Scene + Herd: Podcasts from Beef + Lamb New Zealand

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Podcasts from Beef + Lamb New Zealand, the farmer-owned industry organisation representing New Zealand’s sheep and beef farmers.

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September 3, 2026Episode 26025 min

Kellogg conversations: collective impact

Beef + Lamb New Zealand Rural Advancement Scholarship recipient and Kellogg Rural Leadership Programme graduate Di Roadley shares insights from her research project, The Craft of Setting the Table Well. Exploring the role of effective governance in catchment groups, Di discusses how strong leadership, collaboration, and clear direction can help turn community aspirations into meaningful action and lasting impact. Read more here: Rural Leadership Advancement Scholarship. The Craft of Setting the Table Well .

August 24, 2026Episode 25930 min

Two Links in the Chain

Being awarded a 2026 Beef + Lamb New Zealand Rural Advancement Scholarship challenged Tessa Miller and Sam Mann to think differently about their farming businesses. In this episode, they share key insights and "aha" moments from the New Zealand Rural Leaders Value Chain Innovation Programme, and discuss how a better understanding of the value chain is shaping their thinking back on farm. Read more here: Rural Leadership Advancement Scholarship .

August 10, 2026Episode 25819 min

Kellogg Conversations: Triplets

As a Beef + Lamb New Zealand Rural Advancement Scholarship recipient, Julia Hardwick-Smith shares how the Kellogg Rural Leadership Programme challenged her thinking and is influencing decisions on her family farm. She also discusses the surprising findings from her research into triplet lamb survivability and what they could mean for sheep farmers. Read more here: Rural Leadership Advancement Scholarship . Julia's full report.

July 30, 2026Episode 25632 min

NZ Meat Export Centenary – North America

100 years since New Zealand began exporting red meat to North America. It’s a relationship that’s gone from tentative early shipments to one of our most important and enduring trade partnerships. To unpack that story and what it means for the future, we're joined by Ali Spencer and Mick Calder, who helped document this journey in Trusted, Lean and Long Game , (PDF, 4.12MB).

July 23, 2026Episode 25740 min

You've Scanned High - Now What? Triplet Ewe & Lamb Management

With scanning results arriving across the country, this podcast provides practical advice for farmers with high numbers of twin and triplet-bearing ewes. Senior Scientist from Bio Economy Science Institute (BSI) David Stevens combines the science with practical farming systems, while North Otago Farmer Julian Prices share what's happening on-farm and the questions himself and the South Canterbury Lamb Survivability Focus Group are asking. Recorded 20 July 2026.

June 11, 2026Episode 25519 min

Red meat's economic and social value to New Zealand

The red meat sector is a cornerstone of Aotearoa New Zealand. Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) and Meat Industry Association (MIA) have just released new research that offers a robust, evidence-based assessment of the economic and social contribution of the sector, including production, processing and exporting. It is the first full measure of the sector’s economic and social contribution since 2020. Project Lead Connor McIndoe from Business and Economic Research (BERL) joins us to make sense of it all. Read the full report here: Research shows New Zealand’s red meat sector drives nearly $50 billion in annual spending across the economy .

February 9, 2026Episode 25411 min

Your Voice Matters: making submissions easy for farmers

In this episode of Scene + Herd, B+LNZ’s Policy Staff demystify the submission process and show farmers how to turn everyday experience into compelling evidence. They outline five steps for writing clear, relevant submissions. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by consultation documents, this is your go‑to guide. How to write a submission: farmer guide.

January 22, 2026Episode 25320 min

Unpacking RMA Reform: Insights for Sheep & Beef Farmers

The Government has released draft legislation to replace the Resource Management Act, listen to Beef + Lamb New Zealand's General Manager of Policy and Communications Rowena Hume and Head of Environment Policy Paul Le Miere as they explain the reform and key areas for farmers to know about.

June 26, 2025Episode 23829 min

Shut the gate: Deferred Grazing on hill country

We’re joined by Bill Garland who farms at Maungatautari in the Waikato and Dr Katherine Tozer, Senior Scientist at AgResearch, to talk deferred grazing. Around for many decades in different forms, it’s gaining more popularity as a way to transfer feed from spring to autumn/early winter, to regenerate pastures and to cut down on diesel, seed and cropping/regrassing costs. Could it have a place in your system? For more details, check out the deferred grazing information on B+LNZ’s Factsheet , DairyNZ’s Deferred Grazing page and AgResearch’s guide book. This research was supported by AgResearch, DairyNZ, MPI, Ellett Trust, Ballance Agri-nutrients, Bay of Plenty Regional Council, Waikato Regional Council, Greater Wellington Regional Council, Beef + Lamb New Zealand and especially the many farmers who contributed their time, paddocks and expertise.

June 19, 2025Episode 2371 hr 6 min

Better Beef Systems, with Bob Thomson, Ben Trotter and Matt Tayler

Tools, tech and tactics to make every blade count – Industry-renowned beef expert Bob Thomson (AgFirst) and farmers Ben Trotter (Luggate) and Matt Tayler (Garston) share practical tools, proven tactics, and tech insights to boost efficiency and profit in beef systems—including a look ahead at the role of wearables in the future of farming. Recorded on the B+LNZ Central Otago Farming for Profit “Grass to Gold” webinar, 16 June 2025