About this episode
Dom interviews Carlita Campbell about her culinary journey and Gerrard Pile about the benefits of forage cereals in farming.
On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Carlita Campbell, one of the three Beef+Lamb NZ Ambassador Chefs for 2026/27, about why it's something she's coveted since the age of 15, being head chef at Cellar 495 in Hastings and why she wants to encourage home cooks to use beef and lamb in their everyday meals... And he talks with Farmlands agronomist Gerrard Pile about the benefits of planting forage cereals, the role they play in farming systems and other aspects to consider, such as costs, timing and common vs proprietary seeds. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram , Facebook and LinkedIn for more.
People in this episode
Host: Dom
Guests: Carlita Campbell, Gerrard Pile
Topics covered
- cooking
- agriculture
- beef
- lamb
- forage cereals
- farming systems
Keywords
- cooking
- beef
- lamb
- forage cereals
- agriculture
- farming
- chefs
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Beef+Lamb NZ, Farmlands
Places: Hastings
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