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Blue Shed Diary, a weekly podcast brought to you by PGG Wrightson, features news and information for, and about, New Zealand's rural communities. Like the blue sheds dotting New Zealand's landscape, the Blue Shed Diary is the go-to resource for our farmers and growers.
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Cultivating to the market with Xinyu Wu — 175-Year Scholarship Winner (opens the original)
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Welcome to Blue Shed Diary podcast. This year, PGG Wrightson had a big birthday, 175 years. 175 years of helping Kiwi farmers and growers adapt and change. It's a legacy we want to continue for another 175 years. To celebrate, we have offered two scholarships to agriculturaland horticultural uni-students in their final year who had the best answer for this question: “Looking ahead to the next 25 years, what do you believe will be the biggest challenge or opportunity facing New Zealand’s agricult
Tech Talk: The heavyweight champion of pasture systems - Clover with Dr Jay Howes (opens the original)
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Welcome to Blue Shed Diary's Tech Talk--where we get advice from PGG Wrightson's Technical to help you on farm. Today's Tech Talk is about Clover. The small plant doing some very heavy lifting in our pasture systems. Clover can improve feed quality, support animal performance, and most importantly-through Nitrogen fixation-supply valuable Nitrogen to the wider pasture. Getting it is established and keeping it productive isn't always straightforward. Joining the conversation to answer those quest
From the Field: Farming in an El Niño with Hugh Ritchie (opens the original)
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Welcome to Blue Shed Diary! Many farmers and growers listening to the podcast know this year's 'Godzilla' El Niño conditions are set to impact those living from the land. Predictions show strong winds and dry conditions to large portions of the country, particularly the eastern parts. Those in the south will likely face more storms and flooding. But one farmer is taking these predictions into his decision-making process. This Hawke's Bay arable and livestock farmer grows a mix of vegetables, cer
Envisioning a new future for Bobby Calves with Hamish Shaw - 175 Year Scholarship Winner (opens the original)
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PGG Wrightson celebrated a big birthday this year - 175! 175 years of helping Kiwi farmers and growers adapt and change. This is a legacy we want to continue for another 175 years. So, to celebrate this legacy, PGG Wrightson offered two scholarships to agricultural and horticultural university students in their final year who had the best answer to this question: "Looking ahead to the next 25 years, what do you believe will be the biggest challenge or opportunity facing New Zealand's agriculture
Are we ready for the next wave of AgriTech? with Sarah Bell of the Helen Clark Foundation (opens the original)
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New Zealanders are known innovators - particularly in the regions. Hamilton Farmer Bill Gallagher brought electric fences to the world and Southlander David Strang invented instant coffee. Both are staples on Kiwi farms throughout Aotearoa. We have never been shy from trying new things, but our primary industries are now being reshaped by AgriTech. Is this transformation a force for good? Are we ready for it? Joining the conversation is Sarah Bell, senior researcher at the Helen Clark Foundation
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