FedTalks – Podcast

Andrew wraps the week

Diana Rodgers is a “real food”  Dietitian Nutritionist, author and podcast host, she is joining us in New Zealand  this July At PINZ Today Diana talks to us about  nutrition, sustainability, the huge benefits of eating meat and food policy issues. She  also speaks to  Sacred Cow,  her documentry exploring the important role of animals in […]

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Andrew wraps the week that was, #FMG Winter, powercuts, 3 Waters and of course HWEN.

“I mean, I don't think that New Zealand would ever want to be in a situation where it could not guarantee a consistent supply of milk, meat, fresh fruit, vegetables, bread and produce. That would not be a sensible thing for any country”. Alison Stewart CEO FAR

Andrew give a He Waka Eke Noa update and talks us briefly through the Government's recently released exposure draft of their NPS for indigenous biodiversity.

Countdown to HWEN is on! The final recommendation report went to Ministers this week. Andrew outlines the overriding goal for Feds.

This week we catch up with departing board member – Chris AllenMid Canterbury Farmer Chris Allen farms a 360-hectare irrigated sheep, beef and cropping property in Mid Canterbury utilising winter cropping practices. Chris uses technology to deliver precision agriculture, including using real-time telemetry on irrigation to monitor water flow and soil moisture. Chris' direct involvement […]

A crazy week politicly – pleasing to see science as the solution. Andrew covers off the budget this week too and of course the HWEN update!

Bonjour from Brussels…Andrew is at the International Dairy Federation meeting. Andrew reports 19 hours to Dubai with a mask not much fun, the paperwork is awful and stressful, and just too hard. Ukraine leads the news, Europe are very concerned and rightly so,…there is not about the food not being available – it is. But […]