Are you poised to take advantage of opportunities as they come along? Country-Wide editor, Rebecca Greaves is taking their farm through integrated farm plan workshops in 2024 so they can  better understand the value.

Guests include:
Rachel Joblin, Agribusiness Consultant, BakerAg
Sara Clarke, General Manager - System Establishment and Support - Ministry for the Environment
Annie Cates, Wairarapa sheep & beef farmer

Hosts:
Rebecca Greaves, Editor, Country-Wide
Sarah Perriam-Lampp, Managing Director, CountryWide Media

The episode kicks off with Rachel Joblin from Baker Ag who hosts the ‘Integrated Farm Planning’ workshops that Rebecca is doing for their farm. Rachel explains what an integrated farm plan entails with the different elements of the farm - animal health, biodiversity, freshwater, business and people plans - and understanding the linkages but also having it all in one place for decision making and advisors support.

Read Rachel Joblin’s latest article “A dynamic approach” (Country-Wide Autumn 2024) (Free to read)

Where is the current government’s direction to the Ministry for the Environment leaning into 2024? What’s happening with the freshwater farm plan roll out and how they are aligning with the Ministry for Primary Industries to achieve integrated farm plans? Sarah Perriam-Lampp speaks to Sara Clarke, General Manager - System Establishment and Support - Ministry for the Environment.

To wrap the episode, Rebecca Greaves unpacks the journey of Wairarapa sheep & beef farmer, Annie Cates, to achieve NZFAP+ Gold (NZ Farm Assurance Programme) and use the concept of integrated farm planning.

Read Annie Cates' thoughts on integrated farm plan in the latest article “What the farmers say” (Country-Wide Autumn 2024)  (Subscriber Only)

Links mentioned in the podcast

LISTEN ON-DEMAND: Episode 2 - In Residence Q+A - What farm management software is right for you? Listen to the podcast on-demand of the one-hour livestream featuring a panel with Trev, Farm Focus, Resolution & Farm IQ.

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Are you poised to take advantage of opportunities as they come along? Country-Wide editor, Rebecca Greaves is taking their farm through integrated farm plan workshops in 2024 so they can  better understand the value.
Guests include:
<ol>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://bakerag.co.nz/rachel-joblin">Rachel Joblin, Agribusiness Consultant, BakerAg</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Sara Clarke, General Manager - System Establishment and Support - Ministry for the Environment</li>
<li aria-level="1">Annie Cates, Wairarapa sheep &amp; beef farmer</li>
</ol>
Hosts:
<ol>
<li aria-level="1">Rebecca Greaves, Editor, Country-Wide</li>
<li aria-level="1">Sarah Perriam-Lampp, Managing Director, CountryWide Media</li>
</ol>
The episode kicks off with Rachel Joblin from Baker Ag who hosts the ‘Integrated Farm Planning’ workshops that Rebecca is doing for their farm. Rachel explains what an integrated farm plan entails with the different elements of the farm - animal health, biodiversity, freshwater, business and people plans - and understanding the linkages but also having it all in one place for decision making and advisors support.
Read Rachel Joblin’s latest article <a href="https://country-wide.co.nz/a-dynamic-approach/">“A dynamic approach”</a> (Country-Wide Autumn 2024) (Free to read)
Where is the current government’s direction to the Ministry for the Environment leaning into 2024? What’s happening with the freshwater farm plan roll out and how they are aligning with the Ministry for Primary Industries to achieve integrated farm plans? <a href="mailto:sarah@countrywidemedia.co.nz">Sarah Perriam-Lampp</a> speaks to Sara Clarke, General Manager - System Establishment and Support - Ministry for the Environment.
To wrap the episode, Rebecca Greaves unpacks the journey of Wairarapa sheep &amp; beef farmer, Annie Cates, to achieve NZFAP+ Gold (<a href="https://www.nzfap.com/">NZ Farm Assurance Programme</a>) and use the concept of integrated farm planning.
Read Annie Cates' thoughts on integrated farm plan in the latest article <a href="https://country-wide.co.nz/what-the-farmers-say/">“What the farmers say”</a> (Country-Wide Autumn 2024)  (Subscriber Only)
Links mentioned in the podcast
LISTEN ON-DEMAND: <a href="https://country-wide.co.nz/live-q-and-a-in-residence/">Episode 2 - In Residence Q+A</a> - What farm management software is right for you? Listen to the podcast on-demand of the one-hour livestream featuring a panel with Trev, Farm Focus, Resolution &amp; Farm IQ.
Subscribe to Country-Wide magazine for $59 for four issues annually: <a href="https://country-wide.co.nz/shop/">https://country-wide.co.nz/shop/</a> 
<a href="https://country-wide.co.nz/sign-up/">SUBSCRIBE TO THE COUNTRY-WIDE WEEKLY EMAIL </a>

Bringing' you the best of rural New Zealand for nearly 50 years via your mailboxes, now it’s time for our seasonal stories from the magazine to weekly updates straight to your ears.

Proud to celebrate the grit and the smarts it takes to farm as well as good ol' fashioned country culture with The Country-Wide Podcast.

Hosts: Rebecca Greaves - Editor of Country-Wide

For more information & to subscribe to Country-Wide, visit www.country-wide.co.nz

Bringing' you the best of rural New Zealand for nearly 50 years via your mailboxes, now it’s time for our seasonal stories from the magazine to weekly updates straight to your ears.
Proud to celebrate the grit and the smarts it takes to farm as well as good ol' fashioned country culture with The Country-Wide Podcast.
Hosts: Rebecca Greaves - Editor of Country-Wide
For more information &amp; to subscribe to Country-Wide, visit www.country-wide.co.nz

The Country-Wide Podcast

Bringing' you the best of rural New Zealand for nearly 50 years via your mailboxes, now it’s time for' our seasonal stories from the magazine to weekly updates straight to your ears.

Proud to celebrate the grit and the smarts it takes to farm as well as good ol' fashioned country culture with The Country-Wide Podcast.

Hosts: Editor of Country-Wide, Rebecca Greaves and CountryWide Media’s Managing Director, Sarah Perriam-Lampp.

To subscribe to Country-Wide, visit www.country-wide.co.nz

Bringing' you the best of rural New Zealand for nearly 50 years via your mailboxes, now it’s time for' our seasonal stories from the magazine to weekly updates straight to your ears.
Proud to celebrate the grit and the smarts it takes to farm as well as good ol' fashioned country culture with The Country-Wide Podcast.
Hosts: Editor of Country-Wide, Rebecca Greaves and CountryWide Media’s Managing Director, Sarah Perriam-Lampp.
To subscribe to Country-Wide, visit <a href="http://www.country-wide.co.nz">www.country-wide.co.nz</a>

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