Lean Farming - Jana Hocken brings Toyota's famous operating model to agriculture
Jana Hocken is a dairy farmer and “lean farming” consultant. After an international career in engineering and lean manufacturing at Toyota, Jana moved to a farm in New Zealand with her husband. At the...
19 Maj 202139min
New Zealand's Dairy Pollution Problem - how an urgent issue is driving innovation
Nitrate leaching in New Zealand, largely driven by the rapid expansion of dairy, has left waterways so polluted that some are unsafe to swim in. But the government is on a mission to fix this and rest...
5 Maj 202136min
Bringing the public with you... lessons in social license and plant genetics, with Vonnie Estes
Vonnie Estes has been at the forefront of genetics in agriculture for 30 years. She’s witnessed the public backlash over GMO crops in the 1990s, as well as the hype over biofuels in the U.S in the 200...
21 Apr 202133min
What's the incentive? Drivers and barriers to turning soil carbon into a commodity
Experts and tech companies alike are claiming that soil carbon payments hold huge potential as a new revenue stream for farmers and a weapon against climate change. Yet, others say it’s all hype. One ...
7 Apr 202136min
The agtech adoption dilemma: Irrigation
We have the technology to measure and improve water efficiency on farms, yet adoption remains low- why is this?This episode explores our hypothesis in our recent report: that the problem is not with t...
24 Mars 202132min
The promises and pitfalls of making livestock sustainable
Livestock, and especially cows, get a bad rap when it comes to climate change. But is this fair? There’s no doubt that cows emit methane; however, scientific advancements are increasing our understand...
10 Mars 202140min
Can a small non-profit farm near NYC change the food system?
The Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture has a lofty mission: to change the food system. It’s an idyllic 400 acre farming property just north of New York City. It features an on-site, partner r...
24 Feb 202140min
Busting food and farming myths - Rob Paarlberg on a scientific approach to food policy
In a world where food and farming are highly polarized issues, Rob Paarlberg’s approach is to follow the evidence. This has earned him great respect, but also means his well-researched views tend to l...
10 Feb 202133min
