Guests include:
Chris Lewis, Baker Ag
Jono Buchly, Headlands Consultancy
Paul Bird, Dairy Base


Hosts:
Sheryl Haitana, Editor, NZ Dairy Exporter
Anne Lee, Deputy Editor, NZ Dairy Exporter
Sarah Perriam-Lampp, Managing Director, CountryWide Media

With on-farm inflation, interest rates and a lower payout, what are the top performing dairy farmers doing to find the sweet spot? Editors Anne Lee and Sheryl Haitana delve into the special cost control report in Dairy Exporter Magazine. 

In the first second episode of the The Dairy Exporter Podcast, Editor Sheryl Haitana & Deputy Editor Anne Lee delve into the special report within the November/December issue of the magazine.

Chris Lewis from Baker Ag points out that farming in the sweet spot will see you have resilience to payout, good feed conversion efficiency, low livestock wages and motivated staff which brings you a consistent good result physically and financially.

See the graphs online to see how your farm benchmarks at the NZ Dairy Exporter here: https://dairyexporter.co.nz/farming-in-the-sweet-spot/ (Subscriber-Only article)

Headlands Consultancy’s Business Manager, Jono Buckley, encourages farmers to see technology such as collars and cow shelters as a feasible investment to farm into the future.

And Anne finishes the episode by celebrating 15 years of Dairy Base with Paul Bird of Diary NZ.

Key Chapters of Interest 

08:30 Anne Lee speaks to Chris Lewis about the research they did on how farmers have reached a sweet spot both physically and financially

25:42 Sarah Perriam-Lampp chats to Jono Buchly from Headlands about considerations dairy farmers need to think about with technology investment in their business.

34:00 Anne Lee discusses the latest findings from the Dairy Base platform with Paul Bird from Dairy NZ.

A word from our sponsor

Headlands consultants utilise proven tools like OurFarm financial analysis software, and farm systems models OVERSEER, UDDER and DAIRYLINC, and combining this with their consultants' farm systems understanding to identify your farm's current strengths and define the opportunities within your business to improve profitability, resilience and environmental management practices. The robust modelling coupled with practical advice from the Headlands consultant provides the steps required to bring about improvements within your farming system and to project the outcome those decisions will have on your business, including the physical changes, financial results, resilience to market volatility and weather conditions, and environmental consequences of those decisions.

Visit https://www.headlands.co.nz/ - your Rural Growth Partner



SUBSCRIBE TO the NZ Dairy Exporter Email Newsletter to stay up-to-date 

Guests include:
<ol>
<li aria-level="1">Chris Lewis, Baker Ag</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="mailto:jono.buchly@headlands.co.nz">Jono Buchly</a>, Headlands Consultancy</li>
<li aria-level="1">Paul Bird, Dairy Base</li>
</ol>
 Hosts:
<ol>
<li aria-level="1">Sheryl Haitana, Editor, NZ Dairy Exporter</li>
<li aria-level="1">Anne Lee, Deputy Editor, NZ Dairy Exporter</li>
<li aria-level="1">Sarah Perriam-Lampp, Managing Director, CountryWide Media</li>
</ol>
With on-farm inflation, interest rates and a lower payout, what are the top performing dairy farmers doing to find the sweet spot? Editors Anne Lee and Sheryl Haitana delve into the special cost control report in Dairy Exporter Magazine. 
In the first second episode of the The Dairy Exporter Podcast, Editor Sheryl Haitana &amp; Deputy Editor Anne Lee delve into the special report within the November/December issue of the magazine.
Chris Lewis from Baker Ag points out that farming in the sweet spot will see you have resilience to payout, good feed conversion efficiency, low livestock wages and motivated staff which brings you a consistent good result physically and financially.
See the graphs online to see how your farm benchmarks at the NZ Dairy Exporter here: <a href="https://dairyexporter.co.nz/farming-in-the-sweet-spot/">https://dairyexporter.co.nz/farming-in-the-sweet-spot/</a> (Subscriber-Only article)
Headlands Consultancy’s Business Manager, Jono Buckley, encourages farmers to see technology such as collars and cow shelters as a feasible investment to farm into the future.
And Anne finishes the episode by celebrating 15 years of Dairy Base with Paul Bird of Diary NZ.
Key Chapters of Interest 
08:30 Anne Lee speaks to Chris Lewis about the research they did on how farmers have reached a sweet spot both physically and financially
25:42 Sarah Perriam-Lampp chats to <a href="mailto:jono.buchly@headlands.co.nz">Jono Buchly</a> from Headlands about considerations dairy farmers need to think about with technology investment in their business.
34:00 Anne Lee discusses the latest findings from the Dairy Base platform with Paul Bird from Dairy NZ.
A word from our sponsor
Headlands consultants utilise proven tools like OurFarm financial analysis software, and farm systems models OVERSEER, UDDER and DAIRYLINC, and combining this with their consultants' farm systems understanding to identify your farm's current strengths and define the opportunities within your business to improve profitability, resilience and environmental management practices. The robust modelling coupled with practical advice from the Headlands consultant provides the steps required to bring about improvements within your farming system and to project the outcome those decisions will have on your business, including the physical changes, financial results, resilience to market volatility and weather conditions, and environmental consequences of those decisions.
Visit <a href="https://www.headlands.co.nz/">https://www.headlands.co.nz/</a> - your Rural Growth Partner
 
SUBSCRIBE TO the <a href="https://dairyexporter.co.nz/sign-up/">NZ Dairy Exporter Email Newsletter to stay up-to-date </a>

It’s been your mainstay in dairy farming since 1925 as your trusted source of adding
value to your dairy business, now it’s time for the Dairy Exporters’s seasonal stories
to exclusive weekly interviews to come straight to your ears with this brand-spanking
new podcast.


It’s here you can seek out the guidance, inspiration and smarts it takes to dairy farm
into the future to be outstanding in your field on The Dairy Exporter Podcast hosted
by Editor &Deputy Editor of Dairy Exporter, Sheryl Haitana & Anne Lee and her
fellow journalists.

Get in touch with our Editor of Dairy Exporter on email
sheryl@countrywidemedia.co.nz if you have a great insight to share with our
thousands of readers and listeners in New Zealand and around the world.


Don’t miss our weekly episodes of The Dairy Exporter Podcast by hitting the
subscribe button now and join our Dairy Exporter weekly email newsletter to get the
latest in-depth stories in your mailbox so you are always ahead of the game in the
business of dairy farming into the future.

Visit the website to subscribe: www.dairyexporter.co.nz

It’s been your mainstay in dairy farming since 1925 as your trusted source of adding value to your dairy business, now it’s time for the Dairy Exporters’s seasonal stories to exclusive weekly interviews to come straight to your ears with this brand-spanking new podcast.
 It’s here you can seek out the guidance, inspiration and smarts it takes to dairy farm into the future to be outstanding in your field on The Dairy Exporter Podcast hosted by Editor &amp;Deputy Editor of Dairy Exporter, Sheryl Haitana &amp; Anne Lee and her fellow journalists. Get in touch with our Editor of Dairy Exporter on email sheryl@countrywidemedia.co.nz if you have a great insight to share with our thousands of readers and listeners in New Zealand and around the world.
 Don’t miss our weekly episodes of The Dairy Exporter Podcast by hitting the subscribe button now and <a href="https://dairyexporter.co.nz/sign-up/">join our Dairy Exporter weekly email newsletter</a> to get the latest in-depth stories in your mailbox so you are always ahead of the game in the business of dairy farming into the future.
Visit the website to subscribe: <a href="http://www.dairyexporter.co.nz">www.dairyexporter.co.nz</a>

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