What does the farm of the future look like and how do we get there?

New Zealand exports over 90% of our red meat and over 95% of our milk. Our main customers have increased expectations for environmental standards and animal welfare. This means making changes to maintain access to international markets while also farming sustainably.

In this episode we’re discussing how those expectations, alongside adapting to a changing climate, will impact how farming in New Zealand looks in the future. AgResearch Senior Scientist, Robyn Dynes explains what she thinks our farms could look like in fifty years and what we need to tackle as a country to adapt. Senior Social Scientist, James Turner talks about how these changes affect people, whether it’s actually achievable and how we can support farmers to face our coming challenges.

To learn more about anything you’ve heard in this episode, visit:
www.agresearch.co.nz/podcast/

Watch a series of webinars hosted by AgResearch, DairyNZ and Fonterra on the potential of digital technology to measure, predict, and improve animal wellbeing, and aid in farmer decision-making:

https://www.agresearch.co.nz/our-research/digital-technologies-in-an-animal-centric-dairy-industry/

Read our scientists’ reactions to the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s ‘Going with the Grain’ report, released earlier in 2024:

https://www.agresearch.co.nz/news/land-use-report-reaction/

What does the farm of the future look like and how do we get there?
New Zealand exports over 90% of our red meat and over 95% of our milk. Our main customers have increased expectations for environmental standards and animal welfare. This means making changes to maintain access to international markets while also farming sustainably.
In this episode we’re discussing how those expectations, alongside adapting to a changing climate, will impact how farming in New Zealand looks in the future. AgResearch Senior Scientist, Robyn Dynes explains what she thinks our farms could look like in fifty years and what we need to tackle as a country to adapt. Senior Social Scientist, James Turner talks about how these changes affect people, whether it’s actually achievable and how we can support farmers to face our coming challenges.
To learn more about anything you’ve heard in this episode, visit: <a href="https://www.agresearch.co.nz/podcast/">www.agresearch.co.nz/podcast/</a>
Watch a series of webinars hosted by AgResearch, DairyNZ and Fonterra on the potential of digital technology to measure, predict, and improve animal wellbeing, and aid in farmer decision-making:
<a href="https://www.agresearch.co.nz/our-research/digital-technologies-in-an-animal-centric-dairy-industry/">https://www.agresearch.co.nz/our-research/digital-technologies-in-an-animal-centric-dairy-industry/</a>
Read our scientists’ reactions to the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s ‘Going with the Grain’ report, released earlier in 2024:
 <a href="https://www.agresearch.co.nz/news/land-use-report-reaction/">https://www.agresearch.co.nz/news/land-use-report-reaction/</a>

We’re in a time of change – our environment, markets, regulations, and public expectations are all changing and keeping pace with it can feel like a lot. As a Crown Research Institute, AgResearch is tasked with helping our pastoral agriculture sector face these challenges head-on.

'What’s Next? from AgResearch’ is a limited series podcast exploring these challenges. Our host, Eryn Breading talks to our experts about actions that can be taken now and what’s in the pipeline for the future, covering greenhouse gas mitigation and water quality, land use change and its impacts, biosecurity and the opportunities that new technologies offer for food and fibre producers, all working towards growing our economy and becoming more sustainable.

Visit www.agresearch.co.nz

We’re in a time of change – our environment, markets, regulations, and public expectations are all changing and keeping pace with it can feel like a lot. As a Crown Research Institute, AgResearch is tasked with helping our pastoral agriculture sector face these challenges head-on.
'What’s Next? from AgResearch’ is a limited series podcast exploring these challenges. Our host, Eryn Breading talks to our experts about actions that can be taken now and what’s in the pipeline for the future, covering greenhouse gas mitigation and water quality, land use change and its impacts, biosecurity and the opportunities that new technologies offer for food and fibre producers, all working towards growing our economy and becoming more sustainable.
Visit <a href="http://www.agresearch.co.nz/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.agresearch.co.nz&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729112571997000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0kNmQSn8Cl-QpWeDj8Q9yJ">www.agresearch.co.nz</a>