Winter feed competitions are an integral part of New Zealand rural communities, where farmers showcase their best crops for a panel of judges. In this episode, Al & Juddy team up with Fraser Harrison, Agricom’s Forage System Specialist as seasoned competition judges to share top tips for winning your next local winter feed competition. From ideal crops, sowing dates and timing to bonus strategies for scoring extra points on the day, this podcast has what you need to come out on top.

Winter feed competitions are an integral part of New Zealand rural communities, where farmers showcase their best crops for a panel of judges. In this episode, Al &amp; Juddy team up with Fraser Harrison, Agricom’s Forage System Specialist as seasoned competition judges to share top tips for winning your next local winter feed competition. From ideal crops, sowing dates and timing to bonus strategies for scoring extra points on the day, this podcast has what you need to come out on top.

Have you ever spent long nights awake thinking about the role of the different types of ryegrasses?

Or perhaps you pass your time on the tractor questioning Ecotain’s® ability to reduce nitrate leaching?

If so you may want to check in with your health care professional, but in the meantime, Al and Juddy are here to help explain the technical, practical and sometimes humorous implications of forages and animal systems that keep New Zealand farmers leading the world.

Allister Moorhead (Al) is Agricom’s Senior Agronomist and Product Development Specialist & Dr Glenn Judson (Juddy) is Agricom’s Nutritional and Farm Systems Specialist.

For more information about Agricom, their product and management advice, visit www.agricom.co.nz 

Have you ever spent long nights awake thinking about the role of the different types of ryegrasses?

Or perhaps you pass your time on the tractor questioning Ecotain’s® ability to reduce nitrate leaching?

If so you may want to check in with your health care professional, but in the meantime, Al and Juddy are here to help explain the technical, practical and sometimes humorous implications of forages and animal systems that keep New Zealand farmers leading the world.

Allister Moorhead (Al) is Agricom’s Senior Agronomist and Product Development Specialist &amp; Dr Glenn Judson (Juddy) is Agricom’s Nutritional and Farm Systems Specialist.

For more information about Agricom, their product and management advice, visit www.agricom.co.nz

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How to win a winter feed competition 

Looking for a partner that can handle intensive set-stocking, deliver persistence, and look impressively productive season after season?

Meet Emblem - Agricom’s new small- to medium-leaved white clover. It ticks all those boxes and more. New Zealand-bred and built for local conditions, Emblem is designed to stand up to pressure while maintaining strong performance in your pasture mix.

If resilience, adaptability, and productivity are at the top of your wish list, this could be your perfect match.

Looking for a partner that can handle intensive set-stocking, deliver persistence, and look impressively productive season after season?
Meet Emblem - Agricom&rsquo;s new small- to medium-leaved white clover. It ticks all those boxes and more. New Zealand-bred and built for local conditions, Emblem is designed to stand up to pressure while maintaining strong performance in your pasture mix.
If resilience, adaptability, and productivity are at the top of your wish list, this could be your perfect match.

Seed Dating : Emblem white clover

A match through the ages - but how do you get the best out of this seemingly mismatched couple?

Forage rape and Italian ryegrass might look like opposites, but with the right approach, this partnership can deliver serious results. In this episode, we explore how sowing timing plays a critical role in setting the crop up for success, how to strike the right balance between brassica and grass, and the management decisions that keep both species performing.

Put in the effort to manage this relationship well, and the payoff can be well worth it!

A match through the ages - but how do you get the best out of this seemingly mismatched couple?
Forage rape and Italian ryegrass might look like opposites, but with the right approach, this partnership can deliver serious results. In this episode, we explore how sowing timing plays a critical role in setting the crop up for success, how to strike the right balance between brassica and grass, and the management decisions that keep both species performing.
Put in the effort to manage this relationship well, and the payoff can be well worth it!

Relationship management: forage rape + Italian ryegrass

In this episode of The Al & Juddy Show, Dr. Alan Stewart reflects on his extensive career in plant breeding and how New Zealand’s agricultural landscape has evolved over the decades.

He walks through his early education, the influence of endophytes on pasture management, the challenges and innovations of the 1990s, and the emergence of new forage species such as plantain.

Dr. Stewart also discusses the major shifts driven by industry mergers and global expansion in the 2000s, along with the growing importance of environmental considerations in modern farming.

A useful collection of significant events from the past 40 years in New Zealand pastoral agriculture - and a glimpse at where it’s heading.

“It was a pretty primitive world. The endophyte discovery in the early 80s really changed everything.” – Dr. Alan Stewart.

In this episode of The Al &amp; Juddy Show, Dr. Alan Stewart reflects on his extensive career in plant breeding and how New Zealand&rsquo;s agricultural landscape has evolved over the decades.
He walks through his early education, the influence of endophytes on pasture management, the challenges and innovations of the 1990s, and the emergence of new forage species such as plantain.
Dr. Stewart also discusses the major shifts driven by industry mergers and global expansion in the 2000s, along with the growing importance of environmental considerations in modern farming.
A useful collection of significant events from the past 40 years in New Zealand pastoral agriculture - and a glimpse at where it&rsquo;s heading.
&ldquo;It was a pretty primitive world. The endophyte discovery in the early 80s really changed everything.&rdquo; &ndash;&nbsp;Dr. Alan Stewart.

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