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Wintering – not just a Southland issue | Ep. 28
Manage episode 332250667 series 2979744
Wintering on crop isn’t just a Southland issue. New National Environment Standards for intensive winter grazing will come into effect in November 2022. Farmers all over New Zealand are having to review their wintering crop practices now and put some thought into how they’re going to winter into the future. In this episode, we chat with Central Hawke’s Bay sheep farmer Ben Tosswill and Southland dairy farmer Ewen Mathieson about winter grazing practices now and what’s next.
Chapters:
0.51 – Ben: banking back to farming
2.32 – Ewen: third generation farmer
3.20 – Changing consumer/market expectations
4.14 – What’s different now compared to five years ago?
5.13 – Ewen’s move away from cropping
7.18 – Meeting new regulations
7.59 – Flexibility to cope with curve balls
9.40 – Wintering as a North Island sheep farmer
10.20 – Sheep farmers lifting their game
11.34 – What Ben’s changed on his farm
13.10 – Reducing risk to animals and environment
15.10 – Cow lying time
16.39 – Lowering stress on sheep and staff
17.39 – Team culture and wellbeing
20.34 – Benefits of a written wintering plan
21.54 – Team buy-in on the plan
23.55 – Preventing small issues from becoming big ones
26.13 – Protecting waterways: silt fences (Ewen), temporary hot wires (Ben)
28.52 – Ewen: keeping the power on
29.49 – Ben: sharing the wintering plan
30.17 – Final thoughts: one thing farmers can do now
Visit our website for more on wintering
Have feedback or ideas for future episodes? Email us at talkingdairy@dairynz.co.nz
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Chapters
1. Wintering – not just a Southland issue | Ep. 28 (00:00:00)
2. Ben: banking back to farming (00:00:51)
3. Ewen: third generation farmer (00:02:32)
4. Changing consumer/market expectations (00:03:20)
5. What’s different now compared to five years ago? (00:04:14)
6. Ewen’s move away from cropping (00:05:13)
7. Meeting new regulations (00:07:18)
8. Flexibility to cope with curve balls (00:07:59)
9. Wintering as a North Island sheep farmer (00:09:40)
10. Sheep farmers lifting their game (00:10:20)
11. What Ben’s changed on his farm (00:11:34)
12. Reducing risk to animals and environment (00:13:10)
13. Cow lying time (00:15:10)
14. Lowering stress on sheep and staff (00:16:39)
15. Team culture and wellbeing (00:17:39)
16. Benefits of a written wintering plan (00:20:34)
17. Team buy-in on the plan (00:21:54)
18. Preventing small issues from becoming big ones (00:23:55)
19. Protecting waterways: silt fences (Ewen), temporary hot wires (Ben) (00:26:13)
20. Ewen: keeping the power on (00:28:52)
21. Ben: sharing the wintering plan (00:29:49)
22. Final thoughts: one thing farmers can do now (00:30:17)
92 episodes
Manage episode 332250667 series 2979744
Wintering on crop isn’t just a Southland issue. New National Environment Standards for intensive winter grazing will come into effect in November 2022. Farmers all over New Zealand are having to review their wintering crop practices now and put some thought into how they’re going to winter into the future. In this episode, we chat with Central Hawke’s Bay sheep farmer Ben Tosswill and Southland dairy farmer Ewen Mathieson about winter grazing practices now and what’s next.
Chapters:
0.51 – Ben: banking back to farming
2.32 – Ewen: third generation farmer
3.20 – Changing consumer/market expectations
4.14 – What’s different now compared to five years ago?
5.13 – Ewen’s move away from cropping
7.18 – Meeting new regulations
7.59 – Flexibility to cope with curve balls
9.40 – Wintering as a North Island sheep farmer
10.20 – Sheep farmers lifting their game
11.34 – What Ben’s changed on his farm
13.10 – Reducing risk to animals and environment
15.10 – Cow lying time
16.39 – Lowering stress on sheep and staff
17.39 – Team culture and wellbeing
20.34 – Benefits of a written wintering plan
21.54 – Team buy-in on the plan
23.55 – Preventing small issues from becoming big ones
26.13 – Protecting waterways: silt fences (Ewen), temporary hot wires (Ben)
28.52 – Ewen: keeping the power on
29.49 – Ben: sharing the wintering plan
30.17 – Final thoughts: one thing farmers can do now
Visit our website for more on wintering
Have feedback or ideas for future episodes? Email us at talkingdairy@dairynz.co.nz
Follow DairyNZ on socials for the latest updates:
Chapters
1. Wintering – not just a Southland issue | Ep. 28 (00:00:00)
2. Ben: banking back to farming (00:00:51)
3. Ewen: third generation farmer (00:02:32)
4. Changing consumer/market expectations (00:03:20)
5. What’s different now compared to five years ago? (00:04:14)
6. Ewen’s move away from cropping (00:05:13)
7. Meeting new regulations (00:07:18)
8. Flexibility to cope with curve balls (00:07:59)
9. Wintering as a North Island sheep farmer (00:09:40)
10. Sheep farmers lifting their game (00:10:20)
11. What Ben’s changed on his farm (00:11:34)
12. Reducing risk to animals and environment (00:13:10)
13. Cow lying time (00:15:10)
14. Lowering stress on sheep and staff (00:16:39)
15. Team culture and wellbeing (00:17:39)
16. Benefits of a written wintering plan (00:20:34)
17. Team buy-in on the plan (00:21:54)
18. Preventing small issues from becoming big ones (00:23:55)
19. Protecting waterways: silt fences (Ewen), temporary hot wires (Ben) (00:26:13)
20. Ewen: keeping the power on (00:28:52)
21. Ben: sharing the wintering plan (00:29:49)
22. Final thoughts: one thing farmers can do now (00:30:17)
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