Cows and Effect
Welcome to this occasionally mildly interesting farming podcast (it's a science podcast), hosted by award winning podcaster Michael Blanche (200m swimming badge 1978) and not-yet-not-a-real-doctor Paul Allison. We talk about recent research into soil, pasture, cows and sheep. People say that it's the podcast they didn't know they wanted or needed, and they definitely didn't ask for it. It's sometimes a bit sweary (not the big one). It's fine.
Cows and effect sounds like cause and effect. It's a play on words. That's funny stuff.
Warning: Following legal advice the listener should be aware that the views and information shared in this podcast do not constitute professional advice or even unprofessional guidance. For God's sake consult someone who knows what they are talking about before making any changes to your farm management practices.
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- Update frequency
- every 21 days
- Average duration
- 65 minutes
- Episodes
- 4
- Years Active
- 2025
Episode 3. French cigarettes, the Motown joke and there's someone Scottish that's really annoying me.
Bored with multi species pastures episodes? Welcome to North America dear listener and a research paper that is definitely not about multi species pastures (although they get a mention in the intro).…
Episode 2. Farmer jail, the first rule of ecology club and carry on with your dull stuff.
We’re staying in Ireland for Episode 2 and talking about a research paper that looks at four different pasture types (permanent pasture, perennial ryegrass, a six species mixture and a twelve species…
Episode 1. Five billion, there's no snakes in Ireland and an upside down graph.
Episode 1 dives into the science with an Irish research paper that looks at the yields of multi species pastures (along with the various different plant species that go into them) at several levels o…
The Prologue; contract work, wild animals and he knows who he is.
Michael and Paul introduce themselves and explain why the world needs yet another farming podcast (it's a science podcast). There's bits about their farms, the other stuff they do and how science wor…