The Al & Juddy Show

Brace yourself! Al & Juddy are excited to introduce Brace, a New Zealand-bred, large-leaved white clover that's a true all-season producer. This resilient clover will support your farm through autumn…

If you’re aiming to boost your summer pasture quality with a high performance forage, the choice is clear – choose Choice chicory. This New Zealand-bred and certified chicory is a reliable option, wh…

Al & Juddy can give you plenty of "reasons" why Reason perennial ryegrass is the perfect fit for your farming system. With its remarkable resilience and ability to form a solid base for your perennia…

Introducing Manta AR37 Italian Ryegrass, also known as The Beast. This fast-starting Italian ryegrass is perfect for most undersowing situations and is naturally tolerant in many challenging environm…

You can trust Mohaka to grow more tucker. This powerhouse finishing pasture is ideal for the 3-4 year break between cropping systems, providing reliable performance even under stressful conditions. I…

During this very topical episode, Al & Juddy are joined by Techion Managing Director, Greg Mirams (who developed the original FECPAK back in ’92 and recently the GII to measure parasite burdens on fa…

Join Al & Juddy as they delve into the lesser-explored realm of alternative grass species in the New Zealand landscape.

Building on their extensive coverage of popular grass varieties, this episode w…

In this month's podcast Al & Juddy dive into a timely topic as autumn approaches – cheap/uncertified seed. T

hey give a high-level summary of the intricacies of certified seed which assures the integ…

What do snakes, hair removal cream, and ONE50 perennial ryegrass all have in common?

They’re in this episode of the Al & Juddy Show.

In the spirit of the season, they’re sharing light hearted yarns…

Join Al & Juddy as they sit down with the boss, John McKenzie. They discuss his early career, taking New Zealand products to the world and delve into forward thinking strategies that utilise failures…

Al & Juddy enjoyed having Stephen Goldson from AgResearch in the studio as their second guest.

Stephen shares his intrepid journey on controlling the Argentine stem weevil population by retrieving pa…

Listen in as Al & Juddy cover everything about the highly nutritious herb chicory, which resonates with many New Zealand farming systems including dairy, sheep and beef. Offering key recommendations …

Join Al & Juddy as they delve into one of the fundamental aspects of a calendar year, wintering systems.

They unpack how to select the ideal wintering system, taking into account the factors of your…

Throughout this episode, Al & Juddy have a comprehensive discussion about finishing lambs during the lactation phase.

They explore historical examples that shaped their understanding of how various …

Al & Juddy are joined by local farmer Chris Chamberlain for the second episode of their two part series.

Chris shares his personal leasing experience, offering valuable lessons and expertise that wi…

Join Al & Juddy as they welcome their first guest, sheep and beef farmer Chris Chamberlain, in the latest episode - ‘Forging lasting relationships’.

In this deep dive discussion, they explore their …

Join Al & Juddy in this episode as they delve into the four main factors that affect animal intake, and how this may impact your farming system. From bite size and rate, to grams per bite and grazing…

Capital stock are a critical part of most production systems yet sometimes their importance is overlooked.

Al & Juddy take a farm systems approach in discussing forage and forage systems which feed …

Dactylis glomerata, orchard grass, cat grass, or most commonly ‘cocksfoot’ is often misunderstood and seen as a relic of the past with no relevance in today’s farming systems.

Al & Juddy bust this m…

This month Al and Juddy discuss the science behind seed mixes. They tackle how seed and plant characteristics, environment, and grazing management affect the balance of plants in a pasture.

“One thin…