Scene + Herd: Podcasts from Beef + Lamb New Zealand

Being awarded a 2026 Beef + Lamb New Zealand Rural Advancement Scholarship challenged Tessa Miller and Sam Mann to think differently about their farming businesses. In this episode, they share key insights and "aha" moments from the New Zealand Rural Leaders Value Chain Innovation Programme, and discuss how a better understanding of the value chain is shaping their thinking b...

As a Beef + Lamb New Zealand Rural Advancement Scholarship recipient, Julia Hardwick-Smith shares how the Kellogg Rural Leadership Programme challenged her thinking and is influencing decisions on her family farm. She also discusses the surprising findings from her research into triplet lamb survivability and what they could mean for sheep farmers.

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100 years since New Zealand began exporting red meat to North America. It’s a relationship that’s gone from tentative early shipments to one of our most important and enduring trade partnerships.

To unpack that story and what it means for the future, we're joined by Ali Spencer and Mick Calder, who helped document this journey in