Ag in Conversation

047 | Our Christmas Special and last "real time" episode for 2024! Thank you for all your support this year, we really appreciate every minute you have spent listening to us, sharing us and being an amazing support crew for our first year podcasting. This week we cover off some interesting news articles before diving deep down the rabbit hole that is Christmas Trees! Big thanks to our partners Cinta Insights and Ag Assist for supporting our podcast.Sign up to our newsletter HEREHOSTS | @‌emilywalker @‌myfanwyalexanderIntro/outro copyright infoTrack: "Sunrise Instr"Music provided by Slipstream Music - Over 650,000 Songs for Your Creative ProjectsFree Download / Stream: Sunrise Instr | Slipstream

046 | Emily headed along to the NZ Agriculture and Climate Change Conference to get the scope for all of you on whats happening! Listen in to this weeks episode to find out more.To learn more about MPI's farm emissions calculator - https://www.mpi.govt.nz/funding-rural-support/environment-and-natural-resources/estimating-on-farm-emissions/To learn more about Fonterra's Carbon Footprinter - https://www.nzmp.com/carbon-footprinterBig thanks to our partners Cinta Insights and Ag Assist for supporting our podcast.Sign up to our newsletter HEREHOSTS | @‌emilywalker @‌myfanwyalexanderIntro/outro copyright infoTrack: "Sunrise Instr"Music provided by Slipstream Music - Over 650,000 Songs for Your Creative ProjectsFree Download / Stream: Sunrise Instr | Slipstream

045 | Myfanwy went on a trip last week - up to Wellington for the AWDT Esculator Alumni Personal Development Day (Em missed out) and then onto the Future Farmers Hui in the Bay of Plenty. In this weeks episode she shares her learnings from the trip and a few insights into the future of our industry and globe.Check out the upcoming Beef and Lamb field days here - https://beeflambnz.com/events/ministry-primary-industries-sustainable-food-and-fibre-futures-project-field-day-hawkes-bayBig thanks to our partners Cinta Insights and Ag Assist for supporting our podcast.Sign up to our newsletter HEREHOSTS | @‌emilywalker @‌myfanwyalexanderIntro/outro copyright infoTrack: "Sunrise Instr"Music provided by Slipstream Music - Over 650,000 Songs for Your Creative ProjectsFree Download / Stream: Sunrise Instr | Slipstream

044 | Its a random assortment of topics this week. We traverse the globe discussing American and British politics, Kiwisaver updates for the rural community and Brazilian Beef - are they actually competitors to our NZ beef markets?Big thanks to our partners Cinta Insights and Ag Assist for supporting our podcast.Sign up to our newsletter HEREHOSTS | @‌emilywalker @‌myfanwyalexanderIntro/outro copyright infoTrack: "Sunrise Instr"Music provided by Slipstream Music - Over 650,000 Songs for Your Creative ProjectsFree Download / Stream: Sunrise Instr | Slipstream

043 | With December around the corner and Christmas on our doorstep we asked the question - what is the actual impact of our sneaky (sometimes guilty) Temu purchases on the small business landscape of NZ, particularly rural NZ?We also covered off Fonterra's latest happenings - rising milk prices and what's happening with the consumer brands and back over to banking - the wild profits coming out of the big banks!!Link to Cinta Insights survey - Calling all dairy farmers - https://surveys.cinta.co.nz/wix/p644891547783.aspxBig thanks to our partners Cinta Insights and Ag Assist for supporting our podcast.Sign up to our newsletter HEREHOSTS | @‌emilywalker @‌myfanwyalexanderIntro/outro copyright infoTrack: "Sunrise Instr"Music provided by Slipstream Music - Over 650,000 Songs for Your Creative ProjectsFree Download / Stream: Sunrise Instr | Slipstream

042 | Jumping on the bandwagon of all anyone everywhere is talking about we dive into the outcomes of the US Election - Donald Trump was annouced president for his second term. What does that mean for the world of ag both in the US and around the globe?There are a few recommendations and links throughout the podcast this weekMeat the Need Auction - https://meattheneed.org/trademe-auction/Discover Ag episode on glyphosate - https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/discover-ag/id1615443750?i=1000673428581Em's recommendationsThe Girl from London by Olivia Spooner - https://www.paperplus.co.nz/shop/books/fiction/contemporary/the-girl-from-londonTour de France: Unchained - https://www.netflix.com/title/81153133James Laughlin's podcast with Darren Shand (All Blacks Manager for 20 yrs) - https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/lead-on-purpose-with-james-laughlin/id1547874035?i=1000633353440James Laughlin's podcast with Steve Hanson - https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/lead-on-purpose-with-james-laughlin/id1547874035?i=1000592905441Myfi's recommendationsThe Hidden Girl, Lucinda Riley - https://www.paperplus.co.nz/shop/books/fiction/historical/the-hidden-girl-1209438Rivals on Disney+ - https://www.disneyplus.com/en-be/series/rivals/4MoVqX2aLYpmDom Harvey's podcast with Michaela Blyde - https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/the-dom-harvey-podcast/id1590931602?i=1000666539459Big thanks to our partners Cinta Insights and Ag Assist for supporting our podcast.Sign up to our newsletter HEREHOSTS | @‌emilywalker @‌myfanwyalexanderIntro/outro copyright infoTrack: "Sunrise Instr"Music provided by Slipstream Music - Over 650,000 Songs for Your Creative ProjectsFree Download / Stream: Sunrise Instr | Slipstream

041 | The rural banking inquiry, we have all heard about it but were we really aware of how necessary it was! We certainly weren't form Reserve bank policy settings to the actual banks themselves and even as farmers how we handle the situation. And overhaul is well called for. Thanks to the team at NZAB (not sponsored, just really liked their info) for putting together such thorough, informative information on this and providing a voice for the sector at the beehive! Big thanks to our partners Cinta Insights and Ag Assist for supporting our podcast.Sign up to our newsletter HEREHOSTS | @‌emilywalker @‌myfanwyalexanderIntro/outro copyright infoTrack: "Sunrise Instr"Music provided by Slipstream Music - Over 650,000 Songs for Your Creative ProjectsFree Download / Stream: Royalty-free music, sound effects, AI music tools for creators | Slipstream

040 | This week we are joined by guest co-host Dr Ellen Joan Ford, a leadership expert. Dr Ellen was recently invovled as a co-researcher in the Rural Leadership report devloped in partnership by the Food and Fibre CoVE and Rural Leaders. The report is available here.We also touched on Ellen's own research and her leadership framework - belogning, automony, purpose and how that applies to the food and fibre sector, and also her latest passion project #workschoolhours, which is really all about bringing your whole self to work and employers recongising that employees have a life outside of the office walls or farm gate. Ellen has penned a book on the subject which is available through her website - https://www.ellenjoanford.com/shopBig thanks to our partners Cinta Insights and Ag Assist for supporting our podcast.Sign up to our newsletter HEREHOSTS | @‌emilywalker @‌myfanwyalexanderIntro/outro copyright infoTrack: "Sunrise Instr"Music provided by Slipstream Music - Over 650,000 Songs for Your Creative ProjectsFree Download / Stream: Royalty-free music, sound effects, AI music tools for creators | Slipstream