findings from an independent report. | Ep. 114
In 10: How we're rethinking cow wellbeing with wearables
In 10: Small changes that can get hours back in your week
Cow wellbeing at the leading edge | Ep. 113
In 10: The power of connection (and a good lunch): The SMASH story
Money on the table: How to make it work for you | Ep. 112
Less admin, more insights: How benchmarking your business just got easier | Ep. 111
In 10: A Pasture Summit sneak peek – what’s on this spring?
Insights on maximising your homegrown feed | Ep. 110
In 10: Smooth sailing ahead?
Navigating the path to farm ownership in 2025 | Ep. 109
In 10: New N loss research shows lower amount of plantain still makes big impact
Work smarter, not harder: Insights from productive dairy farm workplaces | Ep. 108
In 10: At the crossroads of science and farming - get ready for the global dairy tech event of the year
The power of partnership: Farmers, iwi and communities joining forces to improve water quality | Ep. 107
In 10: Experts answer your questions for Biosecurity Awareness Month
How our collective strength helps shape practical regional policy | Ep. 106
In 10: DairyNZ’s RMA – National Freshwater Framework submission on behalf of dairy farmers
Homegrown advantage: How high-profit farms are also achieving low emissions intensity | Ep. 105
Resilient Pastures: The new research underway to future-proof our grass-fed advantage | Ep. 104
Wearables and repro – what the data tells us | Ep. 103
Building a high-performing farm team | Ep. 102
Building a high BW herd - one decision at a time | Ep. 101
Built different: Why NZ farmers keep winning at dairy | Ep. 100
Global shifts, local insights – Farmers' Forum preview | Ep. 99
Finding your farming family | Ep. 98
Breeding for the long game | Ep. 97
Smart dry-off strategies | Ep.96
$10 payout - now what? | Ep. 95
On the move: Reducing stress during transport | Ep. 94
Expert insights to grow productive farm workplaces and what to expect at the People Expos | Ep. 93
Tech and data raising the bar on farm efficiency and production | Ep. 92
Summer yarns: Contract milking 101 | Bonus episode
Summer yarns: New milking frequency trends and the impact of OAD in early lactation | Bonus episode
Summer yarns: ‘Dairy farming saved my life’ | Bonus episode
Choosing the right supplements for your situation | Ep. 91
DairyNZ’s new Chair talks challenges, change, and the future of farming | Ep. 90
How to stop lameness in its tracks | Ep. 89
Dairy’s economic outlook and what it means for farmers | Ep. 88
A sharper focus to face the challenges of dairy farming | Ep. 87
Mastering mastitis: Tips to tackle SCC and boost milk quality | Ep. 86
Gene tech and dairy farming – what’s next for NZ farmers | Ep. 85
New milking frequency trends and the impact of OAD in early lactation | Ep. 84
What actions between calving and mating can improve in-calf rates? | Ep. 83
Thriving after calving: Key cow care and recovery tips | Ep. 82
Farm to boardroom: Cam Henderson on leading DairyNZ | Ep. 81
What cows prefer in winter | Ep. 80
Progress on water quality: where are we at and where are we going? | Ep. 79
DairyBase celebrates 20-year milestone | Ep. 78
Keeping a spring in your step | Ep. 77
Animal care consults | Ep. 76
Choosing the best genetics for your herd | Ep. 75
An economic update: a year in review and new season forecasts | Ep. 74
Monitoring waterway health | Ep. 73
People leadership and motivating the next generation | Ep. 72
Water quality research update | Ep. 71
How to invest in your people and be the best leader possible | Ep. 70
Giving Surfing for Farmers a go | Ep. 69
NZAEL new fertility trait update | Ep. 68
Summer dry planning and management | Ep. 67
Improving workplace productivity | Ep. 66
Better worm management for healthy heifers | Ep. 65
The low-down on deferred grazing | Ep. 64
Reducing nitrogen losses in Canterbury | Ep. 63
'Dairy farming saved my life' | Ep. 62
Taking the strain out of farming | Ep. 61
Methane research update from Lye Farm | Ep. 60
Getting the most from your fert spend | Ep. 59
Bank’s advice for herd-owning sharemilkers | Ep. 58
Succeeding in herd-owning sharemilking | Ep. 57
Wet weather management | Ep. 56
Live from Fieldays: Striking the balance – mental health and wellbeing | Ep. 55
Live from Fieldays: Coping with cost pressures | Ep. 54
Live from Fieldays: How do I make my job offer more attractive? | Ep. 53
Planting – do it once, do it right | Ep. 52
Mental health: ‘Don’t be afraid to open up’ | Ep. 51
Plantain proving its worth | Ep. 50
Breeding Worth – how do we know it’s really working? | Ep. 49
Better science solutions for Kiwi dairy farms | Ep. 48
A newbie’s perspectives on dairy farming | Ep. 47
Farming at the frontier | Ep. 46
Tailwinds, headwinds and opportunities for NZ dairy | Ep. 45
Recovering from an extreme weather event | Ep. 44
Milk alternatives – will they cut our lunch? | Ep. 43
Managing a profit squeeze (Part 2) | Ep. 42
Managing a profit squeeze (Part 1) | Ep. 41
Contract milking part 3: employing a contract milker | Ep. 40
Contract milking part 2: investigating a job offer | Ep. 39
Bonus Episode: Fieldays 2022 – From OE to winning opportunity
Bonus Episode: Fieldays 2022 – Shaping up our workplaces
Bonus Episode: Fieldays 2022 – Climate action for my family’s future
Bonus Episode: Fieldays 2022 – From Philippines vet to NZ dairy farmer
Testing a lower footprint while retaining profit | Ep. 38
Contract milking 101 | Ep. 37
Growing the next generation of dairy farmers | Ep. 36
Government’s emissions pricing proposal is not what sector proposed | Ep. 35
Getting the most from your accountant | Ep. 34
Tools for coping with farm stress | Ep. 33
Young farm manager’s winning approach | Ep. 32
How fodder beet’s use has evolved based on farm experiences and research findings | Ep. 31
Bonus Episode: Farmers' Forum Series - Better together
Looking in new places for dairy staff | Ep. 30
Bonus Episode: Farmers' Forum Series - Attracting and looking after great people
Take action against foot-and-mouth disease | Ep. 29
Bonus Episode: Farmers' Forum Series - Rural mental health and wellbeing
Wintering – not just a Southland issue | Ep. 28
Digging into soil carbon with Dr Jacqueline Rowarth | Ep. 27
Rural women are struggling too | Ep. 26
Fodder beet – know what you're feeding | Ep. 25
New tools for reducing methane | Ep. 24
Recruiting great dairy farm workers | Ep. 23
Technology and data in dairy farming | Ep. 22
Improving your herd fertility (Part 2) | Ep. 21
Plantain for production and environmental wins | Ep. 20
Flexible milking case study and research | Ep. 19
Improving your herd fertility (Part 1) | Ep. 18
Heat stress strategies with Owl Farm | Ep. 17
Protecting profit in a high payout | Ep. 16
What are the two emissions pricing options? | Ep. 15
Breeding the cow of the future | Ep. 14
He Waka Eke Noa: Is agriculture coming into the Emissions Trading Scheme? | Ep. 13
Strategies for reducing nitrogen use | Ep. 12
Better workplaces through flexible milking | Ep. 11
What's next for wintering? | Ep. 10
Transitioning off the farm | Ep. 9
Weather forecasting with NIWA’s Chris Brandolino | Ep. 8
Colostrum: getting your calves off to the best start | Ep. 7
An inside look at transporting stock | Ep. 6
Climate change: straight from the Minister’s mouth | Ep. 5
National MP Todd Muller’s mental health journey | Ep. 4
Farm staff shortages and tips for recruiting and retaining staff | Ep. 3
Making sense of the Climate Change Commission's carbon budgets proposal | Ep. 2
Contract milking and variable order sharemilking: tips for making it work | Ep. 1