Blue Shed Diary

The Rural Support Trust helps our Farmers, Growers, and Rural Communities thrive in good times and bad. Through well-being initiatives to community connection to advice and support through financial pressure or adverse events, RST is there.

The people of the Rural Support Trust are farmers and growers, too. They know the life, and the challenges, too. PGG Wrightson are big fans of the Rural Support Trust and their mahi, so at Field...

Two years ago, when Cait Majeski (decidedly not a farmer) returned to the family farm to help her father after surgery, she often found herself crying in the field trying to figure out what to do next.

With an office background, she was used to having tools to help manage the workload, but she couldn't find anything like it for farming. So, she built it herself.

Introducing Pacala - a spatial management system -- or software platfo...

Each year, Young Winemakers (30 years or younger) from around Aotearoa compete for top prize in the Tonnellerie de Mercurey Young Winemaker of the Year Competition. Part of the prize, besides bragging rights, is a regional winemaking tour with PGG Wrightson Fruitfed Supplies.

The three National Finalists for 2025 got a tour of the Wairarapa wine region and Blue Shed Diary came along on the ride. Together they visited several local ...

Welcome to Blue Shed Diary - podcast for Farmers and Growers. This year we hit the road and headed to Fieldays at Mystery Creek to talk to the movers and shakers of the industry.

One group, sharing a tent with PGG Wrightson, is LANDSAR or Land Search and Rescue. They are the volunteer rescue organisation you hope to never need but are so grateful they exist when you do. They help kiwis and visitors in need in diverse environments -...

Blue Shed Diary hit the road for Mystery Creek in June to talk to the movers and shakers of Fieldays.

Innovators are among many of the movers and shakers at Fieldays and in the Primary Industries. They are at the forefront of many changes in the sector.

Halter is a New Zealand agriculture tech company who has developed solar-powered cattle collars and farm management software to assist farmers with virtual fencing, animal monitorin...

Blue Shed Diary - PGG Wrightson's podcast for Farmers and Growers - hit the road for Mystery Creek to interview the movers and shakers of Fieldays.

Taking Fieldays, rural New Zealand, fashionistas, and soon the world by storm are the team of Honest Wolf. Sophie and Sam Hurley of Papanui Estate started Honest Wolf, using the wool from their farm, to find a fashionable and cool product using Wool.

For our very first video interview, ...

Welcome to Blue Shed Diary - a podcast for Farmers and Growers.

In July's Tech Talk, we turn to Christian Muller, PGG Wrightson's Technical Expert for Animal Production to talk about Dairy Cows.

It's calf rearing season, and dairy cows are particularly vulnerable right now to metabolic diseases and disorders during the transition period around calving. So, how do you help cows transition from pregnancy with minimal stress and body-...

Welcome to Blue Shed Diary, a podcast for Farmers and Growers.

In Agriculture, there are things we can control but one ofthe biggest influences on-farm is something we can’t control – the weather.

 A few days ago, Earth Sciences New Zealand (formally NIWA) confirmed we are in officially in an El Niño period. Predictions are calling this a 'supercharged' El Niño and say this could be one of the strongest on record. ...

Blue Shed Diary went on the road to Mystery Creek in June for Fieldays. We interviewed the movers and shakers of the primary industry. One of the biggest advocates in the sector for Rural Communities, whānau, and women is Rural Women New Zealand. For over 100 years they have been offering support and lending their voice on the issues important to women and their communities.

Joining the conversation is the CEO of Rural Women New Ze...

Blue Shed Diary is at Fieldays! We're talking to the movers, shakers, and innovators of the agricultural sector!

Joining the conversation at Fieldays is Caitlyn AI. It's an artificial intelligence platform aimed at providing accurate information to its users and is targeted to address the needs of the agricultural sector. Among its customers: Beef & Lamb and FAR.

Milton sits down with Julie Ryan, Caitlyn AI CEO, and Josh Smith, ...

Blue Shed Diary is at Fieldays— interviewing the movers and shakers attending the largest agricultural event in the southern hemisphere.

One of the most iconic moments on the agricultural calendar, besides Fieldays, is the FMG Young Farmer of the Year contest. NZ Young Farmers is the organisation behind this event. For nearly 100 years, they have been supporting and developing young farmers while giving them a place of connec...

Blue Shed Diary @ Fieldays! We hit the road, hitchhiking our way to Mystery Creek to have conversations with the movers and shakers of the primary industry.

One of the biggest movers and shakers is Lindy Nelson, Chair of Safer Farms and Farm without Harm Ambassador. She's on a mission to ensure every Farmer, Grower, and Worker gets home safely after a day on the tools. She's behind Safer Farms' Regional Champions and encourages all...

Welcome to Blue Shed Diary — the ultimate podcast forFarmers, Growers, and the Rural Community. We've hit the road and are at Mystery Creek to interview the movers and shakers of Fieldays.

⁠Future Farmers⁠ is passionate about fostering a healthy,sustainable, and profitable food and fibre sector. They are working on the next evolution of farming to create a more resilient and thriving industry. He joins the conversation from P...

Welcome to Blue Shed Diary — the ultimate podcast forFarmers, Growers, and the Rural Community. We've hit the road and are at Mystery Creek to interview the movers and shakers of Fieldays.

⁠Future Farmers⁠ is passionate about fostering a healthy,sustainable, and profitable food and fibre sector. They are working on the next evolution of farming to create a more resilient and thriving industry.

The issue of succession is a big...

Welcome to Blue Shed Diary — the ultimate podcast for Farmers, Growers, and the Rural Community. We've hit the road and are at Mystery Creek to interview the movers and shakers of Fieldays.

Future Farmers is passionate about fostering a healthy, sustainable, and profitable food and fibre sector. They are working on the next evolution of farming to create a more resilient and thriving industry.

Joining the conversation is Aime...

Welcome to Blue Shed Diary! We are your go-to podcast forFarmers, Growers, and the Rural Sector.

We have hit the road and headed to Mystery Creek for Fieldays to talk to the movers and shakers of the Primary Industries.

It's not every day you can walk down the street and see politicians from all sides of the aisle, but at Fieldays you can - especially this year! In November, New Zealand heads to the polls and the parties are asking...

Welcome to Blue Shed Diary! We are your go-to podcast for Farmers, Growers, and the Rural Sector.

We have hit the road and headed to Mystery Creek for Fieldays to talk to the movers and shakers of the Primary Industries.

It's not every day you can walk down the street and see politicians from all sides of the aisle, but at Fieldays you can - especially this year! In November, New Zealand heads to the polls and the parties are askin...