About this episode

This episode features insights from Fieldays and discussions on bull sales and emissions reduction tools in agriculture.

(00:00:00) Full Show | June 12 (00:00:47) Fieldays through a student’s eyes (00:05:11) Quality cattle on offer at bull sales (00:13:00) Emissions reduction tools hit the accelerator (00:16:22) Feds celebrates QEII funds In this week’s episode, student ambassador Harriet Johnston shares her first impressions from Fieldays and what caught her eye. AgriHQ senior analyst Suz Bremner reviews the early bull sales season, where quality cattle, strong averages and full clearances have been standout features. AgriZeroNZ chief executive Wayne McNee chats about a new fund aimed at accelerating the uptake of emissions reduction tools on farms. Plus, Federated Farmers’ Brent Mountford welcomes a government funding boost for the QEII Trust to help protect native biodiversity on New Zealand farms.

People in this episode

Guest: Harriet Johnston

Topics covered

• Fieldays
• bull sales
• emissions reduction
• biodiversity
• government funding

Keywords

• Fieldays
• bull sales
• emissions reduction
• biodiversity
• government funding
• cattle
• agriculture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AgriZeroNZ, Federated Farmers, QEII Trust

Places: New Zealand

More episodes of Farmers Weekly Podcast

• Feature | Emissions reduction tools hit the accelerator · June 11, 2026 · 4 min
• News Wrap | Fieldays through a student’s eyes · June 11, 2026 · 5 min
• AgriHQ Insight | Quality cattle on offer at bull sales · June 11, 2026 · 9 min
• Feds Focus | Feds celebrates QEII funds · June 11, 2026 · 8 min

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