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 - making it the only swede your livestock will ever need. Find out more about Massie here: www.agricom.co.nz/products/brassicas-and-beets/swede/massieSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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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 conversation sheds light on the practical realities of running a successful deer system. “Every day you fawn a hind earlier, you could pick up 450 grams a day. So four days earlier means nearly two kilograms on your weaning weight - and that’s huge, because it’s hard to achieve those numbers once they’re off mum.” - Stu Stokes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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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 Industries New Zealand Awards. Robyn is a pioneering figure in agricultural research whose career has spanned both sides of the Tasman. From Lincoln in the 1980s, to tackling salinity challenges in Western Australia, and returning to New Zealand during a period of significant transformation in the sector, Robyn brings rich insight and perspective. In this episode, Robyn transcends the key research themes and pressing issues that have shaped New Zealand agriculture through the decades.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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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