This episode features Matt Smith, Lone Star Farm discussing how a large-scale corporate farming business can still maintain family farm culture, the importance of staff development, and how genetics and AI are helping future-proof beef farming in tough Central Otago conditions.


CountryWide CONNECT with Andy Thompson & Sarah Perriam-Lampp is our daily rural show livestreamed from 11am-1pm. Visit https://country-wide.co.nz/connect/ on how to watch / listen.

This episode features Matt Smith, Lone Star Farm discussing how a large-scale corporate farming business can still maintain family farm culture, the importance of staff development, and how genetics and AI are helping future-proof beef farming in tough Central Otago conditions.
 CountryWide CONNECT with Andy Thompson &amp; Sarah Perriam-Lampp is our daily rural show livestreamed from 11am-1pm. Visit <a href="https://country-wide.co.nz/connect/">https://country-wide.co.nz/connect/</a> on how to watch / listen.

CountryWide CONNECT is the latest innovative daily livestreamed rural video/radio show broadcast at lunchtime 11am – 1pm Monday-Friday from Christchurch, New Zealand.


The show is hosted by respected award-winning agribusiness broadcasters, Sarah Perriam-Lampp (formerly Sarah’s Country & Rural Exchange) and Andy Thompson (formerly The Rural Round-Up).


Over two hours, Sarah & Andy cover the latest in New Zealand rural news, views, politics but most importantly in-depth technical farming advice to help improve farmers bottom lines!

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

CountryWide CONNECT is the latest innovative daily livestreamed rural video/radio show broadcast at lunchtime 11am &ndash; 1pm Monday-Friday from Christchurch, New Zealand.
 The show is hosted by respected award-winning agribusiness broadcasters, Sarah Perriam-Lampp (formerly Sarah&rsquo;s Country &amp; Rural Exchange) and Andy Thompson (formerly The Rural Round-Up).
 Over two hours, Sarah &amp; Andy cover the latest in New Zealand rural news, views, politics but most importantly in-depth technical farming advice to help improve farmers bottom lines!
For more information &amp; to subscribe to CountryWide, visit www.country-wide.co.nz