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Federated Farmers Podcast

by Federated Farmers of NZ

Today: #78 in Business, New Zealand on our combined chart.

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Latest episodes

  • Politicians go head-to-head on farming | EP 108

    October 5, 2026 · 1 hr 31 min

    Want to know where the main parties stand on the issues that matter most to farmers and rural New Zealand? Hosted by Heather du Plessis-Allan at Mystery Creek, the Rural Issues Debate on 30 September brought together Todd McClay…

  • Farming with drones – are they actually useful? | EP 107

    September 28, 2026 · 21 min

    East Coast farmer Blair Crawshaw has been using drones for eight years, putting them to work mustering stock, finding missing animals and pests, and checking for problems across his steep Motu farm, Tawa Hills Angus. In this episode, we…

  • What if the meatworks came to the farm? | EP 106

    September 21, 2026 · 32 min

    When a friend asked Logan Wait to provide some meat for an event post-Covid, he realised there was a problem: he had the animals, but no easy way to get meat from the farm to the people who wanted it. That question led him to found Earth…

  • Why our pest problem is bigger than hunting | EP 105

    September 14, 2026 · 46 min

    South Canterbury farmer Lesley Roy has taken more than 1,500 wallabies and 40 pigs off her farm this year – but despite that huge effort, the numbers are barely changing. With pigs destroying pasture and eating lambs, and wallabies…

  • The Kate Acland story: embracing the uncomfortable | EP 104

    September 7, 2026 · 40 min

    Kate Acland has built a career out of figuring out what to do when the original plan stops working. From starting a wine business in her 20s and navigating the GFC, to moving into farming and building a diverse operation at Mt Somers…

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  • Why this farmer is leasing his way to farm ownership | EP 103

    August 31, 2026 · 32 min

    For Taranaki sheep and beef farmer Nick Brown and his wife Sophie, farm ownership is definitely the goal – but they're taking a different route to get there. Rather than putting their capital into buying land, the couple are leasing 800…

  • From crazy idea to new farming industry | EP 102

    August 25, 2026 · 41 min

    From warm cups of sheep milk in China to influencers livestreaming from New Zealand paddocks, the global demand for sheep milk is creating a surprising new opportunity for Kiwi farmers. In this episode, Spring Sheep CEO Thomas Macdonald…

  • Quinn and Samantha Morgan: What good farm leadership looks like | EP 101

    August 18, 2026 · 38 min

    For Quinn and Samantha Morgan, farming is about much more than cows and grass. They’re in it to create more opportunities for their family and the people who work alongside them. From helping their team build skills and get off-farm…

  • Christopher Luxon unscripted | EP 100

    August 10, 2026 · 51 min

    In this special 100th episode of the Federated Farmers Podcast, the Prime Minister sits down for a personal, wide-ranging conversation about the experiences and people that shaped him long before politics. From growing up in Christchurch…

  • Jared Crawford – the sharemilker who bought a brewery | EP 99

    August 3, 2026 · 42 min

    Running a 2000-cow dairy operation across 524 hectares is a big enough challenge, but Jared Crawford and his wife Sara decided to add another by buying a craft brewery and restaurant. As lower-order sharemilkers for FarmRight near…

  • Gisborne farmers turning pines into pasture | EP 98

    July 28, 2026 · 19 min

    In a region where plenty of productive farmland has disappeared into pine trees, two farming couples are doing something uncommon – turning a forestry block back into a working farm. Sam and Gemma Hain, and Matt and Kate Long, have just…

  • How technology is changing farm succession | EP 97

    July 20, 2026 · 32 min

    Technology is playing an increasingly important role in farm succession, helping families share knowledge, make better decisions and bring the next generation into the business sooner. Someone seeing that firsthand is Caitlin Barnett…

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About the show

The Federated Farmers Podcast is your weekly guide to the issues affecting rural New Zealand. Join us as we unpack the policies, challenges and big ideas shaping life on farm. With frank conversations from farmers, advocates and experts, we break down what matters and why, so you can stay informed, prepared and heard. Hosted by Ben Chapman-Smith, Federated Farmers' communications manager, who grew up on a sheep and beef farm in Te Akau on Waikato's west coast.